Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-11
CENTER CHURCH,

O1 NC" AcDAhOH
 Mission-The Record of Members
 Who Have Been Members for
 Fifty Years-Ihe Years Death
 Record.
 At the annual meeting of Center church
 which was held last evening at the chapel the
 pastor, Rev. Dr. Smyth, presided. The an-
 nual reports were read. The treasurer's re- port showed that the tetal of contributions for the year was $11 ,6o1 .57 of which $5,- O13.7S were contributions at public services, while there were three legacies of $1 ,O00 each from Mrs. Pelatiah Perit, and $3, 587. .79 from other sources.
 The report of the New Lebanon mission was read by Rev. Dr. Smith in the absence of the superintendent, MT. Justin s. Hotchkiss. The hopeful conversion of many of the scholars had occurred during the past year, of whom some had joined with various churches, while there were twenty young | men and as many young ladies among the new converts for whom an opportunity for their public profession of faith should be provided The mission. had a 1ourishing young mems club and reading room attached. The Sunday school services we're well at tended and in addition regular Sunday ev- ening service had been maintained in the chapel. The ladies have continued the sew ing circle and the Christmas festival had
 
 Dr. Smyth here remarked regarding sug- gestion from the deacons to the end of in- creasing further the success of the mlsslo and providing 6 permanent fund for its maintenance. This subject was further re- marked upon and the following were ap: pointed committee on the subject, they, as was suggested by MT. E. Hayes Trewbridge, to report when ready after morning service at the church: Justin $. Hotchkiss, T. R. Trowbridge, jr., and Deacons Bradley and Kingsley.
 The report of the treasurer of the mis- sion, T. Atwater Barnes, was made (read by Mr. F. s. Bradley), showing receipts and ex- penditures of $4S2.
 ! The report of the committee on church catalogue was made by MT. Fred T. Bradley, showing among other facts as follows: Ad- missions to membership during year 1855, Il; on profession of faith and by certif- cate Dismissals during the year as follows: Emma A. Langdon, wife of Aaron c. Blakes- lee, to the Second Congregational church of Little Rock, Arkansas; Miss Amelia P. Good year, to the First Presbyterian church ot Hackensack, N. J.; John Christie, to the Calvary Presbyterian church of Buffalo, N. Y; Henry St. John, Ester P. Gray St. John,
 Carrie Louise St, John' all to the Asylum Hill Congregational church of Hartford, Conn. Newton I. Jones, to the Broadway Con gregational church of Somerville, Mass. David J. Ogden, to the Congregational church of East Lyme1rCt., of which he is g pastor; Miss Susan H. olmstead, to the First Congregational church of Minneapolis Minn.; Grace A. Loos to the church of the United Brethren in Christ at Toledo, Iowa; Harriet L. Stevens, to the Union Congrega gational church of Ludlow, Mass; William L. Guernsey, to the Plymouth Congregation. al church. Des Moines, Iowa. Rev George M Smith, to the West parish of Sterling, Scot land, of which he is the pastor; Mary E. Johnson, wife of B. c. Thayer, and Miss Julia Thayer to the Presbyterian church ot Englewood, N. j.; Caroline L Futile, wife oi William T. Brooks, to the Episcopal church of Selma, Ala; Silas L. Smith and Mary E Gardner Smith, to the church of the Re deemer of St. Louis. of which
 MT. Smith is the pastor; Annie E. Hayes, wife of Rev. L. E. Pangburn, to the Congregational church of Waitsfeld Vt, and Rev. George E. Paddock, to the First Congregational church of Argentine, Kansas, of which he is the pastor. Total number of dismissions twenty.
 The pastor, Dr. Smyth, remarking on the report, said that the number of dismissions were owing to a special effort made during the year to clear the roll of absentees. The following members died during the year:
 January 2Oth-Henry N. Whittelsey, aged seventy six, member fifteen years four months fifteen days.
 January 1sth-Miss Susan Osborn, aged ninety
 four, member ortwenty-fiv years seventeen days twenty eight days.
 March 3lst-Maria Colt, widow of Pelat'a ah Perit aged ninety-one, a5 member for twenty-four years seven months twenty eight days.
 April -Rhoda E. Miller. wife of Abram Jack son, aged fifty, member for nearly nine years. May 18-Sanuel J. Flight, aged sixty-four, a member for about nine years
 May 30-Mercie Crater, wife of William L. Camp, aged fifty one, member for twenty-four years June 15-Ann M Bradley widow of Jehiel Forbes aged seventy,eight, a member for forty June 16-Elza E. Coe, widow of Deacon Chauncey Goodrich, aged sixty three, a member Tor twenty four years five months ten days.
 June 20-Harriet B. Whiting, widow of Aaron A Skinner, aged eighty years, member for fifty y-nine
 years five % msnths and twenty five days. N.+,o, ~
 Whiting. llti tTo years IT member iao .e1c Cannon member for sixty y-four years six months
 August 11-Sarah Parsons widow of Thomas P
 months, member for sixty years eight months six
 September 5-Mrs Charlotte l. Chapman, widow
 of Lewis M. Mills, member for nearly twenty-one
 October 9-Dexter Alden aged seventy three, g
 member for nearly twenty-si1 years
 October 23-Wales Smith, aged seventy-seven
 years, a member for ffty-seven years two months
 November 24-Ariel Parish aged seventy seven
 years four months, eighteen years member
 Total of deaths seventeen
 Total of baptisms 8. Total of church mem- beIship at date 503 The following members
 of Center church have been members of Cen
 ter church for fifty years or more:
 Rev Daniel D. Tappan joined in 1915. Eli ".
 Blake joined in 1921. Melissa Plumb Allen joined in 1922, Charlotte Laignoux in 1822, Chester Hitch cock in 1928, Mary Ann Talmadge in 1S2s Jerusha Peck in 182s Clarissa Williams in 1928 Elizabeth Hall in 1881, William B. Hayes in 1881 Mary Ann Munson in 1881, Harriet E. Whedon in 1881, Lucy N. Pardee in 1881, Harriet E. Peck ir 1881, Calvin Russell in 1881, Elizabeth J. Stone in 1881 Susan A. Thompson in Walker in 1881, Martha White in 1884, AInira Pond in 1892, Forrest Shepherd in 1882 Benjamin w Stone in 1882 Julia W. Twinng in 1882, Eunice Walker in 1892, Emily w Cotton in 1S32, Elizabeth Mansfield in 1885, Maria C. Beecner in 1885, Dr. Sanford read the report of Miss Ben ! nett, secretary of the Ladies' Home Mission ary society, which showed that twenty six | meetings had been held and boxes with con tents aggregating in value $2, ,656 50 had beer l sent to fourteen missionary families, besides
 cash donations of $10.56 sent to Dakota and California. MT. s. Mead reported regard ing the S. s. library, and MT. Kingsley s report was read showing sixteen added to the membership of the Taylor church, twelve by profession and four by letter, seven dismissed and one dropped. Average attendance al Sunday school 147. Rev. MT. Allender has taken the place of pastor, vice Clark re- signed. MT. N. J. Hayes reported an in creased attendance at the young peoples meetings. Dr. Sanford was then reelected treasurer and clerk, MT. Hotchkiss superiD Uendent and MT. Barnes treasurer of the New