, 1877-12-27

RELIGIOUS.

THH PI1ssT CONGREGATIONAL
Tho annual meeting Of the First CongreRa-
ttoual Society Was held in the church, corner Of
Ann and Washington streets, last evening, tho
Rev. Dr.. Goodwin In the chair. There wcro
about 800 present.
i. Tho Prudential Committee reported that tho
past year lad been a memorable ona in tho
cl,urch's annals. An unusual number of deaths
~-tuelVe-had occurred. Four OF the deceased
worc old members, one OF them-Dr. Holbtook
-betug an original member. The efforts OF tho
Evangcltsta were seconded, and no church was
mora largely represented At tho Tabernacle,
mono furnlahlng moro willing hearts or carncsf
laborett. Thc result Was 12!5 kccosslous to tho
church-n result without parallel in it, history.
main main i H could not b. deae that to:e re recei1ed 81
wcro consistent Christians. And out OF
the rc7iTnl had developed spirit Of
Christian activtty that had not been sur:
&c sa .to sofea 81 e: non. os te GSs csure
altuston bclnc rnh.io to the Yokefcllows, cottage
meetings, Industrial schools. and DIbte.rradcre.
Plans for visiting, benevolent ard mission work
isa '.so a'e% dRes.SIng st tse JET sses
hsd been paid. The SERVICES were well attended
md tho Intertet increasing.
The Church Clerk reported that tho aecessfons
WHOM. los wete ,nnles and 145 females. the
average for the past five years was 105, After
tha July communion tho membership MAS
loo; nov it ras 1,lo5,-a71 males and ia
equal TO the four preceding years. Tho church
was represented at eight Councils.
Tho Treasurer reported As follows: Church
poor and cxpense Iand-;rcceipts, o.s3; dis.
ss'ss4; aH; eala"es' ceaefesas'onsl nRsSasl
Church building fund, s17G0a. American
Board Foreign Missions, receipts, 5o5.o0; az
nirxi Aft@saS mi A rnrtH
Association, .rccetpts, $412.pa; expended, samo
amount, Anefican Home Missionary Society,
reccipts, s44os3; expended same amount
Families deceased mtnlstegs, e0o,96; appended,
ccipts, &251. 10. expended, same amount
pcrldel, s7aU83; oyerilrawn, $3.50. Cash On
band, fol1:49. Tho total contributions pess-
ton there llad bccn, contributed for Diblo
work, 3714.2s; Womeu'e Chrlstian Association,
$a; Ladies' Donsyolent eceicty, e3l7, As; IN
dp,tr e.. sfaeo1 h s ssae hsas 4 So
contributions, Al; to Iouc Of the Friend
less, $50; to Moody meetings and mecclaue-
Gus gtylngs.. 5000. Total, s3,sol.4t. Grand
Tho Church Visitor reported TINT $3.50 visits
had hrcn nsadc. An appeal was mnlc for do
children to enable them 10 attend tho Sunday
school Ths 3 supperintep1ent, Of the ! sss,naay; y,
tho 1nclnbersliIp 1901, including teachers. The
nYerago attendance Naa 3d.
Some discussion ensued on the question
whether the election oil olllccrs OF the school
should DO ratified. It being claimed that tho
election was i!Ecgal-thc ticket having been
made up on Sunday. A motion to postpone
was lost, and, after more talk, tho election was
ratified. -.
An election for various officers resulted as
follows:
Deacons Ito verye four yes,s)-W, n, Mills and
r. u. CnFror
Cgerk-J. ". Sykes.
! IredsHfer--John c. Wfswel.
As4tsfdnt 1rtdsHFer-HArk Ayres.
Prudential Eomnlttes-GeoEgc N. Cu1ycr, Il. q.
nt1lin9a. Mark AJEcs.. E. D. Reddlngton, Dr.. ].
r. Thompson. 4. D. Moad.
Ths Society then adjourned.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
At business.mceting uf the First Pscsbyte.
rian Churcl, last evening, held nfter the regular
ws;eklr prayeE.meatioe, there vas an election q
Elders Otis and Hoi1InRswurth, aud In tho
choice Of MessFs; M;1,, Tush,ll King, Henry nam-
Black, Bi.setl, and pcnncld. resigned, Descons
Marsh aud Curtan Nero also reelected.