Church Meetings.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5163, 23 January 1895, Page 4

Church Meetings.

The annual meetings of the Leeston Brqokside. and Dunsandel charge, .of which the Eev W. Grant is the minister, were held during the paßt week. The Chairman reported six additions to the membership, and fifteen removals, the number on the roll being 230. He had officiated at eleven marriages, thirtyone baptiams and fifteen funerals during the year. The financial reports, making allowance for wet Sundays and hard times, were considered eminently satisfactory. There had been a considerable shrinkage in the collections for. the year, but after paying all liabilities Brookside and Dunsandel had credit balances of £5 17a 6d and £3 18s respectively to begin the new year with. Leeston, after meeting all liabilities, had a debit balanoe of £4 83 lOd, but against this an asset of £15 to come in. . The revenue from all sources amounted to £545 15a Id, including £70 contributed to home and foreign missions. The following - committees were elected for the different districts: — Dunsandel— the old committee, with the addition of Mesdamea Sheirard and Aldridge; Brookside— Mesdames J 4 M'Millan, J. Boag, D. Scott, W. Walker and A. Logan, with Messrs W. Walker, J. Petrie, W. Eobinson, D. Scott, T. D. Boag and J. S. Boag ; Leeston— Messrs J. Suttie* T. J. Eodger, T. Hogg, J. Spence, A; Blyth, D. M'llwraith and J. Anderson. The following ladies were elected as mission collectors :— Mieses Aldridge and Lochhead, * Dunsandel; Misses Boag, Logan, Scott (2) and Walker, Brookside \ Mrs G. Deal and Misses Johnston, Ballagh, Eennie and M'Donald, Leeston. Messrs Devereux (Dunsandel), M'Millan and T. D. Boag (Brookside), and Robert Hogg (Leeston) were elected auditors. Hearty votes of thanks were passed at all the meetings to all the church workers.