Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-12-20
=. cooMMuNIcATED.j
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

The Fifth Annual Meeting Of the Junior Mis-,
sionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in this place, was held IN that Church'
las noti6sd) on Monday evening, Nov. %, 1855;
and. though the weather was very HnfaVoraoie'
A large, respectable and attentive congregation
were in attendance. The meeting was opened
with singing and prayer by the Rev ID SLIcER.
A motion was then made, that, IN consequence
of the absence of two gentlemen VINO were eA'
pected to have addressed the meetlns' anu 'he'e'
by added much to its interest.-and VINO were
probably prevented doing SO by untaVorao'e wea
Their, that the meeting should adjourn; "h'c"
motion, after some debate. was nesat'Ved
The Managers report was then read, winch
Gave a highly hattering exhibit of the prosperity
of the Society,-stating So members had oeen
received during the year. making the whole num'
her eos. There was in the Treasurer's hands
at the close of last year, S47 %; subsequently
received to I4th March, S65 So. at which time
SllO was reunited to the Society, OF "h'ch
this IS an auxiliary: since which time So9 IS
have been received, making the total receipts OF
the year SISa So. the Managers having, bv an
arrangement among Themselves, returned the 30
ciety. without any members arrears remaining
unpaid.
The report having been read. the congregation
was then addressed by the Rev. G. A. DAVIS.
and the Rev. II. SLIcER, upon the subject OF
Missions, in an unusually interesting. Impress
i've, and, as the result proved. efficient manner
$50 O8 being contributed by the congregation to
aid the cause of Missions. After the collection
proposition was made, that ten persons c0ntrl'
butte 81 90 each TO constitute the Rev. II SlIcer
and G.. A. Davis life members OF the Society.
which was so readily acceded to, that II would
have been difficult to have determined TO what
extent the liberality of the congregation might
have been carried, had incentives been offered To
elicit it. Sis 62 was then received for entrance
money and auarterage dues Of members, the So.
cety having received an accession OF 90 new
members at this meeting. making the present
number 2eS, and the funds 10 hand Sl27 As: 50
that this Society's next remittance will consider
ably exceed any it has heretofore made.
The interest of the meeting was very consi'
derably contributed to by the Choir. who sung
with Efficiency, appropriate hymns to judIcIous'y
selected tunes; and when the congregation were
dismissed, with the usual benedIction, il IS confl-
IDENTIFY believed they returned to their respective
residences highly gratfed in having participated
in the exercises of this highly interesting meeting.
After the dismissal Of the congregation, the
Society tarried to elect Officers and Managers
for the ensuing year, which resulted in the cleo
ton of the entire old Board. as foIIows:-J. II.
Maddox, President: w. Berkeley, Vice Presi'
dent; J. l.. Pascoe, Treasurer; J. Muir, Score.
tarv; ]. T. White, J. Martin. G. Pascoe, Jr.,
A. Middleton, C. Shaw. w. n. Shirley, Male
Managers; and Misses E. Ching. II. II. Wheat,
NJ. Logan, NJ McNeiIle, n. Geminy, II. b.
BRYAN. Female Managers. The Society then
adjourned. JOHN MUIR, Sec'y.