Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-01-10

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CHURCH STATISTICS AT the Presbyt erlan
church last Sunday, Rev. VIM. E. Baker, thi
pastor, read q statement of the aft airs of th,
church for the year 1872 There were IA add
lions to the membership, including by certi6.
cate The membership numbers 275, which has
been lessened by four deaths. The total income
of the church Independent of pew rents was
So, 95l 0S; estim ated income from pew rent
So, $780, making a total of SIS, 45l o. The
amount required for the support of the church,
and the benevolent COLLECTIONS was So, 45l.0S,
leaving So, 900 for the new church. Besides this
So, 900, there was paid TO the building commit
tee by private subscriptions, Sc, 900 for the new
church. Abiding to the kindness of the congre-
CATION to their pastor during the past year, Mr..
Baker said he had received evidences of their re-
gard during the year amour ting to nearly $500
of the dead of the year whose names he men
toned, he said that "tEe church that has such
members to lose, need not doubt either the ,pu
riy ofirs doctrines, the scripturaness of its mode
of worship, or its possession of an encouraging
measure of the Divine favor.' The roll of the
Sunday School, Mr.. Thos. R Bledsoe, Superin-
tendent, shows that there have been a. teachers
on the roll, leverage attendance So, and $40
scholars (arerage attendance 1907 during the
wear. The contributions of the scholars during
the year were $500. &.
The statement of the past year of. the Metho-
dist church, Rev. H. H. Kennedy, shows mem
bership of 4o3. The additions during the year,
by the revival, were l6l. The church during
the conference year. received and paid out
So, 376 90. Rev. Leonidas Rosser while here re-
ceived 1928, of which. $lC0 was contributed by
the young ladies of the Wesleyan Female lnsti-
tute. He was also the recipient of other tokens
| of esteem and most valuable one from Rev.
! DR.. Harris, President of the Wesleyan Female
| [nstitute-being an offer to take and educate his
| daughter at that Institution free of charge. The
congregation at the Methodist church is a most
| liberal one and last Sunday though the streets
were almost impossible and the congregation
was very slim, this envelope collection was $40
The Sunday School of the Methodist church
numbers (including the Female Insttute) 29T
scholars, 10 teachers and "a officers. The Super
intendent is Mr.. G. W. Hunter, and the Super
intendent of the school at the Institute is Rev.
W. H Harris.
The Baptist church, Rev. Geo B. Taylor, this
year numbers 2e7 in its membership an increase
of SO during the year. The sunday School num-
bers ESQ scholars and % officers and teachers,
with Mr. J. W. Todd, Superintendent. The in
crease in the number Of scholars is equal to
25 per cent. There were II conversions among
the scholars The little ones appropriated $50
at special contribution to the memorial fund,
besides the regular collections which go to the
same fund.
The Catholic church, Rev. John McVerry, has
on its roll 600 communicates. In this church
the children of the church are members. The
Sunday School under the Superintendsncy of
Mr. W H. German has Il teachers and l25
scholars The church has been improved during
the year by the Introduction Of gas, and this
year will be enlarged by an extension of the rear
| and marble altar will be erected. The ladies'
of the congregation propose holding fair in
| May to pay for those improvements.
The Episcopal church, Rev. W.Q. Hulihen.
has 242 members, the add lions during the year
having been 81. The Sunday School under the
| SUPPLEMENTARY of Judge Hugh W. Shefey
| had last year average attendance OF 100
scholars and "a teachers. During the year the
church has built very handsome brick parson-
/ age on the church grounds.
| The Lutheran church, Rev. D. NJ. Gilbert, is
advancing. The membership last year was &c
with 10 additions. The Sunday School under
the Superintendency of M Geo. Baker had las
year an attendance of e5 scholars and II teach
ers.. The congregation has built very hand
some brick parsonage near the Lutheran Insti
tute. The box system in the church collection
has been found to increase the receipts % pc
cent. -s. VS. -