Bequests to Rosemary Street Church.
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FOR THE POOR OF THE CONGREGATION GENERALLY. | ||||||
Mr. John Carson, of the Grove, Belfast, £50 Irish, | £46 | 3 | 1 | |||
Mrs. William Simms, of the Grove, Belfast, | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mr. William Simms, do. do. | 100 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mr. Robert Simms, do. do. | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mr. Robert Matthews, Ann Street, do. £50, less proportion of deficiency in assets, | 42 | 12 | 3 | |||
Mr. John Gray, High Street, Belfast, | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
-- -- -- -- | £308 | 15 | 4 | |||
SPECIAL BEQUESTS. | ||||||
Mr. James Munford, Skipper Street, for Bibles and Testaments for the poor of Congregation | £50 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mr. M'Conkey, Donegall Pass, for Poor Widows | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mrs. Murray Suffern, Howard Street, for Coals for the Poor | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
Miss Mary Suffern, College Square North, for Sabbath-schools | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
-- -- -- -- | 170 | 0 | 0 | |||
Accumulated interest added to principal, | 141 | 4 | 8 | |||
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£620 | 0 | 0 | ||||
[The above bequests are vested in the Session. and the amount, £620, is lent to the Congregation, forming Debentme No. 1. The interest is given to the Poor as directed, who are thus not a charge on the ordinary funds]. | ||||||
Miss Sloan, formerly of the Donegall Arms, afterwards of Donaghadee, for the support of the Congregational Day Schools | 500 | 0 | 0 | |||
[This amount is invested in Railway Preference Stock. and the Dividends are applied to meet the ordinary expenses of the Currie Schools, but the income is insufficient for the necessary out-lay]. | ||||||
Mr. Robert Henderson, Malone Park, at the disposal of Rev. J. Macnaughtan for benefit of Congregation, £200, increased by accumulations of interest to | 250 | 0 | 0 | |||
[Mr. Macnaughtan arranged that this sum should be lent to the Congregation, and directed that one-fourth of the interest should be applied to support of Congregational Missionary, and the remainder divided among the Sabbath schools in connection with the Congregation, in proportion to number of pupils attending]. | ||||||
Miss Drysdale, for Rosemary St. Sabbath-school | †180 | 0 | 0 | |||
Miss Drysdale, for 8ustentation Fund, | †25 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mr. Hugh Currie, for Sustentation Fund, | *250 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mr. Hugh Currie, for Lilliput Sabbath-schools, | †50 | 0 | 0 | |||
-- -- -- -- | 1255 | 0 | 0 | |||
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£1875 | 0 | 0 |
* Debenture No.4. † On deposit with York St. Spinning Co., Ltd.