Evening journal., 1916-03-16
50 NEW MEMBERS FOR
ST. PAUL IS Church

UIs HUI u UlIUtUIA
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal /
Church had a three-fold function last /
evening AT z o'clock the polls opened
for a membership election OF a dele
gate and reserve delegate to repre-
sent ST. Paurs in the approaching lay
electoral conference. to be held in con-
nection with the Wilmington Annual
Conference session. on March 81. John
c. Boyer was elected delegate and AN
drew l.. Johnson, reserve.
AZ $50 o'clock Dr. T.. l.. lloileckcr
conducted prayer meeting, and at 500
o'clock the fourth quarterly conference
of the church was called To order by
DR.. Uoneckcr II. Z. Garrettson wasI
elected secretary.
The pastors report showed that both
the Young Peoples Society of shristianI
Endcavor and Sunday school were on
the up grade; that AZ had been received
into the church on probation, - by let
ter and two ON confession of faith, aud
renewal of vows as n result of the Lyon
campaign, and that a marked increase
I'm prayer meeting attendance was no.
ticcd.
Resolutions commencing the admins
tration of Dr. HoiIeckei OF the district
were offered bV D. &. Hafdcsty ami
unanimously adopted.
The reports OF Franklin II. Jervis.
superintendent of the Sunday school;
Mrs Annie Allen. president OF the
Women's Home Missionary Society.
and Mrs Edward McInt.re. president
Of the Ladies' Aid Society. showed the
/ hourishinb condition OF these organi-
cations.
The many motions for recommended
ton and passage OF the character OF
church officials according to Metho-
/ dist usage resulted IN the following Of
/ hciary being selected to serve as the
official board Of ST. Paul's for the
year 1861:
Trustees-Joseph A. Ranck T. C..
] Hardesty, f. II. Beaston. A. L. Johnson.
/ T.. h. Hanna. William b. Smith, Jr,
Harry j. Guthrie. John C. Boyer, Will
liam II. Smalley.
Stewards-John IT. Humgton. S. c.
Gamble. Frank L. Howard Henri A.
Lindsey, Hinos Lynch, Harry c. Stan
ton. Joseph r. Crew. William w.
Vansant John W. Cook. j. Walter
Boyer, William +. Skellenger. J..
Frank Davis. Arthur w. Brilely. How
ard l.. George. Clinton H. Burton.
John S. T. Beardslee. Harry r. Gar
rettson Edward A. Brough. Thomas
b. Cartmell, Albert Dougherty, John
W. Tucker
Recording stewards. Grimth
Gamble.
District steward-Henri A. Lindsey.
Local reachers-William G. Strick-
land and A. W. Davis.
superintendent of Sunday school
Franklin II. Jorvis.
Presidents Ladies' Aid Society
B. Mrs. Edward McIntire: Womans
Home Missionary Society, Mrs. Annie
Allen: Woman's Foreign Missionary
: Society. Mrs. Mary r. Lincoln; Y. p
S. G. r.. EdWard Greenhalgh: Berear
F Bible Glass. Edward A. Brough.
I The quarterly conference commit
70 tees appointed for 1861 are:
{ Mission; Foreign, T.. +. Hanna
S VIM. b. Smith. Jr.. Franklin n. Jel
Wis, Mrs. Mary r. Lincoln, Edwar'
Greenhalgh.
/ Home-Mrs. Annie Allen, John W
d Cook. Henri A. Lindsey.
? Sunday schools. Walter Boyer
Edward A. Brough. Thomas B. Car
, nell.
Temperance-Fr Frank L. Howard
+. Crew Mrs. Thomas ID. Wilkinson
/ Education-Winiam b. Smith, Jr
Miss Anna r. Lincoln
Tracts-Pastor's Aid Committee q
! the Y. =. s. c. A.
: Freedman's Aid-John c. Boyer,
/, II. Beaston. r. G. Hardesty.
Hospitals-Mrs. Henri A. Lindsey
Church recOrds-A. l. Johnson, Wi
/ liam B. Smith, Jr.
ef Auditing accounts - Howard
II George, Franklin II. Jervis, Mrs. Ami
II / Allen.
Parsonage furniture-Ladies' Al
r Society.
I'll Church music-Harry J. Guthrie.
e lC. Hardcsty. z. i. Hanna, F. II. Bet
ston. Henri A. Lindsey.
r, Estimating ministerial support-Tf
G. finance committee OF the official boar