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192  MISCELLANEOUS.
labored  faithfully  for  the  upbuilding  of  the  Church.  "We
have  had  preached  to  us  two  sermons  every  Sabbath,  and
there  has  been  a  good  attendance  on  these  means  of  grace,
not  only  by  our  own  Church  and  congregation,  but  by
strangers  and  members  of  other  congregations  in  the  city.
The  preaching  of  the  "Word  has  been  owned  and  blessed  of
God  in  the  conversion  of  sinners,  and  in  the  edifying,  com-
forting and  strengthening  of  his  people.  There  have  been
added  to  the  Church  during  the  year,  13,  viz :  8  by  pro-
fession, and  5  by  letter.  Three  have  died.  The  whole
number  of  Church  members  in  good  and  regular  standing
is  180.  You  will  perceive,  brethren,  that  the  number  added
to  the  Church  this  year  is  much  smaller  than  in  any  pre-
vious year  since  the  Church  was  organized.  Your  Com-
mittee are  aware  that  the  number  of  unconverted  in  the
congregation  has  been  smaller  than  in  any  former  year.  Yet
if  we  had  all  been  as  faithful  as  our  Pastors  have  been,  we
think  the  number  of  conversions  would  have  been  larger.
The  religious  exercises  on  Sabbath  evening  have  been
very  well  attended  throughout  the  year,  not  only  by  our
own  Church  and  congregation,  but  by  many  whom  we
never  see  in  the  Church  during  the  day.  One  of  the  most
interesting  features  of  these  meetings  is  the  large  n.imber
of  young  persons  who  are  present  every  Sabbath  evening.
Your  Committee  feel  confident  that  the  earnest,  searching
appeals  made  to  them  so  often  by  our  ministers,  cannot  be
lost  upon  them.
The  Monthly  Concert  of  Prayer  for  the  conversion  of
the  world,  has  been  very  well  attended.  Also  the  Young
Men's  Prayer  Meeting,  held  in  the  Chapel  inmiediately
after  the  afternoon  service.  The  average  number  in
attendance  at  the  last  mentioned  meeting  has  averaged
about  16.  These  meetings  have  been  greatly  blessed  to
all  who  have  attended  them.
The  Sabbath  School,  it  will  be  remembered,  was  brought
nearer  to  our  Church  at  tlie  last  annual  meeting,by  the  adop-
tion of  a  rule  making  it  the  duty  of  the  Church  to  appoint  a
committee  of  three  at  the  commencement  of  every  quarter,
for  the  purpose  of  visiting  the  families  connected  with  the
Church  and  congregation,  and  endeavonng  to  awaken  an

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0202. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 202. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n206/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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