necessitated a further outlay of $60.00 to alter that hazardous condition and the floating debt of the Church was reduced to $529.00 by the end of the year. Bishop Worrell made his first official visit as Bishop to St. Peter 's that summer. At the Easter Monday Congregational Meeting a number of serious matters were discussed. The Trustees were asked to settle the matter of the insurance on the Rectory and the responsibility for the matter of insurance in the future amongst themselves. W.L. Cotton moved a motion of thanks on behalf of the Cathedral congregation to the Rectory committee. At that point Father Simpson suggested the meeting adjourn to allow the Trustees to meet. He informed those assembled that he would forthwith place his resignation in the hands of the Bishop. The matter referred back to statement he had made in a prior address to the congregation that if something was not done in respect to improvement in the management of the Church finances and affairs, that he would have to resign. The congregation had done nothing to accommodate him in this matter, he felt forced to take that step. His announcement was met by strong disapproval voiced during a discussion over the question of his proposed resignation. Mr. Mellish moved a resolution aimed at a more amicable solution to the issue at hand, calling for the formation of committee consisting of the Churchwardens together with two of the Trustees to take in hand the problem of the management of the affairs of the congregation. It was proposed that this committee should hold meetings at least once a month. Genuine efforts were made to sure up the financial situation of the church. The taxes were paid by the Girls' Sewing Society, which also made offerings for the painting and papering of the interior of the Church buildings. However, as some headway was beginning to be made the Fire Inspector informed Churchwardens that the boiler in the Church would have to be replaced before the winter of 1906. The cost of this was projected at about $200.00. Special contributions were requested in order to meet this need without any money having to be taken from the weekly offerings. The number of families in the congregation continued in a slow downward trend, slipping to 93 by the end of 1905. In addition, the number of Communions made dropped to 2,611 a drop of about 250 from the previous year. This was mostly due, however, to a reduction in the number of celebrations of Holy Communion by 20 from the previous year. This had resulted through the extension of clerical services by the staff of St. Peter 's towards the outlying mission areas of Georgetown and Souris . The Reverend Dr. T.H. Hunt 's position was finally filled when the services of Mr. W.T. Suckling were secured at the start of September. At the time of hiring he had been awaiting ordination which was to have been performed on Trinity Sunday. 139