CHURCH MEETINGS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12929, 27 July 1905, Page 7

CHURCH MEETINGS

ST-UvES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. was a laree. .L St 6ven,n &- There *«'. G?M -2 . The minist « (the by the choir 1% " ' n f" S Were Provided •ad mombe sof the «! ,' > n , d ° f Hope > **■•«* were at £ Cho °ii ** sign's annual »!».« ""PPIWd. The and pas [ POl ;X l '° a(lby ,Mrto the very -Jtifvint fw u PC ,° ,a , ! atteß «6n surplus. The Sml fac £ at . th 6' was a church roll was ift l f i mem . be « on the anticipate this year fefcf /" i''? ase was average attendance of 96, a L* j,een -> a services. The renn,4 „i. J ,'? commun on i^ontothoffl 1 p o a l a g «*t the services was Bract, nil, , I d y h l i ll ou mn^! llon had been an imp?« 7 •*V ut ' in «™ the nttendsnro w?*i women, a „d Mr E« i iT beon vei 'y encouraging at the Mount &" , 1 ? a Bible clws Wednesday at H 80 " publi ? scho6l e ™v of 100 vvfth ~ a ' m " and ib had " roll ThAwJn! 1 aTO !' as:& attendance of 60. more L, i the church might have been more regularly attended. It was expectedthat the Somervell memorial church would Kl^f 00 S Pleted ' 7 he ' att «>»lanees at S satkLfLf° Pemetll - ,RS had bee » highly satisfactory. Great interest, had always boon displayed and great help given to the church by.the Ladies' Guild. The Sunday school report was read by. Mr. - W. .Ileitis. It gave the number of teachers as 20, with' a membership roll of 200. , The average attendance was 130. There were 420 books in the school s library. - The girls' Bible class, taught by Mrs.- Monro, numbered 18. Two young teachers had been obtained from'that class during the year. The infant clrss had increased to such an extent that it was found necessary to divide it into two classes. During the year a festival had been held at Lake Takapuna. The committee's report,' which was adopted, was read by Mr. .11. G. Garlick. The committee had' met 11 times during the year, and an average of ainemwi-' 5 bora had attended. , Careful attention had been paid to the secular work. ' During the year the individual communion cup had been introduced. The committee had agreed to become responsible for the interest, on a Icon of £500 and all expenses in connection with the Somervell memorial church, which was in the course of erection on land at. the corner of Remuera Road and Green Lane. During the year the St. Luke's Church had been'renovated: : The envelope system had successfully been introduced during the year; The actual credit balance for the year was £18 4d/ The Sunday-school balance for, the year was £10 Is 4d; Band of Hope,. £4 19s lOd 1 ; Bible classes. 12s 4d; Ladies' Guild,, £110s7d. ■ .'■'' ...-,.■ !

GRAFTON ROAD METHODIST V CHURCH. • .

■ The annual tea and public meetings in connection with the Grafton Road Methodist, Church anniversary took "place in/the church last night. ' There was a good attendance at each: gathering. The public meet-' ing was presided over by Mr. R. Hobbs. The annual report stated.that the past year had been to the members.of the congregation' an anxious one, owing to the fact that the lease of the ground had expired in June last. The high rental which the Educational Trust demanded, threatened the' renewing of the lease. The* committee had looked for a freehold site,/but had not been successful ill' obtaining one, as the i prices were too high, and the removal expenses would be very heavy.. An exchange of site had been mentioned, but,/up/, to the. present-time, the committee had not been'able to report upon the matter.. The junior and senior Endeavour Societies had been amongst the most helpful and interesting meetings held. The 'Mutual Improvement Society had .been -doing good' .work,.- and had a membership,.of over ; 80.- Regular meetings ■,were' held eachweek and were well attended; The balancesheet'' showed .that the elmroh debt stood at £199 Is. Addresses were, delivered by Mr. C. H. Poole and the Revs. J, J. Lewis and W. R. Tudk. Annumberr r of enjoyable items were rendered by" the .'church choir.. Mr. E. J. Gatland led the choir,'. and Mr. W. T. Sharp presided at.the organ.