The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-10
Church of Christ Convention.

The sixth district convention of the
Church Of Christ was held in the local
church, corner of Oliver and Hickory
streets, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. About fifty
delegates were present, and the conven.
tion resulted in much spiritual good.
At the first session Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. j. H. Coultard delivered the ad
dress of welcome and Rev. J. j. Finley
of Duplain, responded. Rev Charles
B. Newman, of Detroit, gave several in
teresting Bible studies.
The following committees were
named:
Nominating Monroe, Wayland
Mrs. P. Turck, Saginaw; G. w. Pierce,
Owosso.
Enrollment.Mr F. NJ. Seeley,
Owosso.
Press-ReY. A. M, zeller, West Bay
City.
Obituary-Rev. j. H. Coultard, Owos-
so: Mrs. c. F. Coffin, West Bay City;
Mrs. M. E. Wilcox, Duplain.
On time and Place-Mrs E. Kinsman,
Durand; F. M. Seeley, Owosso; Mrs. j.
J. Finley, Duplain.
Order of Business and Program.
II. Coultard, Owosso; j. j. Finley, Du-
plain; Mrs. E. Kinsman, Durand.
Resolutions-M A. Coffin, West
Bay City; G. E. Pickett, Durand.
Auditing E. Pickett, Durand
Mrs. r. B. Smith. West Bay City.
Reports were received Wednesday
morning from officers and churches and
were very encouraging. Some of then
were as follows:
Owosso, steady growth; Durand, new
church and steady increase to member
ship; West Bay City, church growing
and in good condition; churches at Cha
pin and Henderson, no pastors; Easton
temporarily supplied; Duplain, doing
well; Saginaw, a new minister Rev. E
E. Cowperthwait, has been engaged
and 5000 church debt has been paid off
OU. JOuuS, IIlTlfluS.
The following officers were elected
President-P. G. Spangler, Saginaw
Secretary and Treasurer-Ella Kins
man, Durand.
Wednesday afternoon session was de-
voted to Sunday school work and some
good points to aid in teaching were
brought out. The open parliament, 9
general discussion, was in charge of
Rev.. j. A. VOORHEES,, and Mrs. Anna
Coffin, of West Bay City; Rev. j. p.
Warner and Mrs. Phoeoe Walter, OF
Owosso; N. L. Randall, of Burton; p
G. Spangler, of Saginaw and Rev. J.
H. Coultard, of Owosso, took part.
Following are the resolutions adopt.
ed:
Resolved, That we extend our heart
felt thanks for the generous hospitali
ty Ofyour homes. the cordial welcome,
the beautiful decorations, and the
many good things provided by the
ladies to sustain the inner man.
We also wish to thank the press OF
the city for the report printed eacf
day.
Resolved, That during the year w
request each church to loan It's pastor
for meeting to go where the district
board may suggest.
Your committee on resolutions begs
leave to submit the following:
ResolUed, That we endorse the reso
luton offered by your committee held
In West Bay City April 3, as follows:-
That we hold one convention In this
district each year in October. WI
would further recommend that oul
constitution be changed, making the
office OF corresponding secretary. "rec
ordiDg secretary and treasurer;'i max
ing the district officers three in nun
Der the president, vice president and
secretary and treasurer.
The closing session Thursday evening
was devoted to an address by Rev. G. Z
Pickett, in Durand.