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Report Or The Presbyterian Church

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
January
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

A report of the year's doings was given at the Presbyterian church in place oL the evening preaehing; service last Sunday night. Average attendance at the Sunday School 228. Total collections at Sunday School $208. The Christian Endeavor Society re. ported an average attendance of 160 with forty new members in tvvo months and has raised $75. The Junior Christian Endeavor 'has 51 on their rolls. The ladies of the church have raised and contributed to their respective fields the following sums: Ladies dome Missionary Society, $207; Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society, $262; Young Ladies' Missionary Society, 893; Ladies' Aid Society, $209. The amount given out cf the Deacon's Fund for the support of the poor was $163. The amount contrihuted to the various benevolant boards $229. Total amount raised and contiibuted for beneolence and church work $1152. Tne Clerk of the Session reported the admlssion of 55 members to the church with 6 deaths and 35 withdrawals. Total membership at present 521. Pastor J. M. Gelston stated that during the year he preached 93 sermons, offlciated at 8 weddings Bnd 17 funerals.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Register