The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-14
annual MEETING HELD AT
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Trustees and Officers Elected Com
mittees Named, and Reports Re-
ceived From Pastor and Seere-
taries Of Various Societies.

at winch trustees were elected, cnurcn
officers chosen and reports received
from the various auxiliary societies.
The pastor, Rev. j. Sidney Gould. in
his report gave the total enrolment
of members as 81, and stated that
there had been slight decrease dur
ing the year i'm the attendance at the
evening services. He made recon-
mendations relative to the enlarge
ment of the church by extending the
addition on the east side the full
the board of trustees has had under
consideration and which will be act
ed upon when the trustees meet this
afternoon for reorganization. The
providing of new heating plant for
the church is another Improvement
contemplated.
The report OF the teasurer, f. w.
Nichols. showed a total of receipts for
the past year OF $3,O39.02, and dis
bursements, $3,O25.O3, leaving a bal
ance of $3.50. During the year there
has been received from plate collec-
tons s47L77. from rental OF church
parlors for cooking school and Kings
Minute Men, SIS each, and from the
skating party given at the Amphi-
drome, $1.S7. Among the principal ex-
pendtures for improvements during
the year was $175.33 for new iron
fence in front of the church property.
Mrs. James Gillespie presented the
report of the Ladies' Industrial society
Of which she Is secretary. showing a
balance of 800 on hand. The sum Of
over $500 was realized from the bazaar
held shortly before Christmas.
A. f.. Macdonald, superintendent If
the Sunday school reported an enroll
ment of 21S members. OF this num-
Der seventy pupils have not missed
single session of Sunday school, and
seventeen have attended church at
least once every Sunday. Attendance
at school and church have been slim
ulated by rewards of "cross and
crown medals. Five pupils graduated
from the primary to the junior classes
having completed the required work,
VI TIC COllilllNNihS w
DRY of the names of the books of the
bible, the ten commandments, the 23cd
psalm and John 3:16. A new piano
Is to be purchased and installed in the
Sunday school, the money to pay for
which has been raised. The old instru-
ment has been in use about thirty
years, while the old organ in the Sun
day school room is the one which was
purchased for the church forty years
ago just after the big fire which de-
stroyed the church. There are twenty
three teachers in the Sunday school at
present.
Reports were also submitted by Mrs.
]. G.. Johnson. secretary of the Wom-
ans Home Missionary society; r.
Richards. secretary of church benev-
olences and James Fisher, Jr., secre-
tary and treasurer of the Sunday
school.
The meetings held last night were
those adjourned from December 2S
and 30. The society meeting was held
first, with A. f.. Macdonald as chair
man, anu tic NiuSNNNo
elected for the ensuing year: c. a.
Wright, w. s. Cleaves. John NJ. Wag-
ner and Daniel Fisher. ]. II. Gillespie
was chosen as secretary OF the board.
The report of the treasurer was pre-
scented at this time and showed a
shortage of funds required for the
maintenance of the church of about
1894. A movement was started while
the meeting was in progress to raise
this sum by voluntary subscriptions
and the full sum was pledged among
the members present.
An auxiliary finance committee was
appointed to consist of James II. Gill
lespie, John NJ. Wagner and Charles
A. Wright, Jr.
The church officers elected are as
follows: Treasurer, James Farley;
clerk. George L. Christensen; deacon
for four years, A. f. Macdonald; dea-
conesses. Mrs John Coughlin for two
years and Mrs. James Fisher, Sr. for
one year.
The former Sunday school officers
were reelected as follows: Superin-
tendent, A. +. Macdonald; vice super
intendent Eugene A. LaRowe; secre-
tarv and treasurer, James Fisher, Jr.;
librarian, Norman ID. Starrett. The
latter was authorized to appoint his
own assistants.
The music committee chosen con-
sists of Mrs. c. A. Wright, Miss LII
liam Cleaves, Mrs. Floyd s. Linton
and Mr.. w. ]. Richards and Mrs. w.
w. Finch. chorister.
Hon. George C. Bentley was elected
as a member of the board of trustees,
but declined to serve and asked to be
excused from the honor OF being u
member. The trustees will meet this
afternoon to organize and consider
matters pertaining to church improve
ments and finances.
Some OF the members OF the Con-
gregational church have received
from Rev. q. Y. washburn a former
pastor of the Hancock church, now To-
Gated at Everett. Mass. a souvenir
containing Mr.. washburn's picture
and n view of his new church recently
completed. Assistance in erecting this
church was given by some of Mr..
washburn's former parishioners here,