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 -A-lDstract of IProcee<a.laa.grs of -A-aaaxvustl ^vdneetingf la.eld. 
 
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 /.. Benedict Treasurer, in AGcount with First Baptist Churchy 
 Brant ford, Ontario. 
 
 Feb. Ist, 1884. 
 
 To Weekly Offerings $1745 67 
 
 Collections 33123 
 
 Subscriptions to S. School 120 75 
 
 " Church Debt... 90 00 
 
 " Home Missions 190 30 
 
 " Min.Eduoation 96 30 
 
 " Foreign Mis.. 550 00 
 
 Jubilee Services 5160 
 
 $3175 75 
 
 Feb. 1st, 1884. 
 
 Balance from last year 
 
 Paid Pastor 
 
 " Caretaker 
 
 " Organist 
 
 " Organ Pumper 
 
 " Insurance 
 
 " Repairs 
 
 " Fuel 
 
 '« Gas 
 
 " Singing Books 
 
 " Association 
 
 " Pulpit Supplies 
 
 " Communion Wine 
 
 *' Expenses of Jubilee . . . . 
 
 " Delegates to Convention 
 
 " Sundry Expenses 
 
 " Treas. Home Missions . . 
 
 " Treas. Min. Education ... 
 
 •* Treas. Foreign Missions 
 Balance on hand ^ 
 
 .$ 109 96 
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 . 160 00 
 . 80 00 
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 . 42 00 
 . 145 85 
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 . 190 25 
 . 96 26 
 . 550 00 
 
 2 89 
 
 $3175 76 
 
 A jcounts outstanding yet to be paid • $374 57 
 
 Less Cash on hand • 2 89 
 
 Leaving a deficit of $371 68 
 
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 AMOUNT IN TOTAL RAISED BY THE CHURCH FOR THfl TEAR ENDING 
 
 FEBRUARY ht 1884. \ 
 
 WeeMy Offerings S1745 67 
 
 Weekly Collections 331 23 
 
 For Church Debt 90 00 
 
 For Sunday School 120 75 
 
 For Home Missions 190 80 
 
 For Ministerial Education 96 30 
 
 For Foreign Missions 550 00 
 
 Poor Fund 92 01 
 
 By Women's Mission Circle 103 35 
 
 By Gleaners about 125 00 
 
 Total 13444 61 
 
 The Auditors reported that they had examined the books and 
 accounts of the Treasurer and found them correct and satisfactory. 
 
 REPORT OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE. 
 
 The Managing Committee make this their Third x\nnuai 
 Report being for the year ending January 31st, 1884. 
 
 You have already learned from the Treasurer's Statement 
 what funds have been pa,id in during the year and how they have 
 been expended. We are sorry to report this has not been a pros- 
 perous year financially. Commencing the year with a deficit of 
 $109.96 and with some accounts still outstanding on the church 
 debt, the efforts of thv3 committee have been spent in vain m trying 
 to keep the income equal to the expenditure. At the time of our 
 last report a few subscriptions on the Church Debt had not been 
 paid, in and on these there was a shrinkage of over forty dollars. 
 For thess reasons the committee has been forced to close the year 
 with the large deficit ol $371.68. The Weekly Offerings have 
 been about $80 dollars less than last year and about $200 less than 
 the preceedipp" year. With such a falling revenue we have been 
 obliged to be very careful and some needed repairs have been un- 
 avoidably postponed. 
 
 We have now about 150 subscribers to the church funds, the 
 great majority of whom pay weekly, but a few prefer to pay 
 quarterly. Of these 150 about 115 maybe called regular subscrib- 
 ers and are classed as follows : — 
 
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 These pay in about thirty-two dollars per week amounting to 
 (say) $1664.00 in the year. The balance is made up of those who 
 pay only occasionally and whose subscriptions cannot be depended 
 upon. To enable the committee to carry on the management ot 
 the church efficiently, a large increase in the weekly offerings is 
 needed and must be made or other means resorted to in order to 
 raise the necessary amount. An average subscription of forty-five 
 dollars per week will be required, and this means an increase of 
 33 per cont. on the present subscriptions. It will b( a '^latter for 
 the serious consideration of our successors whether ar present 
 system of raising funds to carry on the church is the most efficient 
 and popular one. 
 
 The committee have under consideration several alterations 
 to the church, such as — a better exit — more light — better heating 
 arrangements — a more suitable place for the organ — and other im- 
 provements, but have to recommend that they be laid over for the 
 present. 
 
 We have to express our satisfaction with the services rendered 
 by our efficient Janitor during the year. Taking fnto account the 
 extra work since the chairs were put in the basement we have 
 thought proper to grant him a small bonus and think it was justly 
 earned. 
 
 We are pleased to report that the subscriptions to the differ- 
 ent denominational objects have increased over the preceeding 
 year about fioo. 
 
 The deliberations of the committee have been very harmonious 
 and they feel that they have conscientiously performed their duty 
 using the funds that you placed at their disposal to the best ad- 
 vantage possible and beg you to accept this report. 
 
 (Signed), JOS. N. SHENSTON, 
 
 Chairman 
 
 
STATEMENT OF POOR FUND. 
 
 Balance from last year • „„ ,^, 
 
 Received during the year •••• 
 
 93 01 
 
 Paid out during the year 
 
 Total $126 31 
 
 _;;;;;;;.:;:;..;.., 114.25 
 
 Balance on hand ft 12 06 
 
 STATISTICAL REPORT OF CHURCH MEMBERSHIP. 
 
 .602 
 
 Number of members reported last year ^ ^g 
 
 Received by letter during the year • ■.'." *.'.! !'.'^ 37 
 
 Received by Baptism """ 7 
 
 Received by Experience 
 
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 22 
 
 Diminutions by letter 4 
 
 Diminutions by erasure . . 2 
 
 Diminutions by exclusion * "• ■'"''' " ' '„'.].'.].'.. 1 .... 7 
 
 Diminutions by death — y5 
 
 527 
 
 OFFICE BEARERS FOR THE COMING YEAR. 
 
 Deacons— T. S. Shenston, Geo. Hill, Geo. Chittenden, A. 
 Benedict, John Harris, D. Dengate, Geo. Winter, Samuel Pr.ss. 
 more, and Hugh Howie. 
 
 Tbeasueer-L. Benedic. ; Clerk-F. Chalcraft. 
 
 Managing Committee-A. Harris, W. T. Wickham, C. Slater, 
 A. Murray, Jos. N. Shenston. 
 
 Auditors— James Cox, Thos. Callis. 
 
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