The Church Union.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 296, 9 May 1889, Page 2

The Church Union.

A meeting of those interested in the formation of an Union in connection with Holy Trinity Churuh, was held in the new schoolroom on Tuesday evening. There was a good attendance of ladies and gentlemen, although there were missing a number of churchmen whom one would expect to have seen present, but no doubt their absence can be aooonnted for by the fact that the proceedings were only of a formal nature. Rev. J. E Fox, who occupied the chair, explained the object of the proposed Union, which he said had three things in view — (1) Religions and Bible classes. (2) Mental improvement by a literary society and reading room. (8) Recreation. It was intended that the Union should be as much as anything a development of what bad taken place at the parsonage, where for some time past classes and meetings of various kinds had been held. Besides the things suggested, the building might be made useful in other wavs, such for instance as a central meeting place where members and their friends might meet socially together, end learn to know one another better It had also been suggested to him that later on a society might be formed in connection with the Union, which should have for its object the prevention of cruelty to animals; indeed it was hard to see how far it could not be ex'ended. However, it was not intended to begin too largely, but to go on step by step. The rev. gentleman also explained that it was not intended to restrict the privileges of the Union to members of the Church, and in the resolutions which he proposed to bring forward, provision was made for friends of Church members, which might ba taken to include everybody. At the suggestion of Mr He E. Kenny, the various matters were called Mriatem, and it was resolved to form the proposed Union, a literary and debating society, a gymnasium, . and an institute and reading room. The fallowing committees were then formed, each with power to add to its num* bar. to draft rules god regulations Union -Messrs Ackroyd, Baker. Crawford, DaLautour, Featon and the members of the preliminary committee, to which were to be added the wives of those appointed. Lnsninr Socrrrr —Mesirs Crawford, Feeton, UeLautour, Jones, Kenny, Ratcliffe and ■ Warren, GxfixasroM—Messrs D. Bonrke, Hugo, F. Lysnar, Mann, Winter, H. Watson and Dr, Pollen. Rssdino Room—The members of the Union Committee. Mrs Bourke having suggested that one night should ba reserved for ladies, the following ladies were nominated as a oom* mittee I Meadames Bourke, Dunlop and Hbelton, and Miss Jones, Ths Revs, J. B. Fox and A. Gardiner were, sx*otliolo, appointed members of all Com* mitiees, Ths. various committees decided to meet in the new schoolroom this ( fhursday) evening at 8 o'clock, except the ladies' committee, which is to meet to morrow evening. At the conclusion of the formal part of ths meeting, Mr Warren made a short speech, in which he said the groat fault that he had found with Mutual Improvement and Literary Societies wae that they made no provision for the night teaching of young boys and lads who, having left school tor work, had no means of continuing their education. Buch societies no doubt did good work, and those who had libraries and books co refer to, could often obtain profit and pleasure from them. It wai the probability that classes would be formed for the instruction of youths that had induced him to take part in the movement. He (Mr Warren) would take a olase in mechanical drawing, and be thought it would be easy to find gentlemen who would take up other subjects. During tbe meeting Mr Fox offered to give a lecture, under the auspices of tbe literary society, on 11 Cheas," considered from six different standpoints, and he stated it w bis intention to • bagatelle table to the institution. -4i