Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-27
The Annual Pew Renting.

The General ReSultS-Last Kear's Re-
 celprS Equaled if not Surpassed-Gen-
 era; SaiIsfactiOn at the Results-An-
 nual Meeting at College Street Church
 Trinity church pews were rented yesterday on the new plan recently adopted. The peWs were ticketed at an appraised figure, the highest at $150, at which figure none of them were assessed. The prices varied from this amount down to $25, the descent being by $5 steps, and few were sold even lower. The result of the plan gives satisfaction, and the amount realized, it is thought, will be in excess of the rentals of previous years on the old plan. The committee held two sessions yesterday to assign seats, in the morning and the evening at stated hours. All but S9 of the pews in the body of the church were rented in the morning. and most of those remaining were taken last evening.
 Tho total amount realized at Trinity will be between $7, 900 and $s,000.
 At Calvary Baptist church the bidding WAS spirited. Many bonuses as high as $50 were paid for choice. The total amount realized will be in the neighborhood of $4, 900. The society's committee at Calvary consists ot Messrs. Ward Ooe, manufacturer in Center vile; Milo D. Futile, of Crockett & Futile, carriage manufacturers Leslie Moulthrop, secretary of the N. H. Manufacturing Go. <; Ex-Councilman Twiss, the attorney, and Theodore F. Booth, of the New Haven Steam Saw Mill Company. The committee were elected recently. The chairman of the old committee, MT. F. R. Bliss, retires after a long period of very efficient service. It is remembered at the church with lively sense of appreciation and as debt which can hard ly be paid. The new committee is composed of young men of influence. The rental last evening was very satisfactory. The payment of the last half year of slip rents has been remarkably prompt and complete, indicating an improvement in business.
 The pews at the North Church were rented yesterday afternoon and last evening. The amount realized compares very favorably with the returns of preceding years, and from tho indications last evening it will exceed that of last year. Several new pew holders are added.
 The annual meeting of the Ecclesiastical society of the College street Congregational church was held last evening, MT. Fl. A. Car rington chairman, and A. W. Holmes secre- tary. A. G. Smith was elected treasurer and Samuel 0. Lloyd auditor. The following were elected the society's committee: H. F. Peck, G. W. l.. Benedict, H. A. Warner, J. T. Fitch. Joseph Wo ods, J. gratifying result of the envelope system of obtaining the church income. This plan has been in operation at the church for one year, and the result is not only the payment of the expenses, but payment of $500 in addition to- ward the liquidation of the church debt it having been reduced from $2, 800 to $2,00O. vote was enthusiastically passed-the socie- ty learning that the pastor, the Rev. Mir. Kel- sey, intended to visit Europe this summer that the pastors vacation be extended through June, July and August, his salary to continue during his absence.
 At the Third Congregational church the as- sessed valuation of the pews remained the same as last year, but the bonuses bid were somewhat larger than last year. The total rentals this year will reach about $5, 900, be- ing an increase over last year of about $35O. The church officers were gratified with the result.
 At St. Paurs church Whiting s. Sanford was the auetionser, and at the start the bids for choice of seats was quite lively. The bo- nuses kept up much longer than last year and it was sometime before the bids fell to par. The assessed valuation of the pews was placed somewhat lower than last year, but with the increase in bonuses it was thought the total amount would equal that or last year, when the amount realized was about 5000, and it may exceed this amount. Here, as in the other churches there were many absent who always hire pews, but as general rule do not attend the first sale.
 There was larger attendance than usual at the annual rental of pews in the St. John street NJ. E. church. The seats were marked trifle lower than last year. and the bonuses were little better. Many more seats were taken than on the first night of sale last year, and it was thought that the final footings would show about $3, 800, as compared with the. sales last year, when they reached about $3, POO.
 As is usually the case there was large number present at the Church of the Re- deemer and the bidding was quite spirited throughout. F. D. Harrison acted as auc- tioneer. The entire amount of bonuses reached $1, 900 in round numbers, and the full amount realized will be not far from $S, 900. It will probably exceed this 0 little when all the seats that are to be sold are taken.
 The pews in St. James Episcopal, Fair Ha- ven East, were rented last evening, and the amount realized was about the same as last year. The pews in the Second Congregation al rented little better than last year. At the First Congregational and East Pearl street Methodist there was not much change in re- ceipts from last year.