Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-29
UNION CHURCH.
Annual Meeting of the Parish
for Reports and Elections.
Eeads of Departments Show That the
Past Year Has Been One of Activity
and Good Results.


Church was held Monday evening in the
Moen Memorial chapel, and was largely
attended. 1t was the first time that a
parish meeting had been held since the
consolidation of the old Union and Sa-
lem street churches, and many of the
reports covered, not only the period from
January list, 1897, to January LIST of the
present year, but the entire time from
the consolidation into the present
church.
The pastor of the church, Rev. John E.
futile, d. D., acted as chairman of the
meeting, and also conducted the devo-
uonal service which preceded the bust
ness session. Reports were read from
all branches of church activity, the first
being presented by Clerk F. e. Kim
ball
Clerk Kimball's report showed that at
the beginning of the year 1897 there We're
7S2 members In the church, to which had
been added during the past year 10 on
confession Of faith and AZ by letter
During the same time 16 had died and
q had been dismissed, leaving the mem
bership of January 1st, 1898, ISL. During
the year II adults and 10 children had
been baptized
Treasurer c. B. Greene, in his report,
gave number of interesting figures
concerning the church's receipts and
disbursements for charitable objects.
The receipts from pledges, special offer
lngs, plate offerings and interest had
amounted to $7S2S04. The total amount
contributed to church and mission work
curing the year had amounted to
$69O6.59, leaving a balance in the treas
ury Of 1921. 40.
The report of the Sunday school was
presented by the superintendent, Daniel
G. Turner. The present membership of
the Sunday school, including the home
department with 65 members, was 579
as against 460 for January 1st, 1897 The
largest attendance on amy Sunday was
$40, and the smallest 10Y. The average
attendance for the year 1897 had been
1888.
Miss Whitmore made the report for
the kindergarten and primary depart
ments of the school. There were enrolled
at the beginning of the present year AZ
children In the kindergarten with an
average attendance of rs. In the prim-
airy department there were SO names en-
rolled January LIST, 1897, and during the
year there had been a net gain of 81
making the enrolment January list, 1898,
ia
In the primary department of the IL
brary there We're 247 books, an average
of IS being used each Sunday.
Ephraim Tucker Jr., who has had
charge of the work of the home de-
partment of the Sunday school organ
tied last May, made the report for that
department. 1t showed that the new
work of caring for the aged and shut
in of the church and providing them
with Sunday school lessons and little
remem brances, had met with great
success.
Mrs. John B. futile looked after the
report of the Womens Association of
the church, which, she said, included
all the ladies' organizations under one
general head. The work of the assoeia-
four divisions, viz: church work, local
charities home missions and foreign
missions In local charities, the asso-
cation had heard reports during the
year from the Boys Club, the Protest
ant orphanage at Greendale, and the
Day Nursery. In addition, donations
had been made to many local charit-
able organizations. A sewing school
under the direction of Rev. DR.. Mix
also had been maintained. In home
mission work, a barrel of clothing has
been sent to South Carolina and an
other to a deserving community in
Georgia. In money, 500 has been con-
tributed to home mission work. The
women's association had contributed
5000 towards the liquidation of the
church debt.
Other reports were presented as fol-
lows: A. E. Wilson for the board of
deacons; Mrs. Alice R. Wilson for the
outlook committee; George F. Blake,
Jr., for the church music society; Flor
ence a. Parker for the Young Peoples
Society Of Christian Endeavor; Miss
Elizabeth Tiemeyer for the Junior Y.
P. S. c. E.
Rev. DR. futile spoke briefly of his
work during the time he had been pas
tor of the church. He had made in all
about HOO calls and attended "a fun
erals. He emphasized the necessity of
the social side of church work, and de-
sired more activity on the part of the
young people and larger attendance at
the Wednesday evening prayer meet
ings.
An invitation from Belmont Church,
requesting that two delegates to an ec-
clesiasttcal council be appointed by I'm
ion Church, was accepted and Ephraim
Tucker, Jr., and H. g. Otis were APP
pointed. The council will meet this
week Friday in Belmont Church for the
purpose of considering the selection of
a new lot and the building Of a new
edifice by the Belmont Society.
The following officers were elected
upon recommendation of the nominat-
ing committee: Clerk, F. E. Kimball;
deacons, / year, ]. o. Adams: years,
R. G. White; years, ]. o. Bemis; 4
years, J. F. Nourse; years, G. L. New
ton; years, C. B. Greene; years, A. e.
Wilson; deaconesses, one year Mars A.
R. Wilson and Mrs. t. H. Reed; two