The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-09
Was Made at Annual Meeting of
Bencficent congregational Church.
Officers We're Elected.

>The annual meeting of the Benefcent
Congregational church was held last ev-
ening. with very large attendance. fully
800 persons partaking Of tho excellent
supper that was served in the vestry, at
ESQ o'clock.
After the supper the meeting was call
cd to order Rev. James @. Vose acting
a. moderator, and addressing words Of
warm welcome to those assembled.
Clerk George u. Webster presented his
report, showing the number Of members
at the time OF the last annual report TO
have been 7s4 the number of accessions
during the year 20. the losses by death
and other means %. leaving the number
Of members at the present report us. a
loss Of nine.
The report Of the work Of the Sunday
school was read by its superintendent, ].
bowers Slade, who also read the report
Of the secretary and treasurer of the
Sunday school, William 2. Chaplin. show
ing the largest attendance to have been
go and the average for the So Sundays to
have been 252.
The financial report OF the Sunday
school showed balance on hand of 500 49,
Mr.. Slade said that the school was never
more prosperous than at present, which
fact was due TO tbs efforts OF an efficient
corps of teachers.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
william r. Goodwin reported for the
committee on nominations as follows
and the nominees were elected:
For deacon, Arthur ID. Greene; treasur-
err r. s. Bosworth; clerk. George f..
Webster; Sunday school superintendent.
j.. Bowers Sade: member of standing
COMMITTEES. A.. ID. Fuller: weekly offering
committee, A. ID. Greene, George H. Ca
prom; collectors at morning service, ID. y.
1oulton and w. II. Colwell. centre aisle;
l.. T. Capron and J. S. CoIwell, east aisle;
A. M. Allen and w. A. Ingrsham, west
aisle; ushers at morning service, w. p.
Chaplin. Jr.. and w. III. Colwell. centre
aisle; l.. A. Capron, east aisle: d., r.
Moulton. west aisle; ushers at evening
service. Milton B. Brown, Robert Hutch
ins. Frsnk S. Cooke: Y. NJ. y. A. COM
mittee, Royal ii. Glsddng. ID. p. Moul-
ton, Howard NJ. Grant
The report OF the Foreign Mission Aux
iiiary was maze by Mrs. ]. c. Wolworth
The proceeds Of the annual thank Offer
ing meeting In April amounted TO Sa6. The
auxiliary raised during the year $le2 02,
which. with the weekly Offering, made a
total of s5342s. $50
Mrs. Theodore Bems made her report
Of the years work OF the Home Mission
Band. and said that ti37s7 had been dis
tributed In various ways
Miss Marion Belden reported for the
Benehcent Daughters, and Miss Grace
Cnapin for the Busy Bees
The report OF the Christian Endeavor
Society was made by Miss Lizzie Camp.
and the report OF the Junior Endeavorers
was presented by Mrs. Arthur ID. Greene.
ADDRESS BY DIR. vosE.
Rev James @. vose, d. d., then ss-
dressed the meeting and spoke, in sub
stance. as follows:
Now. brethren, at this annual meet
ing-probably the last one over which
shall presioe-I want 20 say that IL Is very
gratifying TO me to see 20 many OF You
gathered together. IL Is an occasion I
shall always remember. II isn't necessary
for me 20 tell you that know the warm
affection you have for your pastor, and
the forbesrance and Kindness
When I resigned last spring thought
that you ought 10 have time TO secure a
successor. Sons pastors when they have
retired have severed their connection i'm
medfatcly. but ! think I may confess To
you that had a desire TO finish out the
century. 10 finish out my r. years with
you. which comes % an end In January.
But you know In China a baby born
IN December. when the time OF the NEXT
New xnar comes around 10 called two