The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-03-19
METHODIST BARRACKS
ELECT new OFFICERS
Interesting Report Was Made
BY President Baldwin
on Their Work,


term of the old officers was finished
at that time, and the following were
elected for the next six months: l.
{. Baldwin, President; w. C. Durnls
First Vice-President; M. c. Adaic
End Vice-President; R. B. Jackson.
Secretary; j. M Delk, Asst. See.;
Allen Hardeman, Treasurer; Mrs. d.
R. Little, Teacher; Rev. r. G. Smith,
Asst. Teacher.
Rev. Frank Fakes, representing
the Christian Advocate. was the
guest of the Barracks. He made some
interesting and instructive remarks
on the lesson. DR.. Smith followed
him with short talk.
President Baldwin submitted the
following summary of the work of
the class for the last six months.
BRETHREN Last September the
Class saw fit to elect me your Presi-
dent, and feel that should make
you report of what the Glass has
done since the present officers have
been in charge. At that time we
had an average attendance of about
sixteen. In the last six months our
total attendance for the 80 SUNDAYS
has been 1888, an average of about
40 each Sunday, and as you all know
We have had some rainy SUNDAYS
during the winter. Our hat collee-
ton has been for the last six months
$125.26. Included in this there are
two special collections, one for
$1,000 for Missions and one of $1,000
for shortage in our funds, making
about 10000 for our hat collection.
We have paid $4,000 to the Orphans
Home and $24.0O to the Sunday
School, $4.53 to the Philathea Glass,
$500 for flowers and $27.25 for
other incidentals, leaving a balance
of $5.45. In addition to this, we
sent the Orphans Home box o.
hosiery and presented Brother Duval
with loving cup.
| am glad to report to the Glass
that we have had only three collec
tions outside of the regular collec-
ton since l have been President. [
would like to make brief report in
regard to our minstrel show given in
December for the benefit of the Door.
| take this opportunity to state %
the class that the credit for this sug-
gestiOn is due to Bro. Rosser Little,
as he called my attention to it's ad-
Vantages, and we at once began to
plan for it. | want to say that the
whole class did all it could in max
ing this performance a grand sue
cess. Our teacher, Mrs. d. r. Little,
worked untireingly for the success Of
the entertainment and acted as our
treasurer. The gross proceeds Ct
this performance were $2410O. The
expenses were about $4,000, giving
us clear profit of 5000, and as you
all know, we have provided Christ
mas baskets for about fifty families.
We also contributed toys and offer
ings to six colored churches from
this fund. We still have in the bank
to our credit $5585 to be used for
the poor
We have had with our class at
different times Bro Mcdonald, Col.
Paxon and others, but the real sue
cess of our class is our teacher.
attribute the large increase in our
attendance to her efforts and the
fine lessons she gives us. l recon.
mend that we elect her teacher as
long as this is a class. | am sure
that | voice the sentiments of tnis
class when / say we certainly appre-
ciate her efforts. Our Vice-Presi-
dent, Bro Dumas, has been faithful,
as has been our secretary and trea-
surer. We thank all of them, as
we'll as our committees. Our whole
class has done we'll.
We have a perfect record of all
our meetings, total number present,
amounts collected. | hope the new
officers that are nominated today
will keep the record accur.+ely for
the next six months.
This class was organized in Feb
ruary. 1907 by Mrs. w r. Turner
with seven members. Some Of these
members are still in the cisss I
am glad to say that Joined the
Glass the second Sunday after II was
organized, and ! am glad that am
affl1 a naFpbar The claaa baa hAd