The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-19
PARISH REPORT
READ YESTERDAY
Father Gillespie Shows What Has
Been Accomplished in His Parish
During the Last
Year.
100 ARE IN THE PARISH
Total Collections for Year Amounted
to $7,7s8.3O and There Were
Many Special Dona-
tions, Also.

A general report OF the financial and
spiritual condition of the church for
the year 1914, was read by the Very
Rev. James W. Gillespie. pastor of st.
Peters Catholic church, yesterday.
A copy of the report was given each
member of the church. The report
shows that the church is enjoying a
most prosperous year, and that 1t has
made some rapid gains during the
time Father Gillespie has been il
charge.
The total collections for 1914
amounted to $7,7SS.30. Of this amount
s2,291.45 was from pew rent, subscrip-
tons amounted to $1,954.00, school
fund, $7S7.75: Calendar society, $97S-
10; the Christmas collection was
s602.10, the Easter offering being
s436.25. A special collection amount.
ed to $500, and for coal the collac.
ton was s5S2.45.
The total amount of diocesan co..
lections is $213.16.
Special Donations.
Special donations amounting to ST..
$1,000 were given by different men,
bers and society during the year.
George D. Baur, Miss Agnes Leach,
Mrs. Patrick O'Brien and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Welsh each gave money
towards one station of the cross.
Money for statIes for the altar was
given by Mrs. Celestine Gibbons,
Ladies Of A. o. H., Mrs. John Nc
Namara. Mrs. Joseph O'Brien. Mrs.
Delphine Kindorf gave money for one
statue of ST. Joseph. The Father
Mathew Temperance society Is givins
electricity for St Vincent. A gift OF
800 came from Children, Of Mary,
sodality Ladies A. o. H. donated
money to the amount Of 500 and also
gave one table. A friend gave money
| for st. Peters school. The class OF
1914 of st. Peters school gave a
chalice. One white cope and veil
was given by ST. Peters school, and
Mrs. Catherine Whalen donated one
black cope. Sanctuary oil was the
gift of Miss Bridget Brerton, and Mrs.
Joseph Moeller and Mrs. Bridget
Welsh donated a censor.
Receipts Of Parish.
The parish receipts, as shown by
the report amount to $13,569.44. The
expenditures of the parish were $14,-
1866. The amount Of insurance car
ried on the church properties is SAL.
600. The church Indebtedness in 1909
was $14,161.11. The Indebtedness
the first Of this present year is S.
1881, which shows what has been
done in lifting this amount of debt.
Spiritual Report. &.
The following spiritual report has
been made by Father Gillespie for
the year:
Baptisms-Infants, &c; adults, 8.
Marriages-In church, g.; mixed, A.
Funerals-Infants, s; adults, 33.
Children in parish school-Boys,
1876: girls, 191.
Children in public school-Boys,
70: girls, 9.
Order of teachers-Sisters OF Char
ity of St. Vincent de Paul.
Number Of teachers, TO-
Time of last mission May. 1914.
Mission by Redemptorist Fathers Of
Davenport, Iowa. ....J..
Number of confessions during 1914,
$3.50. ,
Number OF communions daily, IS:
weekly, so; monthly, 500.
Total number of communions, 13,059
Total number of children receiving
catechetical instruction. 325. r
Total number of families in parish,
$50.
Total number Of souls in parish,
LOO