The Washington times., 1895-04-06
LESS CASH AND LESS MUSIC
Assembly's Presbyteriaa Church Com
PEELED to Reduce Expenses.
Notion to Dispense With the Services Of
Precentor Young-Hs VIII Proba-
bly, Be Retained, However.

Music has been the bone OF contention in
many churches, and the Assembly Presby-
terian Church is the latest scene OF discord.
Owing to a considerable decrease in re-
ceipts during the past year The Assembly
Church has contracted considerable debt,
and at the annual meeting of the church
last night rlie amount or Indebtedness was
reported to be about $700
1t became necessary, therefore, to make
a reduction in appropriations, and the cut
was made in music, which action was
generally believed to mean dispensing
with the services of the precentor, Mr..
Warren s. Young. The appropriation was
reduced. but only after considerable dis
eussion, and the adoption of a motion
showing it to be the sense of the meeting
that, If necessary, arrangements could be
made. the precentor should be retained.
The emeeting was a representative one and
MeSsrs. j. n. Foster, j. z. N. ingalls, and
s. A Fitch were elected as members OF
the board OF trustees, to fiIl vacancies
Mr. A l.. Sturtevant presided and Mr..
George Francis Williams was secretary,
and Nr o. b. Brown offered the opening
prayer.
The report Of the treasurer OF the board
OF trustees, Mr.. J. W. Foster, was the first
business. IL showed the receipts from pew
rents. Sunday collections and other sources
to have been So, $50. Sc, and the disburse-
ments 81. $50 .29, leaving balance OF
81 cents. But this did not Include the
amount due on the pastors salary and for
other incidental expenses.
This Mr. Foster said, WAS $S6T, of which
$i5S was due the pastor. $154 the pre-
cenfor, $l35 the organist and for borrowed
money S314- The balance was for minor
expenses. To liquidate this debt there
was on hand about S16o. Mr.. Fosters
report was received and flied and ihen
| the treasurer read statement of estimated
receipts fer the current fiscal year, which
showed only 81, $50.
The receipts for benevolence, as a accounted
for by Mr. a B. Brown, We're shown TO be
$500, all OF which was disbursed.
The next order of business was the max
ing OF the customary appropriations for the
| ensuing year. The pastors salary was tne
first item. and on motion of Mr. Charles
| Lyman, So 800 was appropriated, witt
! the understanding that tire pastor will pay
4 back $500 OF that sum to the church.
Then the perpleXing question of music
4 was brought before the meeting. The
/ former amounts were $500 for organ.
ist and $500 for precentor. Owing TO The
| financial condition rejection in expenses
1 was necessary, and in the opinion Of IN,
! officers the cut should be- made in music
Mr.. Thomas P Keene moved that $500
| be appropriated for music. This was
| understood by many members of the con
gregation as dispensing with the serv
ices of the precentor, Mr.. Warren S. Young
who has acted in that capacity for ;
| number of years. 1t was evident that
such action would not be favorable to th
! majority
In behalf OF the elders Mr.. C. Lyman
stated that such action was necessary OF
account Of the lack of finances
] After considerable debate NEIL. Cabel
Williamson moved that it was the sens
of The congregation that il possible tn
sessions should continue the services o
Mr. Young.
Secretary Williams made point of orfe
against the motion, which the Chairman
declined to sustain, and Mr.. williamson
motion was carried by vote Of 22 TO Is
Then some additional appropriation
were made, trustees were elected and tn,
| meeting adjourned.