The Worcester spy., 1899-04-06

Reports Show a Very Sue
cessful Financial
Year.

The Park Avenue Methodist Church
| held its quarterly conference last
night at the church on Park avenue,
Rev. DR.. Mansfield presiding. The past
or, Rev. Alonzo Sanderson, in the course
Of his address, said that the members
OF the congregation had not accom-
plished all that he has wished, yet per-
haps more had been accomplished than
the eye of man could see or the heart
could understand. Faithful and per-
seveTing work had been done in all the
| departments of church work.
Nineteen have Joined the church dur
ing the year Park avenue is g. well
organized church in society with an
intelligent and active people. The Sun
well conducted. 1t numbers eight OFF,
GERS, % teachers, 256 scholars, under
the able direction OF Albert H. An
thony.
The church has a first class body of
men for official members, men who
take a great delight in their Zion The
church has also very efficient social
and aid society made up of its best
women and best workers. rne Ep-
worth Leagues during the year have
been active and rendered great help
spiritually and financially. The Ep-
worth League numbers So members
and the junior league So members.
Nine hundred and fifty dollars has
been raised and paid on the debt dur
ing the year, reducing the church in
debtedness to $500. S1493 has been
raised and paid on current expenses.
The pastor said in conclusion that
he wished to thank the congregation
for it's prayers and good work during
the year. He felt he had a good peo-
pie to minister to and only regretted
that he had not been able to do more
for them and serve them better.
At the close of the meeting the past
or was unanimously requested to re-
turn for another year not only by
members of the quarterly conference,
but by the members of the congrega-
ton present
This makes Mr.. Sanderson's seventh
year at Park avenue as pastor Of the
church ana in mission work, and II
years in Worcester, five CT which was
spent as pastor of Laurel Street NJ. e.
Church.
The following officers were elected:
Stewards, S. S. Russell; district stew
ards, H. D, Bailey, 7. Williams j. II.
Foster, S. J. Laws, a. H. Anthony re-
cording stewards, E. A. Prentice, Il. A.
Bullock, L. NJ. Wheeler w. 8. Hinck-
ley, Z. A. Spaulding, G. A Wright, G.
3. Savage; trustees, b. Z. Savage, j.
III. Hardy Robert L. Jackson, George
L. Pierce, W. F. Clark, H. D. Sawyer,
Ruel Kimban, ]. Johnson; sustentBtton
committee, c. H. Tower chairman,
Lucy Clark, Ida C. Rogers, Annie
Houck, E. A Prentiss, E. NJ. Bullock.
c. B. Camp, Ella Camp A. B. Santon.
c. NJ. Peters, Annie D. Hastings.
Tract Society, z. J. kimball. Edna
Eiv1bon NJ Y GROvin A1ipa Smith
L. NJ. Gleason, W. Rollins, S. E. Hinck-
ley.
Sunday school union, II. Z. Jackson,
Grace Browning, Cora B. Goyett, Ruby
Throwbridge, Ethel Shaughnessey f.
A. Gould, S. S. Stanhope, Jennie Ston-
hope.
Missions, Evelyn Hill. z. NJ. Tower,
A. E. Houck, J. NJ. Green, f. Savage,
C. M Evans, NJ. A. Morse, o. a.
Pierce, S. L. Lobdeu, Florence Day,
Nellie Rich.
Parsonage committee, Emma j. Laws,
A Z. Russell, II. Haverland, E. ".
Bullock, Mary z. Rust, II. NJ. Anthony,
S. A Wheeler, II. Burr, Hattie Burr,
Harriet Haverland, Lillian NJ. Prentiss,
Ella E. Bailey, Eliza Spaulding. Ella e.
Lamson, Mary A. Tower, Martha A.
Foster, Lavina Williams, Olivia P.
Santon. Mary A Wright, Mary y. Wal
dem, Ida Elliot
Music committee, Thomas Williams,
s. J. Laws, H. L. Bailey A. H. An
thOny. II. A. Bullock.
Church extension committee, Walter
S. Rust, s. S. Russell, J. II. Curtis, II.
A. Bullock, Otis Bailey, Mabel Pierce,
Eva Pettigrew, Fred Bailey, Leola
Pettigrew.
Freedman's aid, J. NJ. Hardy, E. B.
johnson. G. w. HOuck. Ben Rust, } .
Il Cunts
E. Peters, ] H. Walden, B. Z. Savage.
Sunday school board, S. ]. Laws, Ja-
cob Evans. Z. J. Laws Katie Green,
Grace NJ Burr e. N. Bullock, Harriet
Haveland, Abbie s. Morse, Ida G.
| French.
Bible society, NJ. Catherine Judd, Lot
! tie T. Fuller, Annie E. johnson. Alberta
| Wright Sinthia B. Manchester, Lucy
! Curtis, Eva Allen, Ida F. Sawyer, Mar
garet J. Brown.
| Education committee, Bertha Laws
! Nettie Kilburn, Chester May, Alice
! LudOn, Ethel Morse, Minnie Morse
| Jeanette Hamilton, Charles Burke
| Albert French, John Johnson, Walter
| Snow, Eva Hall, Emma T. Barber
| Harry French.
Preachers aid, G. H. Foster, S. S
Ellis, Emily L. Ellis, Hugh Hicks
/ Filina Graves, T. Williams, W H Rice
A. c. Rice, Eliza Reed, Julia Butler
Abbe B. Hunt, Sarah E. Kendall, Bes
! sic Warren, Sarah L. Brown, Elizabstf
| Richardson, George II. Whiting, Emmi
V. Whiting, Eta Hamilton. Lonsdalt
Smith, Annie Smith, Mary A. Smith
! Carrie NJ. Pratt, Christiana Clancy.
| Church records, Helen F. Sanderson
A. H. Anthony, H. A. Bullock.
! Estimating committee, H. D. Bailey
| George A. Wright, Sidney J. Laws.
| A vote Of thanks was rendered to tn,
treasurer H. A. Bullock. for the assist
ance he had rendered the pastor in rails
| ing the interest on the church debt TO