To mark the commencement of the autumn activities, a very successful rally of Union Church. congregation was held in the Church Hall on Wednesday of last week, when very encouraging reports from the various organizations were presented. Tea was served by the members of the Ladies' Service Committee, following which the Rev. C. Wilfrid Allan, Officiating Minister, briefly addressed jo gathering, extending a warm welcome to several new arrivals and to the members recently returned from Home furlough, and congratulating the various organizations on the signs of activity noticeable, especially mentioning the Women's Guild and its, keen interest in the work of the Church and in creating a spirit of friendship among those attending the regular meetings of the society.
Mr. F. H. B. Harmon, secretary of the Church Committee, in a formal report, stated that the committee were in close touch with the London Advisory Committee with a view to the appointment of a successor to the Rev. H. G. Newsham as Minister, but up to the present a suitable man had not been forthcoming. The Committee iliad met with considerable success in its recent efforts to wipe out the deficit which faced the Church at the end of the last financial year, and to alí who had contributed to this end their sincere thanks were tendered.
Reports summarizing the work of recent months, and outlining plans for the coming months, were presented by the following:—Mrs. A. Y. Tait (Ladies ' Service Committee), Mr. F. H. B. Harmon (Children's Morning Service), Miss J. M. Bain (Western District Sunday SchooD, Mr, R. H. Goodwin (Young People's Discussion Group), Mrs. W. C. Scott (president Women's Guild), Mr. W. M. McLennan (Men's Tuesday Evening Club), and Mrs. R. Umpleby (Choir secretary).
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