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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1899 Excerpt: ... NEWARK, THE HOUSE OF PRAYER. THE REV'D JOHN S. MILLER, RECTOR. Warden, Joseph Davies. Families and parts of families, 408; number of souls. 1,265; baptisms: infants, 84: adults, 5; total, 89; confirmed, 29; marriages, 23; burials, 38; communicants: number last reported, 582; received from other Parishes, 11; added by Confirmation, 29; otherwise, 5; total gain, 45; lost by removal, 9; death, 7; otherwise, (estimated), 71; total loss, 87; present number on Parish register, 540; number who have communicated during the last year at least once, 400; public services: Sundays, 263; Holy Days, 161; other days, 885; total, 1,309; Holy Communion: public, 493; private, 10; Sunday-school: officers and teachers, 22; pupils, 203; public catechizings, number of times, at least, 52; Bible classes: teachers, 2; members, 31; other Parish agencies, viz: Confraternity of St. Osmund for Acolytes, 10 members; Guild of St. Genevieve for Young Women, 31 members; The Sisters of St. Margaret, 2; St. Anna's Guild for Women, 20; St. Michael's Guild for Girls, members 64; Guild of the Guardian Angel for Little Children, 30; The Girls' Friendly Society, 88; Mothers' Union, 66; Sewing School, 409: te'achers, 16; Altar Society, 38; Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary, 5; Men's Guild, 60; church, number of sittings, 400; number of free sittings, all; Parish building, 1; parsonage, 1. Services are supported by weekly envelope system and by voluntary offerings. RECEIPTS--Offerings at Church services, $3,415.11; Sundayschool offerings, $175.15; subscriptions, $519.66; donations, $41.93; other sources, $997.04; total, $5,148.89. EXPENDITURES--Parochial: Communion alms for charitable purposes, $102.94; Sunday-school, $175.15; repairs and improvements, $307.85; current expenses, (salaries, fuel, etc...
