The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-27
HAS been PAYING ITS WAY
RECEIVES REPORTS OF THE
YEARS WORK
Last Twelve Months Has Been a Sat-
isfactOry Period In More Respects
Than One-FinancfaI Statement
of the Trustees.


r The annual meeting of the Central Pres
byterian church was held last evening in
the church parlors, and reports made by
the various auxiliary branches Of the
church. Rev. A. B. Meldrum, pastor, pre-
sided, and before the close of the meet
ing delivered an address full of hope for
the future. and praise for the earnest
and efficient labors of the church workers
in putting the church on firm financial
basis.
The year had been one of many activi-
ties and the new year full Of promise.
DR.. Meldrum spoke of the earnest self
sacrificing efforts Of the congregation In
raising part Of the church debt. Since
July 1st the church has been paying its
way. He stated that 1t required 1854 per
week to meet the current and incidental
expenses of the church, which had been
paid from the weekly envelope collections.
The board of trustees submitted the
statement of which the following are
tables:
TRUSTEES receipts Observation-Disclosures. 5000. 23
Total receipts SIC, 003. SIS
Balance April l, 1898. ............... 568. 80
Total .:......................... SIC, 572. 81
Disbursements ..................... sos. IA
Balance April l. 1899 $3.50. 80
The board of trustees also reported the
following church indebtedness:
Mortgage on church. ..........$3 $50, OOO 90
Mortgage on Phalon lots. ......... 1900. 90
Current bills unpaid. ............. ,34S 80
Total ...................... .sss, s4S. 30
Webster Smith, of the session, reported
the total membership Of the church as
$50, being a net increase during year of
twenty-five. Three had been removed by
death and thirty-three dismissed to other
churches. The attendance at the Sunday
morning and evening services had been
all that could have been desired. The
session felt greatly encouraged over the
outlook for the future and had at all
times been assisted by the guiding wis
dom Of the pastor
B. H. Schriber, superintendent of the
Sunday school, reported great progress
in the primary department., but slight
falling off in the attendance in the inter
mediate department. E. o. Duncan, treas
urer of the Sunday-school, reported the
total receipts from collections $694.23.
President Wright, of the Christian En-
deavor, gave some of the older members
of the church some food for thought
when he reported the total membership
of the society at 1853. The society had
purchased and almost entirely paid for
piano. A missionary library had been
established in the church parlors. and the
society had lent entire support to an
American missionary in India. ]. A. For
sell, treasurer of the Christian Endeavor
society. reported the total disbursements
for the year at $63S.o9
Mrs. A. Cattanach submitted her report
as treasurer of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society. The total amount
expended during the year for benevolent
and other work was S204. 25. A similar re-
port was made by Miss A. M. McClung
for the Home society. showing $4 con-
tributed for the work.
The report of the board Of deacons was
read AS the work Of the board was Of
such a nature that detailed publicity
would not attain the best end, treasurer
Duncan merely reported that twelve fam