Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-08
PROSPEROUS CONDITION
NEWMAN M. {. CHURCH
Quarterly Report of the Pastor
Gives Good Showing for
Church. Sunday School.

At the quarterly conference lately
held for the Newman NJ. L. church
in this city, the new pastor Of that
church, Rev. O. o. Beckman, made
his first report. 1t makes showing
of work and progress that is very fiat.
tering for both pastor and members.
AT the request of some of the leading
members of the NJ. E. church Rev.
Beckmsn's report is published in the
Courier, the following being it in.full
The preacher in charge of Mem
man NJ. +. church at Grants Pass,
+ Ore, presents the following quarterly
report of the charge TO the First
Quarterly Conference held at Grants
Pass, Oregon, November 81, 1900.
The pastor arrived here, after his
appointment in Albany, on the morn
ing of November 18th. The family
was well received, and most pleas
antly entertained by a few ladies OF
the church preparing the house, and
dinner and inviting their respective
husbands to eat viii them and us in
the parsonsge. From that table we
arose feeling better acquainted with
some individual members, and slight
vision Of things to be and general
idea of present things. From that
hour to this our relationship has been
of the pleasantest.
Our Official Board has already been
organized and gotten to work We
have outlined general plans for re-
vival campaign. We have organized
the entire membership into lookout
committee for new corners and non
church goers. We have had u mem
bership meeting which has already
resulted in more systematic giving
amongst the members, and will be
useful in the future education of our
members in giving. Our motto is
something weekly from each men ber.
We lave not yet attained unto per
fection in this but are striving after
it. We have purchased l0S Of the
new Methodist Hymnsls and placed
! them in our pews. We ale greatly
pleased with them. We are proud OF
our church building and of our ser
vices, we have had placed on the
church a sign of Identification. 1t il
large enough so that he who runs
may read " We have new granite
sidewalk with cement curbing IN
process of completi-n extending the
entire length Of the church property
south on b street distance of 20t
feet. We expect to have the best anC
most beautiful walk in the city there
Our Sunday School is in splendit
condition, as one would naturally ex
pect from our most competent super
intendent, it having an average at
tendance this quarter Of 2ll Whei
we came here a plan was under WI!
for competitive plan of gaining new
scholars. That plan is now working
and has resulted in an addition of l5
to the school. We already have tn
largest and best equipped Sunda.
School IN Southern Oregon, we no
only intend to keep it so, but also +,
reach out 10 do larger and bette
work in this particular branch o
work. We are anxious to measur
up to the Masters anticipation an,
work for us here.
Our prayer meetings have iuoreas
ed in numbers, though | may no
say they have in power, for we al
ways have good prayer meetin
here, whether the number be man
or few. %e hope, however, to b
compelled to hold our prayer meet
ings in the main aud ltofium becaus
of the number who attend.
Our Epworth League is CROWN
in numbers present to the praye
me-t tings. The leaders are promp
and efficient, the business meeting
we'll attended and pleasant occasion
to our young people. We have OF
ganized a bible study class Of l6, VIII
take up the first years WORK 9Th
Studies il the Life Of Christ" a
outlined by the League Bible Bureau
They meet on Thursday evening.
The teachers meeting for the Sun
day School, which meets every Wed
nesday evening, is especially well al
tended, interesting and helpful to all
Our church membership has change
some. We have received two on pre-
bation, | have baTtised two. We hay
received eight in from probation
there are others TO follow. have II
sued SIX letters and received a.
have occupied the pulpit regularl
and made SO pastoral calls Our pe,
, pie are united, maintain good work
and are neither barren nor unfrui
ful in the knowledge ,pf our Lor
Jesus Christ" We have startc
well. we pray by the grace oi Go'
Z that we may accomplish His wi
this year, concerning u.s.
Respectfully submitted.
c. o. BECKMAN.
Preacher in charg