For the St. Mary's Schools, a sermon by the Rev. T. Vores, on Sunday Oct 23rd realised £57 10s. 2¾d., including one would suppose the widows mite. (See also below).
For the Missions to Graham's, the Bishop of that town preached at St. Mary's on Nov. 9th, when was collected £24 10s.; and at a public meeting on the 10th an additional £19 was contributed.
Other Collections
The Primitive Methodists opened their place of service at the late rooms of the Mechanics' Institution in High street on the 15th of May, and at a meeting on the following day, 120 persons were present and a collection was made, amounting to £18.
For the Congregation Chapel, Robertson street, anniversary services and a public meeting were respectively held on the 25th and 26th of September, when £62 was collected. Also about £100 was taken at a bazaar towards paying off the debt on the building.
For the Funds of the Tabernacle, in Cambridge road, about £20 was collected after annual sermons, on Oct. 18th.
For the Pastoral Aid Society, the following sums were collected, after church services on the 27th of August:- St. Mary's £8 15s.; St. Clements, £18 3s.; All Saints' £18 4s. 3d.; Halton, £14 9s. 1d. Fisherman's £3 3s.; Fairlight £8. And at Monday's meeting £16 9s. 6d.
{For Promoting Christianity among the Jews, the collections on Nov. 20th were All Saints' £11 15s.; Christ Church, Ore, £2 8s. 7d; St Mary's £45 15s. 2d.; St. Clements' £4 16s. 3d. Also at the Monday's meeting, £16 3s. 3d.
Consecration of Church and Burial Ground
On the 16th of August the Bishop of Chichester consecrated the new Christ Church at Ore, erected chiefly at the expense of the Rev. W. T. Turner; and on Sunday evening, Nov. 13th, the said church was first lighted with gas.
In October, the Bishop consecrated an additional piece of land attached to the burial ground of Fairlight Church. The proceeding were similar to the usual formality of consecrating churches, but instead of a sermon after the lessons and prayers, the congregation adjourned to the new ground, where his lordship gave an address. At the conclusion of the ceremonial, his Lordship, together with the Countess of Waldegrave, the Hon. George Waldegrave, W. D. Lucas Shadwell, Esq., as well as several clergymen and leading inhabitants of the parish repaired to the Vicarage, where an excellent dejeuner was provided by the Rev. H Stent.
Chapel of Ease
On the 13th of July the first stone of Christ Church, London road, as a chapel of ease to the Magdalen Church was laid, the gift of Lady St. John, and to be built with the stone quarried on the spot.
