The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-29
CHURCH men meet
CAIRO BAPTIST BROTHERHOOD
COMPLETED ORGANIZATION
LAST NIGHT.
Purpose is to Work For Church and
For Civic Hetterment--offi.
GERS EIeeted-constitu-
tion Adopted.

| Cairo Chapter of the Baptist
4 Brotherhood met last night in the
lchureh annex and completed their or,
ganization, electing officers and an
executive committee The Brother
hood Is national movement and has
chapters in such of the churches in
, the country as wish to organize them
this chapter being organized abou,
three weeks ago. The order, il 4
may be called such. is prime mover
in church affairs and stands back OF
the, church in its various branches.
The constitutions and bylaws are
divided into five distinct groups Of
work undertaken by the Brotherhood
each of which is again sub-divided
They are as follows I.-Chapter
Group, chapter work and committees.
I.-Chureh Group. Sunday school and
|church services: ITT.-General Re
|ligious Group, UNCONVENTIONAL &C.
|tivity missions and Y. NJ. C. A.; W
Community Group, civic betterment,
social service and anti.saloon; W
Individual Group, membership, boys
and vocations.
The brotherhood will meet Sunday
morning at the Sunday school hour
in the basement of the annex when
it viii be organized as an adult class
OF the school and will talk class or
ganization among themselves Rev.
Ohrum. pastor of the church has con.
sented to be teacher until such time
as the class elects a teacher.
The mems class committee at this
meeting did not make a full report
however as the chairman OF the oom-
mittee was not present. Rev. Ohrum
who was a member OF the committee,
made a short report of the commit.
tees work stating that they saw the
need of the new organization as a
part Of the church work and also the
need OF a mems. class in the school,
He added that he would consent to
teach the class until they elected a
teacher. Rev. Ohrum also called the
attention of the Brotherhood to the
rally next Sunday night OF the two
young peoples classes in the Sunday
school, the young mems and the
young women's.3
MIR. Norman and Mr.. Pennebaker
made short talks during the discus
sion OF the committees report, the
former telling Of Brotherhood classes
In the Englewood and Ravenswood
baptist churches in Chicago. He
added that he was also glad to see
there was great deal of interest
manifested in the new organization
and he could see bright future be-
fore It, Mr.. Pennebaker who is
superintendent OF the Sunday school,
spoke OF the need OF an adult class
and added that II would add great
deal to the school. a
The election of the officers and
executive committee was held In the
earlier part OF the evening, 1t taking
two ballots to elect In all eases but
that Of the secretary and the execu.
tive committee. DR.. James w. Dunn,
who was instrumental in getting the
men together and organizing the
Brotherhood was elected president on
the second ballot In his speech OF
hanks to the men for the honor ac-
corded him stated that while he did
not have much time to devote to IL |
ne would do all he could and ex-
oected the other officers and the
executive committee to do large
portion of the work of the organiza-
ion.
c. L. Keaton was elected to fill the |
ice presidents chair and ]. Earl Mid. |
Siff elected secretary OF the Brother |
rood. Elijah Clutts was elected |
treasurer. The executive committee |
S composed of FIVE members of the
the following being |
elected: G. b. S. Pennebaker, c. r. |
randall. c. II. Ogilvie, John Gholson |
md j. F. Roberts. The meeting was
hen adjourned until the next regular |
meeting which will be held the third |
londay~in January.