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To the Members and Adherents of the United Church of Canada residing on the Springbrook pastoral charge. Greetings:-- We present herewith for your perusal the Annual Report of the three congregations which comprise this charge, for the year ending December 31, 1930. The Committee has endeavored to be accurate and trusts that you may find everything reported quite acceptable. For any errors or omissions we crave your indulgence. The membership in the three congregations stands as follows: Rylslone, 63; Springbrook, 141; Stanwood, 26. The appropriations for minister's salary are as follows:-- Rylstonc, $525; Springbrook. $S50; Stanwood, $425. Further we have to report two marriages, nine funerals and eleven baptisms. Marriages Andrew Reid--Grace Thompson Thomas Laycock--Flossie Heath Baptisms Ralph Douglas Thompson, John Floyd Bateman, Clarence El­ mer Alexander McComb. Frances Mary White, Norma Nelfic Mason, William James Keller, Robert James Lisle, Evelyn Marie Stephens, Dorothy Roberta Innes, Gwendolyn Agnes Rutherford, Roxie Bernice Rutherford. Burials Donald Mclnroy, February 5th. Mrs. Wm. Kirk, February 13th. Walter Spry, February 13th. Mrs. Walter Spry. February 13th. Robert Bruce McConnell, April lltli. Mrs. T. J. Thompson, June 16th. John Williamson, July 15th. Mrs. Wm. Mitchell, July 21st. Mrs. Alex. Moon, December 20th. Our hearts arc full of sympathy to those who have been be­ reaved. We trust that God in His mercy may uphold and sustain them in their loss. Our people have felt the burden of the financial depression which is world-wide but we look forward to brighter days and we hope and trust that before the end of the present year conditions will have become much improved. But in the meantime we hope and pray that God in His good­ ness may companion with us all and that He may help us to go forward with Christian fortitude to the accomplishment of our several tasks. H. A. Bunt S. G. Meiklejohn Jas. E. Mumley C. D. Lawrence Committee