The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-01-03
THE GREAT SUM RAISED.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, December 31.-"On the
authority of the written reports of the repre-
sentatives of our various institutions and organ
izations 1 declare that s20,OO0.OOO has been
pledged in good subscriptions to the Methodist
Twentieth Century Thank offering"
Clear as a clarion note was this announcement
made in Trinity Methodist Church tonight by
the Rev. DIR. Edmund NJ. Mills. secretary of the
Twentieth Century Thank offering Commission.
For moment there a' was sise4 fe ana tnen was
Again and again it was repeated.
The race between New York and Pennsylva-
neck and neck. Both states have given in ex-
cess of $3000000. and so close are the totals that
the results of the thank offering taken at mid
both New York and Pennsylvania will probably
determine precedents. New York led easily
until tonight when pr; Mills received a. tele
Philadelphia Conference wished to add to it's
previous contributions $l,15O,OO0 for philan-
thropic charities and 5000, 900 for church debts.
.'At this hour the church could not ask or ex-
meet complete or final report" said DIR. Mills.
"But that you may know that the thank Offering
has had an abundant entrance through the gates
of success. let me further declare that if the
MAGNIFICENT gifts of the MethOdists of Manhat-
tan Island were not to be included l could still
say $20.000.0 600 has been paid or pledged In good
subscriptions on the thank Offering,
1.-THE final collection in this church remains to
be taken for the thank Offering. When we are
saving Happy New Year the Methodsts of
California and Oregon and Washington will be
Gathering to begin their watch night services.
Several hours of praying ana glyng remain mann oe
the Golden Gate. Who can tell what eyes and
hearts and pocketbooks may be opened in that
mine million dollars has been reported paid
or pledged for the liquidation of debts on church
property. The Methodism of New York. chicago
and Cincinnati will soon be free from cnurcn
debts.
schools. or more than the Methodist Episcopal
.,-oI,rro for
hundred years of the history of the church 10
America, Syracuse University leads, with 81 ,lel,-
Eve chs have Collected ss.750 900 for philaEf6ros
les and charities. Six hundred thousand .d0i-
lars has been raised for the permanent fund for
the conference claimants. little ofer $3o0, OOU
has been raised to build churches n destitute
communities. The thank Offering moyemenI
means that Trinity Church is one Of the historic
churches of Methodism."
Property TransfersinB Baltimore County.
Deeds, Leases, Mortgages. Bills of sale, etc,
received for record in the office of the CLERK OF
the Circuit Court for Baltimors county:
DEEDS.
Robert 7. Paine, Jr., and wife to T; j. Finnessy
Security Storage and Trust Co. to. 3: X. crosby.
S. K. Crosby and wife to Safe Deposit and Trust
Charles Herzog, executor. to wm Rettkowsk
John NJ Bosom and wife 10 Frank E. Hoffman
Jacob List and wife to S. G. Mahle and wife. !,
Alfred Fowbe, treasurer and collector, to J
| Jacob List to Samuel G. Mahle.
| Il. Nj. Montgomery ct al to Ludwig Sellmayer.
! Elizabeth G. Cole and husband to H. ID. Roschen
| Georgianna Cullison ct al. to James e. Hook. .
| Dnndalk, Sparrow's Point and North Point
| w. Co. to Maryland Steel Co.
| Trustees of Shomre HOdath HEBREW Congrega
ton to Michael Stoller ct al.
Julia A. Hauff ct al. to A s. Worley and WIFE,
| Overlea Land Co. to Adam I. HUH and wife.
! Roland Park Co. to Alien S. Miller.
| Mary F. Bayne and husband to Margaret u. Mat
thews.
Mary A. Brooks to James E. Willing.
| d. NJ. Newbold and wife to G. @. Goldman.
| AIbinus Schuck and wife to Anna M. Kaufman
| MORTGAGES.
William Rettkowski and wife to Highland P.
| A., $4l6.
Frank E. Hoffman and wife to Elijah Armacos
$1,000.
Bernard Smith to Jacob Smith, $500.
M. l.. Atkinson and wife to Central Saving
Bank, $4,000.
M L. Atkinson to Eliza w. Atkinson, $4,000.
Western Maryland r. r. Co. to Bowling Gree
Trust Co.. mortgage to secure an issue of $40
100000 of gold bonds to run for a term of fift
years, to be known as General lien and col
vertible per cent. fifty-ycar gold bonds
James e. Hook ct al. to Mary G. Fowble, STU.
David Wright to Canton P. b. A., $1,000.
A. S. Worley and wife to Julia A. Hauf, $lOO0
RELEASE OF MORTGAGES.
Canton P. B. A. No. to Margaret Fletcher al
husband.
Lemuel d. Ofrutt to Mary j. Kemp.
Joshua +. Cockey to Mary ]. Kemp.