Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-09
CHURCH EFFICIENCY
CHRISTIAN CHURCH is UNDER
GOING A READJUSTMENT
BUSINESS IN CHRISTIANITY"
An Interesting Article Contributed
BY A Member OF The Church

With aview to highest possible eff
cheney, the Church of Christ in Lady
smith has been undergoing thor
ough readjustment in all departments.
Every effort is being made to con-
form in all departments to the latest
and most approved methods.
On Jan. Is, at a meeting Of the en-
tire congregation, the following Off
GERS were elected. Trustees, o. C.
Sabin, j. II. Hogston, F. l.. Dean;
elders, l. l.. Jordan, S. F.. Dean;
deacons, B. F. Lundy, O. C. Sabin,
Geo. Cook, J. H. Hogston, Frank
Keeling, Frank Gown; clerk, F. l..
Dean; Treasurer, Geo Cook; organ.
list, Mrs. Frank Keeling; deaconesses,
Mrs. o. G.. Sabin, Mrs. Geo. Cook.
On Jan. 2l the elders and deacons
were, in simple but impressive SER
vice conducted by evangelist Frank
L. Van Voorhis, ordained to their
respective ministries. The church
will endeavor to reach Front Rank
standard in the near future.
B. F. Lundy is the efficient Bible
School Superintendent, with |. L.
Jordan assistant, Frank Keeling, Sec
retary, and Helen Speidel, assistant
secretary 1t is hoped to bring the
school to the Front Rank Internation-
al Standard. A Teacher Training
class has been organized and
monthly Workers Conference started.
All adult classes will be organized
according to international require
ments
The Senior Christian Endeavor is
starting upon new and more prom
Using era, with Orren Coffin, pres.
Colby Hutchinson, vice pres, Lenofa
Hampton, secretary, and Helen Spei-
del, organist. More than fifty were
present at a recent reception given
by the society The work of the
Junior c.. e. will also be vigorously
pushed.
The women of the church are Or.
ganized into a Christian Womatlss
League, with primary purpose @of
assisting in the spiritual affairs OF
the church.
The making of money will be pure
ly incidental No public dinners will
be given, nor will anything which is
so often frowned upon as entering
into competition with legitimate bus
inesses of the city, or which in any
way compromises the dignity or en-
dangers the spirituality of the mem
bers, be undertaken All ladies are
invited to work in this league.
The missionary society, the Aux
iliary to the Christian Woman's
Board of Missions, is in a flourishing
condition, and especially so since the
visit of the state Secretary, Mrs. Ida
Webster Grice. The Young Ladies
Circle under the supervision of this
organization, is also decidedly prom
ising.
The finances Of the church will be
handled on strictly practical lines
A budget for the year has been made
out and but one appeal will be made
for local purposes. To this and other
ends, the elders and deacons, with
the clerk are constituted into an
official board, with |. l.. Jordan as
chairman.
Every member is asked to contri-
butte to the work and Business in
Christianity" will prevail. The work
for the time being is under the super
vision of State superintendent, Frank
l.. Van Voorhis, who will conduct a
series of meetings in the near future.
A regular minister has been called
to the work and will begin his labors
about Apr. l.