Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-18
q Successful Church Year.

The annual business meeting of the
First Baptist church OF Dexter was held.
Thursday evening preceded by supper
in the VestrY to which all the members
of the church and the contributing at
tendants We're invited. y large number
were in attendance and social hour
was enjoyed before the business meeting
opened. After opening prayer by the
pastor, Rev. X. l.. ODDS, the congregation
united in singing a hymn. The pastors
report followed and among the interest
ing facts stated by him concerning the
work of the past year were that his pas
toral calls numbered $50, funerals attend
ed nine, weddings two, exchanges to 9TH
er pulpitS three, and times absent from
the pulpit from Illness, none lie spoke
feelingly of his associations with the
members of the church and parish and
expressed his gratitude for their support,
asking for renewal of their co-opera-
tion for the coming year.
The church clerk, Mrs. l., NJ. Hasel-
tine, gave hef report which was very in
teresting. Two have united with the
church by baptism during the year aud
six by letter.
The financial secretary. Miss Josephine
Mower. gave an extremely encouraging
and interesting itemized report of the
subscriptions and offerings for the past
year. The treasurer, Mrs. A. K. Bedge
gave a report which made those hitherto
anxious concerning the finances or the
church, feel extremely pleased The old
debts have been entirely wiped away and
at the close of the business meeting
luOSt DltStill iidu TIE pltdSuit ol VII
Messing the burning of the notes amount
ing to $40. one thousand two hundred
and eighty-siX dollars was the sum rails
ed by the organization during the year
with it's various auXiliaries
The report of the treasurer of beneNo-
lences, Mrs. Henry Dexter was gwen
by the pastor. This church carried the
banner in this association of churcnes in
raising the full sum allotted to it for
beneV Volence.
The Sunday school was reported by the
superintendent. George Knowles, by the
superintendent OF the home department,
Miss Grace Bodge. The Christian En-
deaVor Society was reported by the sec
retary, Miss Edith Olds. The Junior c
Il. Society was spoken of by the super
intendent. Grace Bodge. The Ladies
Mission Circle, through its president
MIS-. Z. NJ. Libby, told OF many inter-
esting meetings during the past year
and good work in the line of mite box
offerings. The Ladies Aid. the most
progressive organization to report, tole
of the raising of Sse q and the eXpendl-
ture of $l91, there having been little
money on hand at the beginning OF the
year. The president of that honrishns
company is Mrs 7. II. Kinney, The so
ciety has earned and solicited funds suf-
ficIent to purchase a carpet, aside from
the amount above mentioned. stand
ing vote of thanks was given to Mrs; \.
B. Riley tor her untiring efforts in behalf
of the carpet.
The committee on church property
sroke through its chairman, Charles
Bean, and the finance committee throuSn
+. Nj. Libby. chairman, both reports
showing active work in their respective
lines.
| After a musical selection the election
of officers and committees for the ensu-
ing year We're elected as follows: Clerk.
Mrs l.. NJ. Haseltine' treasurer, Mrs.
r. Bodge; auditor, L. NJ. Haseltine II
nancial secretary, Miss Josephine Nov
er: treasurer OF benevoences, Mrs. Hen
ry Dexter; finance committee. L.
Libby, \. r. Bodge, ELLA Mower, Clar-
ence Higgins, Mrs. Albert Ellnis; com
mittee on church property. Charles Bean,
Z. NJ. Libby, Charles Addition, Henry
Dexter: flowers committee, Mrs Charles
Crawford Mrs, George A. Smart Miss
Grace Smart, Miss Grace Bodge, social
committee, Flora Moore. Edith ODDS
Mrs Alma Wedlock, Mrs. a. b. Riley,
MIS-. Elizabeth Young, Mrs. c. II. Thorn
as; committee on wood Charles Bean
and Ella Mower; baptjsmal committee
A. r. Bodge, Mrs. H. NJ. Haseltine Mrs
Mae Merrill, Miss Ella Mower, Miss Flo
ra Moore: ushers. Charles Morrison, Ern-
est Haseltine. w, O. Tiden; committee
on benevolences. Rev. K. l.. Olds, +. Nj
Libby, Mrs. Henry Dexter, Miss Flora
/ Moore: deacons, a. r. Bodge to serve
two years. George Knowles to serve one
year; advisory committee the pastor
deacons, clerk treasurer, financial sec
retary, superintendent of sunday school
president e. +, Society, i. NJ. Libby:
Mrs A. b. Riley, Miss Ella Mower and
Charles Morrison.