The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-06
St, James, Parish
 Annual Collection
 Totals $I,065.50
Rev. M. J. O'COnnOr Voices Qualification at Generosity
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were surprised at the masses yester- day to learn that the annual collec- tlon of the progressive little Strat- ford parish aggregated $1,O65.5O. Rev. M. J. O'Connor, the pastor, felicitated the congregation on, the 4. striking manifestations of zeal and ssaid- the splendid showing was a source. of great qualification. ,-
 The parish is alive with interest in the projected new church It's suc- cessful annual collection is. made up not of many. large contributions, but of generous donation of persons of small means who are working for the completion of the new church.
 The sentiments of Father .O'Connor were voiced in little folder distri- buted at the masses yesterday which contained. a list of the donors. The folder read: ','-,' s.,- This splendid offering of s1,O65. 50 from small parish is a striking tes- | timonial to the faith and goor works of its contributors. Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.' (Matt. VII. 20.)
 These good, industrious, respected, law-abiding citizens whose gifts to re- l1gion are recorded upon these pages are not persons of any considerable wealth. They are rich, however, in strong and lively faith. Hence their magnificent generosity and loyalty to Gods Church
 Give to the Most High according to what He hath given to thee, and with a good eye do according to the ability of thy hands: For the Lord maketh recompense and will give thee seven times as much (Eccles. xxx, 12- 13.)
 We read, as I stated on a former occasion, that Andrew Carnegie has given of the "abundance'' of his ''mil- 1{oar arSs &, 70 Tnv nJn De- ot the Hague, but Catholics who will ingly and gladly give sometimes, of their necessities to build Temples of Peace and Religion are much more to be praised and remind the world Of generosity of Spirit and Nobility
 M. J. oCONNOR, Rector.
 The names of the contributors fol- low:
 Joseph Allard and family, $65; Jo- seph Monahan, $50; Edward L'Eveque, $40; Mrs. A. Marcello, $40; the follow ing $25 each: Mrs. J. McKenna, James McDermott, Castelott Bros, Wm. Me Grath, Timothy Ryan, John Lally and family, Angelo Stovola; James J. Sex ton, $29; Thomas McQuinan, $20; John J. Haggerty, $20; the following $15 each: Cornelius Ahern. John Dalton, Mrs. Theresa Woods and family, Mrs. George Brod; the following $10 each: John Neylon, Michael Nolan, Jr., T. J. Walsh, Patrick Ahern, John Mo Ewen, Michael Nolan, ST., Joseph Munson, Timothy HaHessey, James McQuillan, Charles Graham, John Doyle, Mrs. H. Downey and family, McQuillan, Miss Mollie Bigane, D. J. Russell, John Mcdonald, Daniel Lon don, Thomas McGrath, John Kiernan, James Nichols; John J. Brady, $6; the following s5 each: James J. Gaffney, Edward Reddy, Patrick Brown, AL and Mary Holdsworth, Felix Galla- gher, John Molyneaux. Mrs. Mary May, Eugene LaRue, Thomas Hen neghan, John Cleary, Leo Haggerty, Thomas Adkins, Jacob Ackler, Mich ael Adkins, ST., Michael Dalton, Hen gerty, Mrs. Jessie Wilmot. John Con roy, Jessie Sherwood, Andrew Downey, Ernest Myers, Michael Fitzgerald, Sarah Since, Miss c. scherer, Mrs. J. W. Evans. James Donnelly, John ksans ohaeiet "irr5aa Rhomas phles hRnes pha Pfaa Burns, John McGrath, Daniel Donni- gan, Mrs. Robert Maiden. Wm. Nolan, Thomas Boyce. Mary Mcdonald, Char les Booth, Mrs. M Blasko, Annie Leonard, J. F. Halpin. Mrs R. S. Brotherhood, Mrs. W. Grathwoll, John M. Gensheimer, J. E: Fisher, David Hennessey, J. c. Gormley, James Dawson, Andrew Creavy; Mrs. E. Ro- barge, $4; Thomas Karwin, $4; the following 8 each: John Lawler, Liz zie Collins, Vincent Sexton, John Cur tin, Wm. H. Hodgins, Catherine Moy- an, John McMahon, Michael Shorten, Mrs B. Kinsella, James Brown: the following g each: Peter Collins, Char les Shelly, Mrs. Jennie Murphy, Mrs. James T. Downs, Thomas F. Tracey, Rosalie Sexton, Mrs. c. Vallencourt, Mrs. M. Rockwell, Mary Bolan. Theo- dore Latski. Mrs. John H. Smith, Patrick Breen, Charles O'Connor, Anna Hodgins, J. F. Barnish, Stephen H Rivnack, Mrs. c. Mooney, Esther A. Mooney, Mrs. J. Pagan, Mrs. George c. Melia. John Dempsey; Thomas Peters, $50; and the follow ing $1 each: Joseph Massicotte, Mary Collins, Annie Mulligan.
 This collection is independent of all other forms of revenue such as pew rents, etc., taken during year.