Many phases of church work in the Settlement were the subject Feports at ihe annual. meeting of Subscribers to. Holy 'Trinity. Cathedral which took place on April $'"in' the 'Church "House, "'ktohong Road, tudor the chairmanship or dodge Sir Peter Grain, In proposing 'Mr, Ee Allen as secretary' of the meeting, the Dean Miho Very Rev. AO. 8, Trivets mentioned "that: though "Mr, Allen recently retired from the service of the "Shanghai Municipal Const Sfter 4d years in the Revenue Ofte, wae not severing his connection With the Cathedral Mir len: had ote as secretary of vestry: meet Ings beyond the te when records were kept, and they. would all Join in wishing him a very. enjoyable Following a collect pronounced by the Sub-Dean (the Rev, V. G. Sutfife), Sit Peter Grain commented onstanding points of the various reports, "Having." mentioned. the part played by the Cathedeal_ an elioly ae bases for the defence the Settlement, Sir Peter said he} thought the attendance at servi though good, might have been. mu betters "Some very. interesting" ser-tone had been delversdy end fe was oped the Dean and Sub-Dean would Bec their-vay to continue the series Kn inferenting innovation. tool the form of oper air services on, the Racecourse, the average attendance at which was about four hundred, There was, no doubt that one their preateat needy at, present was for 'n"chureh, the. Western. Dis-{let Bubbling Well Chapel was no) Fonger lange "enough to" old the engregations who wene there on Sunday evenings. He thought that tow sas the tine, hil Hind comparatively "cheap, to Glace of worship. in this district, Oni hed occurred to, im that the Majestic Hotel site~for" which he Understood. no apportionment had to refer to special services during: the year, among these being that held by the Ist Bast 'Lancashires in memory of the Batile'of the Somme, the dediation of the chimes, and the recent Masonic servies which he hoped would become a' permanent institu ion. Abvthe™ present time, continued Sir Peter, the Cathedral was
Going considerably more. work, than uch understated, and only. "by they" should be talled "upon could the Dean and Sub-dean carry out their duties. To remedy this Tavger: inenme was needed,, and he gopeeated that more people: might help by: venting: pews.
'The 'Trustees' Report placed record that the services have been conducted under the supervision he Dean assisted by the Rev.
Sutcliffe and Rev. B, K- Quick, and the 'Trustees took this' opportunity of placing on record fiom of the valuable work
passages payable in. the Swing to the "absent accounts, the working, fo fables them to reduce the de
Possibility, "as" expressed in although the anticipated Year's report, of balancing: the fount this_year has not been re fd,"tho result can be regarded fatistuctory. Notwithstanding. this, however, it has, unfortunately, again been impossible to make the custom Girls "School and.to the Vestry. ary. cription" fo the Cathedral 'Although the financial situ hag been temporary eased the out Took, is, none the less, far from Bright.' There is still' no. reserve fund for fabric of Cathedral and the clergy continue' to be overworked. The Cathedral is in urgent need of an assistant Priest, a reserve fond
the provision of a permanent place for the fabric of the Cathedral and of worship in the West End. " The Trastees regret that the accomplish-iment of these objects is.no nearer Than it was two years ago.
'On the motion of Mr. Young 'Acting Treasurer), seconded by Me: Be'Ls Ralph the" budget for 1039 'Was algo approved. Mr. Young ex-Blaine' ent the spnropiitions fo fowed very closely the expenditure for the past year, Guaranteed income was the highest he could Sind pte hie te im the history of the thedral, The Chairman mentioned that, the Trust Scheme provides for three Trustees, those officiating being Messrs. W. S. King, R. Calder Mai shall, and P. W, Massey. As senior of the three, Mr. Calder Marshall ed this Year, but was willing to if re-elected, Mr. Calder Marshall was unanimously reappointed, on the pro-Position of Mr, J. J. Dawe, seconded by Mr. H. K. Peters.
was' proposed by Mr.
Wilson and seconded by Mz. 8. J. Williams that Messrs.. E. Par sons, J. J, Dawe, LIK. Peters, D.
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