The Greeley tribune., 1907-01-24

In financing the new building.
During the fall of 1871 the First
Baptist church was organized with
20 members. OF the charter men,
bers only two are now living here,
DR.. S. X. Thompson aud Mrs. Jennie
Sanborn. The church now has a
membership OF 1886 ana Sunday school
attendance of It's. The church is in
thriving condition and the men,
bers are beginning to feel the need
of u new church building. A par
sonage has been purchased the last
year and the pastor, Rev. Frank
Barnett. is paid 81, 400 year, part
of which he pays back into the treas
ury as rent to help liquidate the
small debt on the parsonage. The
reports at the annual meeting held
few weeks ago are the best ever
given in the history of the church.
In 1884 the United Presbyterian
church was organized with "a MEM
bers. The membership now is BOG
and their Sabbath scohol, numbering
300, is the largest in any United
Presbyterian church west Of the Mis-.
sissippi. They pay their pastor
81, $50 year. Rev. o. A. Petty is
deep thinker and most pleasing
and interesting speaker, and the
most popular pastor that church has
even had. The church financially
and spiritually is in good condition.
They have a good church building
and the money practically all SUBJ
scribed for new pipe organ to be
put In soon.
The Unity society was first organ
lied In 1878. Later, in 1886, 1t
was reorganized and known as the
First Unitarian church. o. Howard.
Mrs. Mary Law and o. P. Gale we're
the trustees of the first society. The
present trustees are Mrs. Lucy
Dresser, R. G. Strong, Albert
Howard, Fl. d. Parker, Mrs. Mary
'Norcross and Mrs. Susan Adams.
The membership numbers 100 and
the pastor, Rev.. T. G. Brockway,
receives $1,000 a year. The music
At the services is especially fine as
the choir consists Of some of the
best talent In the city. The last
annual report shows the church to be
IN good condition. The Unity circle
has 1 neat sum IN the tseasury.
The Christian Science society held
its first services In 1892 with only
seven present. They now have q
membership of 40 and the number is
growing. The local society is under
the rules Of the mother church in
Boston but is governed by board Of
directors of whom C. T. Ahlstrand Is
president. The society is self-sup-
porting and has chapel and reading
room which is open daily. They
have a practitioner Nellie B.
Graham, the first reader is Miss
Carrie Lyman and Mrs. N. w. Hall
Is second reader.
The Christian church Is COM
paratively new society but is live
one whose membership Is increasing
rapidly. Two years ago they put q
temporary building OH their lots and
expect later to erect nice church.
There are lao members and the
pastor, Rev. H. L. Humphrey, re-
ceives u, 900 year.
One of the most thrifty churches
of the community Is the Swedish
Lutheran, which is just beginning
the erection Of new church build
ing. Their minister, Rev. o. w.
Gustafson, also holds services In
Ault, Loveland and Fort Collins and
is probably one Of the hardest work.
ing men in town. The society here
has only 80 members. The minister
receives about Sl, 600 year, a part
Of which is paid by the Swedish
Lutheran conference as Is the custom
until new churches are we'll estab-
lished and self-supporting.
The Seventh Day Adventists have
church building and small So
ciety, though no regular minister.
Services are held, however, and at
tended by faithful few.
The Latter Day Saints or Mormons
have two elders, James Baxter and
Mr.. Sutton, in Greeley who hold
cottage services which are attended
by those of that belief. The elders
are paid no salary by the church and
have only what their followers are
inclined to give. .-
There Is q mission chapel In East
Greeley, built last year by Andrew
Thompson, where Sunday school is
held. Services we're held in the
school house the first few years and
the supplies and expenses we're kept
I'm nv the Methodist church but the