The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-15

source OF great gratlncatlon to the
pastor and his assistants In the work
Of the church. The membership is
constantly increasing and the total
number Of those now in good landing
and full membership is 50, ard the
number of those who have not united
with the church but are in attendance
on service is several times that number
During Mr.. Conway's past kate there
have been about Ito persons in full
membership in the church, some hav-
ing died and others removed from the
city during that time.
The John Street Baptist Church does
not believe in being organized to death
and considering the amount of excel
lent work that is done by the church
IT'S machinery for the execution of good
works is remarkably simple The
handspring of the charch's life is the
able pastor, but ne requires and gets
assistance in the labors of the church
from every one of its members, and
to accomplish this rare and happy end
he does not use the usual methods OF
organization that are IN vogue in many
churches, but depends ,.r the force Of
personal appeal and example expect
ing every member to perform his or
her share of the labor without leaving
it to the more or less uncertain efforts
of society or committee.
The church. is differed only by the
pastor with the board of deacons. The
Following are names of that body of
the leaders of the church who have its
welfare in charge. Andrew jackson,
John N. Dishman, Iohn H. Clark and
william H. Marsh. The clerk of the
church is Richard Brown; treasurer,
Mrs. j. L. Cook; finance committee,
Mrs. A. e. Leighton and Mrs. H. E.
Mumfort
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the church is it's strongest organiza-
tion with the exception of the Sunday
school. The c. E. Society is composed
of the young people of the church, and
is individually and collectively an ac-
tive and enterprising contingent of
enthusiastic workers for the cause of
truth and religion. The officers of the
society are as follows: President, VIII
lis Coles; vice. president, Mrs, Laura
Martin; secretary, Miss Georgia
wright; treasurer, Mrs. r. H. TIL
man.
The Sunday school of the church has
a membership of about so and is con-
Quoted on thoroughly progressive lines
with effective classification and teach
ing. The classes and divisions of the
school are seven in number. The SUI
perintendent OF the school is John M.
Dishman, who is assisted by Willis
Coles. The other officers of the school
are Miss Florence Green secretary. and
John H. Clark treasurer.
In place of the usual ladies' aid So
ciety which conducts the social affairs
of the church and attends to the fiInc-
tons and occasions that mark the So
cial life of every church, there is an
agreement among the ladies' of the
church by which they in turn serve on
committee which takes care of the
particular event that may happen to be
on the tapis at the time In this way
the work Of the aid society is effect
lively done, without the trouble and for
mality of an organization, and ali the
ladies in turn have a chance to parti-
cipate in the management of the social
functions of the church.
The past two weeks have been deyot-
ed by the pastor of tho church to a
series of revival-mestings, and a great
amount of good has been done in quick
ening the spiritual life of the members.
Mr.. Conway Is an active worker along
spiritual as we'll as material lines, and
is powerful speaker and exhorter.
Rev. Hiram Conway was born in
Northumberland county, in Virginia, in
1850. He removed with his family at
the age of seven years to North Bridge
water, where he remained until he was
is years old, when he entered the Rich
mond Theological Seminary, and was
graduated at the end Of a five years
course. He came directly to Worcester
at the conclusion OF his college course,
and accepted his present pastorate. He
was married to Miss Josephine Mont
fomery of this city after his arrival
here.