, 1876-12-21
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.


Of Plymouth Congregational Church was held last
evening. The devotional exercises preceding tho
httsineeB meeting wcro led by Dr.. j. II. nollistet,
rho read and commented on tho prayer OF tho pub
ltcan, contained In Luke, xviii.
Dr.. Hollistcr was unanimously requested to re-
main In The chair and preside over the business.
meeting, which he did.
Tho report Of tic clerk, 1fr. Newton, showed
Tint tho present membership OF tho church was
6oS, sovcn OF the members having died during the
year, while there bad been rutnber Of letters Of
dismissal and Recommendation granted 10 othets.
Tho net decrease Of mcmbcrsh!p was four.
THE REPORT or THE TREASURER,
Or. Finn, showed q total Of receipts dnt1ng tho
Ssos % II; di.Sa1semcnts s7so. H. balance On hsnd.
ns TT, 5essps Ct Il: 5aqa a,;1 wf5s
to tie balance Of tho fund S14. Is. Tho report was
referred 10 tho Auditing Committee.
appeared TO havo been diverted to other purposes.
an:l ho wanted 10 know what the church shought Of
Deacon Temple said tho Treasurer had acted on
tho recommendations Of tho Board Of Deacons, and
that, ~ the poor fund had lain Idle during ror.
sn q nss sS I Id &c s s Z s% q s
soma Of The fund 10 Ito relief,
Tho obJectiny member seemed to be satisfied.
commtes a @ SHOWED tagH' hst ee g Ii sdes f II %
Church have not brcn dcEolIct tn &her charitable
duties dht'ng tho year,
was !end by Deacon Temple. 1t called attention 10
the decrease Of four In thu membership, md ex-
ra,noa tha. " ihe taet that The church lad bse,
tho necessity Of IN enr.,ost work In the church, and
important duties, towards securing an lncreaee In
the me,nbership. Yet It was pfain 70 zee thai bis
"ther dnt!es wsre sesx enstoss3ng Mlsn IT. 10 lcf,.
Ks sl,ecp, they Naa gonc noIe o. iess astray, the
lsoard wcrc. pained tn say. There M w. no causs,
eohcau aneng sSs nebc tho
II Tho church and larXe fns.casu In tho member.
thp would be usstrsa Ihs report somswhat s ha
af Va. " .Sseondary Sd VI mpofanee It siose WIFI
direct inquiry 10 whether this needed cohesion
Tho report Of the Snntay .school Superintendent
revealed q, prosperous condition Of affairs 10 Ills
fho report Of the Committee on Pastoral Lthrary
showed shas tho fand tor this purpose had beeu I.
serted to rug uses Of the Sunduy school. with tho
sanGiSn o. TIC church. The report ALSO Showed
Directors o1rton and woodberry were Ee.clec.cd1
the ns,t hes III present Clerk and
The report Ut The Secretary nt,t Treasurer Of The
sltsAiun School dttcloncd vesy crc!table cun4l.
s,na!l la!aMcc On hand. The Superintendent q
tho school reported q worry deep religious feeling
1itE noS. BURTON c. cooK,
for 4 Pastor, VA. called upon for report. slr.
Coo!s sall he supposed tile members were familiar
With tho rtatus of Tie case, and he tad to sepor
thnt the gentleman to whnm an tnytutton hat|
been proffercd had replied In tho following lAn
gnagc: ~. !. inposs,Sle TO-, no 70 sce ny w.!
ther remarked that tho Invitation was still opcn 70
this gentleman to accept. but ha considered TINT tn
church was free 10 aecurc suited eNpp1leA ur req
Mlar pastor whenever 1t had such, mi. opportunity
thst tt tlc iaviation might bo acesptci" Allpso1
was alno made to thu prospect Of tic putnlt boln
temporarily filled by another reverend gentleman
but Mr, Con!s was aElent as 10 hlu nanc. lie als
aided tint the Committee On Correspondence wou'
probably meet Saturday night, when le Aope
something ,noro tlelnttu won'tl be known.
Ur. l1cehn moved that thu Committee OH Core
erondcnco be Instructed to confer with the scv. s
jenkins, uf Anhcsst. ind to report on tho cxpcd
cncy Of extending call to that gentleman.
Mr. Cook thought this would c,nbarrasa tho Con
natttce In thels negotiations but lhe notson neyo,
the!css prevailed.
Tho u'retlng wns c1nscd with prayer BY DR.. I1o
lister, who prayed especially for bcssIn. On II
Committee ior tho Selection Ut u Pastor. askn
thnt they might be endued With, wIndum md sFir
ual insight Anl ircct1n In thelr lnors, and in It
| report they were 10 ulake to tho church,