St Luke's Church, Greytown.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1861, 23 July 1886, Page 3

St Luke's Church, Greytown.

The annual general meeting of parishioners was bald in Mr Wood's auction room on Wednesday evening. 21at July. There waa not a very large attendance, fier Mr Western in the ehair. The following report and balance sheet were reed and adopted Boost m Balance Shut.

Amal lapoet of Bt Labs’* Church Vestry, presented le Millies of Panekioswi held on Wednesday, Slet Jaty, ÜBS.

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bilitiaaara £l7 9t 4d, bat there is a balance in hand of£ls 8a Bd.”

“ Biooe the loat annual mevtine the L-ttlies’ Committee here paid one Debenture for £SO, a:M the iotereet aue on it to date of payment ; also year's interest, £2O, due on the £250 to June, 1389, thus relieving the Committee of that charge for the past year which waa an outstanding liability in last balance sheet. The Vestry desire to return their best thanks to Mrs Western ana the other ladies who so successfully carried out the working bees, proceeds of which have liquidated such a substantial portion of the Debenture debt.”

“ in May last the new organ that was ordered from Messrs Cornish, America, was placed in the church and formally opened, special services being held by the Rev Mr Parkesef Wellington ; the congregations were very large, the offertories amounting to £3 18s being for the choirfnnd. The old organ has been sold for £l9, tne balance between that sum and tbs cost of the new one, about £37, has to be defrayed by subscriptions or other means. In December last Mrs Knell was appointed organist at a salary of £2O per annum, whien is provided by special subscriptions outside the ordinary revenue. Since the appointment the Choir has very materially improved, and your committee would here Like to tender their thanks to Mrs Knell, Mr Porritt. conductor, and the members of the choir for their services for the past year. “ Your Committee are also very pleased to be able to report that the position of the general church fund for this district has very much improved during the past year owing to the very energetic exertions of the present local treasurer, Mr Wyett, who with the assistance of the lady collectors, notably Mrs Spratt, have collected sufficient, to pay np all arrears and have a considerable amount towards the half year’s contribution due 30th June last, a state of things that the Vestry hardly dared to hope could be accomplished daring the time, and the Committee desire to sincerely thank the collectors and Mr Wyett for their exertions. The thanks of the vestry and congregation are also dne to the lay readers Messrs Wood and Cuff'and the Sunday School teachers.’’ “ In February last, owing to ill health, the Rev Mr Western had to apply for two months’ leave for the purpose of visiting Australia, and your committee ore pleased to say that the change and rest has considerably improved his health. During his absence the services were conducted by lay readers, the Rev Batchelor and Rev Fan court administering the communion on two occasions, for which the vestry desire to thank thosegentlemen." “W. T. Wssrx EX, Chairman.” Statement of, Receipts and Expenditure of St.Luke’s Church, Greytown, for year ending 30th June, 1886 : Receipts—Balance from lost year, L 5 4s ; general offertories, L 53 iTs 6d ; special as below, Lll 18s 2d ; total, L 65 16s 7d; general church fund, LI 12s 6d ; pension fund, L2 Os lid ; Melanesian Mission fund, LI 4a lid ; Maori Mission fund, LI Os 5d ; Choir fund, (2) L 5 19s 5d ; total, Lll 18s 2d ; grand total, L7O 19s 7d. Expenditure—Special offertories os per contra, Lll 18s 2d ; Verger, Ll2 ; lighting, L2 16s ; Insurance, L 9 8s ; rates, (two years) L 9 : repairs, Ac., including fence, L 4 13s 9d ; Sunday School, L 3 10s 6d; grant to Choir fund, L2 ; sundries, 4s (id ; balance in Bank, Lls 8s 8d ; total, L7O 19s 7d.. Liabilities—lnterest due JOth June, LI6 ; small accounts, LI 9s 4d ; total, LI 7 9s 4d ; debentures, L2OO ; grand total, L 217 9s 4d. Assets—Balance in Bank, LI 5 8s Bd. W. c. Cuff, Churchwarden. Audited and found correct—Gooses Wtitt. July 21, 1886. The Chairman thanked the outgoing office bearers for assistance rendered during the past year and stated that Church work was going on satisfactorily. The baptisms for Greytown were 26 as against same number last year. Marriages 5, as compared with 3 for 1884-5. The Sunday School was greatly in want of teachers.

The following office bearers were elected— Ur Caff, Clergyman’s Churchwarden ; Mr Wood, Parishioners’ Churchwarden, Vestry. Drs Spratt and Bey, Messrs Wyett, St George. Skeet, Brooks, and Rev Foiritt.

A vote of thanks to the Chair terminated the meeting.