Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-22
CENTRAL BAPTIST ANNUAL MEETING
Reports of Prosperous Year Made-A Financial Obliga- tons Met and Balance of $483 on Hand-Trust Funds Are $27, Membership is 686

At the seventy fifth annual meet ing of the parishioners of the Central Baptist church, held in the Sunday school room on Thurs day evening, the reports cover ing the work Of the past year were read and officers were elected. The meeting was well attended and was presided over by Rev. Joel E. Slo- cum, D. D.. the pastor, while the min utes were kept by Frank L. Arnold. During the meeting vote of thanks was extended the church choir for their services the past year.
 The reports from the officers and different societies of the church were presented in the usual printed form. In the report by the church clerk, Frank L, Arnold the membership was shown at 6S6. of which J20 were resi- dent and 166 resident. During, the year there had been net gain of one member, the additions having been four by baptism and nine by letter, and the losses seven by death, four by letter and one by certificate.
 In the report of the church treas urer, c. Edward Smith. total eXpendi- lures of $2,185.55 in the benevolenco department were shown. In the work ing department the total expenditures had been s7,2j2.38 and the year closed with 9. balance of $4S305 on hand, one of the bsast showinss that the church has ever made. The only liability of the church is an S8,000 mortgage on the parsonage while the trust funds on hand now total $27,6f8.74. provid- ing an income which is used for the church expenses.
 The various reports were read in order, beginning with the letter of the pastor, Rev. Dr. Joel E. Sloc1n. Be- 7 THpr ref,1 treasurer they included the seventh annual report of the trustees, c W. Gale Henry E. Church, and A. Thatcf1- CT Otis; report of deacons, C. R. Gal iup, secretary; board of managers c. D Moves. president: Young People's union. Miss Ethel NJ. Storms. secre- tarv' Vineyard Workers. Miss Helen E. Moore. secretary: Little Sun5eains, Miss Irene Gregson and Miss Mildred smith, leaders; Ladies Benevolent union, Mrs. George A. Ashbey. flnan- cial secretary: Farther Lights society, Mrs. J. D Rough. secretary. and the reports of the officers of the Central Baptist Sunday school and the Pres ton chapel Sunday school.
 Eecton of Officers.
 After the reports had all been pre- sented and approved the nominating committee presented the list of officers who were elected as follows: Deacons-J. P. Holloway and Fred erick D. Vergason.
 Clerk. Frank L. Arnold; assistant clerk. J. P. Post: treasurer, C. Ed ward Smith; assistant treasurer. E. A. Cherry.
 Beard of Managers-Charles D. Moves, Lucius Brown, Adams P. Car roll. Frank E. Bechwith. Charles W. Gale. J. F. Holloway, George ". Ham, iltun. G. Fred Moves, \. Thatcher Otis, Louis Mabrey, Shepard E. Palmer, John H. Ford, William R. Perkins and Charles c. Treat.
 Trustee-A Thatcher Otis, succeed . ing himself on the board
 The nominating committees report also included the Sunday school off cers, who had been elected by the school last Sunday. They were rat flied by the church meeting. They also named these two commit tees for the Sunday school: finance Adams P. Carroll, G. Fred Moves and Walter H. Rogers; missionary, Mrs. C. W. Gale, Mrs. G. W. Hamilton and Miss Alice NJ Dean.
 Those on the nominating committee were W. T. Tarbox, \. Eugene Smith. Frank T. Naples, E. Y. AIessinger and 1 John H. Ford.
 Reviewed the Year. The report of the board of managers reviewed the year in d general way and as follows:
 The board of managers have held seven meetings during the past year. The attendance has been unusually good. Much interest has been exhibit cd in the business of the churcch and