152 A HALF CENTURY. 



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THEIR LESSONS. 



Financial statements were here made, in behalf of the Eccle- 

 siastical Society, covering home expenses, and in behalf of the 

 church, covering benevolent contributions. These statements 

 were given by the respective treasurers, and were immediately 

 followed with remarks by Deacon Talcott. 



THE ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETY. 

 Mr. Edward N. Stanley. 



The period covered by this financial report of the South Congrega- 

 tional Society is from May 9, 1842, the date of the organization of the 

 society, to the close of the last fiscal year, January 11, 1892 — a period 

 of fifty fiscal years. 



AVithin this time eight different persons have held the oftnce of 

 treasurer, namely : Henry North, from 1842 to 1849 ; Charles M. 

 Lewis, from 1849 to 1852; Thomas S. Hall, from 1852 to 1854; 

 Charles Peck, from 1854 to 1855 ; Walter H. Stanley, from 1855 to 

 1859 ; Henry W. Whiting, from 1859 to 1875 ; Oliver Stanley, from 

 1875 to 1893, and Edward N. Stanley, from November 3, 1890. Al- 

 though Oliver Stanley was not elected treasurer until January 11, 

 1875, the accounts of the treasurer were kept by him from May 12, 

 1862. He was also the treasurer of the church building funds from 

 May 9, 1864. 



The thorough and systematic manner in which all the treasurer's ac- 

 counts have been kept by my preJeoessors, and the care with which 

 they have all been preserved, has made the task of the preparation of 

 this report a comparatively easy one. 



In reporting the receipts of this society, all moneys received as the 

 proceeds of loans have been omitted, it being the object of this report 

 to present a statement of the amount of money received by this society 

 during the past fifty years from the members of this church and con- 

 gregation for building up and maintaining the work of tlie Master, 

 and for providing adequate facilities for its constant growth and ex- 

 tension ; and also to indicate in what ways this money has been ex- 

 pended. 



The receipts and expenditures have been as follows : 



STATEMENT OF TREASURER'S ACCOUNTS — 1842-1892. 

 RECEIPTS. 



From shp rents, $172,580.64 



Subscriptions for church buildings, etc., . 203,751.48 



