Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-09
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Good Work Done During the Past
Year-KesOlutiOns on the Late
Robert Haryey-The Church
Ont OF Debt.

| The annual meeting of the congrega
tion of the First Presbyterian church, O.
which the Rev. R. NJ. Craig is pastor, wal
held Wednesday evening.
After devotional exercises Mr.. F. P
Crichton was appointed chairman ani
Mr.. W. H. Pope secretary.
Messrs. Bishop and Crichton were re-
appointed trustees and Mr.. Sidebottom
was elected to fill the unexpired term Of
the late lamented Robert Harvey.
Interesting and encouraging reports
were presented from the different or.
ganizations in connection with the con.
gregation all of which showed increased
interest and liberality on the part of the
people.
The follswing is gathered from the diff.
ferent reports:
The Woman's home and foreign mis-
sionary society has been faithfully sus
tained, regular monthly meetings held
and their voluntary offerings amounting
to $42, most creditsble.
The Woman's aid society meets fort
nightly, and merits the thanks of the
whole congregation, for their unwearied
efforts in making the church attractive
and comfortable. The amount raised
and expended by this society during the
year was $298.
The Christian Endeavor societies have
lost during the year number of faithful
workers, but the work still goes on 1.
Weekly meetings are held besides the
work that is carried on in the jail and
penitentiary, and supplying the depots
and other places with religious literature.
Total receipts and expenditures for the
year over 800.
The Sunday school has been we'll sus-
tanned by band of faithful teachers.
The contributions here have also been
largely increased, the amount expended
in support of the school being 1913 while
$32 have been forwarded to the boards
of home and foreign missions.
The trustees presented very encourag-
ing report, having been able not only to
meet all their obligations but to report
comfortable balance in the treasury. The
report closes with the statement tina; for
the FIRST time in many years the church is
free from debt and has balance of S57
in the treasury.
The report uf the session refers to the
encouraging attendance at all the public
services, and the interest that is taken in
the preaching of the Word, and to the
llberality of the people as seen not only
IN sustaining the ordinances at home but
especially IN their contributions of near
ly 5000 to the boards of the church,
chiefly to the home and foreign mission
boards.
This report thanks all who have kindly
assisted in leading the service of song
and also the kind friends who have sup
plled flowers for the decoration of the
pulpit and platform at the public serv-
ices. This report closes as follows:
As the church year was closing the ses
sion and congregation were greatly sad
dened by the sudden death of Robert
Harvey who for nine years was ruling
elder In this church. The attendance of
the large number of representative men
of the city at his funeral testified to the
respect Ia which he was held not only in
the congregation but in the city gener-
ally.
At meeting of the session on Tuesday
evening the following minute was adopt
ed:
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Great Head
of the church to call to Himself, His
our beloved brother, Robert
Harvey, be it hereby resolved,
l. That we desire to bow to the in
finite wisdom which has seen fit to re-
move from us brother of so much ex-
cellency, and of such consistent Chris
tian character.
2. That we acknowledge the goodness
of God in bestowing upon US as church