Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-09
THE SALVATION ARMY.
Financial Statement for the Year End
 ing December 31. 1900.

As tl" Salvation Army is now an in corpJrlt"d body il has brcomp not on y ;l business pnl.cy. but also Il legal na- ce:'S;tN. that balance sheets shall be i%Su; q. and every three months three copies are made out at every corps. one of which iS sent to the national hc3tGGaftei$. ole to the state head quarters. and one retained locally.
 Through tile friendly criticism of q local business man il occurred to the officer ill rhitr@" that if Il yearly sum mary of Iii s>l balance sheets could be published in the local papers it would serve to remove any wrong impression that might exist, ill the minds of any ;'s 10 salvation Army finances and also give the general public who from time to time assist the local corps an exact statement of the amounts giEpn and the manner in which the same are eX- pended.
 \ few words of explanation may be in order respecting these figures. The amount ag;i .ItSt donations and collect ing cards tS111. includes the sums collected iu small amounts by the local soldiers and the amounts given ny the various business iiipu when called upon by the officers of the corps. This state n2ert does not show the amount of in debt dmpss. and the officer in charge is glad to be able 10 state that up to tile end of January, 1901, the local corps iS entirely free from debt. A li- ability of S4uO Was faced when taking charge of the corps on September G 1900. which sum has since been col Iected and paid out.
 I.nsi@n Morris. the officer having the oversight of the work, wishes through the columns. and by the kindness of
 
 business men whom he, or the cap tain assisting him. have called upon. for their ready response and hearty sympathy. and also to express word of aupreciatiOn of the offerings given by the First and Second Congregaton- al churches last sunday, during the. visit of Tiigadicr (, Miles. these off,r- ings having enabled him 10 finally clear the last Of llie Indebtedness The following table shows 1h" receipts and cXpenditurts for the year ending December 31, 19C0:
 Income.
 Balance on hand Dec :i1. 90. S335 % Collections in hall Gncluding
 soldiers envelopes, ........ 54143 Donations and collecting cards 511.1o Monthly subscriptions for
 rent. 12 months at So. ..... COCO Charges for admission special
 meetings, ........ o1G1 Profits Cn sale of publications lSO Profits on ru1nmaur salp.. 4:6J "raSs!on Play income ..... 4O.Io Grants to corps from head
 quarters ............ ''.-o National Appeals:
 Self denial and Indian fam
 inc funds . 1O2 CT Harvest festival ... 129.2i 
 Total .................. ,oi5.o'
 Expenditures.
 Rnnt of bou " Sl3O co Rent of officers quarters. 1o5.1o Iinht and heat t 93.33 Stationery and postage. ..... 14.io Officers travelling specials
 from New York. etc) .... 93.Ji Officers salaries uhr2e per
 sons, 252 60 Rcnafrs and alterations .. 3S.2) Rnyanua stamus " G.33 Sundries 1O21 Funeral and sick funds ... 1925 nuartprs 14S 70 Passion Play" expenses .... lilo National Appeals:
 Self denial and famine
 fund.-. to national head
 quarters, New York ..... HOOD Harvest festival assessment
 to national headquarters,
 New York k 45.OO Balance on hand Dec 3l, 1900 2O.4l .