Deseret Evening News | 1908-10-08 | Page 10 | Church Stands to Lose Fifty-Five Thousand

CHURCH STANDS TO LOSE THOUSAND New York YUk Oct S SUnless Unless the tho Rev Heo John ohn pastor St Stephens Ionian Catholic church Brooklyn cnn can earn the Iho present residence of four former parishioners or show by b Inti Is evidence that they thoy are dead hili IK will 11 lose For tour four cars vears t hH diligent h y for tOI ponie lome clow clo to Iu their jurin that but his efforts have not met with success Seventeen S years cars the four men mennow menno now no heln sought were pro selected with six Ix n for life In which St Stephens church was to be named as the beneficiary The They were M 01 Story 7 T M lit White WhiteS S P Gibbons and C O Drown Brown all were men In the best of lIr health ind the Insurance company was glad to t accept ucc pt them at a n low lo rate of Insurance ance on un the payment nl plan out on the young oun men ot knowing whether the tho four were living or 01 dead the continued to pay pa the premiums on the policies The amount needful to meet payment on un the th life insurance of or the missing men menIs Is h about 2000 a 1 year ear which makes a It total ot of that has been paid on since they were taken out 17 vears ago When the men drat moved moo 1 out of the th they Kave l to Father who was was pastor of St Stephens at the time tho policies were Issued their newt Wr addresses For a II time tho records of the church showed where they could bo found but or the last seven years ear nil tr p of them the n has I been lost l I