The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-04-15
ANNUAL
Meeting OF The First Baptist
Church OF The City
Held On Wednesday After.
noon And Evening
When Reports For The Past
Year We're Given
Officers Elected For The
Coming Year
And A Supper Served In The
Church PaflOfS

The annual meeting of the First
Baptist church of Mt. Vernon was held
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
The event was great success In ev-
cry respect, everyone present being
deeply interested in the work which
the church is doing and interested also
in the social and business parts of
the meeting. The attendance was full
ly as large as that of last year, dur
ing the entire proceedings.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, de-
votional exercises were held in the
auditorium of the church led by the
pastor, Rev. f. Il. Brininstool. At five
o'clock, the social hour was begun and
lasted until six o'clock. During this
period, the members and friends of
the church mingled freely and the
height of good feeling and good will
reigned supreme. At 6:15, all present
adjourned to the church parlors where
the tables had been set for the supper.
This was one of the best parts Of the
entire meeting as every preparation
had been made for the accommodation
of ALL Each table was fprettily dec
Grated with carnations, daffodils and
ferns, the color scheme being yellow
and green. A delicious two course
supper was served by number of the
young lady members of the church and
every one seated received the closest
possible attention. Music was furn-
ished during the social hour and dur
ing the supper by the Baptist Sunday
school orchestra.
Vocal solos were also rendered by
Mrs. j. H. Wootton and Mrs. B. M.
Wade.
At the close of this event, a number
of interesting talks were given by var.
ious members of the church. lmmed-
lately following this came the bust
ness meeting.
The following is a complete sum
mary of the business session:
The past year is significant In many
regards, and will stand out as the be
ginning of ANEW era in the work OF
the church.
AS in many other instances, the
Laymens Missionary Movement has
contributed largely to the quicken
ing of the membership to recognize
in the church a force rather than a
field. The going of six of the men
of the church to the Dayton conven
ton, will signify to this church some
thing of what the Haystack prayer
meeting meant to the world-field ol
the Lord.
The new conception of service has
resulted in clear vision of responsi
bility to the ends of earth; to an ev
cry member canvass for pushing the
kingdom of God to every people; anc
to the unifying of all finances, current
expense and benevolence, in the hands
of the finance committee. The policy
of the church now Is for every mem
Der of the church to support every
phase of the work, in all parts of the
earth every week, regularly. This
advance step will result in a quicken
ing of every phase of the church life
into vital power.
The year has been important in th'
accession of additional buildings t.
A. oh,,ah aouinmapt tho Cunda,
school annex, next to the church ol
the east, and the remodelled parson
age at 405 e. Vine street, the two a
cost of $4,000, practically two-third
of which is already paid.
Notwithstanding the unusual pres
sure in financing these new enterprise
es, the regular work of the church
and its benevolences have been suf
tanned. The year closes with all cul
rent bills paid; the. largest offering
to regular mission objects in the hii
tory of the church, and slight ba
ance in the treasury of each depar
ment of the work.
The clerk reports an aggressiv
year of labor which has resulted
definite advance in many ways. Fift
have been added to the membershi
during the year, while sixteen hav
been dismissed, net gain of 81, brinl
ing the present membership to 547.
The treasurer reports regular Gu
rent expenditures amounting to 81