CHURCH MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13160, 25 April 1906, Page 7

CHURCH MEETINGS.

ST. PAUL*. THE annual meetuig of tho parishioners of St. Paul's parish was held in the schoolroom last evening, the vicar (the Hew Canon Nel- j son) presiding. There was a moderate at- ■ tendance. The vestry 's annual report stated that the j receipts for the past year amounted to £S1«, j and the expenditure (including £235 on account of debt to Standing Committee! to j £793, leaving a balance in hand of £12. The | offertories had amounted to £322, viz., general i £254 (£l3 short of last year), and special to £33 (a decrease of £9). The income from seat j rents had been £93. which showed a slight advance on last yeac- The "city fair." pro- | moted by the Ladies' Guild, had realised ; £270. Tile liabilities of the parish were est;- j mated at JtSo. and the asset- at £60. 'ii;e : old debts on the bond. etc.. had been extin- j guished owing to the splendid efforts made. i In addition to" this they had defrayed the cost . of painting', and certain repairs at a cost of over iJ9O. The attendance at the Sundayschool had remained about the same, but :>. number of additional teachers were needed. Tile fcimdav afternoon band parformances in Albert Park militated, to a. certain extent, against Sunday-school attendance in a building so close to the park. The other organisations of the church had continued to do good work. . The vicar re-appointed Mr. W. S. AS iiitley minister's warden, and Mr. K. D. Ashton was elected parishioners' warden. The lollowing were elected as the vestry Messrs. (>• li. Bcuiton. K. Lie C. Clarke. J. Cobinc. J. K. Donald, C. Dunlop, W. J.'. Kno'ean. D. C. Peacock, K. \V. Page, l)r. Gore-tiillon. and Dr. I'nrkes. Messrs/ A. Tayler and A. J. JJenniston were elected auditors. 'the churchwardens were appointed a committee to fcnmiiate a scheme lor procuring a new organ lor the church, and to submit the same t:> a parish meeting. It was ueeided to hold the ii-uai winter socials, and a. committee was appointed for the purpose ol carrying them out. I KIM I'll ANY Tlie annual meeting of members of the Church of the hiflphuny. .Nci» ton. was held in the schoolroom nisi. evening. Tile dev. U ■ K. ijii.sU ivicar) presided, and presented the annual report til rho vestry, winch stated that tils cimrco had been enriched by two presents, one a. memorial to the late Mr. V. itlougnby Kenny, so ions a regular, devout, ami respected worshipper in tint church, ills widow and children gave an aims dish, suitably inscribed, whicn. indeed, wits a very suitable memorial of so liberal a church supporter. Tile second present was a Bible for the lectern, given by Mr. Littler, vicar's warden. Comparing statistics ol' the year with the first of the present vicar's work, itwas found that liabilities had been reduced from £903 in 1891. to £411 in 1906. The debt on the church had decreased from £800 to 375. The baptisms in the parish were about three times as numerous, and the marriages also. Tile number of people communicating: at each celebration was kept, and the total of these was three times as great. At the same time the congregations at eleven and seven on Sundays were about tho same, and the general collections in church 110 greater. Tho incoming vestry needed over iilOO to do necessary work and to pay up current arrears on stipend and interest. The vestry expressed their keen appreciation of good work done by the members of the choir and teachers in the Sunday-school, and hoped lie next year of the parish history would be one of great activity and prosperity. The balance-sheet showed that the fancy fair had realised £115 0- 3d. which, after deducting £15 8s for expenses, left. tIOO. The receipts showed that the offertories during tho year realised £226 lis 6(1: sustenation fund. £42. The expenditure showed tlis't £75 had been paid off the church loan, and £5 16s Sd in interest. The balance, in hand was £3 10s yd- The report and balance-sheet were adopted. Messrs. \V. C. Littler and (). Bronberger were re-elected vicar's and people's churchwarden respectively. Messrs. C- Tyke, S. (Jollard. W. Turkey. J. Warnoek, A. Ham on. M. Simpson. A. Haultain, H. Carter, CV Douglas, and 11. Midgley were elected vestrymen. Mr. Bronberger announced that an anonymous donor had handed him £10 as a thank-offering for blessings received through the ministry of the vicar, Eev. W. K. I nsh. It was stipulated by the giver that the sum should bo expended in the manner that the vestry thought best. A vote of than to the retiring officers, and to the choir, concluded the meeting.

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

[I'BOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] TE PUKE. Father Clune is at present here holding mission services in the Public Hall, which are being: well attended. The rev. father is a fluent speaker. Candidates for seals on the ' County Council I are bestirring themselves limiting up electors and : reminding them of their duty, at the same time giving evidence of the policy they intend to 1 pursue. There is undoubtedly considerable interest shown and likely to be heavy voting, as Council matters are somewhat unsatisfactory in this end of the electorate. A spell of mild weather is being experienced here just now, which is having a good effect on 1 autumn growth. ' The high price ruling for potatoes is having the effect of shipments being made to Auckland s with satisfactory results to the growers. ! Chaff-cutting is now in full swing. The higher , rate is causing farmers to hold on who were eager to quit a short time ago at £5 per ton. ' TE AROHA. i The election of members of the Hunga Hunga [ Drainage Board took place on Saturday, and the seats were keenly contested. Only about six , ratepayers of 88 on the roll failed to vote. The members returned were : Messrs. I). Waghorn 45, L T. llanna 44, H. Magill 43, T. Stanley 41, and W. i Lockver 32. The members elected form the - party anxious to carry out the drainage scheme. I'ATERANG I. , A QUIET but pretty wedding took place at lie residence of Air. W. Scott, when Miss Margaret, ■ the fifth daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. Scott, was married to Mr. Arthur W. Hall, the '■ youngest son of Mr. Robert Hall, of Remuera. ; The bride was attended by her sister (Miss Hazel . Scott) and the bridegroom was supported by his , cousin (Mr. J. L. Macky). The officiating minister ' was the ltev. Mr. Cfow, of Cambridge. The future ; home of the young couple will be at Papatoetoe. 5 11UNTLY. . > A special meeting of the lluntly Road Hoard C was held here on Saturday. Present: Messrs. J. I'. Bailey (chairman), E. S. Wight, L. B. Harris, ' jun., and R. T. Hill. A communication was re--1 cfived from the Premier, notifying the Board that the application for a portion of the royalty on coal mined under the Waikato River would re- > ceive the consideration of the Government at an early date. The Board then went into committee to consider applications for the position of clerk, 1 treasurer, collector, and returning officer to the 1 Board, the vacancv having occurred on account 1 of Mr. E. W. Tattley leaving the district. Mr. r David Hird was appointed to fill the position. _ The chairman spoke of the very satisfactory manner in which the duties had been carried out during Mr. E. \V. Tattler's term of office. Mr. E. W. Tattley returned thanks for the courtesy and consideration which had been invariably shown him by the chairman and members of the Board. Accounts to the amount of £52 4s 9d were passed for payment. TUAKAU. A very pretty wedding took place in St. John's Church on the 18th inst.., when Mr. Percy Rowe ' and Miss Daisv Booker, youngest daughter of > Mr. and Mrs. Booker, were married. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. F. B. Dobson, , and Mrs. G. Hunter presided at the organ. The * church, which was very nicely and tastefully '* decorated, was crowded. In the evening a large number of friends accepted the bridegroom's in- ? vitation to attend a social gathering in the hall, where all enjoyed themselves. HAMILTON*. A special meeting of the Borough Council was held on Friday evening. Applications for the position of sanitary contractor were dealt with, and Mr. Finlay uas appointed. The report ol the engineer in reference to the removal of the septic tank was dealt with. It was decided to adhere to the present site. The tender of the ? Waikato Argus for printing was accepted. It was decided to make the interest on the bonds payc able at the Bank of New Zealand, I- COROMANDEE. c The Coroniandel County election was held on Monday for the Coromandel and Cabbage d Bay ridings. Four members were wanted for the v Coroniandel riding, and there were five nonurv ations. The following are the results of the Coro inrle 1 and Driving Creek, poll : —Switidley 113 " Davis 115. .lames 111, .Teune 93, Darling 83. The Keritai returns have yet to come ill. but are not likely to affect, the result as far as th»» first. foul are "concerned. The Cabbage Hay returns fm the election of one member have not yet been received. CAMBRIDGE. Mr.. Martin Butler, who formerly held the po til ion. has been appointed secretary of the Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Company, vice Mr. A. i- F. Stone (resigned).