, 1874-01-20
THE NEW JERUSALEM.
How 1t Prospcrs Financially and
Spiritually"


Tho annual meeting OF tho First Society OF
the Now Jcruaalom Church, tho Row. j. II. 1Iib-
pard pastor. was held last evening Mt tho Sooi-
'dty's Temple, corner Of Eighteonth street and
Prairie avonuo. Tile attendance waH not vary
large, only tlirty-one votes being cast.
AIR. Z. Il. lurnllam was elected Chairman for
tho evonlng, Tic Secretary, A[r. G. +. ".
Jungo, thon read tho minutes of last year's an-
n1al meeting, Which wero adoptcd, aB q Inattor
Of course. ..
Mn. soAmMoN'a HISTORY.
Mr. !. I. Hcnmmon next mado q motion TINT
tho Hame resolution which WIS adopted by tho
Society at tho last years annual tnueting sAon!d
bo readoptcd, name1y that lo. Mr: acammon,
81 soS 0ap1 IN v Of s e Nron tn ppo
raro and publisl,. fntl history Of tho
New Church in Chicago, aud its spirit
uni M we'll --,,ns financial condition.
lIo said tint tho last ycar WIS d very hard one
for him to find timo In which to dovoto to tho
consideration of tho subjects
THE PABTons nEroRT.
The pastor then rcad hts report, which was
not adopted, but referred back to tho Executive
appears that twonty ght were added to tue
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The report Of the Executive Committee, the
Chair1naii Of which is S1r ]. \. scammon, was
then rend by tho Secretary. Tho report said
that the Finance Committee was not ready with
Tho report. consequently mono could DO nude az
regards the state og tho luances Of tho aociety.
What would ho ruad WaB to be regarded
merely Us a kind Of memorandum. Tho
Secretary, Nr. Junge, would Bay, however. that,
inas1nlch ns tho tlnanctal management Of tho
Society was in the hands OF bfr. scammon who
was tile Hociety'a financial agent, tho Finance
Committee, Of which ho wae membar, have OK
alnined Mr.. ScatnmonfH disbursements mud bud
found them correct. For tho iufol matiou OF tho
Society, he would state tllnt tho Society Wns now
~
fire. The proceeds Of tho Adams street property,
which WAS bought. as was weil known by Mr.
Scammon, and receipts from other sourcos were
8l30, ,46t.11+ THO umonnt expended was $780,
934.ss. s6B.o0o Of Which vas Oh the Tompio,
$Gn,O0 on tho West Sido Union Park Church,
and SO, 500 ou the Lincoln Par1s Chapel.
HE ROBE TO EXPLAIN.
After tho Secretary had rend tho report, Mr.
Scamulon roae to explain md make another mo-
tion, Els motion, Wllcn WAS unanimously ac-
ceptad WAS that tho Society should authorize
the Finance Committee to raiae a loan OF 310, 900
on the property Of the Society. 900 on tho
Eighteenth Street Temple, aud 5000 on tho
the Socioty'a debts. Subscriptions By members
would not raise more than enough to pay rum
ming expenses. THO Society had boon trying to
do too much since the fire. and hence itH present
that such a panic would overtake the country lie
would not hnve undertaken to do what he
had, Flo thought tile present pnnio was
worso than that OF 1881 or 1857.
but the sky began to brighton, and ho hoped
that the Society would soon be able to pay its
indebtedness. Ho explained why tho Finance
Committee waa not ready to report. No ono
knowa how hard 1t is to write report when
there were SO many small items to romomber,
but the Society must, for the prcsent, bs satls-
fed,
ON SPIRITUAL MATTERS.
mr. gcamrnon ut this poit,t nude sudden d.
groasion aud took up tho discussion OF spiritual
Affairs, and objected to tho PASTORS proposition
to llyo tho Feaat Of the Lords Supper only on
Christmas. Easter. and pentccost. He was sor-
r. to say it, but there was loss pfcty III tho Now
Church than in any other. Tho members OF the
Now Chu1ch had religion enough, but very little
picty, and wore given to too little praying
II dance Or Rocial wns to be given, tho attend.
nnce was always large, but tho members kept
aloof from tho worship Of tie Lord md from
business meetings. He had been Now Church,
nauu for forty years, aud began to despair Of tue
growth OF swetlonborgianism, just because there
He wanted the Lords Supper administered every
month, and especially o. the 18th day Of June.
which was thu anniversary day Of tic 18th Of
Juue, 1910, when the Lord gent all his Apostles
| to proclaim the New Jerusalem Church to tile
| spiritual world In all the heavens.
| ur. S, then apo1ogi2ed for locturing them. Oh
] he was no better or wiser than The rcst, but he
thought it bis duty to nnbnrtlen his heart, as le
hcgan to feel that tue Now Church would not atr
| tam great power OH Ibis earth.
| The following Trustees and officers 'vero then
| elected for the ensuing year: TruHtoes-J.
| Young Scammon, Il. Officer, 8. Loring, r. E.
Moss, J. Il. Ragatz. Q. Backman, r. Il. Burn
ham HeeretarY-O. r. W. Junge; Treasurer
| ". Northrup Anditor-Dr. Il. E. Small.