Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-10
Congregational Meeting.

SSsSs~SH>s~ -~SS--So
( Wednesday night, after a sermon full OF
the beautiful imagery for which this min
lister is noted, Rev. McDuff Simpson said
that congregational meeting would be
held, in view of call he bad received to
church in Philadelphia. The meeting was
presided over by VIM. Jordan, ESQ.,, and
Nh Simpson in a few remarks stated the
case, promising that the matter was. al
ready quite well understood by the congre-
cation, the most Of whom he had seen per-
sonally on the subject. He had stated to
the session the situation in which he was
placed, and must ask for specific action.
1t was hardly necessary to add that his IN
terest in this church was as strong as when
he had first come to it, and he was much
attached to this people, who had warmly
responded to the affection which he bore
them. His labors here, he thought, had
been attended with very considerable suc~
cess, one evidence Of which was the church
in which he was speaking. He had had his
failings, as the members had had theirs,
and sometimes the angularities of either
might have rufiled their intercourse, but
there had been nothing which was thought
of now, and nothing but a stern necessity
could break the ties which bound him to
them. He would not ask the congregation
for any fixed sum, because sum named
might be one it was not able to pay with
out feeling it as tax upon them. He had
been offered place where he could get a
competent support, but his ties here were
stronger than he had the courage to break
and if they were broken he should not
break them. After asking if there were
any questions the members desired to ask,
and finding none he said he would retire
from the house so that there might be an
unembarrassed conference among the men,
bers. He then left, accompanied by his
lady and Rev. Samuel McCune.
Capt. Chas. D. Mccoy, an elder, said the
whole question was whether the congrega-
ton was able to increase the salary lat
present $7O0) of the pastor, and he regret
ted that larger number of the members
were not present.
Mr.. Thos. S. Doyle said it would be we'll
to have the official financial statement of
the church read, when we could then see
what could be done in the way Of increas-
ing the PASTORS salary.
Capt. Mccoy from the Building Commit
tee made statement showing that the to-
tai receipts had been $3,7S4 and there was
81, 1862 still due.
MI. Henry Walker, Treasurer of the
congregation, made a report showing that
the receipts had been 81 APO and the expen-
ditures s., 1923 and that there was float
ing debt of s205 due. Capt. Mccoy said
that the Building Committee wished to
know what the congregations wishes were
about the building debt still due, whether
they wanted a bill passed by the legislature
permitting the mortgaging Of the church
edifice for the amount.
MI. W. A. Hudson, deacon. called at
tention to the fact that $4,000 was due on
the lot, which with the 1892, and $2O5
would make debt Of about $4,000.
Capt. Mccoy thought there would be no
difficulty about the ground payment, which
after the first $500, was to be paidain small
yearly instruments, and if the debt on the
church building were gone there would be
no trouble about raising the PASTORS salary.
On motion of Mr.. Doyle committee
was appointed to canvass..v The congregation
and see what they would pay to liquidate
the debt and towards an increase of the
PASTORS salary. The chair appointed the
following gentleman: Thos. S. Doyle,
Holmes Erwin, Jas. A. Morrison, John S.
Lipscomb and T. N. Argenbright.
1t is stated that the Philadelphia congre-
cation offers Mr.. Simpson 81 500 and a
manSe.