STINCHCOMBE. The Treasurer begs to say there was a mistake in the Coal Account which appeared last month. The Balance in hand should have been £4. 15s. 6d., not £5. 15s. 6d. 99 3-Novello, for 4 Hymn Books and Psalters 20-Mr. Whitmore's bill, for 500 Choir Lists May 31-Anthems (24), for Choral Festival .. June 24-Mr. Whitmore's bill.. 30-Organist's half-year's salary .. It will be seen by this Account that the Balance due to Treasurer (Rev. H. Williams), has been diminished by £1 since the last publication of the Account. There is still a deficiency of £3. The usual annual collection will be made on July 25th, for the Choir Fund. The Members of the Choir had their annual outing on Tuesday, June 15th. They left Berkeley Road for Portishead at 8.32 a.m., and returned by the 7.38 p.m. train. The day was showery, and therefore they consumed their provisions in an hotel, instead of reclining on the grass under the shade of spreading trees. They had a row to the training-ship "Formidable which they carefully inspected. There were about 300 boys on board, some at school, some learning music, some tailoring, some shoemaking. Altogether the Choir spent an enjoyable day. ABSTRACT OF SCHOOL ACCOUNT Since the commencement of the Year 1875 to June 30. Report of Inspector .. Extra payments for Night School Half Pence, £1. 13s. 6d., Ditto Night School 3/91 Bill for Coal, 5 tons 1 cwt. Paid Pupil Teacher, half-year's salary Paid second Monitor 1 00300ON. 067205 2 2 1 12 3 £34 14 8 The Receipts for the next Half-year in addition to the Offertory on St. James's Day, Sunday, July 25th, may be estimated at: Subscriptions not yet paid. Endowments .. Half the Pence paid by the children for three-quarters of the year.. Money paid by children towards the use of coal £18 2 0 The expenditure will be somewhat larger than during the past half-year, in consequence of the increased numbers, which renders it necessary to provide an additional Pupil-teacher or Mistress. The number of children on the books at the present is, 108— 54 boys and 54 girls. The average attendance during the first quarter to March 31st, was 71-35 boys and 36 girls. Ditto, during the second quarter to June 30th, 80 39 boys and 41 girls. CHURCH REGISTER. BAPTISM. June 16-Mary Edith, daughter of Alfred and Ann Woodward. MARRIAGE. May 17-William Bullock and Mary Ann Niblett. ·00 ULEY cum OWLPEN. Many of the parishioners who have had a kind friend in Nurse Jane, will be sorry to hear she has now left the parish, where her valuable services will be much missed by all clases. She carries with her the good wishes of many friends, both in Uley and its neighbourhood, for her success in her professional work. The Rev. C. C. Browne has promised to forward any applications to her for her services, as she intends undertaking cases on her own account. We regret to state that a member of the Coal Club has been expelled for mis-conduct, and we must call the attention of the Parish to the fact, as people will not be allowed to enjoy the privileges of the Clubs unless they conduct themselves properly. Those of our readers who were present at the interesting meeting of which Major Browne gave an account of the Narowal Mission, will be glad to hear that the Rev. R. Bateman is expected to pay a visit at Stout's Hill this month, and it is hoped that he will preach in behalf of Foreign Missions. Any persons wishing to have sittings in Church appropriated to them, had better apply to the Church wardens, who are re-arranging some of the seats with a view to the better accommodation of the Parishioners. CHURCH REGISTER. BAPTISMS June 23-Walter William, son of James William and Elizabeth Waldon, of Stratton Audley, Oxon. ,,Minnie Kate, daughter of George and Piety Collett, Rockstowes. 30-Frederick Victor, son of George and Emma Hurcombe. -Rose Ada, daughter of Edward Adolphus and Elizabeth Fisher. BURIALS. May 29-Joseph Field, aged 54 years. June 5-Rebecca Elliott, aged 68 years. BAPTISM-OWLPEN. June 20-Emily Mary, daughter of William and Elizabeth Smith. WHITMORE, STEAM PRINTER, STAMP OFFICE, LONG STREET, DUKsley. BERKELEY. The following is a statement of the accounts of the Fitzhardinge Schools, 1874 to 1875: Government Grant : By Lord Fitzhardinge £ 8. d. 120 18 0 64 4 6 65 2 1 £250 4 7 The following is an extract from the National Society's Monthly Paper for July on "National Education in the United States." "In New York city there has been a steadily increasing revolt from the common schools, which are perfectly creedless and secular, to the denominational. From 1857 to 1862 the attendance at these schools increased by 61 per cent. From 1862 to 1867 it fell to 21 per cent. From 1867 to 1872 it sank to only 9 per cent., whereas during the same intervals the corporate schools had increased successively 34, 47, and 36 per cent., and similarly as to the purely denominational schools. We commend these facts to the attention of the Birmingham League. The best authorities on the subject in America agree that the existence of the common schools is threatened by the demand for denominational teaching." The Rural Dean paid his annual visit to our Church on the 16th ult. Part of the Tower was found to be in a bad condition, and the large tenor bell is altogether out of order. It seems a great pity that the Parish should be deprived of the fine sonorous tone of this bell, especially as the whole peal consists of only six bells. The Churchwardens, however, would scarcely be justified in paying the expenses of re-hanging this bell out of the Offertory. The Rural Dean also found fault with the state of the Churchyard, which is in a deplorable condition. Those who have graves in our Churchyard ought to keep them in better repair, or give authority to the Churchwardens to deal with them as they may think right. In the present state of things our Churchyard does not look like " God's garden." We should like to see an improvement in the management of Funerals. We should be glad if those who attend them would enter into the service in Church, stand up during the Psalm, and take up the alternate verses as in other services. There is no real reason why this service should be less congregational than others. It is a most remarkable fact, and one we believe entirely without precedent, that this month we have no burial to insert in our Register. |