Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-12
HOPE CHURCH PRosPERINe.
Its First Year of Independence Was Big
Success.

Success.
The adjourned annual meeting and
banquet of Hope Church was held in the
vestu'y Tuesday evening, with an I'M
usually large attendance. The banquet
tables were crowded, and among the
guests of the evening were Rev. DR.. Ell
bridge Mix of the City Missionary So
ciety, and Rev r. B. Chamberlain Of
Sharon, VT, the father of Mrs. Phillips
A dainty spread with many courses had
been prepared by the Ladies' Social
Union, and to this full justice was done
by members of the church.
The program opened with a reception
in the church parlors from to o'clock
the receiving committee being Rev and
Mrs. E. w, Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jewell, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Howe, and
Mr., and Mrs Gunerius Cristianson. At
ter the reception procession to the sup
per tables was formed. the line being led
by Rev. and Mrs. Phillips, followed by
DR.. Mix and Rev Mr.. Chamberlain.
AT the close of the supper the annual
church reports were read as follows:
Clerk of the church, Robert Hamill;
treasurer, Mrs. Emma G. Hall, auditor,
John Jewell; building fund committee,
John Jewell; standing committee, Frank
A. Thompson; secretary Sunday school,
John Warden; treasurer Sunday school,
Miss Ellen M. Boyden; Christian En-
deavor Society, President Ernest May
lott; Junior Endeavor Society, President
Gertrude Cristianson; ladies' Social
Union, Mrs. J. r. Howe; Ladies' Mis-
sionary Society, Mrs Mary Goddard;
Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip,
Frank A. thompson Phillips Debating
Society. Duncan Macdonald
This is the first year that the church
has been self-supporting and independ-
ent of the City Missionary Society. At
the first of the year some 20 names were
stricken from the rolls, and even with
this action the net gain in membership
has been six, "a being received, making
the total membership 1874 The Sunday
school membership has been 297, with
an average of 205.
BY the treasurer's report $1842.25 are
the total receipts, $1225.S 80 being received
in contributions alone, and the expendi-
lures have been $1S42.07, leaving a bal
ance in the treasury of Is cents. The
sum of $420.54 has been expended in be-
neYolences, the church proper contrib
uting $159.69, the Sunday school 1922. so
the Y, P. S. G. E. $100.S5, the ]. G. E.
$3.50, Woman's Missionary Society 1923
and from individuals $96; money being
sent 10 the indian sufferers, Welcome
Mission and foreign and home missions
One feature Of the work is the contribu-
ton of $50 by the "2-cent Week Club"
John Jewell, who presided, introduced
at the close Of the reports Dr. Mix, who
congratulated the society in retaining
rev. Mr.. Phillips, and spoke compli-
mentary Of the good work OF the church.
Rev. R. B. Chamberlain of Sharon, Vt,
father of the pastors wife, told of his
early struggles to get a collegiate edu-
cation, and to ensure the same advant-
ages to hos two college-bred daughters.
Walter Jones recited an original poem,
and selections We're given by the church
quartet, comprising Albert Jewell, Miss
Lottie Nee, Miss Emma King and viii
liam A. Critchley. TIE committee from
the Ladies Social Union in charge were
Mrs. Emma G. Hall, Mrs. John Jewell
Mrs. Belle Wakefield, Mrs. Eva Carlton,
Mrs, John Martin, Mrs Goddard. Mrs
Hamill, Mrs. Galloway, Mrs Stocl1house
Mrs. Nee and Mrs. Hutton.