ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, WAITARA

Taranaki Daily News, 30 April 1931, Page 9

ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, WAITARA

SATISFACTION WITH FINANCES. SUCCESS OF DUPLEX SYSTEM. Thcfb was fl gbod iltteiidancb fit tlib iinuual meeting of parishioners of the Waitara parochial district on Tuesday ilight. Arclidbahoii G; M. .Giivih presided. I’he-church wardens’.annual report Sitid tlie year finished with a smaller credit Balance than it llitd coiniileiiced with. The Hall aObbUnt showed a considerable dbbit balance, blit Was subjett tb a cash Credit Mid a sbeurity taken for arrears bf rent,' wiiibh ’ tbgetlier ' would equalise the debit. The church buildings Were all free bf dtjbt; The aiiiidhl rose slibw in November showed a satisfactcry rbsult in Spite Of bad Weathbr; imprbveriibnts liad been Uiidertakeii at tile vicarage.

Mr. G. W. Clayton relinquished the sbbretaryship of the- Dttplbx system in Jiily after fillihg aii exacting pbsitibh fbl - two years. Mrs. C. R. Stbdd lidd tiken over the work. The financial position of tlie cliiii'ch Whs lai-gely .<lue .to .the siil'cess of the envelope system. The- vbstry liad bbeii dpprdaclicd with a siiggestioh that thb Ufbiliii diSti-lct should bb severed froth Waitara aiid added to Uriiti. It Was decided the eliang-e Would hot be in -the interests of the .church and the vestry declined to ebnserit to it. Front tlie Wailii church cpmmittbe. k .report .had. been, received that tlie indebtedness on the new church therehad been completely dlSbliargb'd; Siriee tlie vicar’s appbintnieht as Aftilidbacon. of Taranaki he ‘had had less time -iivitiiabie fbi - liis phrbcliial dtitibs arid the problem of obtaining some ineasilit> ■of assistance had engaged the vfestry’S attbhtibii; Hhd dibcesith fiihds permitted the district .wohld hav? been entitled tb assistance, but it was arrhhgbd tliiit tlie Ithv; K; Hadilbld shbiild assist the Vibdr When iibt ih Maori work;

Lenten services had been conducted by tile Rev. J;- Nt T-hohipsdii, ■lnglewood, aiid had been well attended. Full cqnsideratibri by the 'vestry some months ago had led tb tli6 discbfitintidiice of tlie lilorniiig sferviebs pii Suiiditys Mid this fat-t may have had some bearing on the inbreaSed evening attendances sihefi Lbnt. Several addrbssbs on the Lambeth dbnferehce had been delivered ,by Bishop CTeiTlngtbii during Lhiit. Giving tb the Bifehop’s absence, in England no confirmation service had been held.

The \Viifderis desired tb stress tlib iriipbrtance of strengthening the building fimd commenced some years ago and recommended the inebliiirig Vestry' t& transfer to that fund as much available iribney as possible. The bitidridb-shefet , sho.wnd. the .existence of a credit and the freedom of the church frdm dbbt. - ' The - tty'ott tiiid 'lfft.l- - ri ; dre adopted., .

The election . of ' officers resulted: — Vicar’s ivardhri; Aft; AHlnir Chtidwiek; people’s warden, Air. J. W. Hamlin; vestry, Messrs.-H. J. Wells, D. Jriites, J; H. Rcdward, -C/ R.' Steafl: W.' B.' Glasgow arid J. AV. Hamlin.