The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-01-02
Annual Meeting Of the Presbyterian Church.
The Society of the First Preshyterian church

The Society OF the First Presbytertan chufcn
Of Salna met regular annual session. st two O'Clock
p M, December :6. ISIS, and called to order by
Mr. A. c. Sloan chairman of Board of Trustees. and
opened with prayer by the pastor Jacob Dewitt was
duly elected Chairman, and T. r. Carver. Secretary
Of the Society for the coming year. and Immediately
assumed their Offices.
From the report Of the Trustees, Deacons, and Par
.onage Building Company it appears that the receipts
Of the Society for the past were rs follows: For
congregational purposes-sI7l3 81 for building par
sonage-sll5Ols; making total Of receipts Of s2s4-
H. This financial prosperity due to the remarkable
liberalty this congregation has enabled It's ocers
build fine parsonage free OF debt. pay the current
expenses OF the year and nearly lquidse all the out
standing debts against the Society Of which have
been accommodating for several years. Besides the
above transacted through the regular Society, this
congregation has raised during the year for the pur
chase OF a organ and other church mproy ements,
f2.5 co. and for Sunday school objects, ~ 3. Max
ing grand total Of monies collected for all purposes
by the Secretary. Of e323l. g. This 10 certainly Q
One showing for one years financial mark.
The following were elected the board Of Trustees
o a. u. c. Sloan, J. Gilmore, r. Robb T. r. Carver.
r. Muir.
for the raising Of funds for current expenses during
the coming year, was thoroughly discussed And al.
in sasne respects worked injury to the Society WA
also shown that the benefits more than oysrhalanced
the evils 10 this Society Previous TO the adoption OF
this NJ an the Society every year falling behind
its current expenses and the sccumulatng debt be-
gan assume serious proportions. For three years
ally rising cut of their financial embarrassment; and
il is believed that the drawbacks TO the system are
due rather to MISREPRESENTATION Of than beng nee
essarily inherent to IT,
The main objections to |; two. First. there 10
il ado psns an exclusive principle which says to
public nj large, you are not so welcome mere - In
churches where the pews are free II such = ne ssn.
TO this particular The reason why this Society
adopted the plan not to exclude any from feeling
at home worshippng with us, but for financial pur
poses Alone and this respect il has worked admir-
ably To obviate any such public impression. the
.irble seat. free TO accommodate visitors and
siousl worshppers. Besides 10 10 understood tnA AL
p~w holders are more than willing TO have all their
vacant sttinxs filed with guests and sure that
express he unanimous Keeling OF Al the society
when we say 70 ala Come and worshlp WIN Us, 700
ut home among US, Is before we adopted this Imam
ciai plan for convenience among ourselves.
the church we'll the congregation, unable %
| payfh~rentai assessed upon the seassS and being
share OF the burdens according their ability. they
excluded both from the church privileges and oo-
10 meet all such actual cases. the trustees en-
powered 10 make any special arrAnxements with par
the poorest member may secure his own seat md fee
thst be has all has rights md PrNlsses = under ne
10 still objects: that after regular rate has been
nxed for the r~ntAl Of seat, IL looks like giving
charity TO throw 81 20 adopt TO circumstances ana
the poorest ha sensifveuess mAkiag themselves
ohics of public charity lit thss this |,
. far more delicate way 10 make known snt's ineaps
pIty to the trustees alone and have keps privae
matter than 90 pot IL down . public saoee-fPtioc
payer open the gaze VI all eyes wherever eireu
l,,es Ar ali erents Il Il certain that BY TIE prac;ic
OF Christian courtesy and accommodation and 6 ,od
common Sense by all. no person vii BE- Kept Away.
and IL understand IL properly en- be kept away %
feel less hons anong us, under the Jodieiocs aa<
wise working Of this plan than under any other
The Soclety adjourned % meet g The church thurs
day January .. - O'Clock r. n, Cog tne purpos'
Of renting he pcws Al persoes desiring 70 obtain
pews arr resaesssd 70 b preseof q hat time
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