St. Peter's 1899: Diocesan Report

St. Peter's Church (Third and Pine Streets). Admitted 1785.
The Rev. Richard H. Nelson, Rector. (photo, left, as Bishop of Albany)
The Rev. Bernard Schulte, D. D., the Rev. J. A. Montgomery, the Rev. Joseph Manuel, Assistants.
George Harding, Rector's Warden; George Harrison Fisher, Accounting Warden.
Baptisms, adults 21, infants 64, total 85; confirmed, 50; communicants, added, new 50, by transfer 10. died 15, removed 4. present number 885; marriages 19; burials 63;
Public services, on Sundays 169, on other days 806, total 975; Holy Communion 158; children catechised, times 12;
Mission Station 1; Sunday Schools and Bible Classes, officers and teachers 29, scholars 533, total membership 562; other Schools 2, teachers 3, total 152; other Parish agencies, Ladies' Missionary Aid Society, St. Mary's Missionary Guild, Dorcas Society. Altar Society, St. Alban's Guild. St. Agnes' Guild. St. Peter's Guild (for men and boys), St. Peter's Guild (for girls), Kitchen Garden and Sewing School, Store, Fuel Savings Society, Penny Bank. Mutual Aid Society, Jewish Mission, Brotherhood of St. Andrew : Church I, sittings 900: Chapel Building I. sittings 150; Parish and School Buildings 3; Parsonage i; Cemetery i; total number of free sittings 450; two extra Sunday services, free to all.
Receipts—Pew rents $5763.23; 'offerings for all Parish purposes $2747.21; offerings for purposes outside the Parish $3214.39; donations $4793.12; investments (income therefrom) $10.299.74; other sources $871.90; Sunday School $498.34; Woman's Auxiliary $676.13; legacies $9069.46 ; total $37-933-52
Expenditures—Parochial: Current expenses* $13,183.51; improvements to grounds $400; payment of debts $1116.55; support of Sunday Schools $260.56, Parish Schools $932.02, Parish Mission Stations $2384.40: for the Poor $2635.18; endowment (fund increased) $7955.02: Building Fund established $2848.21; total $31-715-45
Diocesan: Episcopal and Convention Fund $260; Sustentation Fund $84.92; Missions, Diocesan $460. Deaf $21.58; Episcopal Hospital $631.86; Christmas Fundt $276.18; Bisihop's Charity Fund $17.90; total $1752.44
Extra Diocesan: Missions. Foreign $307.46. Domestic $1495.99, Indian $84.56, Colored People $284.46, Jews $55.58; American Church Building Fund $100; total $2418.05
Total for all objects:$35,885.04
Boxes sent, 7; estimated value $506.33.