PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18468, 3 August 1923, Page 11

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

ANNUAL MEETINGS. (

ST, DAVID'S.

The annual ~ meeting of St. n David's Church : was held on Wednesday evening, the Rev.(D. C. '■■ Herron i presiding over a good attendance.

The annual report showed that the membership was 471, an increase of 31 > for the year. '/'.;( The / affairs :: of the / church( continued to flourish, and the whole; of ( the property of the church was free from encumbrance. ' - i ~' •'

■;:'. The. reports ,of various /organisations showed that these were in a healthy condition. The building fund stood at £7371; and it was hoped a ;'■ forward j movement would be made , shortly. The; financial statement ( showed ( that ■ receipts/ amounted to £3350. There was a small credit balance. '-: ; . The ; sum of }■ £438_ was ; contributed to mi3sions., v ;'//S''/c.. T \'-'' , \^:

I Thfi following were elected to ; the Board of, Management:—Messrs. D. Duncan,' A? W. Wyness, A.,' B. Doughty,/J.' .Wynne;C. E. Cammell, and 0. Ash*. ' ■ •'■;". Veiry : satisfactory reports were given the ; steveral v departments, } and/ by 1 Sister Constance,:/the church's deaconess. > It wis unanimously decided to adopt / the weekly: freewill offering system.

ST.' STEPHEN'S CHUR JH. The .? annual'"-: meeting /of ; St./ StephenV Church /was /held /on Wednesday eveninE;, the minister, the Rev. Frazer, Barton,/presiding; over a large.attendance; '/A/satis-factoi-y rate of /progress t was; indicated 1 y the reports ofi the various ' branches bf church activities, the work /(among 5 the young people 1 being noteworthy. /t The membership in 1 the Bible. Classes and Sunday school had increased 144 and 3"; 5 respectively, while the membership of '■ tii* church:V was 382, an increase of '.} o»\ Finances were in. a sound } position, attribute!:/ largely to the successful WDivir.p of the envelope system. -The receipts for the year were £2285) a large /increase over previous years. /' '■''.' i Messrs. ,C. A. Stuart, E. Mayo, ; and A. Browi. were el-Bcted managers* while ■Mess'ifs. \ R. • W. Wilson, "■: and ;A. Cowie were elected : elders. -' ' - Eulogistic reference was made -.(to ;: the 'vrcvVb in- the Richmond district, and (Mr/ Mcpherson; 'outlined the prospects of further ' usefulness. The induction of Sister Betty as deaconess (was a ( forward t step,' and her work among the congregation aivi in helping •;' the sick and suffering (( was highly spoken of. ■■ Reference was aL<o, made to the esteem in which the R*v. Eraser Barton was held by young and eld. Musical items were rendered by Miss McCroskrie, Mr. J. Cameron, and the choir.;

■ ,' , , ONEHUNGA. ' The annual meeting 'i : ; of the congregation of the Onehnnga Presbyterian Church was 'held on Wednesday, the Rev. i : D. D. Scott presiding. .■ - The session report reviewed _, a very successful . year, the having : been well attended, particularly in the morn'ings, when; a great number of young people attended. v The average attendance at communion was 116. with a membership of 187, 18 having i been added by examination, and 17 by certificate, while four names ; were removed. \' Week-night services ; : were conducted for part bf the year, ■ and ; monthly services had been regularly held at the Veterans' Home. ;; Reference was made to the death of Mr. Samuel Barr, who for over, 20 years was superintendent of the Sunday-school. Mr. Banhad just previously retired - from his ; position in the , Sunday-school, and . his - place was taken by his son, Mr.. Douglas Barr; Reports from the Bible classes, Sundayschool. P. W.M.U.j and the Ladies' Guild showed that'! all ■* were doing useful; work;; The Sunday-school roll was 229. - The 1 following were elected Vto the board iof manacers: Messrs.;, - .V/. Mackay, W.Macky, D.' Maconochie, S. D. i Barr, pA: - Skinner, a-■ Bold, W* Mcli«9d, W. I (Sole.