ST. PAUL'S YESTERDAY MEETING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4023, 9 January 1875, Page 5 (Supplement)

ST. PAUL'S YESTERDAY MEETING.

The annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Paul's was held in the schoolroom of St. Paul's Church last evening, there being present :~ Archdeacon Edwards (in the chah), and Messrs puitei-jt-orth, Hawkinsj Paul, Hardy, Wheeler, Alilridge, Byent, Qroenfielfj, and Hall. chairman's uemakks. The Chairman reviewed tlje doings of the Cljurch during the pi'eyipijs year, amVgpoaking of the choir, explained tjiat in prder'to bring it to an efikiont state, he had suggested to advertise tor ladles or gentlemen desirous of besoming members, as he knew that course had been successful on a previous occasion, as persons ivuently out from Home might be desirous of joining. Classes had been started by Mr Tmvsey for young men and young women. Of the former tjiprp yv'erp about ftftepn, aud of th.ehittey eleven. He. trusted in n few mouths it would be a goiirce of strength to the choir. THR ANNtIAi, Bgpoiup, Thp Hon. Bepretary, Mr Hawkins, *cad the financial report for the year ending 31st December, 1874, which showed that the receipts had been £1210 Us fid, leaving a cash balance of £S 15s Id over the expenditure. Its adoption was moved by Mr PA.Uk, and carried. CtiERGY MAINTENANCE PUSH. Mr Paul enquired from tho Chairman whether he approved of the action of All Saints' parishioners'oti the previous evening, relative to this fund. He would like to know his opinion on the qubjeq!;. '' ' '; ' " "'"l»he yen. AiiciiDEAt'ON said that it was with unfeigned regret he saw the action taken by AH Saints' Church, as the fund had existed for many years. No objection had been offered to it by the parishioners ; and after being thoroughly discussed in the Synod, a favourable resolution was passed in connection with it, at the instance of Mr Hawkins. This seemed to him 'to be a couriter-aotion, setting at defiance the Synod's ruling:, aud he was extremely sorry to see it. Mr Harpx and Mr Butterwokth 'both spoke jn unfavourable terms of ilie V res'try''s action, and the Chair man; fit a subsequent period,' stated that Mr Quick, was liiiiivpylalily absent, had expressed-a decidedly adverse opinion at the action takpn by the Parochial Meeting of All Saints' oil the subject. ELEOT{OX OP OfFIQEna. . Mr Butterworih was elented Ohurohwarden for St. Baiil'fl, and Mr E. Quick Parish Churchwarden, Mr Hardy moved tho appointment of more vestrymen. Messrs Hawkins, Hardy, Howorth, S. Brent, Paul, Wheeler, Marshall, Kiiwig, and Greenfield, were balloted for and elected. The meetiug ended with the customary vote o£ thanks to the Chairman,