Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-21
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
DR.. Tuttle Tells His People How
the 100000 Debt Was Raised.
1t Teaches Many Lessons and Shows
What Cooperation of All the People
Can Accomplish--The Pastor
Predicts Prosperous
Future.

The congregation at the Union
Church assembled for the morning serv-
| ice Sunday with single thought in its
mind. 1t came from the pleasing knowl-
edge that the members Of the church
and congregation were to worship there
after in an edifice wholly free from debt.
I One short month ago there was an in
cumbrance of over 100000 upon the
beautiful building, and although it still
remains the money required to liquidate
the debt and free the church from ev-
cry harrassing financial obligation is
now all in sight
The necessary sum has been pledged
| by the hearty cooperation OF the rich
and the poor of the church alike. 1t is
not all paid in as yet, nor will it be un-
til the expiration Of five years, the
length Of time the pledges have to run.
But the battle was fought and won with
| the pledging Of the money. Henceforth
| Union Church will take its place in the
small list of local churches that are, to
all intents and purposes, free from debt.
1t was not inappropriate, therefore,
| that the occasion should be marked by
some special service. This service took
ton, however, was not quite so large as
usual, the rain, sleet and miserable
walking combining to make it impossi-
Bile for many of the regular attendants
to be present.
In each pew was a printed statement
showing in detail an analysis OF the
work and the various amounts contrib
uted. 1t was as follows:
Amount contributed up to Feb13, $50, 70.
for
Total contributed to Feb. 10, SCI, ,2S3 80.
The number of subscribers, 391.
The number of families, out of 5lS, repre-
sented 269.
The number of church members, out of
633 resident members S44.
Amount already paid on subscriptions,
Amount secured each week: The first
week, $50, 1898; the second $6llS.75; the
third, S24 263.
The largest amount secured on one day.
$l4 4S6. so.
The smallest amount secured on one day.
500. so.
Number contributing for 1888 only, 92.
Number Contributing for other periods, Z.
Number who have paid in full, 81;
Number who have paid in part, 63.
Age of the Oldest giver, 80 years months.
Age of the youngest represented by a
gift, year l month.
Time spent in raising the debt, weeks.
Number of calls made, 299.
Number of letters sent, 149.
Number of pledges written. 710.
Two persons have given $1,000 each, one
have given $1,000 each, $4,000; 8 have
given $1,000 each, $1,000 annually. $4,000; l
has given $1,000, $500 annually, $4,000; l has
given $500. $500 annually, $500; l has
given 5000 $4OO annually, 5000; 1 has given
$500, $500 annually, $500; l has given $1,000,
$500 annually, $1,000; 10 have given $500
each, $100 annually, $1,000; 8 have given $500
each, $50 annually, $780, 1S have given
$3.50 each, $50 annually, $S25O; 6 have given
500 each, $40 annually, $1200; have given
$S $9 each 81 so a1mnally S 3 bay baye given given
s!0O each, $40 annually, 1920; l has given
$780,, SIG annually, $50; have given $75
each SIS annually, sSaS; $lSo; have given $50
each, $40 annually, 1880; II have given $40
each each annnsly annnaly S have given given 5
eaeh eaeh = @ annGaS $685. @ 8 nave nave gwen gwen 3 3
s. 6 annually, Sis, ,25; 5 have given siS
$3.50 annually, $12. So 40 have given 80
each, g annually, $400; ! has given Sc, $1.2e
annually, S.; g have given s. each, 81 an
nually, $3+0; l has given &, $4; Z have
given $3.50 each, so cents annually, $17 so;
) have given 81 each. 40 cents annually,
$40; have given $1.50 each 80 cents an
nually s.; has given SIPS, % cents an
nually. sl.25; have given 81, IS; 2 have
given 50 cents, 10 cents annually 81. Total
S91 have given $6l, ,293.5 50.
The sermon was upon the theme, How
we built the wall' showing suggestions
and lessons resulting from the work of
lifting the parish debt. 1t was preached
by the pastor, Rev. John J.. Tuttle, D.
D., who has labored untiringly for the
past three weeks to raise the debt In
deed, it was the pastor who first sug-
gested the scheme and who brought it
to it's 50 successful elimination.
The text was taken from the story Of
lem, as found in the fourth chapter of
Nehemiah The sixth verse OF that chap
ter formed the words of the text. They
We're: $50 we built the wall, and all the
wall was joined together unto the half
thereof; for the people had a mind to
work.
Said DR.. Tuttle: This is a text that has
been familiar to all of us in the last
few weeks. Just a few weeks ago we
looked out upon our church work and
| found a great task awaiting our hands
and our hearts. We now look back over
those short weeks to that Lords day
and see that the work has been accom-
plished. We should gather today with
thanksgiving, not simply because the
debt has been raised, but because we
have an open Bible before us.
AS we contemplate the work of these
last few weeks, we see at once the fit
ness of a service of special thanksgiv-
ing. DO we not all agree that the bur-
den of a debt however easily it may be
carried from a business standpoint, is
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