Waiapu Church Gazette. Monday, October 2nd, 1922. OURSELVES.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 4, 2 October 1922, Page 410

Waiapu Church Gazette. Monday, October 2nd, 1922. OURSELVES.

Synod gave very serious consideration to matters m connection with the Diocesan "Gazette."

Circulation. — The size of the "Gazette" can be increased, it can -be made more interesting, the price may possibly be reduced if the circulation can be increased. The circulation can be increased if lay workers can be found m each parish who will undertake the distribution, obtain new subscribers and relieve the clergy of the duty of collecting subscriptions. The Synod turned doAvn a well intentioned - proposal of the committee to assess parishes for the support of the "Gazette," but it was felt that the ideal thing is for the vestry or some local committee to see that every Churchman receives a copy and that the cost, should be raised m some Avay iii the parish. A wide circulation of the "Gazette" is absolutely necessary if its' object is to be attained of being a link between Church people and their parishes, and between the parishes and' the diocese. Archdeacon Chatterton " outlined the ' Rotorua scheme, by, which the Ladies' Guild obtains 200 Church subscribers to Guild funds at Is per. month each. Each subscriber receives the "Gazette" free and the funds remaining are divided between missions and the parish. , The Bishop urgently appealed for serious support for the "Gazette" from both vicars and laity. .

Management.— A committee is tb be appointed by Standing Committee who will assist the editor m various Ways, and suggest any improvements that may. be desirable. The financial management will remain with; the Diocesan Office.

Matter .^-Suggestions • were made for condensing the list of acknowledgments and for providing a page of lighter reading. In future the editor will -condense parochial notes that are unduly prolik or not of dio-. cesan interest. Parochial notes will be inserted m paragrajih form. As far as possible intercessions will be published only brice, new additional* intercessions will be jriibiished each month. Those Avho make regular use of theni should cut them out , and keep them m a book.

The editor will welcome contributions of new items or short stories, if they are pithy and of moral or religious value and m other Avays suitable; but contributors must remember that we have, not a single inch to waste. We are. never, short, of matter and we do not require copy merely to fill up. All matter sent m must be of general 01* diocesan interest. Subscribers must not expect the "Gazette", to be a parish magazine. .We have no room for verses whether scissored or original, unless they are of outstanding merit... We_.commend to our readers the current number of the "Churchman," of Avhich the proofs have just reached us.

We Avant the "Gazette" not merely to be bought but read. If you find anything interesting m it. talk about it. If we tread on your corns tell us. Ask your neighbor if he has read the ' ' Gazette. ' ' If he hasn 't a copy lend him yours. Every reader can do something to increase the circulation and to help us improve the papei\