ANNUAL CHURCH METTINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11643, 3 May 1901, Page 7

ANNUAL CHURCH METTINGS.

ST. MARK'S, TE AROIIA. The annual mooting of the parishioners of Sr. Mark Church. Te Aroha, was hold on Tuesday evening, the Rev. K. J MeFarland presiding. There was a good attendance, including several ladies. The recounts for three funds, general, enlargement and vicarage, were presented ami passed. The general fund amounted to £157 lis. of which Bum offertories were responsible for £123 33 3d. The enlargement fund. £161 2s 3d, included subscriptions £53 lis, and loan from "rust Board £11 0. The vicarage find i amounted to £105 5s Bd, the items being: j -Net proceeds of sale of work, £SG 8s 9d, ■ nnd other contributions, £24 16s lid. Out i of the total amount, £424 Is lid, stipend ! end ordinary expenses had been paid, (lie j ™ in 11 > ,een enlarged and improved, j T" •'V s " at * been paid oIT the mortgage on I the vicarage, and there was a balance in ! hand of £30 12*? 3d to go towards the pay- • ivient of an old debt on" the church of £35. ! The Sunday-school accounts were al-o in i s healthy condition. The following officers ! were appointed :—Wardens, Messrs.* Wright ! and Rack.ey: vestry, Messrs. Russell, 'J. ' Jlairgay, T. C. Roll, Salmon, and Fawcett; ' treasurer, .Mr. Maingav: auditor. .Mr. Hill; cnoirinaster. Mr. Hiil. Votes of thanks were ! aecoraed to the lay-readers, the organists, , the church officers. and the Sunday-school I teachers, for their valuable work in connec- ! tion with chp church; also to the ladies who I had worked so successfully for tho vicarage ; fund. to Mrs. "Wright for help given in ' many vvays, to Mrs. Featon fci her contri- i bution towards east window, and to Mrs. 1 Davis, of Ponsonby, for gift of cross. Jt was : (.ectded that tho vicar's stipend be increased ; by £20,—[Own Correspondent.] , | ST. ANDREW'S, CAMBRIDGE. | Th? annual meeting of the parishioners j of St. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, was j held on Tuesday evening. Archdeacon Willis | presiding. The Chairman submitted his j annual report, which commenced with grate- , fill reference to the valuable services ren- | dered by Dr. Hooper and tho Revs. H. G. Blackburn© and J. Marshall during Archdeacon Willis' absence in the Old Country. Mention was made of the church improvements, tho beautiful reredos recently erected being described as forming a fitting memorial <£>f the thankfulness felt for the success of the . Empire's arms in South Africa. Tho attendance at Divine service throughout the year was good, end the finances were in a satisfactory state. The report mentioned tho irreparable loss which the parish had sustained by the death of Mr. E. Hewitt, and went on to say that St. Andrew's had never hitherto lost so whole-hearted a lover of the Church and worker in her service. A proposal was on foot to erect a new pulpit a* a memornl to Mr. Hewitt. The growth of settlement ic the district had made it a matter of necessity to consider at an early date how to make better provision for pastoral visitation, for. difficult as it had been for the vicar to overtake tho work in the past, it was now all but impossible, and the best course open seemed the appointment of an assistant. The average attendance was 114. Mr. Wells read the statement of Recounts for the year ending March 31, 1901, which showed a credit balance in the year's working (alter discharging all current liabilities) of £36 15s 6d, the balance in hand at the end of tho financial year being £46 7s Id. Tho report: and balance-sheet were adopted. A statement of accounts and report in regard to the Sunday-school were also read and adopted, hearty votes of thanks being passed to all those mentioned in the report. The vicar's stipend was fixed at £200 per annum, being an increase of £20. Archdeacon Willis intimated that he had appointed Mr. T. H. Hicks as vicar's church- , warden. Mr. Thos. Weils was reappointed ' parishioners' warden. The following gentle- } men were appointed as vestrymen: Messrs. , R. C. Dyer. ,T. C. Potts, C. Boyee, W. F. ' Buckland, K. Bouillon, .7. Adams, G. Dick- ' inson, C. Hunter, J. H. Edwards, and Dr. ! Roberts. Messrs. J. W. Merrick and H. G. : McCrae were re-elected auditors. The fob : lowing resolution, proposed by Mr. Wells, and seconded by .Mr. Hicks, was carried:— j " That this meeting testifies to the very great . loss which the Church has sustained by tho j death of Archdeacon Dudley, and that sincere sympathy and condolence be conveyed , to ti;o deceased's family."' In addition to , the mover and seconder. Archdeacon Willis . paid a high tribute to the late Archdeacon, j During the evening several anthems were , rendered by the choir, and Mr. E. Bouillon , sang a solo, " Rocked in the Cradle of tho , Deep." .lust before'refreshments were par- / talien of. Mr. Wells submitted the following , statement of th", amounts which had been j expended en th: Cambridge Church pro- , pert'/: — Church building. £1700; seats, , £200; bells, £500: land, £100; school, £200; ; organ. £260: reredos. etc., £45; lamps, . etc.. £25: vicarage and land, £400: total, j £3430. The only indebtedness is an amount \ of £75. i ——— ( HOLY TRINITY AWAIIIA). r The annual meeting of the parishioners of "Holy Trinity '"'hur"h. Ngsiruiwahia. was held ( after service "ii Monday evening. Tho vicar occupied th'j chair, and reported that the * church was : ■. r. healthy state, both spiritually | and financi ■ :ly. The balance-sheet showed | ( a. credit i,.:lanco o? £9 171. 0.1. Votes of j,j thanks we.% accorded to Mr. Dioko,son (the j j' vicar's churchwarden) and Mr. Latham (the | ) people's warden). Mist Sopcr (organist), the j ( choir, and Mr. T. Pntcrson tdiior). The | , following wee elfcfcri to office for the cur- i 1 nt year:—Mr. Dickcson, vicar's warden; i Mr. Latham, people's wurd'-n ; vestry. Messrs. , Kathbone, Nicholson, Wen-en. Fleming. ] Soper, Burnett, and Hp!!. Mr. 0. F. Dieke- > son was appointed secretary and treasurer. — j iOwn Correspondent.] I OIIAUPO URCH. \ The annual meeting of '.lie parishioners was ] held in the Anglican Church at Ohaupo after j | service on Sunday last. There was not aj ; larjri! attendance. The . vicar (Archdeacon j ; Willis) presided. Mr. V. Marshall, in tho , abse'r.ee of Mi. W. <J. Hunter, read the bal- | . en<i sheet for the year, which showed re- | j ceiptotalling £47 14s Id and expenditure j ] £VJ 13s 3d, leaving a credit balance of £9 I : Is.s sd. Tin; ha'aiicc-sheot was adopted. On , the tcotioii <;f the chairman, a vote of thanks j . was ,-,3K--ed to the choir and Sunday school | ] tcacli'-r.-. Mr. H. Kin-ale was appointed , minister',-- warden and Mr. W. .1. Hunter , people's warden. The following were , elected to the vestry: —Messrs. V. Marshall, G. Ooggins, Prince, (ileye, Rich, and Tissirr.ann, with j>owei to add to their number, with the view of inviting Messrs. (Jreenslade end Toddy t-> act. The usual stipend of £30 . B-as voted.—[Own Correspondent.] 1 " _ <