Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-13
cHuReH OF THE REpERmEH.

= sS Annual Meeting Held Last Night-A
 Large Attendance-Supper Served
 The Church 10 Celebrate Hts Semi.
 Centennial Soon.
 The annual meeting of the Church of the Redeemer was held last night. Before the business meeting the ladies served supper in the lecture room. Every member of the church was personally invited by letter from the pastor. About $50 responded and it was the largest as we'll as the first gathering of this kind that the church has held during it's existence of fifty years. Everyone enjoyed the supper, which lasted for an hour and 8 half, when all adjourned to tho body of the church.. s
 The treasurer's report was read by Deacon T. Ps Mer~in. The receipts for the year were $1 ,506. .S8, the expenditures A ,455.77, leaving S4S.1 Il in the treasury. The money received by the church is used for charitable purposes and for the support of the Sunday school. The raising of this money by the church during the past year has been done in a novel way. The old way involved good deal of begging and labor by the pastor, Rev. John E. Todd, as every so often he had to call on the members of the church to contribute for the support of the poor, for | the Sunday school and for several small obli- 1 gations. Last January letter signed by the pastor and T. P. Merwin, the treasurer, was sent to every member, whether he attended l church or not, asking if he would contribute | a certain amount by instaliments. In this way it was thought every member would l then feel an interest in the church and that | all and not few would stand the burden of | the expenses of the church, insomuch as ! about one hundred members are non-resi dents. A pledge card was also sent. The plan was complete success. The pastors
 Iabors have been greatly lessened by it. He expected to raise about $1 200 by this plan
 but the members all responded so generously
 that the amount reached $1,314.57. This il the only church in the city that raises iti
 money in this way, but it has worked so wei
 that it will probably be adopted by some O
 the other churches.
 During the year thirty four members hav' | died or removed from the city and thel
 names stricken from the roll. Thirty-thre
 have joined by letter and profession of faith
 The membership is Eow 532, one less than ! was at the last annual meeting.
 The Sunday school report showed that tn 1 membership of the school was 257, with al l average attendance of 1S2. The mission l school, recently organized on Meadow street is in good condition, made so by the earnes
 and faithful efforts of about twenty~hv members of the Christian Endeavor soelet,
 connected with the church. ! Attention was called to the fact that tn
 church was nearing it's iftieth birthday ant that it might not be out of place to celebrat that anniversary. A committee was ap
 pointed by the moderator, Dr. Todd, t make the necessary arrangements. Tn committee,is composed of General E. Greeley, Hon. N. D. Sperry, w. F. Day, Jo seph T. Fitch, W. J. Atwater, 0. B. Damn T. P. Merwin.
 It was voted to buy some new song books : The following officers were. elected: Treas
 urer, T. F. Merwin: clerk, H. B. Rowe ] standing committee, William w. Converse ' F. E. Beach, A. B. Fifeld, F. Hart, B. E 5 1 Kilbourn, W. J. Atwater; church charity, j B. Baldwin, E. J. Atwater, Horace s. Har nominating committee, L. w. Robinson 7 Charles s. Leete, Frederick Chatfeld Sur r day school committee, Joseph Porter, ". E Roland, Clarence Damn.