The Cathedral.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XII, Issue 12, 1 June 1922, Page 381

The Cathedral.

Vicar : Very Rev. Dean Frank Mayne|

The annual meeting, held on May 17th, 1922, with the Vicar presiding,, listened to his report with keen interest. Each person had the vestry's report m his hand, while the Vicar referred to some of its outstanding features. .

" • Nine hundred and forty-seven pounds given to help objects V outside the parish, affording a sure test of the spiritual life of the congregation, added to a record attendance of communicants at Easter.

The Ormond Memorial Chapel on Hospital Hill had fully justified its existence, evidently meeting a long felt want/ as well for weekly" communions as for § third flourishing

The Cathedral Protection Fund, for buying the section of land , at the east end. has now reached over £800, and has promises 'of , a further £700, only leaving about £7.50 to; at- , tain .its objective, the task ,of raising which has. been assigned to a special committee, it is hoped within the present year. .The work of the organist (Mr P. Tombs) and the choir has resulted m great advancement m the rendering of the services, in' particular on the Sunday evenings m Lent, and on Good Friday jnight m singing '-'G-aul's Passion Service," to a congregation filling the Cathedral. - ■ The progress made m the various organisations — Dorcas Society, Ivfoth-' ers' Union, G.F.S., was describe^, and especially the. Sunday schools, (1) m the parish hall under Mr Starkey, (2) Memorial" Chapel under Miss lily Bull, and (3) Bluff Hill under Mr Pallot. Bible teaching is going on well m the day schools, assisted by the clergy of all denominations, as m all the schools of the town. '...,' Recognition of the valuable help given was made by several votes of thanks passed by the meeting with enthusiasm. The report of the vestry showed a credit balance of £23, with a total of £2511. . The. officers for the year: — -Mr H. J. Bull, vicar's warden; parish warden, Mr R. W. Hansard; vestry, Messrs. F.W. Williams, A. J. Dixon, W. L. Prime, A. G. Pallot/ R. W. Dyer, J. B. Fielder, P. Ashcroft, Bolt, Hole, and R. "E. H. Pilson (secretary) ; auditors, Messrs H, Bull and C. F. Hetley ; Synodsmen, Messrs H. J. Bull, Fielder, F. W. Williams and Pilson. A feature of' great interest was a retrospect by Mr Fielder of his 56 years' service as vestryman, supplemented by Mr F. W. Williams, going back to the inception of the diocese and of the parish. Merriment was caused by an attempt to take advantage of the new Canon' of Synod introducing -women to vestries, Mrs Henley and Mrs Bull being nominated, both ladies energetically and characteristically declined office. Business being ended a supper of dainty refreshments appeared, and some genial talk, " and then a fetsr elegancies of music were given to the enjoyment of the company.