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CHURCH FINANCE
Secretary's Appeal
"I want the opportunity to
thank publicly all: priests of tie
diocese for the considerable help
given me in this work.". So.spoke
Rev. Canon'J. J. Done in presenting
to the Anglican Synod the Dioces
an Fund's report.
'lIe addedI that Withou't the support
of the priests it would have been IIm
iossible for him, tllh:-org niilng sec
retary, to Ihave carried on. Since tile
ladvent of the deplession tihe amounts
collectetd hatl: dropllid considtlerably,
and it ,l(ad 'beeli a very difficult nlatt
tcr to gatlherl in imoneyly. ]Ie cited the
case of L subscriber whol :at onle time
rcgularly gave £50 a year, but had
reduced his subsc'rlplfiodn to £20 , ;n
1933-a1nd ..'dolbtl.tle.: did so with
every justification.
Thle year 1933 had conllleiietd any.
thing but 'plomisingly, ,but he :.vas
pleused to say thtt since :the .wool
stless thlings ,lid been t little better,
and, gtilieralily spellakiting, thier ltppear.
ed to be lmuch lmore l1ope in the coun
Itry. 'Tll'his yeal 'lie i1,adiland thle pleasure
of aeceptiing a .substalntial donationl
f0om 11 pelrsoi. 1w1lo 1.p1tieously .: only
gave hallf ?i:uimount -
"I lhamve Ilirnt tilt lmemlbelrs of tile
Clhurch f:of Elgland dlo ht klnot hol'
to gitve," remarked Clanonll Done, who
sal:he rcallised thaLt muny were doing
all lhlat tlhe?3 could, blut tlerie were
others who claimed tha;t ,lly were'do
lng tiil W1hat 1thley" coull"ior their
Churcli, ytel.soilile: : these were able
to slpenld weekels it ithie Melbourne
rices.
'Pihey couldt loolr at the organising
'socretttry's' recelipt :bali, 'bu t it did
!not represenat \ ;lwat lie had ,tordo. Only
a week agohle had dil;en.80 nilles to
collect 10/.
lHe expected a big' improvment t o0
tile collectionls lis :yeal anld hoped
thallt the next1eport :'aould show aii
mnlarkled ilmprovementt
"\Ve needed thile sertles of tilo
Chllurlch from tl ,titie of our birth,"
hIe said, "and we coullld not do 1With
out it. It is tho one thing whitch was
lIteeping thile vohl sweott"
The IRe\'. Pykle ~sulllorted Canonl
Donel, lWho moved1 tlie adoption of 'iho
reo rtnl. The llin J lou w"si cellrrled,.
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