The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-11

A Total of $15,000 In Contributions for
 the Year-sIembership is ys2-Twen-
 ty Persons Members for Fifty Years
 or More.
 The annual church meeting of the United church on the Green was held in the Chapel on Temple street last evening. In the absence of the pastor, Deacon Albert $, Hort presided, with G. E. P. Sanford ias clerk.
 Deacon Walter B. Shaw as treasurer of the churct's funds reported receipts for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1904, $1, ,335.9S; disbursements, $1,324.67.
 The church funds at interest amount to $s.60o.
 c. E. P. Sanford as treasurer of con- tribtrtions taken in the church reported receipts Of $4, 197. In addition to this amount there were contributions in the Sunday school, woman's auxiliary, so- ciety of Christian Endeavor, and other societies enga ged in the work of the church of $2,14S; and also a, special con- tribution raised by Rev. T. T. Munger in aid of the church of Dr. Robert A. Hume of India of about $2,200, making a total of contributions of about $15,000. Charles E. P. Sanford, as clerk of the church, reported on membership. | Members on the church roll January l.
 1904, 7S4; added by profession and let ters, 2S. Total, 762. Removed by death, 12; removed by
 letter, 15; dropped, absent over a year g. Total 30. Members January 1, 1905 7S2. Of which 245 were males and 4Si ] females. Of the present membership | twenty persons have been members
 fifty years or more. The oldest living
 member joined in July, 1927. .sa | l During the year,, one deacon, Edwin
 E. Bowditch. passed away on August
 5, at the age of seventy-seven years
 and nine months. The average age oi 1 the twelve members who died last year
 was seventy-one years six months ai16
 seven days. The oldest was eighty-twe
 and the youngest fifty-four years.
 This average age of deaths is about ! the same as it has been for the last I ten years, and certainly indicates that I i W. A. Powell, assistant pastor, read
 the usual report of the various branches of the Sunday school, which has a
 membership of teachers. officers .and
 scholars of TT. l.
 Robert A. Smith read reports of the | expenses, receipts and contributions ot the Sunday school. Mrs. Sarah E. l Champion read reports of the ladies | aid society and woman's auxiliary
 The former has been in active work fol | twenty years, being organized in 1884 | and each year equips and clothes quite q number Of the families of missionar- ] ies. Last year boxes were sent out to | the value of $1,058.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. was reported by l c. E. Bronson as having held meetings every Sunday in the year fifty-tWo in all and that in addition to the society | for the year there had been a larger proportion of young men than young l women. In conclusion Rev. George S. Dickerman made short address. The | reports given show that the various
 branches of the church are actively and | tremendously at work for the improve
 ment and uplifting of the needy around | us. Time and money have been given during the year to the City Missionary, the general hospital, Grace hospital, the Florence Crittenton home, the Edwin Bancroft Foot Bows club. as well as
 to the A. B. F. M. and the Home Mis- sionary society. =.