, 1870-01-14
JEFFERSON PARx PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Annual N1ectInx-Yoaxty Report OF tho
Bon1d OF Trusteea-Eicctton Of q
New Hoard.

The annual meeting Of the Jefferson Park Pres.
bJterian Church WA held On WedneEdsy evening
ihst, nt the church. HI. James Frazer occupied
the chalr, and ". c. Macalluu seted II Secretary,
The report Of the Board OF Trustees WAS rad by
the Secretary, somervi1le Thomson, - follows;
At q congregational meeting, held IN the church
January ~, 1861, the following per.onz We1s
elected 10 serve a. your Bos1d Of Trustees for the
year thnr hk1 Just closed: MesarA ctt1htop.
nolnes, Rsntlp, Nichols, Donaldsou, Sinclair
ard Ihoms On. At ia DIST meeting your 0oasd
Organized By electng Nj. John Kanstn Cna,r1n1n,
III Ma,ei 1eap Crg hon, eaH.gte. and NJ: " q:
resigned. end Thomson WAS chosen 10 act as
SECRETARY. Atthe COZ menceneot Of the year 4
ennee1lptcn was taken up to dischargo lne ia-
debledntsE on the Church property, which has
since been done; 10 that nos, WITH tne e.
cepuop Of the aa9easment for paving Adams
s,o a,s9 Ssee rs. sooa &C. tse FREQ
OHlrg 70 The limited acconmodatlon Of the
p1eaens build!ng,the Trustees are olten cou7clled
e Ma h. u q 9s
ones me Traate es feel Obliged 70 the cone1ega-
have to claim their indulgence unit that IA rene
dled. which can only be oone By what 1e all $50
sss adse o ~ S,aleng more COM
tnte time 10 engage in thAt enterprise Jour ooard
Hou'd leave 1ou to decide: only It cAunor be long
Tne pa.f has been ~ " ge1 oas
6uapctaUy. YouI ooard has been enabled TO meet
al lts engagements pfoupuJ, aud the co1RreR1.
ton has responded loelaliJ 10 the calls made upon
II, both IN behalf OF its own requirements, and
also Tor The seseral Boards Of the Presbyterian
Church. We Iffor With tnnch Satisfaction to tho
report Of the TreaEufer, RhQT1n2 {ecatpt8 and
dikn1nements al tt.6lo1p.
DutiDE the past three yeafs this CONGREGATION
las rxlsed, for all puTpoRcs $23 25i The property
now held, free from I'll ct Lcumbrances, u valped
ut te0. COO, T1e memberahip has Increased from
1es TO 1sa, result due mainly to the flthfulnels
Of our paator; and we know thss many mora
would be g!8d 10 Bit under bis mlnEtrationa, caud
We odeE them accommodation equal to that OF st4.
ter chnrchesL In lhus briefly reviewing the bis
tor OF the congregation d011ng these JeaIr We
can res hoE mucn cluEe We have for thxniful.
pess, and 1e would. therefore, recoRnIze that TO
God alone helotga all the honor, and IN humble
d4peuv..-re upnu the continuance OF that blessing
Ht CD We have en1oYrt In The nas:, let rs 20 for
vaid with renewed v1gor IN the WORK OF opf LORD
and Master.
Tour board wcuId aiocerely thank 5ou for your
hearty g: o:ppetat.on durtpg the 5e4s.
IEe 1910 w1tK gentlemen were elected Trustees
for tho cntnlER yosr: Danlc! Black, Hugh Tan.
pletor, John C1ightou, VI. G Holmes, Io6n Ran
kln. Samuel DonAldsop. and Wu. EichoIs.
On not4ous It Haa resolved that :.;e Trustees be
directed to. oo'atu Approximate estm1.ss OF the
coss of building church Of 500 atungs, aud report
Al enbeeQne1t meeting.
A vote o1 thanks was rendered to Peter Sinclalr
the choir OF tho church, for thelr valuable and
enecilye 6tFFlces In conducting the pkale1ody:
alao to the IelirtfR Board OF Trustees, for thetf
excellent dnanclal management The meeting
then adjourned,