Middletown transcript., 1875-03-20
DIR s,atlrck's Animal Sermon.


On Sabbath morning, March IA, the clos
of the Conference year. the annual sermo
was preached in the Methodist Church,
Middletown. 1t gave history of the pas
from ls22-in brief.
The summary of annual statistics embrace
the following:
I The MEMBERsHIp.-I 1874, the membershi
, was l27. Received by letter 20. Receives
by recommendation s. Received on confes
sion of saving faith, to a probationary rela
ton Ga Total-2l6. Removed by death 2
Dismissed by letter IL. Now on the recort
2os. ffsTr
The SUNDAY ScHooL.-Whole number o
larger scholars and in Bible classes 225. In
fant school IS. Total average attendance
l50 Hopeful conversions IT,
The FINANCIAL ExHIBlT.-Paid Pastor
$1,000. Current expenses $375,5O. Homt
Sunday School support 500. Church con-
tribution to missionary cause $4,000. Sun
day School, for tbe same $l35. Woman
Foreign Missionary Society $37. Total for
missions $262,0O.) Paid Episcopal Fund
$1,000. Presiding Elder $40 90. Worn out
Preachers S45. Church extension SLIT.
American Bible Society $s.25. Tract Society
$3.75. Sunday School Union $500. Edu-
cation Society S235 Freedmen Aid So
ciety SlO Total amount of money con-
tribuied Sls3O,27.
The PASTORAL WoRK.-Sermons preached
1903. Prayer and class meetings held 80.
Funerals attended IL. Pastoral visits 298.
Infants baptized IL. Adults baptized IL.
SUMMARY-The average Of membership for
FIVE years previous, has been 1874. This year
it has increased over so per cent, being now
203.
The Sunday School averages an attendance
greater than any one Sunday School os the
80 schools on Easton District, except Smyrna.
The same is true of its contribution to the
missionary cause Except in the case Of
Smyrna Sunday School While the aggre-
gate Of Church and Sunday School collection
is greater than Smyrna or any church of the
% on our District, as reported last year.
The total for all benevolent collections is
more than 100 per cent. greater than for the
previous year And subscription of Ssl5,
which is payable in 80, 80 and 80 days, was
also given to cancel all floating debts, thus
far on our material interests.
Besides, "a thorough spiritual quickening has
pervaded the church membership, which is
shown by increased attendance on public
worship, weekly prayer meeting Of nearly
100, and three week night-classes averaging
25 attendants each. Add to this the monthly
work of IL lady visitors, and the labors Of
the committees of our Young Mems Associa-
ton, which is reported at 'The Monthly
Meeting on each last Thursday night, and
we have ground to hope for greater pros
perity the ensuing year.
During the year, over seventy persons have
professed conversion. Sixty-four of them
united with our Church. A few joined other
communions. Only few of the whole have
failed to bring forth the scriptural fruit Of
genuine repentance.
Missionary Anniversary at 81. Georges.
Mr.. Editor Of Transcript The missionary
and concert in the ST. Georges
NJ. K. Church, came off on Friday, March IL,
according to previous announcement in the
TRANSCRIPT. The number present was not so
large as was anticipated, large proportion
of the members and congregation lived in the
and owing to the exceedingly bad
of the roads on that evening, were
unable to get out, as, also, were some friends
from Port Penn, who had volunteered their
services with some choice pieces of music.
The ladies and gentlemen from Middletowp,
were on hand in due time. At seven o'clock
the doors opened, and by a quarter TO eight
q large number Of those living in the village
were present, at which time the school came
up from the Lecture room. The exercises COM
menced with singing by the school, then
prayer by the pastor. After singing again
Master Ellsworth Heisel made an address,
which was done in very credtable manner,
setting forth the object of the missionary fund |
and statistics of previous years and their ap-
ropriations; after some more music, being
excellently rendered by the singers, the pastor
who is superintendent, requested the secre-
lary to call the classes as enrolled, and each
class at lis call sent up one of its number
3earing the emblem of the class and the
.mount contributed to the missionary fund,
With aa appropriate text of scripture. After
III the classes had reported, the superinten-
liant announced the amount raised by the
chool for the year just closing as forty-six
lollars and sixty-four cents. The average at
endance of the school was fifty, making an
vsrage Of ninety-three cents to each scholar.
The report was followed by singing. The
lasses then expressed their kind regards and
ppreciation of the labors of the officers and
eachers, not in words, but with presents,
ises closed with the doxology and benedc-
ion. Every thing passed off nicely, and
verybody was we'll pleased with the evening
pent.
Removal.
E. B. Rice has removed his confectionery
tore and eating saloon, from the Old Bank,
lear the corner Of Main and Broad streets, to
he Town Hall, where he has taken possession
If room No. l, and fitted it up in "a handsome
manner. He has now one of the finest con-
stores and refreshment saloons in
he State. Rice deserves patronage for his
zeal and enterprise.
Maryland Affairs.