ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18851, 2 May 1923, Page 3

ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL.

The annual general meeting was hold on Monday evening lust. 'Hie vicar’s report stated that the congregations at the Cathedral had not only kept up their number during the last year, but had much improved. The choir, under Mr Heywood., had kept up remarkably well. The Young Men’s Club and Bible Class was progressing very successfully, and had had several social meetings. Mrs Moreton had kindly taken charge of the Young Women’s Bible Class, the Sisters of the Church taking the Guild of Perseverance, founded by Sister Carlotta. Thanks were duo to Archdeacon Curzon Siggers for his most useful assistance in the Cathedral services and in the pulpit. The Sunday School, under Mr West, pursued its gooa work. The Ladies’ Guilds, Sewing Bee, and Junior Giiild had clone splendid work ’n raising funds, getting altogether over £290. The members of the chapter expressed their sincere gratitude for such generous help. The membership, honorary and working, was about 50, Sewing Bee 40, arid J unior Guild 20. The Sanctuary Guild still did its good work. It had been decided tliat the memorial to the late Primate should take the shape of a brass tablet in the side chapel (to be called the Nevill Chapel in future), and a scholarship tenable by a theological student working in the Cathedral district. During the year Mrs J. Campbell Gillies had erected a brass tablet to the memory of her husband, and Mrs Sawers had put up one to the memory of her father, the late Mr Ledgerwood. There had been 13 marriages during the year, 68 baptisms, and 44 confirmations. The Blaster communicants this year were the most numerous in the history of St. Paul’s—2B3. The private communions during the year numbered 33. The election of members of chapter resulted as follows; —Dr Gowland, Messrs Goodley, F. H. King, A. H. Allen, Thompson, P. Walker. Hearty votes of thanks were passed to the Rev. C. H. Statham, the Rev. G. :E. Moreton, and Mr Heywood, and the.ladies, men, and boys of the choir, for the excellent musio they had given. The votes were proposed by Mr A. A. Finch, who spoke highly of the work done during the year. A vote of thanks was passed also to Mr P. Erridge, the Cathedral verger, to whose care was due the beautiful garden facing the Octagon, and who was the second generation of his family to have charge of the Cathedral precincts. Mr Thompson was thanked for having the financial statement typed. This statement was passed after some hopeful remarks. by Mr F. H. King, chairman of the Finance Committee, and Archdeacon Curzon Siggers explained his scheme for wiping off the Cathedral debt. A hearty vote of thanks to Canon Nevill concluded the meeting.