Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-01-07
WORK OF REv. CHALLENGER.
Christian Church has Enjoyed Great
Spiritual and Material Advance
msnt-Rsv. Homer 7. Wilson


Christian church. and his efforts, ably
supported BY the members OF his con-
gregation. have been blessed OF the
Lord In great spiritual and material
fluitfulness. A rally day service APP
proprIate 10 the occasion was held on
Sunday morning at IL o'clock. with
good attendance and great interest
manifested. notwithstanding the rain
and disagreeable weather Owing TO
! the time consumed IN the election Of
| new church officers and other matters.
the entire program arranged for the
service was not carried out, and an.
nounccmept was made that the pro-
gram viii be completed next Sunday
morning. at which time the pastor
will deliver n sermon on the watch
word for 1908. Enlargement" His
text will be from Cor. G:1s.
Opening Date.
The most notable feature OF Rev..
challenner's work for the , .sr has
been the number .-dded a. his church
and to other chpr,.s- under his min
istry. IIjs.Jwn membership has been
almac: doubled. and he has preached
land held meetings elsewhere with
good results. Second only to this is
the great building enterprise which
he has led forward. The splendid
new church will stand completed
within hort time, and Sunday. Feb.
Q, has been fixed as the opening date.
and appropriate services will be held
ON that occasion. OF which further an
nouncement will be made later. The
resume Of the year IL best given in
the following. taken from the pastors
letter to the members Of his church:
4 Backward Look.
During the year we have had ad-
ditions to the church which almost
doubled our membership. But We are
made sad because some Of our most
faithful workers have passed from
our midst. Some are waiting lover
he river" and others have moved to
other fields. Our Bible School and
Ladies' Aid have accomplished great
work. M well as all departments have
been prosperous. Your pastor has
preached $50 sermons. During the
year. here and elsewhere. there have
been 10i additions to the church; he
has conducted i've funerals. and mar
ried seven couples. There has been
raised here. $l0.92405 OF this amount
s7.746.sO has been paid into the treas
ury: elsewhere sl25.00 has been rails
ed and paid, making n total OF $li.-
049.05. The Ladies' Aid pledged to
raise $4,000 aud have raised $4,000
The Young Ladies' Circle have plac-
ed beautiful window In the new
church. The Bible School has about
met its pledge on the new building.
promptly. The ladies fenced the par.
sonage and set shade trees out, In ad-
diton to the pledge; the church has
painted and papered the parsonage.
All OF our mission offerings have been
more than doubled. We can only
view the past years work as that
OF the leadership OF our Heavenly
Father and the united. earnest work
Of the church"
~ Rev. Homer T. Wilson.
THE Eagle Is pleased TO announce
that Rev. Jas. A. CHALLENGER on yes
terday afternoon received letter
from Rev. Homer T. Wilson. accept
ing an Invitation to be here on Sun
day. Feb. 2. and ofliciate at the open
ing OF the new Christian church; and
he will remain a week In the city.
preaching each evening at the new
church. This announcement will
bring qualification to the people OF
Bryan and Braxos county generally.
Ladies' Aid Officers.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the
church held an important meeting
at the home OF the president. Mrs.
d. II. l.eman. yesterday afternoon. aud
elected officers for the coming year;
appointed committees and formed the
plans for active work for the coming
year. The officers elected are as fol-
lows; Mrs. d. +. Leman. president;
Mrs. Guy Bittle. vice-president: Mrs.
w. s. Collard. Sc ~etary; Mrs Maud
Leigh. assistant secretary: Mrs. J. J..
Ray. treasurer,
Church on'eers Elected.
The election OF church officers Sun
day morning resulted as follows:
Elders. A. Myers. II. NJ. Wilson.
L. ID. MCGEE. J. J. Ray. J. T. Niece;
Deacons-w. 7. James. Joe d. Reed.
Sam u. Wilson. Robt- Lcman;
Assistant Deacons-w. +. Collard.
Harlan MCGEE.
Clerk-Geo. A. Adams.