Number of families, 42; total of souls, 210. Baptisms-infants, 8. Confirmed, 4. Marriages, 2. Burials, 5. Communicants-added anew, 4; by removal, 3; removed from, 1; died, 2; total, 31. Sunday School-teachers: male, 1; female, 4; total, 5. Scholars-male, 25; female, 9; total, 34. Public catechetical instruction-number of times, 40. Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 100; other days; Fridays in Lent, 8. The Holy Communion-public, 16; private, 1. Alms-Thanksgiving and Day of public humiliation, nearly $40.00. Contributions-domestic missions, $3; Episcopate, $19.50, at this date; contingent expenses of Diocese, $10; for Kansas, $9. Extreme sickness prevented the Rector from being able to attend to the preparation of this report: the facts are, however, at this time, as nearly correct as they can be. The depressed state of commerce and agriculture that generally prevails has militated so much against the people of this section of the country also, that the financial affairs of this Parish will suffer much by their circumstances. I have consented to stay, in order that the Church may be kept open for the coming year, though at this time they have pledged not more than half the amount of maintenance that last year they found it easy to give. Inducements offered in the way of teaching and a private arrangement at this time of living less expensively, alone enable me to hope to remain at the post, Baptisms-infants, 24; adults, 9; total, 33. Burials, 1. Parochial and Clerical Reports: St. Thomas', Amboy-Messiah, Arcadia. Sunday School-teachers: male, 3; female, 8; total, 11. Scholars, 80. Upper Alton-teachers, 8; scholars, 70. Celebration of Divine Service-on Sundays, 2 times; other days, occasional. Alms, $14.13. Holy Communion-once a month. This report reaches back only to last Easter. It is defective from the fact, there is as yet no way of even an approximation to a knowledge of many things called for. The Parish had no records of such matters. My personal and official acts are all that can be given. Amboy, St. Thomas', Rev. W. M. A. Brodnax. Number of families, 13; total of souls, 40. Baptisms-infants, 4. Marriages, 2. Burials, 4. Communicants-removed from, 4; total, 9. Sunday School-teachers: male, 1; female, 1; total, 2. Schol ars, 24. Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 47. Holy Communion-public, 12. Alms, $9.35. Contributions-Diocesan missions, $1.60; contingent expenses of Diocese, $1.95; Parish purposes, $80. Arcadia, Messiah, Rev. Philander Chase. Communicants-removed from, 2; total, 6. Sunday School-teachers: male, 1; female, 1; total, 2. Scholars-male, 10; female, 4; total, 14. Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 50. Holy Communion-public, 2; private, 2. I have kept no record of the number of times I have preached, but have endeavored to hold a service every other Sunday in a school-house in the neighborhood when the weather was favorable; but as the congregations were sometimes only the Sunday School children, I did not always preach. On the afternoon of nearly every Sunday I had the service at my own house, at which some of the neighbors have attended. I preached and administered the Communion in Wyoming on Christmas day; also have had Communion twice with the Visitation Service, and once at my own house. Since the Convention, the Wardens and Vestry of Wyoming have requested me to again hold regular service, stating that Parochial and Clerical Reports: Trinity, Belvidere-St. Matthew's, Bloomington. they would do something in the way of support; what that something will be, I know not. I have agreed to go every other Sunday. Belvidere, Trinity, Rev. Isaac P. Labagh. Number of families-Belvidere, 34; Mt. Shattuck's Grove, 25; total of souls, about 250. Baptisms-infants, 3; adult, 1; total 4. Confirmed, 5; Marriages, 2; Burials, 5. Communicants-added anew, 3; by removal, 3; removed from, 4; died, 1; total, 32. Sunday School-teachers: male, 3; female, 4; total, 7. Public catechetical instruction-number of times, 1st Sunday in the month. Celebration of Divine Service-twice each Lord's Day and on Christmas; Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, with occasional Friday evening service, and monthly at Shattuck's Grove, with occasional exceptions. The Holy Communion-public, 12; Missions-domestic, $3; foreign, $3; Parish purposes, 750 dollars. The present Rector entered upon his parochial duties, August 12th, 1860. Found the Parish feeble and somewhat disheartened by frequent changes and irregular services. A debt of over $1,800 was pressing upon it, $1,120 of which was secured by mortgage on the Church property, the remainder was floating debt. By strenuous exertions the floating debt has been paid during the year, leaving only due the mortgage debt. In addition, the Parish has obtained the use of a fine organ and bell; the cost of the transportation of which from New York and putting up amounted to near $150. These extra expenses, very onerons for so small a band, have made it impossible for them to contribute to the several objects required by Canon. Added to the fewness of our numbers, the pressure of the times has also sadly diminished our means of contributing to the cause of the Redeemer. Our only excuse for neglecting so many of the collections required by Canon is the amount of Parish indebtedness which required immediate attention and could no longer be deferred. Parochial and Clerical Reports: Zion, Brimfield-St. Paul's, Carlinville-St. John's, Centralia. Sunday School-teachers; total 8. Scholars; total, 30. The present Rector has been in charge but about four months, and his report is necessarily defective. Brimfield, Zion, Vacant. Number of families, 6; individuals not thus included, 20; total of souls, 35. Baptisms-infants, 2; total, 2. Communicants-total, 12. The Holy Communion-public, 1. Alms, $7.00. Episcopate, $13.00. Rev. Mr. Sayres preached 4 times and took the collections. Carlinville, St. Paul's, Rev. D. W. Dresser. Number of families, 8; individuals not thus included, 10; total of souls, 35. Baptisms-infants, 7; adult, 1; total, 8. Confirmed, 1; Marriages, 4; Burials, 1. Communicants-added anew, 1; removed from, 3; total, 6. Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 44. The Holy Communion-public, 5; private, 1. Missions-Diocesan, $23.95; domestic, $6.25; Episcopate, $8.00; contingent expenses of Diocese, $1.00; Parish Purposes, $106.55. Number of families, 8; individuals not thus included, 19; total of souls, 41. Confirmed, 2. Marriages, 1. Burials, 4. Communicantsadded anew, 2; by removal, 12; removed from, 6; died, 2; total, 15. Sunday School-teachers: male, 2; female, 2; total, 4. Scholars-male, 10; female, 24; total, 34. Public catechetical instruction-number of times, 52; catechumens, 19. Celebration of Divine Service-Sundays, 52; other days, 1. |