Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-23
PROCEEDINGS OF THE JUNIOR mis-.
Summary SOCIETY OF THE FIFTH
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

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| 80 = Fifth Presbyterian Church
| THE nineteenth regular monthly meeting Of N,
| Il Junior Missionary Society was held IN ;6i,
| room, Sabbath afternoon, May 20, 1855.
| The P.esident having taken tie Chair, called
The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr.
The proceedings of the last meeting We're read
taken up amounting to (S3 7o) three dollars and
seventy cents.
An opportunity was then offered to those per.
sons present who desired to become rlemhers IN
do so, when the following persons were ed rnitted
to membership: Wy sN''"i''eo
Miss Alice Stone, Miss Catharine Werner and
Felix Miller N'' "''
The Secretary read note from Mr. J r Hoo.
yer. Gate President of the Society as follows:
ITO the President, Secretary, and Members Of the
, Junior Missionary Society of the F fifth Presby
- have been instructed by the Session of the
rIth Presbyterian Church, as a member of the
SAID Church, not to pay over any money in my
possession to your Society.
win due respect, yours, DC,
81. T. HOOVER
MIR. Henry offered the following resolution
RssoIved, That a Committee of three be an
pointed by the President to examine the hooks IF
the secretary and Treasurer, and that they he in
ciety. ...
MIR. Henry said he did this, as an implied cen.
sure rested on the Secretary and Treasurer; that
sohiethihg was wrong, else the Session Of the
Church (who, he thought, had nothing to do with
the matter) would not have so far transcribed
their legitimate duties as to make this order
turning to Mr.. Began, who was present, he in
CURED OF him, as a member of the Session. il he
knew anything OF this matter and whether any
such order had been given by the Session,
MI Began replied, that the matter had been be-
fore them, and they had so ordered
Mr. Henry then remarked, that this then con-
nImed all, and, as he never sought the office of
treasurer, nor did he have any use for its funds
only as might he directed by the Society, and now
feellng satisfied that a suspicion at least is in
tended to be cast on the officers of this Society,"
mink the resolution should pass
am very sorry Mr.. Carothers is not present
am sure he could he, if he wished as he is in the
next room, for cannot say as much as would
IKE, Tor what have to say want to saw to him
sir, there Is no person in the city for whom
nave entertained more respect and kind feeling;
and there Is no person for whom would be more
wiling (as ever have been) TO do kind act ::
and yet he has done indirectly what he nor his
Session dare do directly. cannot for the life of
me imagine why he should do so If there is any
good reason why this money should not come into
the society, L should not object. | do not want
the money, but, sir, am entitled to il AZ Treas
urer, and will have it.
L will inquire of Mr.. Clements, if he as a
member of the Session, knew anything of this
matter or the order OF the Session, as Contained
in Mr.. HoOver's letter.
Mr.. Clements said he was sorry his friend had
called on him, as he must be aware of his utter
ignorance Of the transactions of the Session for
some time past; that, in former times, he was in
me session, and knew of its dOings, but of late
session meetings were called, OF business trans
acted by Session, of which he had no Knowles e
whatever; that Mr.. Began had answered for the
Session; Of il he knew nothing. as there had been
kind of eXscinding process, or something else
dealt out towards him, for what he knew not nm
less, indeed, il were that he would not suffer him
self 10 be made the tool or lacquey of any man ::
and, if he had been consulted could never have
sanctioned such a move
The question then required on the resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Henry, and it was unanimously
adopted
The President appointed Messrs. Dove. Sher-
wood, and y Brien the Committee
MI. Henry then offered a resolution that the
President Of the Society call on Mr. Hoover (ate
President and request him to paw over all MONEYS
IN MS possession belonging TO the Society. to the
SECRETARY.
Here debate arose. in which Messrs Henry.
sherwood, and Clements, jr.. participated; Glenn
ents, jr, remarking that he nor his had ever been
Charged, nor had they ever squandered or made
use OF, Tor their own benefit, funds not properly
Their own; and lac hoped the Sess ion could say a.
muc for each and al of its members
lie then went into 4 history OF the formation of
the Sabbath School, and the selection of its ofi =
GERS; also. proposition from the pastor to him TO
l'rLn a missionary Society, The object being to
VI the ScnOO
and make him Secretary Of the Missionary Society
Mr.. Began interrupted him. by saving that he
had slanderec MIR CaTotherS, the pastor and the
Pc"eeedln5S Were outrageous that he was guilty
OF SANDER; was a sldaderer
Mr. Clements, ST, rose and said that he could
not sit still and hear his son Ia member of the
ChuIch) called landerer by member of the
Session that what he said was true
Mr.. Began interrupting. IL is a SANDER
Mr.. Clements, Sr, replied II is false; it Is
false Facts, or statement OF facts are 10 elaE-
der.
The resolution was then adopted; after wi ich
the Society adjourned bv singing The Doyoiogy
CHAS. w. SHEER y OUD President
J. L. CLEMENS, Jr., Secretary