Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-01-01
AMONG the c4uRchEs.


Baptist, Congregational and M. E.
churches with appropriate services.
Meetings will be held in the several
churches every weekday evening except
Monday and Saturday. It is hoped this
season will be carefully observed. and
other interests tor the time will be sus-
pended.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev Wellington McVettie, lately sta
toned at Waseca, Mimi, has been secured
by the Episcopal society of this place as
permanent pastor of their church. His
first service will be held Jan. -, one
week from next Sunday.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The ladies bazaar held short time
ago was success.
The Presbyterians have given up serv-
ices in the chapel. The Christmas serv-
ices, announced in this paper as given on
Christmas eve by the Presbyterians, were
given by the Union Sunday school.
The new church is not quite ready for
occupancy. 1t was open and warmed for
friends who wished to drop in on last
Sunday morning. An opening service
will be given and announced IN this
paper next week.
At the Mission Sunday school last Sun
dsy the annual election was held and the
following officers elected: T. A.. Enele,
superintendent; Mr.. Southwick, assistant
superintendent and chorister; Miss Rice,
oFgauist, Miss Southwick, assistant;
Katie Hart, secretary, and Mrs. Meadow
croft, treasurer. The Mission Sunday
school was organized ten years ago by
Mr.. ::SuIzer. During most Of this time
Mr.. Engle has acted as superintendent,
taking great interest in the school. and
has been one of its hardest workers.
The school is having good attendance,
doing good work, and should have the
hearty assistance of all our people,
especially those living in the Third ward.
The musical department of the school is
to be made more attractive by the addi-
ton of an orchestra. consisting of a
violin, cornet and bass viol.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
The annual election of officers in the
Baptist Sunday school took place Sunday
noon, Dec. 20, with the following result:
S. F. Gibbons, superintendent; William
Whiteman, assistant superintendent !;
Grace Baird. secretary; John F. Robin
son. treasurer; Myra Hollister. organist.
J. E. Robinson declined re election as
superintendent after having served four
terms.
On Monday evening occurred the an
nual business meeting OF the church.
The pastor gave review of the religious
work OF the year. indicating a great deal
of activity on the part of the pastor and
lay workers. Twenty names have been
added to the church roll and ten names
removed. Besides this large number of
old names of absentees have been
dropped, leaving present membership
159. The report of the treasurer shows an
expenditure for church and Sunday
school expenses and benevolence, 3D.
459. Tie following officers were
reelected: F. A Ticknor, church clerk;
j. E. Robinson, treasurer. Henry s.
Merrill and Q. Allen were elected trustees
for three years. The balance holding
over are Z. D. Belden, W. W. Ranney and
G. E. Wilbour Music committee, Mrs.
W. E. Stanley. Mrs. E. Smith and J. E.
Robinson. Ushers, Luther Smith, G. b.
Weber. John F. Robinson and James
Davidson. Financial matters were dele
gated to the board of trustees.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
Missionary society will be held on Friday
afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. J. F.
Cook.
A cracker social will be given by the
ladies of the Congregational church at
the residence of Mrs. ]. F. Cook this
evening. All are cordially invited to
attend.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional church will be held ct 7:9O Thurs
day evening, Jan. 2, 1890. Reports will
be given and officers elected for the
ensuing year. All the members and
friends Of the church are cordially invited
to be present.
Sunday morning Rev. Wright took for
his text Gen. -, 10: Unto Him shall
the gathering Of the people be-" The
prophesy OF Jacob concerning Christ.
He looks down the future until he sees
Christ the center of al popular attraction
and the greatest Being in all the world.
The words have been fulfilled. The most
popular name On earth to-day Is the name
of Christ. Every man who writes letter
or signs document, willingly or unwit-
tingly. confesses Fim,-B. c.. before
Christ; A. D., IN the year of our Lord.
From no superficial but for the pro-
foundest reasons men are gathering unto
Christ
l. For knowledge. The four great
nnestiOns which men have heen asking in