Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-28
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH REPORT
Annual Meeting of the Con-
gregatiOn Was Held
Last Night,
HAD PROSPEROUS YEAR

A spirit of optimism pervaded the
annual meeting of the congregation
OF the First Presbyterian church,
held in the chapel in Rector street,
last night. Reports were heard from
the various church officers, all show
ing good progress in their work
trustees We're elected and a social
time followed, during which several
addresses were made and a musical
program was rendered.
Sidney Riddlestorffer, president of
the Board of Trustees, was chosen
chairman, and Edward L. Gridley
was made secretary. In the absence
Of Harry Conard, the church treas
urer, who is i'll, his report was read
by W. II. Griswold, the financial sec
retary. 1t ia for the fiscal year end
ing March 81, 1908.
Some of the principal items in this
report show that $2,S97.79 was
contributed through envelopes and
the plate collections for the year
amounted to s4877S. The Easter
Offering for 1908 was $329.61, and
Church Day offering amounted to
| $4G5.34. The Ladies' Aid Society
contributed $635.95. During the
year the music cost $89SS1. Inter
est on church mortgage was the next
largest amount paid out, with the
exception of the PASTORS salary, be-
ing s557.50. All told the disburse-
ments amounted to $5,391.03.
Judge Adrian Lyon, clerk OF the
session, next submitted his report to
, the presbytery. 1t showed that
$301.32 had been given to home
missions and $259.02 to foreign mis-
sions. The Freedmen got $5S.57;
education, $68.34; American Bible
Society $18.17, and American Tract
Society, $25.01. The Sunday school
here cost s3S3.67. The total amount
expended was $1,543.91.
Mr.. Griswold, in his report as
financial secretary, gave statistics
showing the growth in the church
finances year by year
The funded debt of the church
amounts to $4,000 The balance
due on the mortgage is $11,150,
there having been paid off during
the year $3.50.
Mr. Riddlestorffer, in his report
for the Board of Trustees, showed
that the year had been a prosperous
one in spite of the financial depres-
sion throughout the country. The
expenses of the church, he showed,
were practically 500 a week, which
amount had been contributed by the
congregation during the year. Be
yond this over $500 has been con-
tributed for christian work outside
the local church For current obli-
oa hoV
previous was raised during 1908.
The funded debt in three years has
been reduced $4,000. All the socie-
ties are praised for their work, the
pastor is congratulated. especially
upon the erection of a Presbyterian
church at Keasbey, and greetings
were extended to Caleb c. Pierson,
who has been an elder of the church
for fifty-three years.
Following this report the follow
ing trustees were elected for three
years: Messrs. w. H. Grlswold,
Harry Conard, r. NJ Laing and A..
H. Crowell. The other trustees are:
Charles w. Barnekov, Charles II.
Edwards, C. Douglas Fraser, John II.
Gregory, =. i. Gridley, Frederick O..
Pierson, oliver w. Ramsay and s..
Riddlestorffer.
This board will meet Monday
night to organize.
Following the business session a
collation. was served by the Ladies'
Society of the church. The pastor,
Rev. James H. Northrup, spoke on
the growth and future of the church
and e. w. Barnes gave a brief sketch
of the early history. The musical
program consisted of solo by Mrs.
Wilbur LaRoe, accompanied by Fred
j. Cox; solo by #. r. Conklin; a
violin solo by Miss Blanche Grieve
and a piano solo by Mrs. Paschel.