The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-20
MADE GOOD SHOWING
CHURCH OF ASCENSION OUT OF
DEBT AND WITH SURPLUS.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING.
TO HEAR ANNUAL REPORTS OF
CHURCH WORK.

Sunday school Has Membership of
ury Despite a Number of Improve
Inents Made i'm Past Year-Many
New Pupils Received During Year.
Luther League in FIOurishing
Condition Services Concluded
with Address by Rev. w. C..
SchneTer.
Two interesting services were held in
the Lutheran Church of the Ascension
yesterday, at II o'clock a. m, when,
after the regular service, a class of
three was confirmed, and at o'clock p.
M, when a congregational meeting was
held, at which reports of the different
church departments for the year to
date were made.
The first of these reports, submitted
by the treasurer of the church, Capt.
w. N Nichols, showed that the church
is entirely without debt and has a very
good surplus to it's credit. The, report
of the Sunday-school, submitted by Mr..
G. f. Stanton, shows that the school
has a membership of 49S persons, Ill
vided as follows: Nine officers, thirty
nine teachers. 232 pupils in mair school
and 21S pupils in infant department.
During the year III pupils wore re-
ceived and four teachers elected. The
report further showed that during the
year the school received from various
sources 1891 SO. and that after all eX-
penses had been paid there is on hand
a balance of $243.37.
Among the improvements made for
this school the report enumerated a
new carpet at cost of $41995, hymnals
$3.50 and a number of volumes to the
library. In their report attention was
called to the fact that the average at
tendance was not what the officers
could wish and what it should be. The
suggest ton was made that if the hearty
cooperation of the parents was re-
ceived this lack of attendance would be
remedied by the time the next annual
repC<t was made.
The report of the secretary of the
Lutheran League showed that organi
cation also to be in a most f1ourishing
condition. The league has a member
ship of 81 members, and has been most
active in rendering assistance to the
church in its various services having
in charge the special decoration of the
building on all occasions, and also
furnishing the usherS at all services.
The league covers a wide field of char
ity; among its donations for various
purposes during the past year was
gift to the Lutheran Church of Jack
sonville, which was destroyed by fire,
and one to the Kings Daughters Day
Nursery. The coming year, the secre-
tary stated, promises to be even more
successful than the past.
In a short address that followed the
reports Rev. DIR. w. C. Schaeffer
told how much impressed he had been
at the morning service, to see at the
communion table an entire family.
How beautiful how glorious it would
be- he said 'if every family would
meet at that place. Dear friends is
Gods blessing nothing to as? Are we
like the cattle upon the hills that are
nothing after death? Are we not in
the midst of death, and should we
not consider other and higher things
than merely the pleasures of this
world? What are you going to do in
the hour of death; what are you look
ing forward to in the eternal life? Are
you prepared for it?
Remember that God has said: BE
not deceived: God is not mocked for
whatsoever a man soweth that shall
he also reap" The service was con-
cluded with the singing of God BE
With You Till We Meet Again"