All Saints' Church.

Manawatu Times, Volume IX, Issue 1108, 12 November 1883, Page 2

All Saints' Church.

f^ 0- , — ■*r-^\ L- : £-13fe following, wari distributed jvnitfitgstr he congregations at Al^ StorttsNJShurch yesterday : — To the members of the Church of the Parochiiit^Distviet of Palmerston. Dear Brethren — Palrnerstou has now been nearly three mouths without a resw dent clergyman. When I spent i&MayTth* 21st Oct. wftn^ydHf* was deeply impressed vyiph tlie necessity^jheie _ was that you should have a "Clergy nVan W soon I*^*^!*!*1 *^*^!*!* gjible. The impoitant question now it how to secure a clergyman to take charge of the^vacaut cur Them are. two mattern for consideration; first, Where to find a clergyman suit*able for &o impoitant a sphere at duty, and next, how to provide funds for the stipend and other necessary expenses. ' ' ' I feel it needful to say plainly that, even under the most favorable circumstances, some time may be required to enable me to J n*nd '&}•?'£ clergyman whom I may deem altogether suitable for the cure. Still, we may hope that wheii ■asi|B»; factory arrangements shall haVe: H been made, one may be found. y The other matter more immsdiaW "-* tely rests with yourselves. v An adei^ 5 qnate stipend must be forthcoming from the district before a clergyman can be appointed to it, I cannot again venture to intrust th* distrifctj*? to -a deacon or to'any clergj^nat* who might be propured to undertake^ the cure at a small stipend. I must fincT*^ a thoroughly competent man for the. r and it is not probable t£at I such a man, with other opportuni* tiei.afforded him for work, lQxjitißLy*] accept a cure on a stipend below Ma&T* ordinary rate. I therefore not thinkri anything can be done towards. ■ecwr*ifs ing the semces of a clergyman tixtlP less the district can provide for the/ present, say, £285 per annum, to tier forwarded to the treasurer, withhold subscriptions to the Gene* ral Ohuroh Fund until a clergymatt should be appointed, would only Hi — definitely pontpone sueh 1 ftf>pWt*!fl ment. Judging from w*»at is dona m other places, I can see no reason why such an annual sum should not be obtained m the district. I%m fully aware of its present liabilities ; but m the other places to whicH I?" refer, these are as great if not greater. I cannot but think that, if an efficient system of- canvassing and collecting throughout th» .di**-: * trict were adopted, sufficient funds | would be obtained. ; r. <«v However, my immediate object 2bk---C addressing you, is, both to assure r ij you of my deep anxiety to be in'si'*' '^ position to take steps towards olk taining a clergyman, and to impress ./..' upon you the fact that it testa with ! ' * yourselves to enable me to do ao. „- ?^ Trusting that m this, as m mQj* < matters we shall be guided to dfe what is best for the promotion of true religion and the well«beiny «f>--the Churchy ' ' i"r\- t -yge I remain, dear brethren/ yoi> faithful servant and friend, J • 0^ W.ELWNGXOir, v Bishop's House, ' Nov. ■6, IBB3T