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Rector Rev. Henry Tatlock Raised $65,000 In Ten Years at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

Rector Rev. Henry Tatlock Raised $65,000 In Ten Years at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church image
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Day
22
Month
December
Year
1899
Copyright
Public Domain
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RAISED $65,000

In his sermon in St. Andrew's church, on the last Sunday in November, the Rev. Henry Tatlock stated some facts relating to the work of the parish in the 10 years since he became its rector. Ten years ago the number of families in the parish was 204 ; received during tbe period, 488 ; lost by death or removal, 287 ; present number, 405. The number of communicants 10 years ago was 361 ; admitted or received during the period, 1,005; lost, 660 (86 by death, 574 by removal); present number, 706. Adding 161 students not otherwise included who are communicants in the parish, "makes the total number of communicants at present in the parish 867. The number of persons confirmed during the period is 520 ; of these, 191 were under 18 years of age, 329 were adults, 100 being 80 years of age and upwards, of whom 22 were above 50 years of age. Of the whole number of persons confirmed, 193 were reared in the Episcopal church ; 327 received their early religious training elsewhere; 230 were men and boys; 290 were women and girls, and 180 were students in the university. The contributions during the 10 years amount to $64,501.42. Of this sum, $12,370.94 was gathered by parochial organizations, as follows :

Ladies' Aid Society $ 3,712 47

Chancel Society (in four years) 568 90

Sunday School 986 05

Ministering Children's League (in three years). . 56 67 Junior Auxiliary (in eight years) 341 52

Woman's Auxiliary 2,088 39

Fund for Missions and Charities (in eight years). 4,616 94

Total $12,370 94

The disbursements amount to $64,289.600. Of this sum, $39,347.20 was applied to the current expenses of the parish; $1,229. 16 to the maintenance of 'the Sunday school; $10,23.15 to permanent improvements upon the church property; $3,000 to endowment funds; $1,504.06 to the relief of the parish; and $9, 186.03, or one-seventh of the whole amount, to the mission work of the church, diocesean, domestic and foreign.