Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-10
CHURCHES PROGRESSIVE

CHURCHES PROGRESSIVE
Annual Meetings Of the Different Soci-
cites Held and Excellent Reports
Made of Past Years Work.
This is the season of the year when
a number of our church societies hold
their annual meetings and like other
organizations make their reports of
the progress made during the past
year. 1t is very encouraging to note
that spirit of progressiveness pre-
walls in all of Willmar's churches and
that most excellent results are report
ed, showing commendable Christian
activity.
At the annual meeting of the Swad-
ish Evangelical Mission congregation,
held on New Years day the treasurer
reported that he had received So, $780,
IS and paid out s., S4422.32 - leaving only
a deficit in the treasury of S+2.47
During the past year the church build
ing has undergone many improve
ments and this fact coupled with the
fact that there have been many other
expenditures makes the above a very
creditable showing. The following
we're elected to serve in the various
offices quoted: j. G. Appelgren,
chairman; Nils Trulson, vice chair
man; Aug. Johnson, secretary; N.
Anderson, vice secretary; J. A. Hedin,
trustee; M. Anderson, deacon; Aug.
W. Hoglund, Sunday School super
intendent; J. G. Appe]gren, assistant
superintendent; Miss Dora Segerstrom,
organist; P. O. Anderson, leader of
the singing; John Warmark, sexton.
All seemed satisfied with the work
done during the year and hoped and
prayed for fuller outpouring of the
Holy Spirit during the present year.
At the annual meeting Of the congre-
cation of the Lutheran Free church,
held last Wednesday afternoon, the
various reports of the different officers
far exceeded expectations and every
thing indicated that all Of the men,
bers had labored faithfully in con-
tributing toward the support of the
church. The reports from the differ
ent societies were very satisfactory.
The treasurer's report showed a bal
ance of $1,000 as the remaining indebt-
edness of the church. The new editice
was completed in the fall of 1908 at a
cost of aboutSl6, 000s so this report shows
most excellent progress in the work
of wiping out the debt. In the election
of officers c.. c.. Birkeland was re-
elected as secretary, having held this
position for about twenty years. S.
S. Glarum, for many years treasurer,
was again honored with a reelection.
O. r. Sletten and Halvor Shipstead,
whose terms expired as members OF
the board of trustees, were reelected
for another term of two years. The
other members are 0. N. Elgeross,
Eric Holt, S. S. Glarum and 0. A.
Jacobson. AS members of the board
of deacons Hans Rude and Anders
Johnson were reelected for two years.
Miss Clara Moss succeeds Miss Clara
Johnson as organist and Sam GOvig
was reelected as cantor.
An adjourned meeting for unfinished
business will be held Jan. II.
The annual meeting of the congre-
CATION of the Norwegian Lutheran
Synod church was held Monday fore
noon and a most satisfactory condi-
ton of affairs was found. Several
new members were received into the
church at this meeting. A good fnan-
cial showing was made in the report
of the treasurer, L. O. Thorpe. The
former annual meetings were held in
June, this meeting being the first one
held since the change of date, so the
business transacted covered only the
period since last June. M. Jorgenson,
treasurer of the building committee,
read his report and showed a balance
of few cents in the building fund.
The present structure is all paid for,
as we'll as the furnishings. It was
completed last fall at a cost of nearly
$4,000. The parsonage was also COM
pleted a short time ago and the entire
debt on the church property amounted
to something like $4,000, which has
now been practically wiped out. The
labors of this committee having been
finished, it was released from further
work. The reports from the parochia]
schools showed good attendance and
small balance in the treasury. a