The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-01
vESTRYMEN ELECTED
ANNUAL PARISH MEETINGS HELD
AT SEVERAL EPISCOPAL
CHURCHES
FINANCES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE
Past Year Has Seen Debts Reduced
ConsiderabIy-East Offerings
Were Unusually Generous
in Amount.

Annual meetings of several Of the Epis
copal parishes of the city were held last
evening in the respective churches, ar
which officers for the ensuing year were
elected and reports OF the conditions ex-
listing in the various societies of the
churches read.
AT st. Johns church the following yes
trymen were elected: W. B. Bend, Rich
ards Gordon, Edward Hopper, o. P. Lam
phere, w F. Myers, T. l.. ,Schurmeier,
Men. V. Seymour, John Townsend and
George r. Folds, with Mr.. Hopper as
secretary and Mr.. Myers as treasurer
1t was also reported that where $4,000
was requested at the Easter collection 1t
had been secured, and that the finances
Of the church as a whole were in par
ticularly prosperous condition. The senior
warden is Victor NJ. Watkins, and the
junior warden is Emerson W. Peet The
women's auxiliary Of the church will
hold its annual meeting Friday in the
church.
Reuben Warner Jr was elected senior
warden at Christ church, and John Adj
ANS Junior warden. The vestrymen are
w. Fl. Lightner. Harvey Officer, S. M
Hayes w. s. Timberlake, r. B. Whit
with Mr.. Hayes as clerk, Mr. Whiteacre
treasurer, and Mr.. Van Kirk assistant
treasurer. The Easter collection amount
ed to over $1,000, and the church is in
good financial circumstances. The fol-
lowing delegates to the general council
to be held in Faribault, were elected:
John Espy, S. M. Hayes, w. H. Lightner,
John Mclean, Harvey Officer, John C.
Hill and r. e, Van Kirk. with the follow
iT0cr 1fHN.Y, ENe,s Nj
Beardsiey, Alexander Cathcart, j. D.
Armstrong, Russell McMasters c. ].
Ingles and Gov. Yale. For the board of
city missions the following were elected:
John c. Hill. r. L. Van Kirk c. J.
Ingles, J. F. LargtCn and J. D. Arm
strong.
At st. Paurs church Hiram F. Stevens
was elected senior warden, and William
j. Sleppey Junior warden. J. c. Bailie is
clerk. and c. D. Maclaren treasurer. The
vestrymen are George f. Pond. NJ. h.
Hartman, c. W. Hancock, c. X Sha-
rood and G. s. Lincoln. For delegates to
the general council at Faribault were
elected the following: Hiram F. Stevens,
w. j. Sleppey, J. G. Bailey, c. d. Mac
laren, George z. Pond and M B. Hart
man, the ramaining two to be elected by
the vestrymen. The new guild house has
been well supported by the church and all
OF the various societies Of the church are
financially In prosperous conditions The
$500 requested at the Easter collection was
exceeded by several hundred dollars.
At the Church of the Good Shepherd
the annual parish meeting was presided
over by the rector E. Sturley acted as
secretary. The financial report was pre-
sented and adopted, and a committee
consisting OF MessTs. John Warne w. B
McCauley, P, Hamm. Misses ]. Bovine,
NJ Mark, Annie Perrior, was appointed
to have charge of the sale of the parish
year book. The election of officers re-.
suited as follows: Senior warden, George
Bell; junior warden. DR.. Flogg; vestry-
men, J. t. Warne, r. E. Enley, E. Stur-
ley. Z. Boxell. Delegates to the diocesan
council are: Messrs. Rowe, Charles
Roach and Dr. Flogg. The alternates
are: George Bell. z. Sturley and d
Warne. r. E. Enley was elected director
OF the City Missionary society.
Deposits made on or before April will
re ceive three months interest on JUly /
Security Trust company, n. Y. Life bldg.