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LIST OF CLERGY OFFICIATING IN THE DIOCESE, BUT NOT CANONICALLY CONNECTED THEREWITH; JUNE, 1840.

Rev. Charles W. Bradley, of the Diocese of New York, Minister of St. Stephen's Church, East Haddam.

Rev. Edward C. Bull, of the Diocese of New York, Minister of St. Paul's Church, Brookfield.

LIST OF CLERGY BELONGING TO THE DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT, RESIDING WITHIN THE DIOCESE, BUT NOT ENTITLED TO SEATS IN CONVENTION; JUNE, 1840.

Rev. Benjamin Benham.

Rev. Peter G. Clark.
Rev. Joseph H. Nichols.
Rev. Birdsey G. Noble.
Rev. George C. Shepherd.
Rev. George S. White.
Rev. Milton Wilcox.

LIST OF CLERGY BELONGING TO THE DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT NOT RESIDING WITHIN THE SAME; JUNE, 1840.

Rev. Josiah M. Bartlett.

Rev. James R. Bayley.

Rev. Samuel C. Stratton.

LIST OF CLERGY RESIDING WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT, NOT CANONICALLY CONNECTED THEREWITH; JUNE, 1840.

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TREASURER'S REPORT.

Convention Fund in Account with E. E. Beardsley, Treasurer.

To Cash paid Hitchcock &
Stafford for Printing Jour-

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$191.07

By Cash received from Fifty
Parishes as per Journal,
1839, p. 41,
By Cash received of Wm. H.
Scovill, Esq., being a bal-
ance in the hands of the late
Secretary, Rev. A. C. Mor-
gan, deceased,

2.68

Total, $193.75 115.66

78.09

3.50 St. Paul's Church, Norwalk, 4.00 Christ Church, Middletown, 5.00 St. Luke's Church, Glastenbu

The following Parishes paid their assessment for 1840, as required by Canon II.

Christ Church, Norwich, $6.75 | St. Michael's Church, Litch-
St. Paul's Church, Huntington, 1.50
St. Stephen's Church, Ridge-
field,

field, 3.75 St. Andrew's Church, Meriden, 3.75 St. Paul's Church, Windham, 3.00 Union Church, Humphreys

ville,

2.87

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St. Matthew's Church, East
Plymouth,

Christ Church, Trumbull,

2.81

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3.75 St. Peter's Church, Oxford, 1.87 St. Mark's Church, New Ca

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St. John's Church, North Ha

St. Peter's Church, Monroe,

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Trinity Church, Bristol,

2.00 St. Michael's Church, Nauga

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Christ Church, Westport,
St. John's Church, North Guil-

Union' Church Killingworth,
Christ Church, Hartford, 9.00
St. John's Church, Waterbury,
St. James' Church, Westville, 1.12
St. James' Church, Derby, 3,75
St. James' Church, New Lon-
don,
5.62

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St. Paul's Church, Brookfield,

3.75

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St. Peter's Church, Plymouth, 4.87
Christ Church, Sharon,
St. Peter's Church, Hebron,
St. John's Church, New Mil-
ford,

1.87

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The Following Parishes did not pay into the Convention fund for the

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Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge. Proceedings, &c.

REPORT

OF THE

TREASURER OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.

The Treasurer, in presenting his Account of receipts and expenditures for the past year, begs leave once more to ask the attention of the Church to some of the facts stated in the Report which he had the honor to submit to the Convention of 1837.

Of the four classes of Parishes which require aid from the whole Diocese, in order to make up the sum of $500 per annum, as thereiu specified, eight only out of twenty-one of the first class, requiring from $50 to $100, seven out of twenty-two of the second class, requiring from $150 to $200, six out of thirteen of the third class, which can pay only $200 or $250, and one only of the fourth class, which are too small to pay even that sum, have received assistance. Some of these Parishes in the course of three years, have doubtless, become stronger, and possibly may need no further aid; but the greater part of them it is believed, still require our fostering care. less, therefore, something can be done to increase the income of the Society,

Un

these Parisnes must continue in their present weak condition, enjoying a very scanty portion of the means of grace, and destitute of the benefit of a resident ministry. Nothing but perseverance and system in making collections, extended to every Parish in the Diocese, great or small, will accomplish the object which all who truly love the Church, must have at heart.

By reference to the report made at the last Convention, (p. 45, Journal 1839,) it will be seen that the balance of $583,28, then in the Treasurer's hands, included the legacy of Miss Vashti Sherman, $366,46, intended by the benevolent donor, to be added to the permanent fund. It remained with the Board of Directors to instruct the Treasurer how to dispose of this sum; but no direction having been given, and the present state of the money market being uncertain and precarious, he was unwilling to make any permanent investment on his own responsibility. It is desirable that such investment should be made; but in order that the Society should sustain no loss, he has charged himself with interest from the 12th of June, 1839. On the 12th of June, 1840, there will, therefore, be in his hands the amount $389,02, being the principal and one year's interest on Miss Sherman's legacy to be paid over to his successor in office, and subject to the direction of the future board. Deducting Miss Sherman's legacy there remained last year a balance of $216,28, to be applied to the arrearages then due on the appropriations of the preceeding year. It will be seen by the account which he has now the honor of submitting to the Convention, that on these arrearages he paid the sum of $213,85, leaving only $2,43, to be applied to the appropriations of the year ending at Easter, 1840. The sum received at the last Convention, was $617,71, and the whole amount subsequently received has been only $203, making a total of $823,14, to meet the appropriations of the year ending at Easter 1840. At a meeting of the Board which took place on the 12th of June, 1839, during the necessary absence of the Treasurer, the appropriations for the then ensuing year were made as follows:

To seven Parishes of the first class, viz. Bristol, Hebron, East Haddam, Warehouse Point, Danbury, New Canaan, and Greenwich, each $50, and to Woodbury, $100; to two Parishes of the second class, Hamden and Hitchcocksville, $75 each; to four Parishes of the same class, viz: New Britian, Essexborough, Branford, and Salisbury, $50 each, and to Poquetonnuck, $25; to four Parishes of the third class viz. Middlebury, Weston, Bradleyville and Washington, $50 each; to Westville, $100, and to Salem, $25; of the fourth class, only West Haven received an appropriation amounting to $50. The total amount of these appropriations was $1,200; and the Board was sanguine enough to believe that the subsequent contributions of the several Parishes of the Diocese, would enable the Treasurer to meet the whole. In this they have been disappointed. One half of each appropriation has been paid, and Poquetonnuck, Salem and Hebron, have received both payments. There remains to be paid the sum of $550, and to meet this, the Treasurer has now only $170,64, leaving a deficit of $379,36.

It will be seen at once, that unless more vigorous measures are taken to increase the annual amount of the Society's receipts, the Board will not be justified in making such an appropriation again, inadequate as it confessedly is to the wants of the weaker Parishes. To draw upon the coming year to pay the deficiencies of the past is a fallacious mode of proceeding. It holds out a promise to the weaker Parishes which it fails to keep. It operates unfavourably upon the Clergy; and it embarrasses and increases the trouble of the Board. It is to be hoped therefore, that some measures will be taken to remedy the present disorder. The Treasurer can not think of any better plan than that which he proposed in 1837. But to effect that plan, energy

and union, resulting from a hearty conviction of its practicability and importance, are demanded both from the Clergy and the Laity.

All which is respectfully submitted,

S. FARMAR JARVIS, Treasurer.

The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, in account with Samuel Farmar Jarvis, their Treasurer.

1839.

June 12, To amount of Miss Vashti Sherman's legacy placed at

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29, To cash paid on arrearages of appropriations made July
6, 1838, and June 10th, 1839, and considered as due
at Easter, 1839, as follows:

To Urial Spencer, for Union Church, Hitch-
cocksville,

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$50,00

To Rev. A. B. Chapin, for Church in Westville, 50,00
To Rev. Hilliard Bryant, for the Church in Brad-

leyville,

To Rev. Oliver Hopson, for the Parish of Mid-
dlebury,

To Rev. Charles I. Todd, (paid Nov. 9th,) for
Parish in Weston,

To cash paid at sundry times on the appropria-
tions for the present year, being the payments
due at Michaelmas, as follows:

To Rev. J. W. Woodward, for the Parish of
Salem,

To Rev. Charles W. Bradley, for the Parish
of East Haddam,

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$367,00

50,00

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25,00

38,85

213,85

Sept. 26,

$12,50

Oct. 4,

25,00

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9,

To Rev. Joseph S. Covell, for the Parish of
Bristol,

25,00

"10, To Rev. D. H. Short, for the Parish of Danbury,

25,00

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18, To Rev. O. Hopson, for the Parish of Mid-
dlebury,

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"25, To Rev. Hiard Bryant, for the Parish of Brad

To Rev. Alpheus Geer, for the Parish of Hebron, "30, To Rev. A. B. Chapin, for the Parishes of

Westville and West Haven,

To Rev. Henry Fitch, for the Parish of Hamden,
To Rev. David Ogden, for the Parish of New

25,00

25,00

75,00

37,50

Canaan,

25,00

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"19, To Rev. J. M. Guion, for the Parish of New

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· 25, To Rev. L. H. Corson, for the Parish of Bran

ford,

25,00

375,00

Amount carried up,

$955,85

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