New-York tribune., 1896-01-31
EG4TIONILISTS ACREASE.
THE ANNUAL. MEETING OF THE CHURCH
EXTENSION SOCIETY.
BENEVOLENT EXPENDITURES AND SUNDAY
SCHOOL. ENROLMENT GREATER THAN LAST
ARE RENOMINATED.

YEAE-THE FORMER DIRECTORS
ARE RENoMINATED.
The Congregational church Extension Society Of
New-York CITY and Brooklyn held It's third annual
meeting last evening al the Clinton Avenue Con-
greeational Church. The president OF the society.
Ceorpe p S;ockwel. presided The first business
was the appointment OF Nominating Committee
TO name the members OF the Board OF Directors to
succeed those whose terms had Just expired The
Nominating Committee was composed OF CHARLES
A. Hull. chairman. W. NJ. Seymour. John Eoyie'
G. II Stevens and VI. ". Clement
While the Nominating Committee in execu-
tive session the report OF George W. Hebard. The
treasurer OF the society was read. followed ny hat
of the superintendent. the Rev. William 7. Stokes
During the course OF his address Mr Stokes said:
"rhe receipts and assets of the society actual and
prospective. amount to N59Sl. They are pros
pccivc only IN regard to the socleiy's ability to
handle them. The nson plough barely tickles
the fertile SOL when an embarrassing crop OF re-
sponsb.lities spring up ani await the harvesting
Setting aside those items termed prospective. We
have the following statement as a fair exhibit Of
the year: Church Extension Society. receipts and
assets No1S %: Congregational Home Missionary
Society apporiionmeni dsbursed upon vote OF the
Executive Committee. $780, Church Building So
ciciy's grant to Bushwck Avenue Church E.cc)
The total sum devoted to Church Extension pur-
poses named aggregates &,eSl ~
THE aggregate membership in the nineteen
churches which have been aided Is l.Gls: the sun
day-scho6Y enrolment is 1856. the total amount Of
henev volences Is g. 726. and the home cxpcr. lures
s}s 937 The value OF church property pad up at
the present time IS $1,000
AS compared with last year. these figures show
increase OF 20 per cent in the value OF church prop
erty. OF per cent in home expenditures. OF > per
bt ncvolenrcs. OF per I'm Sunda school
enrolment and of Z per cent in church member
ship"
The nominating committee reported that the FOR
mer directors ha1 been renOm mated: William 4.
BoOrum General - O. Howard the Rev. Dr. T h.
Mcleod. the Rev Dr. r. 4. Meredith. William NJ.
Seymour \ \. spear !. f. Talmage. G. :. That
ford and III" Rev. Dr. :. II. Virgin Addresses
made by President George + Stockwell. the Rev.
Or Richard :. S;orrs ana the Rev Dr. Rober; r.
Meredith.
The Congregational Church Extension Society was
organized three years ago 10y number OF the most
prominent men Of the Congregational Church I'm
New-Ncrk and Brooklyn. Its object Is to develop
local interest In Congr"ga; work 10 help I'm h.
work which might ne OF ought 20 be undertaken.
and In pecuniarN ways. HS may be noe i:ul working
in practically auxiliary relation - thc National
societies. II also aims to arouse local Congrcga-
tional consciousness to the growing and vital i'm
pOrtance OF metropolitan church cEfensi0n. \. pres
cnt II is Interested directly and Indirectly
twenty-five churches and missions of which only
four more than ten years old The work has
far been carried ndustriously and systematic
ally, and the bes; possible results have been OBJ
tanned.