The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-27
The Last Sunday of the Passionate of Rev.
j. n. Beard, of Central-Avenue NJ. f.
Church.
DIR. Ross G. Houghton's Movements
and Future Intentions.
An Interesting ID escription of the Yosemite
Valley by Rev. o. c. McCullOch-Dr.
Buchtel at Roberts Park.
MIR. TALROTT'S FAREWELL.

The Pastor of Meridian- Street Church Takes
Leave of His Congregation-The Work
Done Under Him.
The concluding services OF Rev. II. ]. Talbot
as pastor Of Meridian-street NJ. i. Church were
held yesterday morning, ana there was quite a
large congregation in attendance. The sacra-
mental service was administered to nearly 200
persons, after which Mr.. Talbot made few
farewell remarks to his congregation. thanking
all with whom he had been associated during
his passionate of the church, and giving them the
assurance that his successor would be found a
devoted and selfsacrificing servant to the
cause of Christianity and to his charge
Without showing disposition to critlcise, he
exhOrted the members of the church to give
more attention to Its social and spiritual needs.
strangers who attend services at the
church should be made to feel that
they are not strangers IN strange
place, They should be heartily welcomed and
treated with that coriiality which falls sun
light on the darkness of strange surroundings.
The ma terial needs of the church had been well
and satisfactorily attended to, but it is essen
tial he said that the spiritual needs should be
given more attention IN the future In conclud-
ing his remarks, which occupied only few
minutes, Mr.. Talbot stated that whatever or
wherever his future field of work
might be- he would enter upon it
be given the power to accomplish good. In en-
tering the ministry ten years ago as a Methodist
to the work of Christianity, he sad and waving
all privileges OF choice, as a faithful Methodist
preacher, he cheerfully awaited the assignment
of the conference. Where that would be he had
no more idea than any one else.
In the three years that Mr. Talbot has been
pastor of Meridiau-street Church, 1876 members
haye been received by letter and 81 from pro-
baton, making total of 1S6. During the same
period liz have been dismissed by letter, 10
have been removed without letJers,
and Is have died, leaving q net gain of
40. The present resident membership of the
Church is 587, besides eight probationers. The
disbursements for missionary and benevolent
purposes have amounted to ?26S9.5O, namely:
For general treasury, 81, 5id.50 for Blackboard
street Church, $40, and Tor the Womens For
eign Missionary Society, $439. Other expendi
lures for benevolent purposes have been made as
follows: Conference claimants, 1910; church ex-
tension, Sl06. 10; tracts and Sunday-school
Union, S4l.75; freedman's aid, $72 90 eduea-
ton. $47; Bible Society, $780, for the poor,
5000; collection for Irish church, $40; collection
for flood sufferers, $40; for Californis-street
Church debt, $1,100; for Ames Church
debt, $1,100; for Riverside Church debt,
$1,000, and for Blackford-sJreeJ Church
debt, 81 ,143, making the total for benev-
olent purposes, So, 1874 49, From the
report of V. T. Malott, the special trustee of the
church debt fund, il Is shown that the subserip-
TOPS TO the fund amount to $30.906, of which
1924, $50 83 has been collected, leaving Sc, lis II
yet due in notes and Subscriptions. In addition
TO the benevolent collections subscription of
$500 has been made by the church for the
benefit of Asbury University.