, 1874-03-03
EIGHTH PRESBYTERIAN.
Annual Meeting Of the Church.
Condition Of tho rinanccs...E Election
Of Trustees.
Rotations Of Pastor and People
Kogrctfully Dissolved.

Isogretfully Dissolved.
Tho annual businosH meeting Of tho Eighth
Presbyterian Society wan hold in tho church,
corner OF Washington aid noboy streetB, yea
tordcy evening, aud was attended by about 150
persona.
DE rEAoEruL.
Dr.. J. D. Bkcer was cIuson Chairman, and
nude fow romarks upon tho Importance Of tho
meeting. 1Ie said that tito continuance Of tho
present paator in hin position would DO tlia-
cussed, mud 1t had bcon suggested that
tho result Of tho meeting might DO An or
plosion which would partly dissolve tho
Society. 1t wnB therefore doslrable that
tho utmost caro- eliould bo taken in
what wnB done md what was said. so that no
porBon's fcolings should be hurt and no dsascn-
eion croasod which would bring rogrot to auy ono
who should tako pnrt III tho business Of tho
evonlng.
Tho proceedings wero ononed with prayer by
Alr. Glenn Wood, afsor which A1r. Banning WAS
chosen Secretary, and tho mtnutoa Of lust ycar's
meeting were road and approved.
BADuATlt CONTINUATION FUND.
The report Of tho Treasurer OF the Sabbath
Contribution Fund waa then read, showing the
rccoipts to have been $l,279.80, Of which tho
sum Of $500 was retained by tho church, aud the
TGH1hluuGE ElVCn TO FNTl0uB IQl6E1CuATT Anu 0t1Gr
charitable institutions.
DoAnp or TRUSTEES.
Tho report Of tho Secretary of tho Board Of
Trustees was thon reah. Tho subscription to
tho Current Exponse Fund had bcou d, ,475. Of
ycnr amounted to s2,278, and $3.50 had boon paid
up for back rentB for 1879. Church collections
furnished 5000. and $3.50 WAS obtainod from
.'sundrcs," making total Of S472? collected
during. tho yoar. The Ladies' had also paid OF
~ 3n1tf nfl1 t.,tnr Inn,
lug s450 still due.
Tho report Of tho Treasurer waa then rcad,
showing total indebtedness OF 414, 800, Of
which $40, 900 is funded dobt, secured BY. tho
church property, and guaranteed by cortatn indi.
yiduals. The income for tho past year was
$1,000, and tho amount pnid out was about Gao
moro than tho income. thls amount being at-
vanced by tho Treasurer. Tho amount due the
pastor vas $2.os7. Tie estimated 'e;
to s4,1uo, md tho estimated oxpons.
os amounted to $4,000. showing prob.
abio deficiency Of about 81 100 for the year.
The floating indebtedness Of "a 800 was all past
duo, except $500, and should bo paid immcllato-
u. After several questions relative to the con-
dition Of tho tloatiug dobt, on motion Of Mr. ].
L. Fay, the report wus accepted and referred to
all Auditing Committee Of two, WIN should re.
port at subsequent meeting. Messrs. Fay aud
Banning were appointed such Committee.
ELECTION OF Ts>'sTEEs.
The next buslltcHs was the election Of Trus-
toes. and number Of nominations were made.
Tho rue rolativo to tho qualifications Of ecctora
being called for, it tranBpirod tint, by o rule
holders not in arrears" should bo permitted to
vote. This rulo, having long becu dis-
regarded and forgotten, creatou conaiaera.
bio eommotion since by following, it tb'
number Of legal voters would bo very
greatly diminished from tic usual complement
a variety Of doaultory conversation enH!lcd ms to
who should vote, there being no motion before
the meeting, but q vote by ballot waH finally
taken, Mossrs. Williams md Rounds being al,.
pointed teliers. TAe five porsoua receiving tho
! aH follows: N{eesrs. D. N. Martin, L. II. Whit
noy, Goorge Rounds, A. n. Henderson, and D.
Leonard.
THE TROUBLES
A number Of rGnlnrkb were tliom made, reln-
tive to the necessity Of raising money to pay III
debtednoas no" due aud tue regular expenses,
but no plaus wera suggested. Alter co,lsidota-
bio beating about the bush, hfr. Rounds struck
out boldly into the right path by saying, III ef-
feet, that tho trouble was undoubtedly with the
pastor. He was hkod as a man and a pastor, but
10 had not tile power to draw people into tho
Church.
bIr. Grace offered resolution to the ofroot
that committee OF six ns appointed to draw up
. set Of RESOLUTIONS to express their opinion Of
the duty Of the meeting.
llr. Nlchol wlehcd to hoar from tho Trustees.
hlr. Leonard thorcupon gave history OF their
di1(ercnt consultations With tle pastor, relative
to tho financial condition Of tho Society, as fol-
lows:
Nlr. Reid had mentioned repeatedly TINT il tho
congregation should over desire hiB rcsgnation,
he should tender it Immediately. SO long
aEo as tho spring Of 1872 tho question
Of change Of pastor cano up, but no action
Vas taken. It was hoped tnat ono of tho
church members, q cloao personal friend Of Mr..
Reid, would tak with him aud induce him to put