St. Andrew's Church

The following is the report of St. Andrew's church made by the reetor and vestry to the conventiou of the diocese of Michigan held iu Detroit, recently. The period covered by the report is the year froni April 1895, to April 1896: Baptisms 23 Persons eonfirmed 33 Commnnieants last reported Sió Added by c.ouflrmatiou 33 Keceived from other Parishes loï Total received vóS Lost. by death f Lost by removal 122 Total lost 129 Present number 54 Marriages 6 Burials is Public services 314 Celebration of Holy Cornmunion 102 Number of families L95 Number of souls ]5uó The flnancial statement for the year showed the following figures : RECEIPTS. JBALANCE ON HAND EASTER, 1S95. In Parish treasury, various amounts $ 174 59 In treasuries of various orgauizations 98 83 ? 273 42 Pledges for Parish support.$325S 76 Interest for Parish 120 00 Interest of special funds 90 00 Offertory in cuurcn 712 77 Bequest for endowment 100:) 00 Pledges for mlssions 413 62 Offertory of Sunday 98 59 Ladie-i Aid Society 495 93 Woman's Auxiliary 2öO 01 Junior Auxiliary 31 30 Mlnisterlug Children's League 7 85 $K,46S 83 Í6.742 25 DISBURSEMENTS. PAROCHIAL OBJECTS. Current expenses S4004 77 Maiutaining Sunday School 149 S') Communiorj alms- 104 09 Wheeler fund for poor of Parish 30 00 Parisii endowment 1 00 00 Ladies Aid Üoeiety 554 24 $5,843 50 OBJECTS OÜTSIDE OF PARISH. Dlocesan assessment aad mlscious i 517 16 Domestiu and foreigu missions 25G 34 $ 773 50 BALANCE ON HAND EASTEK, 1896. Iu Parish treasury, various accounts 69 36 In treasury of various organizatious 55 88 $ 125 25 $6,742 25 The Parish is entirely free from debt of any kind. The year covered by this report is the first year of the system of free seats, and the facts anJ. figures of the report rnake a most gratifying and encouraging showing.