The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-18

them from the beginning of their sun
day school work, and 10 others were
aided during the year; more than one
fourth grew from our seed and nearly
one-half were watered from ouH
sprinklers. oo
I'm the year to January /, 1899, only
80 churches were added OF these ~
grew from our society's planting, ana
as Including the 800 were aided by us
either from the beginning or later In
their Sunday school life. The new mis-
sion to Alaska has been feature OF
special interest.
The greatest need of the Sunday
school work all over the land is good
teachers. Nearly $50 training meet
ings or series Of meetings have peeii
held. One superintendent has opened
a class of some 50 persons Tor CORE
spondence study
The total receipts for the year amount
to $57, S9S, which is $1249 less than IN
the preceding year. Two-thirds OF
this was the falling off in the chill
dren's day offerings, which this year
amount to SIC. 309. Our contributions
from the living were $1,000 less than a
year ago, and our legacies 5000 less
the last being offset by the $1,000 re-
ceived from the business department
Owing to the larger balance than usNa
had an increase of nearly $1,000 in the
funds available for expenditure.
AS usual. the Sunday schools are our
largest and best supporters. ABOUT
45 per cent of all we have received
comes to us through them. Only about
30 per cent of our receipts comes TO US
direct from the churches, while 10 per
cent comes to us through the women
organizations, and about per cent
dara Ytr1pnf In b6y
cases, the church and its Sunday school
have contributed to us separately. In
all. 1895 churches have given directly 10
our work; 229 other churches have sent
collections for the church and school
together Beside those in this last
class. 2919 schools have sent their offer
ings to us, while ga women's organiza-
tions, state and local, have remembered
us: 264 societies of Christian EndeaVor
of all grades have also aided US IN our
endeavor. -,
The year Just closed has been with
out doubt the most prosperous OF any
in the history of the society. sales
have Increased about 20 per cent over
those Of two years ago, the increase
amounting to over 100000, while the
ordinary expenses have been kept with
in the limits Of former years, ana the
cost of material and manufacturing mas
been largely decreased.
Boston, April 1.-THE Congregation
al Sunday School and Publishing Soci-
ETY. elected the following officers: VIII
lard Scott, d. D., president, Worcester;
vice-presidents, Samuel b. Capen, Bos-
ton, Alexander Mckenzie, D. D., Cam
bridge; John X. Mclean, ID. D., San
Francisco, Cal; r. r. Meredith, ID. D.,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Nehemiah Boynton'
d. D., Detroit, Mich; William j.. Bar
ton, d. D., Oak Park, H.; secretary
and treasurer Geo; M. Boynton, u r.
Boston; field secretary, William A.
Duncan, Phi. D., Boston; editor, M. e.
Hazard. Phi. D., Boston; agents, Joseph
Fl. Tewksbury, general agent, Boston,;
e. Herrick Brown, Chicago agent, Chi
cago, Ill; directors Germs expire 1909
Albert f. Dunning, d. D., Boston: Ar
thur S. johnson, Boston; Frederick II.
Kidder, Medford; r. w. Lyman, Oak
Park, ILL.,; Rev. Edward M. Moves,
Newton Centre: Rev. Charles M.
Southgate, Auburndale; Edwin Mills,
den; Henry N Hoyt, d. D., Hyde Park
tserms expire 1900)-B. Franklin Ha-
milton, D. D., Boston; James M. w.
Hall. Cambridge; Oren B. Taft, Chtca-
go, nj. William H. Emerson Cam
bridge: Rev. William r. Campbell
Boston; r.. d. Redington, Evanston,
Ill; Charles II. Rutan, Brookline;
sCharles F. WNnan. Cambridge; Leo
nard A. Treat, CHELSEA; Germs expire
1901)-Joshua w. Mellman, D. d., Nal
den; Charles II. CAKE, Chicago, ILL.,;
Arthur G. Stanwood, Boston; John
Herbert, Somerville; Robert e. Jen-
kins, Chicago, ILL.,; Frankli in p. Shum-
way, Melrose; Rev S. L. L2on1s. Bos-
ton; Wilbur s. Clarke, SomerTille'