Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-13

valuable. suggestions and observations re-
narding the church work. He especially
urged the members to become praying
OnLhsslans.
The treasurer Of the church contributions,
Mr.. r. 3. Bradley. reported that the tcts1
church contributions for benevolent objects
during the year amounted to 81, 504.e Be-
sides this amous $l,549 had been, received
from other contributions, making the entire
total Of ,068. The Woman's Foreign Miss
sionary soeiety have collected 4608 80, the
Ladies, Home Missionary society $2,17l SO,
the Ladies' First Church association $3.50,
che Missionary society of the Sunday school
t2l9. "a End the NOAH missionary auxiliary
$3.50. = There have been legacies received
during the year which amount to $21 600. The
New Lebanon mission has received about
500 from the church aud the Taylor church
has received 5000. The total receipts of the
year, including the, ,legacies and q, 800 for
the New Lebanon building, amount to
The report of the home Sunday school
gave an average attendance of 1875, with the
largest attendance at 1856 and the smallest at
80. The. entire school numbers 1853, and
and there ore 90 officers and teachers. making
Z totat Of 1871" There has been . gain Of
benevolent contributions Of the school dur
ing the year have been $319 "a in all. The
average Sunday contribution was 50. 40.
The school has received $149 from the church
and $75 from Thomas R. Trowbridge for Its
library. 1t now has q balance Oh hand Of $50.
Mr.. Justts Hotchkfss reported the condi.
ton Of the New Lebanon missioE. The
membership embraces about 200 persons and
there IL an attendance of between rs and 100.
The work IL carried on largely by theological
students ana there IL great need OF comps-
tent teachers.
Treasurer T. Atwater Barnes reported that
the receipts and expenditures of the mission
had been $685.. So each
!. The committee on catalogues reported the
membership Of the church to be $40, gain
of during the year. or this number 166
are males and SH are females. There are "a
members Of over fifty years. standing. Dur
Ing the year there have been ~ persons re-
osived into membership, Of which % were by
There have been 10 dismissions by letter and
ID removals BY death.
The Ladies' Home Missionary society re-.
ported that twenty.o ne meetings had been
held with an average attendance OF IS.
Boxes Of goods had been sent out which
were valued at $2f.7l. The salary of Rev.
O. Il. Fowler. Of Christopher, Washington,
amounting to $500, was also paid by the
society.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor reported that 1t had 40 active
members and 12 associates.
The Taylor ohnrch reported q steady
growth with 10 additions during the year
and two removals by death. The largest
attendance at the Sunday school was 254
and the average attendance was 1877.
The committees appointed for the ensuing
year were: On library, q. O. White, Justus
Hotchkiss, J. g. Lewis, z. Hayes Trow-
Street. On the New Lebanon mission,
Messrs. Porter, Hotchkiss. F. 8. Bradley, E.
q. Trowbridge, DR.. Sanford. On Taylor
church, Mcssrs. Ketchum, Rowland, e.
h. Trowbridge, DR.. Sanford, T. Ats
water Barnes. Committee to solicit money
for the New Lebanon mission, Home Sunday
school and Taylor church, Msssrs. Porter,
Ketcham, Hotohkiss, Rowland, F. 8. Brad
10y, e. II. Trowbridge, Thomas r. Trow.
bridge, +. Attwater Barnes, DR.. Sanford.
The committee on catalogue remained the
same. ~-..-a
7. Attwater Barnes was reelected SUPER
inteudsnt and treasurer of the New Lebanon
mission. s ,-.-... s.--
The committee on music consisted of
Evarts Cutler, O. w. Whittlesey and Theo-
dore Sheldon. .-....a. .
Deacon F. s. Bradley was reelected treas
urer of contributions and DR.. Sanford re-
elected church clerk and church treasurer.
oOLLRGE sTREEr oHURCH.
Annual Messvag Held Yesterday After
noon.-Yearly heports,
The annual meeting of College street
church was held in the Sunday school room
OF the church yesterday afternoon. Deacon
Ruel p. Cowles presided.
Church Clerk A. w. Holmes read report
Of the doings Of the church meetings during
the past year. He also read the yearly sta
tistlcs. The church membership on January
/, 1859, was 388. During the year there
have been twenty removals and Eve addi.
tions. OF the present membership of 1853,
there are 1T males. The removals by death
ten In all, have been greater than during
any year for the past two decsdes. All Of
teu were over atty yesrs of age. There have
been four baptisms. The number of fam
iliea in the church 10 1852.
Church Treasurer Samuel Lloyd reported
that the balance on hand January IA. 1889,
was $12 80. During the year, $267.6 has
been taken mp by collections, of which
1904 o6 has been expended for the poor and
S20. 80 for other things, leaving q present
balance OF $40 93. For benevolent objects,
there has been given by the Ladies' Benevo-
lent society, $500. by the Sunday school.
ssss m .nS os total Of ss gss as.s
contributions for the year have been $S45.S0
W.A.Harris, until recently superintendent
Of the Sunday school, reported that there
had been no marked changes during the
year. One of the great disadvantages had
been q dearth of teachers. There are now
but IS classes, while there were 81 q year ago.
He recommended that q quarterly statement
of the school be made to each member. New
scholars admitted during the year have been
50 In number, IA OF these being admitted to
the Bible class. There are ave teachers.
Forty scholars have left the school during
the year, two Of these having died. The
| The total number of scholars 10 231; the av-
srags attendance IL 1856, the largest attend
auce having been TT and the smallest 81.
The Sunday school receipts during the year
have been 34o5 81, of this $228.44 being by
contribution. For mission work $196 has
been expended, and other amounts for other
things, leaving present balance Of $76 30 on
hand. The library contains 6SS books and
% new ones have been added during the
year.
Al the pastor, Rev. Mr.. McLane, was moi
present, no report was received from him.
Mrs.. Joseph Woods was reelected deacon
ess for o second term of Ave years. She re.
ceived thirty-ons votes Of the thirty -four
which were cast.
a letter was read from @. F. Beckley
whose term a. deacon expires, stating thai
he could not accept q reelection. A ballo
| for deacon was taken. Mr.. Beckley received
| 10 OF the 81 votes, Mr.. II. A. Darlington q
\ and the remainder were scattered. 1t VA
decided to postpone the choice of deacon til
| next Tuesday night, when the committee
1 appointed to nominate officers for the com
! ing year will report. This committee wa
appointed by the chairman, Ruel p. Cowles
and consists of Deacon Henry r. Peck
George R. Chamberlain and Edward Bryan
The meeting was adjourned to next Tues
day night.