The Churchwardens of every rural parish are now only concerned as Churchwardens with the affairs of the Church. What changes then, it will be asked, are made with regard to Vestries? Speaking generally as to rural parishes, the powers, duties, and liabilities of the Vestry except (i) so far as relates to the affairs of the Church or to Ecclesiastical Charities, or (ii) any power, duty, or liability, transferred by this Act from the Vestry to any other authority are transferred to the Parish Council.--6, a, 1, 2. One word with regard to the expression, Ecclesiastical Charities. These words include a charity, the endowment whereof is held for some one or more of the following purposes:-- (_a_.) Any spiritual purpose which is a legal purpose, or, (_b_.) For the benefit of any spiritual person, or ecclesiastical person as such, or (_c_.) For use, if a building, as a church, chapel, mission room, Sunday School, or otherwise by any particular church or denomination, or (_d_.) For the maintenance, repair, or improvement of any such building as aforesaid, or for the maintenance of Divine service therein, or, (_e_.) Otherwise for the benefit of any particular church or denomination, or of any members thereof as such (Sec. 75, i). Any endowment of a charity other than a building held in part only for some of the purposes aforesaid, will be dealt with by the Charity Commissioners on the application of any person interested. The expression, Ecclesiastical Charity, includes any building which in the opinion of the Charity Commissioners has been erected or provided within forty years before the passing of this Act, mainly by or at the cost of members of any particular church or denomination. The expression, affairs of the church, includes the distribution of offertories or other collections made in any church (sec. 75). It may be well to add that the expression Parochial Charity, when used in the Act, means a charity the benefits of which are, or the separate distribution of the benefits of which is, confined to the inhabitants of a single parish, or of a single ancient ecclesiastical parish divided into two or more parishes, or of not more than five neighbouring parishes. (_Ibid._) These also come under the management of the Parish Council. The provision of parish books and of a vestry room or parochial office, parish chest, and the holding or management of parish property not being property relating to affairs of the Church or held for an Ecclesiastical charity, are also in rural parishes transferred to the Parish Council.