Minutes of the Annual Vestry Meeting of the Congregation of St Silas Church
Eng Harbor held in the School Room on Thursday Janry 17th 1895

1

The Chairman opened the Meeting with Prayer

2

The Minutes of the last Meeting was read & confirmed

3

The Chairman read the Act of Synod relating to Church Wardens & Vestries.

4

The Churchwardens presented their Accounts shewing
        receipts        $65.77
        Payments        $51.35
        Balance in Hand  14.42

The Sum of $2.00 however was due to the Sexton & $14.98 to the Reader

5

The Sexton gave up the $2.00 due to him and the Reader accepted the Sum
of $10.42 in Satisfaction of the Amount due to him.

6

The Sum of $4.00 was handed to the Chairman to be added to the Sume of $20
already in the Savings Bank toward a new Church

7

The Chairman proposed and Mr Peter Penny seconded that a vote of thanks
be given to the church Wardens for Service during the past year
carried

8

The Chairman nominated Mr Isaac Penny as his warden.

9

Mr Alex Peny (Jos) proposed and Mr Wm Batson (Mark) seconded that
Mr Charles Penny be reelected People's Warden
carried

10

Mr Joseph Penny Sr moved & Mr Reuben Penny seconded that Mr Jacob Penny &
Mr Peter Penny be reelected Sidesmen.  carried

11

Mr Peter Penny moved & Mr John Penny seconded that Mr Joseph Penny be
elected Sexton
carried

12

The Meeting decided to run its own risks with regard to the Insurance of
the Church

13

The Chairman read list of all contributions by Quarterly Envelopes and also
read list of those contributing to the General Church Fund.  The latter
amounted to only $30.20 and a considerable portion of this was in
notes and greatly depreciated in value

14

Mr Henry Geo Batson proposed and Mr Joseph Penny seconded that the Reader be
paid at the rate of $24 per annum and the Sexton at the rate of $12 per annum
carried

15

The Reader & Sexton accepted the above amounts

16

Mr Charles Penny proposed & Mr Alex Penny seconded that the List of
Contibutions to Church Expenses & General Church Fund be read in Church
carried

17

The Chairman promised to comply with Minute 16 if sanctioned by the Bishop

18

The Meeting then closed with Prayer

                        G H Field
                        (Chairman)