The sun., 1900-10-06
A FL0URISHING CHURCH.
Delaware Avenue Baptist Congrega-
tions Elects Clerk, Trustees
and DeaconS.

Rev. John Shape presided at the an
nuol business meeting of the Delaware |
Avenue Baptist Church. w. +. Pierce |
acted as church clerk. Messrs. Cline, |
Downs ana Phillips We're appointed an
auditing committee and Messrs. Newton
Dalby and Downs on announcement
committee. The clerks report showed Il
net increase of Sc for the year ANA
present membership of 36l. The treas
urcr'S report revealed the fact that So
O72. 50 had been raised for all purposes,
1861 20 of which was given for benevo-
lcncc. S37. .S5 had been distributed in aid
of the poor, by the treasurer Of the poor
fund. AMI the Womcn's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society had raised
$l6l for missions during the year.
4 vote Of thanks was eNtcnded 70 the
treasurer. J. " WcStcutt for his careful
Iattentiou to the finances and rising
vote extended to j. q. Bcnnet for his
LONG and faithful service rs deacon.
service extending over period Of twen-
Itv-two years. Mrs, Rennct was also in
cludpd iii Ills vote FOR upon her during
MI tAiS period has 1cvolvcd the duty of
baking tile broad which has been used
hi thc celebration of the Lords Snpncr
md The arranging or the wine and the
lnon for The table.
NrSsrs HARRY nnlhy and \. NJ nriS-
coli were elected deacons and William
Newton clerk and AIcssrs. Emmons,
Brown. Smcdlev and Bennet trustees,
the frSt three to serve for three Years
AMI the last to fill the uneXnircd term
ending October l, 1901.
a committee of six ladies' known rs
the pastors aid was appointed for ono
/ .NT 1
, Mrs John G. Bcnnct. Mrs. Peter Il
.Nvrrs, Mrs. Norman Bottgcr Mrs. lose
/ phinc Carlisle and Mrs James Brown.
t The meeting prepared the annual let
, tnr which will he scnt to the Delaware
t RantSt Union Association which meet,
I this year on October 9th and 10th in thu
5 Calvary BAPTIST Church. The lettc
4 covers period of twenty-one months a.
T. the church was without pastor fo
9 some months. The letter states that al
drnnrtmcntS Of the church are active.
There hHS hcrr ORGANIZED pastor
choir. Il father lights society and n
+ usherS union. New members have bee
l. received ~ cvery communion scrvic
y save two during the year. There is n
debt cvcnpting q tloating one of S95
/ which ii is expected 10 lioUidAte hy ncX
i January. Six members died during tn
~ year.
/, The report Of the church mcmbcrshi
:. is rs follows: Increase by baptism, q
: by letter 30; by experience. s: by rest,
~ ration. 6: decrease by death, Z; by lc
" tri. III; W. exclusion. 4 hy crasrc.
-, present membership 3G7. The Bib
to School rrpult> the number of officer
4, land teachers 81. scholars $50. average Il
n tendance 15i, baptism. IA. contribution
$695.57. The total value Of church pro-
i, ety Is $4,000 and there has been iii
n hursrd during the wear for church cu
ia. ROM expenses Sf,404.65, for building m
.ic improvements $417.61. for Bible scho
/, expenses, $5S3.S6, for poor $3.7S5, #
~ ministerial education $69.45. for Bib
,a- and publication work $4.37 for home mi
"a einn> $17.77, for W0mcns Home Mi
n. >ionS SO, for Womcn'S Foreign Mi
sion> S154. for miscellaneous bencvolen
.of $l5355. The persons appointed rs ms
III Srngols q the association who will ha
;as The right to vote are; Rev. John Snnl
"a 6. II. Pierce. G. H. Cantwclul. Har
i Emmons. J. II. Wrstcott. G. \. Clil
IL. Potter b. AynrS. Miss Hattie Npwln Il
M Mrs. Amanda Britton.