The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-05
r. +. ward, treasurer from 1891 to

f.. w. Habel
At the head of this roll stands, as it
should stand, the name of our honored
and faithful senior warden, DIR. r. III.
Battle / wish that / could adequately
express in behalf of this congregation
the debt of gratitude they owe to his
constant and self-sacrificing labors for
the promotion of each and every interest
of our parish.
For twenty-five years he has held the
position of senior warden and performed
the duties of wise counsellor amid the
many perplexing problems and Difficult
ties which we have been called upon to
face He has been for nearly the en-
time time superintendent of our Sunday
School, and as lay reader has held SER
vices in the church during the absence
or sickness of the rectors, or whenever
the parish was temporarily without
rector. The performance of all these
duties has been to him a labor of love,
and | am sure that from every heart
in our flock will go up the earnest prayer
that he may long be spared to guide and
aid us in the future as he has SO faith
fully done in the past.
The office of junior warden was most
acceptably filled by Mr.. p. A. Wiley
from the organization of the parish
until his removal from the city in 1888.
His position as as an officer of the
Citizens Bank, where much of the bust
ness of the parish was transacted, en-
abled him to often render very effectual
assistance to the vestry in making al
rangements to meet the financial needs
of the congregation. In this connection
it may also be stated that the vestry
was frequently indebted to the
active aid of Mr.. John G. Blake, who
occupied a similar position with the Ma
tional Bank of Raleigh, which held the
mortgage upon the church property, and
which always manifested towards us
spirit of kind and patient indulgence
whenever we were pressed to meet our
payments of interest, or instruments of
the principal of the debt After the
departure of Mr.. Wiley in 1874, Hugh
Morson was elected junior warden,
which position he has held to the pres
ent time. The secretaries have been A.
p. Bryan from 1874 to 1870 A. W.
Knox from 1879 to 1883, and III. Nor
son from 1883 to 1899.
BY far the most responsible office and
the one requiring the greatest work, an
noyance and sacrifice of time in most
church organizations is that of treas
urer. The church of the Good Shepherd
has thus far been most fortunate in
possessing capable men TO fill this inn
portant position. The first treasurer,
Mr.. w. III. Hicks, and his successor, Mr..
David Anderson, rendered active SER
vice in discharging the duties OF this
trying office during the incumbency of
our first rector, aided by the two bank
officials mentioned above. But it was
after the adoption of the vigorous policy
for the final liquidation of the debt
which had weighed so long and heavily
upon the congregation, that the duties
of the treasurer became most trying
During this active period, we have been
SO fortunate as to have in this office
men well known in the community as
practical and successful business men,
Mr.. VIM. Woolcott was treasurer
from 1884 to 1891, Mr.. II. L. Ward
from 1891 to 1899, and Mr.. i. W. Nah
Ter holds the office at the present time,
with Mr.. Woollcott as special treasurer
for the Building Fund, since the adop-
ton of the resolution, March Sth, 1897,
for the erection of the new church
traordinary efforts made to pay off in
stalments of the debt, and after it was
eNtinguished to raise funds for the CON
telnplated new building, and for other
improvements to the church property,
caused the yestry serious embarrassment
IN meeting the current expenses of the
parish, and without the personal adj
yances made by these gentlemen it
would have been almost impossible for
rs to have pursued SO vigorous policy
looking toward the future In all this
work undertaken and vigorously prose
ellted III recent years, the various church
organizations composed of the energetic
aud devoted ladies of the congregation,
have figured most conspicuously and it
can be readily understood how disheart-
ening it would have been to their eff
forts in raising funds for the specific
purposes IN view, such as extinguishing
the old debt and increasing the Build
ihg fund, if the temporary deficiencies
ID cur current expenses had teen con-
sfantly brought to their knowledge,
which would necessarily have been the
ease, but for the generous and self
| sacrificing efforts of these officers.
| In this connection / think it but fair
! that mention should be made of the
fact that ST. Mary's Guild, the Oldest
and largest OF the church societies, has
on numerous occasions responded
promptly and cheerfully to appeals OF
| the yestry, and by devising and putting
into successful operation some plan for
raising money has enabled us to tide
| over many a period Of financial embar-
| rassment The yestry is also indebted
| 70 the other church organizations for
| very material aid in carrying out the
work planned from time to time. These
are as follows: The Woman's Auxiliary,
The Brotherhood Of st. Andrew, Young
| Ladies Guild, Altar Guild and the Re
| lief Society. Since 1891 it has been the
| custom to have full reports from all
| these societies at the congregational
meetings held on Easter Monday,
which has done much to increase the
| interest of the members in the temporal
| affairs of the parish, and has had the
desirable effect of bringing out a large
number to elect the various yestries, a
condition of things in striking contrast
| to that prevailing i'll most parishes,
where the complaint is heard that only
| q few of the male members meet fo1
! that purpose. Since 1892, there has
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