, 1873-01-22
AN ENrERPRiSlNG SOCIETY.
General Meeting OF tllo Members Ct tio
First Congregational Church.
A Building Committee Appointed and Instructed
10 At Once Prepare Plans Tor
q New Church.

A general meeting OF tho mombera Of tho
American Reformed Church, northwest cornos
Of Ann aud Washington etreete, 1aat evening,
Tho attendance WAS very largo, quito number
Of ladics being proaens. Rev. Mr.. Booohor pro
aldod.t -7,-
Mr.. Morse, Chairman Of the Board Of TruH.
teea, stated TINT tho questions they wehed to
consider, ,were: Whether tho church ahould bo
rebuilt, what should bo done for temporary
place of, worahip, and how. could the current OK
penaes DO mot. Ho presented tho following
resolutions: -:
Re3oped That In tho destruction by ro, tho evn-
Ing Of the 10Th lust. Of tie house Of orshlp belong
ns E ns sos wS the hand q a
pie suhmiaaion, and from whom wo would ioarn the
le,7on designed by this spycro ni,licssou. :.
nnjusy upon e. ahli md care of tho architect, Sr
Henry L: aay therefore
I'D nanR iii esse
al diligence and caro tho construction Of tho build
Ing 10 protect It from, accident Or Iosa BY ro md
rebuilding Of thu church cdtce avn 1tscf rs far na
possible of tne Judgment adyico md services Of tic
architect aud Building COMMITTEES Of the destroyed cd
WHEREAS, By the destruction Of ctr clurcl, oditce,
th9 current expenses q tho Society may ho slightly
creHsed In ohera and
WHEREAS, Tho said expense must be provided for !;
Resolrta Tint II ie the sensc Of this meeting that
ew rent. should 10 paid tho same as II the church had
Resolved, That porsops who wore rsntcra Of pewa at
Tho tmo Of the ro DO and they ara requested to ply
their rohta for tho balancc Of tho year.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Tho following resolution was presented:
WHEREAS, Tho house Of worship belonging 10 this
Society destroyed BY fro tho evening the 10th
ins md boing for the bos tntercsa Of tbs Of
a. md os,s " s III @ a u
taken to rebutld lhe church ediaco without loss Of
time therefore, be II
1t this mpoting. ."-'
4 gentleman asked II the object Of tho Inst
resolution was not embraced In the resolution
already adopted.
Tho Chairman did not think 90.
Mr.. Moore moved TINT tho CHAIR nominate o
Oommittee to suggest q Building Committee.
Judge FArwell moved rs an amendment that
tho old Building Committee bo elected to dis.
charge the san1o duties again..
Tho Chairman ruled tho motion out Of order;
motion had been made and seconded, and that
alone could be entertained.
gentleman thought that parliamentary law
required that tho question should bo first put
on tue amendment.
The Chairman did not think 80. TLauehter,1
- After some good-natured renlarka by Judge
TarWell, s: n. Moore, and others, tho audience
enjoying the Independence and despotism of
tho Chairman,., Mr.. Doecher appointed as tho
Committee called for Messrs. Moore, Munger,
and Mills.
On motion, Judge Farwoll was added to tho
Committee. .
. DR.. Clark satd tue American Reformed, Third
Presbyteri9n, Fret Baptist, and Union Park Con-
gregational Soclstles had onorod their churches
to tho Society. as place of worship. Ho moved
that tho matter Of meeting bo referred to tho
Doard Of TruatooB, they to give proper notice to
tho mombors Of Tho place se1octea.
The Committee referred to above submitted
tho following names OF gentleman to constitute
tho Building Committee: T, II. Avery, J. II.
Pearson, William HinchclH, Ansel Cook, Roy.
Dr. Goodwin. H. N. Holden, and ). W. Stanley.
The report was adopted.
Mr: Hsmmill offered the following, which waa
adopsed:
Resolred, Tint the Building Committee bc and thay
are heraby instructed and authorized to proceed ut
oncc to prepare planB for tho eaoe, and submit
sac s soon ns posEblc 10 the 6ocety for adopt1on
ncccptabc and also to procure estimates OF The cost
of tho sumo. :.
Tho meeting then adjourned. -