CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH TEA MEETING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8112, 22 February 1888, Page 6 (Supplement)

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH TEA MEETING.

The anniversary tciirai-frtins of ths Congregational Church. Port Chalmers, was held on the 11th Inst. In the Foresters' Hall, fiver too persons, including nicmbCTs of l.he Conorogalional Union and n number of visitors from Duneiiin, were present. The 12 tables, which wero liberally sii-mlied with an !\l<ur,i>.:ince of good things, were presided over by .Mofd.im,'3 Grant, Ilauehoj,, Morgan, M-Kinla/, HiU'hii', Hue, l.eon, Young, J.'crrv, U.iotlen, ilod.-e Nwle, Harris, and Ni-lenn. "willi llm MisS-s M'liinlay, M'lntyre, Fail, Uootten, Kue, lUu?ho|>, and Scale. After justice had been done to the good thiiiK3 provided, the tables were elraired and a public ni':e:in« was held. The llev. W. JI. Grant, the ii.istor of the church, took the ch-iir, and on the liUtlorm were the following: -l'nstor Muller, Itevs. W. l'owcll, J. H. Kelly, J. Beekenham, F. SethSmith. J. Hoatson, C. A. liradhurry, It. J. William" V. It. West, H. W. J. Miller, J. Kvk-v, J. CR-w T Tee, 13. L. Thomas, and Mcssis Sago and Morns. The clioir having sung an anthem, .Mr llAuciiop read a very lengthy report, being the 21th annual .-(.part of tlis church, setting forth especial plcasuro in welcoming the representatives of live Congregational Union of iN'ow Zealand, and lilao at the opportunity of listening to Pastor MulUr. During till! past year several earnest workers of the church had removed from the district, amongst whom were Mr John negu, who had resigned his ofiiee as deacon. The present number of members on the church roll win Sis. three having joined during tho year, while letters of transfer had been granted to four. Active interest bad been taken in U'mpcranoo work, and tho Sabbath School was progressing favourably r.nder the superintendent. The school lyui sine male and 10 female teachers; the r.uinnor of scholar.) on the roll bring 171. and the avenig.! a tendance 1-lu. It was contPmii'iUcil shortly to add a number of ;k-w books to the library. The jasfe,:'* evening and fcabbath aflennon Uih'o oi.v,sib had been well nttenJiM. Durinu' the year the choir had sustained the loss of t-iio cervices of Mr J. Bccg. its conductor, and Mi 3« Thomson, organist, Mr Butt having kpnily iiupopioil tlw-se ofliues in the meantime. 'Jhn Imlii-s1 sewing meiM.ipg- had be«n fairly attended, ana the mission work had not been lost sight of. In addition to the iamilv collecting boxes, Mr Scale, the union collector, had met with fair success. The church building was in urgent need of renovation, and promises amounting to £M had been given. Mr MOM!ax, the treasurer, then road the financial report, which showed that during the past year iuo iiu-oma from all sources amounted to £315 (is -id, of which the ordinary church fund was £353 Us; Sabliuh school fund, £X 1U : building fund, £17 3s 3d; and Conimiinioii fund, £3 3s 7d. The expenditure was :—Ordinary fund, t'2o3<3s id ; and Sabbath school fund, £21 12s.

Addresses wci-o thpu dolivcro.l by Pastor Muller and several of the cW^y, lletween !he addresse3 tlsa clmir fan K s.n-tral appropriate bvrans, ilr A. l.u>: t presldiMfi a. 1 lie or^an. Votes of thanks were necorded to thus:takers, to the ladies, and to the choir. The paitiiix benediction was then pronounced, and the proceeding terminated.