Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-15
Annual Church Meetings,

Center Church Reports For the Past
 Year-EIection Of a DeacOn-ColIege
 Street Church.
 The annual meeting of the Center church was held last evening in the chapel on Chapel street, Rev. Dr. Smyth presiding and Dr. Sanford clerk.
 After the opening devotional exercises, Frank s. Bradley, treasurer, read his report, which showed that $s, ,670 had been appro- priated during the year for various benevo- lent objects. The total legacies from mem- bers of the church who were deceased amounted to $16, 1000, POO.
 The Sunday school was reported in 8 hourishing condition. It consists of TIC members, including scholars and teachers, and during the past year the average attend ance has been 123. The benevolent contri- buttons by the school amounted to $155. 50.
 The report of the New Lebanon mission, of which Julius Hotchkiss is superintendent, was read by Mir. Seeley, the assistant. The report of T. Attwater Barnes, treasurer, showed that $412S7 had been expended for the mission and $350 received, leaving 8 small deficiency.
 Col. Rutherford Trowbridge reported the total number of deaths during the past year as 13. Of this number Il were women and men, There were baptisms. Six were admitted by certificate and ? by profession of faith. There were nine disnissals by let ter. The present membership of the church is 524.
 Professor Lyman reporting for the library stated that $46 had been expended for new books during the past year. Dr. Sanford reported that the Ladies' Home Missionary society had expended dur ing the year $2, 74994 in aid of poor church es He also reported that during the year a plain but neat edifce had been erected for the Taylor church sufficiently large to accom- modate from 300 to 400 persons, which would be ready for dedication in about two weeks. An increased interest was looked for in that direction when the church is com pleted.
 The list of last years contributions was adopted for the present year.
 The church proceeded to an election oi deacon, an informal ballot being taken. Rev. B. E. Atwater received 21 votes and there were 12 scattering. The pastor stated that Mir. Atwater had expressed himself as unwilling to serve as deacon and he (Atwater) rec commended that younger men be appointed to this office. A formal ballot was then ta- ken, when Mir. Atwater received 26 votes with 10 scattering and he was declared unanimous ly elected.
 An election of clerk and treasurer was then proceeded with. Dr. Sanford was elected clerk and treasurer Committee or catalogue Rutherford Trowbridge, T. Att. water Barnes; church library. Deacons Ly, man and Kingsley and Messrs. J. s. Hotch kiss, Solomon Meade, and Rev. Dr. Smyth, ex oficio committee music, N. H. San ford, J. S. Hotchkiss, Evarts Cutler; receiv' CT of contributions, F. s. Bradley. COLLEGE STREET CHURCH.
 The committee meeting of the College street church was held last evening. The membership was reported as 400. average attendance 226, an increase of 23. Receipts from all sources for benevolent objects, $1, 400; Sunday school membership, 225, being an increase. The average attendance at the Sunday school was 163. Collections in the Sunday school, $216 books in library. six I