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ARTICLE VII.
We believe that the Gospel Ministry, the Christian Church, and the Christian Sabbath are institutions of divine appointment, and will con- tinue in force till the end of the world.
ARTICLE VIII.
We believe that the ordinances which Christ has made binding upon the Church are, Baptism and the Lord's Supper; and that all Church members, in regular standing, are entitled to the Baptism of their households.
Articles VI, VII, and VIII omitted, and the following Article iu- serted in their place, with the title Article V'I, to read as follows :
ARTICLE VI.
We believe that for the comfort and strengthening of His followers, and for testimony to His truth, our Lord has established in the world a visible Church; that it is the duty of all Christians to enter into covenant with it, professing thus their faith in Christ, and observing the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper; and that it is the privilege of believing parents to consecrate their children to God in Baptism.
ARTICLE VII.
We believe that there will be a resurrection of the dead, and a general judgment; and that the wicked will go into everlasting pun- ishment and the righteous into life eternal.
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Covenant.
ADOPTED MARCH 18, 1852. *
In the presence of God and this Assembly, you do now avouch the Lord Jehovah to be your God, the object of your supreme affection, and your portion forever. You solemnly surrender yourself to Him as your own rightful sovereign. You solemnly consecrate to Him all your faculties, powers, and possessions; promising to make His will the con- stant rule of your life, and His glory the ultimate end of all your actions. You hereby declare your unalterable purpose to make your own personal sanctification and Christian usefulness the standard by which you decide the lawfulness of all your worldly business and amusements, abstaining from every practice and pursuit which shall interfere with these ends; and attending conscientiously upon every ordinance and means of grace which shall enable you to secure them.
In accordance with these purposes, you do now join yourselves to this church of Christ, engaging to sustain and submit to its govern- ment and discipline, to co-operate with it in all good enterprises, and to promote, to the utmost of your power, its purity, its peace, and its prosperity.
Trusting in the grace of God, you thus covenant and engage.
We then affectionately receive you as members with us of the church of Christ. We bid you welcome, in His name, to all the bless- ings and privileges which are connected with this divine institution. We tender to you our Christian communion and most cordial fellow- ship, promising to cherish a fraternal interest in your spiritual welfare, and to aid you in discharging the responsibilities which you have this day assumed, by our sympathies, our counsels, and our prayers.
And now may the Almighty Spirit help you to fulfil the covenant which you have made with Him and His people this day; the Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.
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Covenant.
ADOPTED FEBRUARY 10, 1873.
You do now solemnly acknowledge the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost to be your God forever. You avow that you love Him supremely. You gratefully enter into covenant with Him as your most constant and faithful friend. In humble reliance upon His aid you avow your purpose to seek habitual communion with Him in prayer ; to give diligent attendance to His word and ordinances; to prize above all things else the honor of His kingdom; and to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour by a blameless life.
Striving thus to be perfect, as He is perfect, you humbly trust in the atoning blood of Christ for the pardon of your sins; you depend upon the infinite grace of the Holy Spirit for your sanctification ; committing your soul(s) to Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy.
In accordance with these purposes, you do now join yourselves to this church of Christ, engaging to sustain and submit to its govern- ment and discipline, to co-operate with it in all good enterprises, and to promote, to the utmost of your power, its purity, its peace, and its prosperity.
Do you thus covenant with God and His people?
(Baptism will here be administered to such as have not previously been baptized: after which the members of the Church rise, and the minister proceeds as follows:)
We then affectionately receive you as members with us of the church of Christ. We bid you welcome, in His name, to all the blessings and privileges which are connected with this divine institution. We tender to you our Christian communion and most cordial fellowship, promis- ing to cherish a fraternal interest in your spiritual welfare, and to aid you in discharging the responsibilities which you have this day as- sumed, by our sympathies, our counsels, and our prayers.
And now may the Almighty Spirit help you to fulfil the covenant which you have made with Him and His people this day ; the Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.
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Form of Admission.
ADOPTED OCTOBER 4, 1894.
BELOVED IN THE LORD :
This is the word of faith which we preach, that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Rom. .. , 8-9.) You believe that the Lord hath done great things for you, whereof you are glad. (P's. c.r.vvi, 3.) You are moved not to hide His righteous- ness within your hearts, but to declare His faithfulness and His salva- tion. (Ps. . v/, 10.) In love then assure your hearts before Him, though confessing your unworthiness, for if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. (1 John iii, 19-20.)
You believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God who came into the world for us men and for our salvation, who was delivered for our offences and was raised again for our justification (Rom. iv, 25), through whom are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises, (11 Pet. i, 4), even the forgiveness of our sins and the life everlasting. You desire to confess that name which is above every name (Phil. ii, 9), and to join yourselves unto the earthly company of all believers, and to come unto the Church of the first-born which are written in heaven, to the spirits of just men made perfect and to God the Judge of all. (Heb. xii, 23.)
Upon some of you Christ's name was named in your infancy, by reason of the faith of your parents who rejoiced in the word of Him who said. I will be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee. (Gen. .xvii. 7.) You now confirm by your own act that consecration to God which was begun on your behalf by parental faith. Some of you re- ceive now that rite which our Lord instituted when He said, Baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. (Matt. xxviii, 19.)
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Here follows the Ordinance of Baptism.
[The one or the other of the above clauses may be omitted when all or none of those pre- senting themselves have been baptized.]
And now, Dearly Beloved, let your souls magnify the Lord, and your spirits rejoice in God your Saviour. (Luke i, 46-47.) Count not your- selves to have apprehended, either as though you were already perfect (Phil. iii, 12-13), but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (11 Pet. iii, 18.) Live by the faith of the Son of God. (Gal. ii, 20.) Walk in love as Christ also hath loved us. (Eph. v, 2.) Follow Him who came not to be ministered unto but to minister. (Mark 1, 45.) Pledged to the fellowship and communion of the saints, seek the good of the Church, even as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself for it. (Eph. 7, 25.) Submit yourselves one to another in the fear of God. (Eph. 7, 21.) Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. (Eph. vi, 10.) And the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost. (Rom. . rv, 13.)
Those who unite with the Church by letter will rise.
And you also, Beloved, come to us commended from other parts of the one Holy Church of God throughout all the world. You have con- fessed your faith in Christ and taken the vows of His obedience upon you. We thank God always on your behalf for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ. (1 Cor. i, 4.)
The members of the Church will rise.
We then affectionately receive you, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. (Rom. v, 1-2.) God is our witness that we pray that between you and us there may be an im- parting of spiritual gifts, to the end that we may all be established and strengthened together by the mutual faith both of you and us. (Rom. i, 9-12.)
Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour. be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. (Jude 24-25.)
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By -Laws.
ADOPTED MAY IS, 1852.
1. This Church shall take the name of the Central Congregational Church.
2. This Church shall be an independent body, having within itself all necessary powers of government and discipline, recognizing the expediency and privilege of seeking the advice of other Christian Churches, but amenable to no authority except that of the Head, which is Christ.
3. The officers of this Church shall be a Pastor, Deacons, a Clerk, a Treasurer, and a Standing Committee. These officers, with the ex- ception of Pastor and Deacons, shall be chosen annually.
4. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep the Records of the Church. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to take charge of all the moneys of the Church, contributed for religious and benevolent pur- poses.
5. It shall be the duty of the Standing Committee (of which the Pastor and Deacons shall be a part) to examine all applicants for ad- mission, and to present to the Church the names of those whom they may approve.
6. The names of these candidates shall be presented to the Church three weeks, and to the congregation two weeks, before the question is taken upon their admission.
7. All persons admitted to the Church shall assent to the Articles of Faith and Covenant, and if they have not previously made a pro- fession of religion, shall give their assent publicly on the Sabbath of the Communion.
8. Members of this Church removing from this place, shall apply for dismission within one year after their removal, or render to the Church sufficient reason for a longer delay; and it shall be the duty of
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the Clerk to report at the annual meeting the names of all such absent members, with such information respecting them as the spirit of this rule may require.
9. Members of other Churches who may wish to commune with this Church for more than one year, shall request a removal of their connection to us, unless they give satisfactory reasons for not doing so to the Pastor or the Deacons.
IO. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper shall be administered on the first Sabbath of January, March, May, July, September, and November.
II. The annual meeting of the Church for business shall be on the first Tuesday of October; quarterly meetings, for the transaction of business, on the first Tuesday of January, April, and July.
12. In the view of this Church, the manufacture, sale, or use of in- toxicating liquors as a beverage, attendance upon the theatre or the circus, the practice of dancing, of travelling upon the Sabbath for business or pleasure, and of visiting the post office upon that day, are inconsistent with a correct Christian profession.
13. In the decision of all questions that shall come before the Church . (except as provided in the 14th Article), such question or questions having been deliberately discussed, a majority of the male members present at any regularly appointed meeting shall rule, and it shall be the duty of the minority to submit and to be governed by such decision.
14. No alteration shall be made in the Articles of Faith, the Covenant, or the Rules, except at a regular meeting of the Church, and by a vote of three-fourths of the resident members, such alteration having been proposed in writing at a meeting held at least three months previously.
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Rules.
ADOPTED APRIL 21, 1398.
1. This Church shall be known as the Central Congregational Church.
2 . This Church shall be an independent body, having within itself all necessary powers of government and discipline, recognizing the ex- pediency and privilege of seeking the advice of other Christian Churches, but amenable to no authority except that of the Head, which is Christ.
3. The officers of this Church shall be a Pastor, Deacons, a Clerk, a Treasurer, a Superintendent of the Sunday School, and a Standing Committee. Of these officers the Clerk, Treasurer, and Superinten- dent of the Sunday School shall be chosen annually.
4. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep the records of the Church. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to take charge of all the moneys of the Church, contributed for religious and benevolent purposes.
5. The Standing Committee of the Church shall consist of the Pastor, the Assistant Pastor, the Deacons, the Clerk, the Treasurer, the Superintendent of the Sunday School, e.r-officiis, and of three mem- bers of the Church, one of whom shall be chosen each year for the term of three years. It shall be the duty of said Committee to examine all applicants for admission to the Church, and to present to the Church the names of those whom they may approve.
6. The names of the candidates shall be presented to the Church and Congregation, on the Sunday before the question is taken upon their admission. The vote must be taken at a regular meeting of the Church.
7 .. All persons received into the Church are understood to be in ac- cord, in spirit and in substance, with the Articles of Faith of the Church.
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8. Members of the Church removing from this place should apply for dismission within one year after their removal, or render to the Church sufficient reason for longer delay. Upon recommendation of the Standing Committee, the Church may drop from its roll the names of members not complying with this rule.
9. The Standing Committee shall prepare any case of discipline arising for the action of the Church. The Church shall appoint a time to hear the case, giving notice to the accused at least two weeks before the hearing, and furnishing him with a copy of the charges made against him. If, after such a hearing, the Church is satisfied of the guilt of the accused, it may decide by a vote of not less than two-thirds of the members present, to suspend him from the Communion for a definite period, or to ex-communicate him.
Io. . The members of this Church are expected to abstain from every pursuit and amusement which shall interfere either with growth in holiness, or with Christian usefulness.
II. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper shall be administered on the first Sunday of January, March, May, July, September, and No- vember, or at such other times as the Standing Committee may deem expedient.
12. The annual meeting of the Church for business and election of officers shall be held on the second Monday in November.
13. In the decision of all questions that shall come before the Church (except as provided in the ninth and fourteenth articles) a ma- jority of the members present at any regularly appointed meeting shall rule.
14. No alteration shall be made in the Articles of Faith, or the Rules, except at a regular meeting of the Church, and by a vote of three-fourths of the members present, such alteration having been pro- posed in writing at a meeting held at least two months previously.
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. .
Ministers. .
Rev. Leonard Swain, D. D., installed September 29, 1852. Died in office July 14, 1869.
Rev. George Harris, D. D., installed February 20, 1872. Dismissed to accept a professorship in Andover Seminary, February 26, 1883.
Rev. Charles White Huntington, D. D., installed December 17, 1884. Dismissed to pastorate of High Street Congregational Church, Lowell, Mass., February 7, 1888.
Rev. Edward Caldwell Moore, D. D., installed January 4, 1889. Dis- missed to accept a professorship in the Divinity School of Harvard University, March 31, 1902.
Assistant Ministers.
Rev. John Jairus Walker, September 16, 1894, to September 30, 1896. Rev. William Trumbull Holmes, June 1. 1897, to February 1, 1901. Rev. Lawrence Riggs Howard, May 15, 1901, to September 13, 1901. Mr. Gregory Dexter Walcott, assisting since January 1, 1902.
Stated Supplies.
The Rev. George H. Gould, D. D., of Worcester, Mass., served this church a portion of the years 1871-1872, previous to the call to Rev. George Harris.
The Rev. William E. Merriman, D. D., of Ripon College, Wis., was acting pastor from May to September, 1879. during the absence of the pastor, Rev. George Harris, in Europe.
Prof. George F. Moore, D. D., formerly of Andover Seminary, now
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of Harvard University, has served this church more or less for the past eighteen years: In 1884, from April to December; in 1888, from Feb- ruary to December ; in January, 1889; in 1891, from April to October. Besides these more continuous terms of service, frequently during vacation and by exchange.
Ordinations.
William H. Ash, October 29, 1877. In church on Benefit street.
John Jairus Walker, December 11, 1894. In church on Angell street. Frederick Emerson Stockwell, May 23, 1898. In church on Angell street.
Lawrence Riggs Howard, June 7, 1901. In church on Angell street.
Deacons.
William J. King, chosen May 13, 1852. Died August 8, 1885. Benjamin S. Bourne, chosen May 13, 1852. Died October 5, 1854. William J. Cross, chosen June 28, 1853, Died July 15, 1885.
John Kingsbury, chosen July 13, 1853. Died December 21, 1874. Abner Gay, Jr., chosen February 23, 1858. Dismissed December 2, 1875.
Moses E. Torrey, chosen January 8, 1874.
Edwin Barrows, chosen March 5, 1874.
Amos D. Lockwood, chosen December 21, 1876. Died January 16, 1884.
Thomas B. Stockwell, chosen December 21, 1876.
John W. Danielson, chosen April 30, 1885.
Frederic H. Fuller, chosen September 28, 1885.
William E. Wilson, chosen October 19, 1893. Dismissed September 14, 1899.
Arthur W. Fairchild, chosen November 14, 1898.
Frederick H. Jackson, chosen November 14, 1898.
Zephaniah Williams, chosen November 14, 1898. Died May 16, 1899. James C. Kimball, chosen November 13, 1899.
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Clerks.
Zuinglius Grover, 1552-1957 ; Sylvester Taylor, 1857-1859 ; William G. Weeden, 1859-1861; William J. Cross, 1861-1867; Francis W. Car- penter, 1307-1578; Henry W. Wilkinson, 1878-1390; James C. Kimball, 1 200.
Treasurers.
Solomon Gilbert, IS52-1855; George A. Taylor, 1855-1860; Moses E. Torrey, 1860-1900; Fletcher S. Mason, 1900.
Superintendents of the Sunday School.
William J. King, 1852-1874; Rev. George Harris, Jr., 1874-1876; Francis W. Carpenter, 1876-1883; Eugene B. Floyd, 1883-1886; Prof. William E. Wilson, 1886-1889; Wendell P. Hale, 1889-1894: 1896-1902; Rev. John J. Walker, 1894-1896; Gregory D. Walcott, since March 6, 1902.
MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED IN ADDITION TO OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH, SERVING UNDER RULE 5.
Ezra W. Fletcher, Dr. Joshua B. Chapin, Charles Hutchins, William C. Mills, George L. Claflin, Benjamin H. Gladding, Benjamin Potter, Charles L. Thomas, Lorenzo B. Makepeace, Joseph H. Kendrick, Henry E. Lathrop, Charles F. Taylor, Frederic Fuller, Jr., Prof. James C. Greenough, Charles E. Thompson, John Eddy, Sterns Hutchins, Rich- mond Viall, John F. P. Lawton, Arthur W. Claflin, Walter S. Hogg, Franklin J. Sawtelle, George A. Littlefield, Charles R. Makepeace, Seeber Edwards, Charles H. Philbrick.
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The Sunday School.
SUPERINTENDENT-Gregory D. Walcott. SECRETARY-E. Padelford Taft. ASSISTANT SECRETARY-William D. Appleton. TREASURER-Miss Elizabeth C. Hogg. LIBRARIAN-R. Clinton Fuller.
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN-Miss Catherine E. Sutton. PIANIST-Miss Elizabeth C. Hogg. LEADER OF SINGING-Mrs. Ward B. Chase. HOME DEPARTMENT FOR BIBLE STUDY-E. Padelford Taft in charge.
TEACHERS, GRADUATE DEPARTMENT.
Ladies' Bible Class-Miss Ruth A. Haskell. Young People's Bible Class-Prof. Courtney Langdon. Young Men's Bible Class-Prof. Otis E. Randall. Literary Study of the Bible-Mr. Gregory D. Walcott.
TEACHERS, MAIN SCHOOL.
Miss Esther D. R. Bancroft, Miss Mary M. Barstow, Miss Gladys J. Coria, Arthur W. Claflin, Miss Nellie R. Fairchild, Miss Alice Haskell, Miss Elizabeth B. Ladd, Miss Evangeline Larry, Miss Grace R. Lawton, Miss Mattie M. Leach, Charles H. Lee, Miss Edna W. Lewis, James B. Littlefield, Miss Katherine F. Littlefield, Miss Hope W. Mason, Miss Deborah W. Sayles, Miss Mary V. Scott, Miss Hope Vinton, Arthur L. Wheeler, Miss Harriet E. Williams.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
PRINCIPAL-Mrs. James C. Kimball. SECRETARY-Miss Jennie W. Lewis. LIBRARIAN-Miss Nellie C. Wilcox. ASSISTANT-Miss Emily B. Day.
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TEACHERS-Miss Etta M. Atkins, Miss Lizzie B. Atkins, Miss Ethel M Durfee. Miss Martha J. Hale, Miss Clara E. Lewis, Miss Alice H. Platt, Miss Mary Williams.
The superintendents of the Sunday School may be found among the list of officers on page 82.
The primary department has been under the care successively of Miss Mary J. King, Mr. George L. Claflin, Mrs. Edwin Barrows, Miss M. Louise Torrey, and Mrs. James C. Kimball.
Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor.
PRESIDENT-James B. Littlefield.
VICE-PRESIDENT-Miss Jessie H. Hunt.
SECRETARY-Oscar L. Heltzen.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY-Miss Marion K. Evans. TREASURER-Howard D. Wilcox.
CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES-Prayer Meeting-Miss Clara E. Lewis; Lookout-Miss Nellie C. Wilcox; Social-Miss Ethel M. Durfee; Work -William D. Appleton ; Missionary-Miss Lucy N. Lathrop; Flower -Miss Caroline L. Farrington ; Music-Miss Hope W. Mason.
A Junior Endeavor Society was organized in 1893 and continued until 1897, when it was disbanded, most of its members joining the older society. It was under the care successively of Mrs. James C. Kimball, Rev. John J. Walker, and Mr. Arthur W. Fairchild.
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Woman's Home Missionary Association.
PRESIDENT-Mrs. John W. Danielson.
HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS-Mrs. Mary I. Fuller, Mrs. Francis W. Carpenter.
VICE-PRESIDENTS-Mrs. Edward F. Walker, Mrs. Charles F. Taylor, Miss Martha Talbot.
RECORDING SECRETARY-Mrs. Noble W. DeMunn.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY-Mrs. Thomas B. Stockwell.
TREASURER-Mrs. Jennie T. Metcalf.
ASSISTANT TREASURER-Miss Edna W. Lewis.
CHAIRMAN OF MANAGERS-Mrs. Jane E. Brown.
ASSISTANTS-Mrs. J. Lippitt Snow, Miss Mary E. Leveck.
CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES-Missionary Intelligence-Mrs. Francis E. Bates; Purchasing-Mrs. Wendell P. Hale; Appraisal-Mrs. Mary E. Hall; Packing - Miss Isabel Eddy; Forwarding- Mrs. Harriet N. Lathrop.
AUDITOR-Mrs. Edwin Barrows.
The first organization for woman's work in the Central Church was the Sewing Society. No records have been preserved of this organiza- tion, but its history has been kept among us like a sacred legend, bearing in bright remembrance the names of those devoted women who laid the foundation of woman's work in a new church-Mrs. William J. King, Mrs. William J. Cross, Mrs. John Kingsbury, Mrs. Leonard Swain, Mrs. William Viall, Mrs. Moses E. Torrey, Mrs. Addison Q. Fisher, Mrs. Royal C. Taft, Mrs. Sterns Hutchins, Mrs. Daniel Day, Mrs. Sylvester Taylor, Mrs. William G. Weeden, and Miss Nancy Marsh.
For more than a quarter of a century this Sewing Society was sus- tained under difficulties hard to realize with the present facilities for church work. Their sympathies were early enlisted in behalf of our Western Home Missionary, and they began the preparation of mis- sionary boxes. All money and material was collected by personal
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solicitation, but the result was an average of about a thousand dollars a year, and during the first twenty-five years they contributed, in money and clothing, twenty-five thousand dollars to Home Missions.
In isso the Woman's Home Missionary Association was organized in Boston, and the Central Church Sewing Society became one of its first auxiliaries, From that time they have worked in co-operation with them, their object being to engage all the women of the church in prayer and effort for Home Missions.
Mrs. Mary I. Fuller was their President for nine years, Mrs. Francis W. Carpenter for four years. Mrs. John W. Danielson, their present President, has held the office for eight years. Mrs. Mary E. Hall was Chairman of its Board of Managers, twelve years. Her successor, Mrs. Jane E. Brown, has served eleven years. Mrs. Thomas B. Stockwell has been their Corresponding Secretary for twenty years. Mrs. Noble W. DeMunn has remained their Recording Secretary for nineteen years. They have kept to the chosen work of the early society, and have continued the preparation of missionary boxes, have made con- tributions to the charitable institutions of our own city, and have ministered to the needy in our own church. In 1898 a legacy of two thousand dollars was received from Mrs. Pallas S. Wheeler, to be known as the Pallas S. Wheeler Fund. In 1901 a gift of two thousand dollars was received from Mrs. Harriet N. Lathrop, the interest to be used for the purposes of the association. The records show that two hundred and nine home missionary boxes have been sent in twenty-two years, at a total value of $27,449.So. Their contributions in money have amounted to $7,921.33, making a total of $35,371.13, which, added to the contributions of the Sewing Society, makes the amount given to Home Missions by the women of the church from its formation $60,371. 13.
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