ST. PAUL'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13327, 29 July 1915, Page 4

ST. PAUL'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

afcTaufß-'Ohurch' -tool: ti '' Hiijriait'iiigiit:.' The|%v. 'W^Nicliolf^ presided^;',;...^;^;^ ■; |Apblbgieri were i^'c^ivfi(i;'fro ; m\l|[eaoi , i.f : c' •and/'JohnM'mM^^ - Mr W: H. Rose (SosMoiudtokJt'raid; ;- tlie, nnnuril j ma'risedas .follows:--- ■•• y yQf?&ifr I' : Since last report ;Hi c. Itey. Bi" J. Povtij^:. '■Porter, broke dowu\ in .liea,Hh, .{indviil; '■' November lfll;l •lie 'had ho ' 'fttirVf fb'iii,'-''; active, work, resigning..jiis;.ministryliin.'.-: January,'/'IMS/', A r<?soUitioii'wK3.»ciff- , i'ied at'a lneoting of■ endorsing the.prbppsni; of ;fhe; Session'; iiiid ■Managers +0 yraiit him an /'annuity. '-.'. of,£iifl from the darn of, his retirement, : ; ■. RiicV ;annnify: to; lie^bntinnefctb^fjfs,' mid v Miss. Ppi'ter iin /the j;'|tr' Povtenj'sV deatli: t^flj,; : ex])iry.iof ? tlia't , -i^i:ib : Brown, 1 of/Mhtnuvn',' lii^iftejpptarifie^t', wty ra¥nP'owi»k^t° Mayvtlfo-fievy : S.;T^Hn'4ov,iO i feV/^#> ofjSt,- : Queenslaml IHultW's 'arrival; the, time, the/Oliurcjvi lijidi-hpjm" without: a'ministervMi^E;.\y. ; ,Ha]fpra,; Divniity Shideiit^kiiox/Q^lqge^a^d•', Rev. Jas,..Ch'isholmi 'Dmiedin' hhtlrgiVpn;. tlieii- service's, r, Xhe/.ryib'rt; expesgedi: gratitude, for vthcvidelityVvwith;f wju?n ; . . mil Chnrelnwoi'keVs/ha/i^strivkito ; maintain tlic'.-:epngnegntiqi}ill ; life., activities through ;t)ie,'.tr,yang,vpeiioil; The congregation: had. tfilceiiVtheiv sKhi;p in helping, the' Empire -iii - the vpresent; prists,, so;ne''liatl.-giveii,.-tlieir ,H.v,Ki^wKfte... 'others were 011 'their . A Roll of Honour.' lind.'lieoii-plaecdtln: the'.ve3til)uleVof,tlic-Clinrc|i,;;'fiie. roll ■ ot\ Communicants' ■.stood.'; at -Mfy a.- -jhv crease of 47. ', ißemovals'liy'deatli were' ( Mrs Alex,; Bissott,; Mrs; Hewitt,,' Mrs' Diddle, Mr John', Main; -and'' Jtr' AleY Webster; sp'ihp ; qf; whom, hrid" bf n,,((bn; nccted 1 with- the Church est days, •^Sympathy ! +q';t)ic\.iielatiyeV of R.-.1.- W«liCr; C. l\VUii.nniugliiinj; and.. A.:S; Malt'oiir),; 1 who' hhrt; died;at the 'front,, was accorded; vAfterV.,Xrc years of iAvtfrUi •^frp^g^r.'Biin^filljrW?' organist, liad resigned!,'_ tlie various fully of ''TlreJriiynnersattending Sabbath schools ,; was mijdh the same as; the'previous-year; ? The main school'showed : a deitfeaseof'eight,; while Eveline remained the'sanfe,'.■'*.' In• accordance with'recent;; avrhngsmeilts scholars • foui'teem years /of ■#«s' passed into the Junior. Bible Class. The. services of 'M.isses Davidson, Stinson, ■ and Westphal, MoWsfiibs.oii/.Rusbate'h' and J.' If. Tempero)had.;been; Ipst,-;and replaced by Aliases' Black- QillianVi, Stewart, and Young, ■■ and - Mr,-Prank Tcmpern. ,- Thanks ;we,re/; tendered/- to ■Wie. relieving teachers 1 and 10-Miss 'Ferguson M,A.,.for help,. jhe.Apia) 'Temperance Demonstration was.,heid'.in ■October, and Yoimg People/s;Day. in November. M'oie accommodation^-was.'' needed, at .Eyeliile,. and. ..tlia. fe,ache.rs and young people led,-by. v Mrs_,l)iinii and Mr .Tames. Brownlee had /: rajs;ed £lO 35..; It..was hopetl the'addition 1 would be made shortly. . Tlie Librmian -'(lilr ~ J-.'H. Tempore),"hail enlisted. 4h> >iou contributions totalled £22,lis lid. The, League of Young • Worshippers • showed a slightly : .decreased,'; .rhfemlsership. 'The combined total of the inejii- • bership of the\.Bible and' Young .\^qn|en'3 .Classes■ p^tjie- ;> same-. : .a5,-IJBt- . year.' The'"Young 'Men's' flenitfir-ati(l. Junior Endbavoiir"; dlasses aihalgamated and did 'gooif wbrk.. : The Senior Class stiowed 30. past and present-mem-bers in the' Empite's'army," ;;: 'W : ' : secMtary'"(Mr E, J, Gibson) 'reported/a' decrease in the Senior inenibership'bf the Christian Endeavour Society. -,■ The. Society was keeping its c'bntrfc tions towards'the '•support of -a ept at Kotong Hospital,. The.reports appealed for deeper interest on-the part of office-bearers arid ni'eiribera.' [ The Junior Society in eonjunetiptt with;the 'Young Women's Senior, Bible.'GlasV had raised £7 for Dr.B6wrie!s Misaiqh; The, Maori Mission Birthday League showed a continued/decrease in con} tributions. The report of was of an optimistic' nahp-e, ~'r The, annual collection had been. maintain.ed. The Ladies' Guild ha'.bVreilisejl Ui by the!sale of, work. .' The'.yqurig ladies of the congregation had.conducted produce..and : sweet "stalls' .at tlie rale and raised-£l3 for the relief 'ojf wounded ■ soldiers; The membership of P.W.M.tL showed 'ft slight', falling' off, ihroupli i-emo\\ils;.froin;..Oamarif ; Subscribers, to I he'.Harvest, Pield' nl\nibei'ed G2, a decrease of ''i. r ; Mirs BpWipj and Mrs MeNeiir.liad.-giyeii-'.addresseai on Anibvini and China during the'j'.eapi The Ladies' f'nild-had .•loyally.',■/fe : ; s-poiided to the call of the war.'. Th'ey had sent seveii large cases'of clothing to tlie British and Belgian;; pqpv,'.. and hail done a lot of.sowing forthe.hospital ship. The .report makes feeling,, reference to the death.of Mi's ll'edley, senior, vice-president,-anil regret, at 'th,b removal of Mrs Porter (president.)-. Mrs Fei-cns was now president. ■. •The.; Choir had suffered through departures,from Oamaru. It had. given two. recitals, the resultant follectio'ii-;-f!5"!)s fld being donated to the Belgian llelief Fund;' Thanks were accorded Mr. and Aft-s-R. L,' Cooper, .Miss Hood and-Mr AV..L. Hay for valued help. The services at Eveline had been kept up, and the Church was) indebted to Mr J. Rodman • for his untiring services. Assistance' had hlsb been giv.cii by-Messrs''!!. Bill; iiig, W, Cominoß, H. ('i;ocqtt,,;;R'i,Sito James, John Kelly and F. Cl.'•Afafsifailr ( Airs nu;ni was; I hanked for. her interest in the.Eveline. Church.—The report, was adopted. - ■ -• ,••■■ • -.- .■■-•.■. Manager's Report, : ■/■.":. The secret ary (Air J. Hedle.y) read, a report, of which the following is ; ;a summarv:— ' ' ' ■ •

The total receipts-for tlii 1 . year, including th.it. brought forward/amniin'tcd'to £l'2i")S Ills ••10(1. ' Exp'endlfuM ; \vas.Cl!")l 17s.fid, leaving.! credit bal--mice of £l2O l.'!s '.4 d. . Although ■'■;# larger halaneowns shown than last year began with, the;principal: sources- of ■ rcv'piuio showed a .slight/ falling:off; as. 'compared with the piPvioii,s : year,-of ■£so Ms fld.ftnil-i;2fl las/re'speeiively. i Duriiiflr the-year 14 envelope subscrib-' ers.had becnlo.sf aiwlll gained, Contributions decreased by'"£6 -Sii nd; Missions: : shn wed an increase' of Mi— Adopted. '.■ '-. .-• . ■ ';./ '. '-'y~":'.' ! Treasurer's Report. * •;: \ ,'''. fn the ahseiwof the Treasurer .Tas. JMjaren) Mr lledley rea.dJ.he.rV port, which showed (i dibit* bklartce of i% Is' wport, : ;w,a?!.adopted.>.. - ••;'.'/ . >Election of y ;■■ ■■:, The following were-elected Managers for the ensuing year:—Messrs -J.: Allen, • batch, and.SVC.young ; '■ ]:'■, A : ; ■::;: Votes of thanks' embracing: tne';nflme.s of all those >ho:h'ad ; % assisted:in:tKe' worbof the -'Church; .andVijs; .otgaiiisa-.:, lions' during the.year'.were'passed. -.i^X'.'e