Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04
Boise Churches
twenty eight Organizations
With Over Forty-fivs
Hundred Members.

I This church maintains . large trooI
Of boy scouts and another troop will
be formed in the near future.
Nearly every night in the week som,
organization 10 meeting for social
business or devotional purposes in thu
church. The plant Is in daily use.
ST. MicHAEL's CATHEDRAL.
During the past year, 80 persons
have been baptized and 80 presented
for confirmation. Attendance shows
growth Of about rs per cent over tn.
previous year. and offerings have beer
doubled.
Hilary ore doing excellent work, ant
have this year pledged $500 to appl,
on the church building debt.
The other church societies are al
doing good work.
ST. JOHNS CATHEDRAL.
The attendance at divine service
has been prompt and continually good;
under favorable circumstances some
1900 assisting on Sundays. The i'm
provement of the volunteer choir hal
heen a matter Of much favorable CON-
rient; children's attendance at Sun.
day school has averaged higher than
| In previous years; the Altar society
and the Catholic Woman's league have
increased in membership and eff.
| cheney; financial obligations have beer
met.
In all. the record Of 1916 is a good
one and vouches for continued success
during the coming new year.
FIRST METHODIST.
The first time in four years the
membership increased ~ over last
year.
The Sunday school Is thoroughly
modern in equipment and organization
1t is manned by 4S teachers and Off
GERS. 1t has about $50 enrolled.
The Epworth league Is young peo-
pies society, made of Of 20 young
men and women.
! The Thalia chorus choir has fur
nished a number OF delightful sacred
concerts and one creditable secular
concert.
| The finance committee has been able
to make a payment OF $500 on the
| church debt. and has a fair prospect OF
clearing OFF another $500 next July.
SALVATION ARMY.
Meetings conducted on street 1888;
meetings conducted in Army hall, 29s:
attendance at indoor meetings, 16,083;
children's meetings held, including
Sunday school. 40; attendance at
children's meetings, 54ss: hours spent
in visitation, 61s: number Of homes
visited, 1880; number of converts, r.
The years budget was s21s5.30. This
10, 49,
work. as this was done under the
auspices OF the Associated Charities.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
The pastor reports "A additions TO
membership
There is balance Of $1,000 in the
building fund, as the church expects to
build soon. The Ladies' Aid will in a
few more months have accumulated q
sum sufficient for the purchasing Of a
pipe organ.
The Sunday school reached It's high
est attendance during the year, having
had 40 present Three new depart
ments Of work have recently been in
troduced: The Auxiliary B. Y. p. u,
the boy scouts, and the Young Ma
irons club, which is fosrered by the
Philathea class Of the Sunday school.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL.
Accessions during the past ~
months have q little more than equal
ed dismissions by letter and loss by
DEATH
Interest In missions Is on the gain
In the church A missionary superin-
tendent has been appointed In the
Sunday school to supervise definite
and systematic study of evangelistic
work. The Women's Missionary So
ciety flourishes. with an average at
tendance Of between 80 and 40 at
each monthly meeting. The church has
taken special offering for the Arme-
mans.
FIRST CHRISTIAN.
During the year 40 have been re-
ceived into the membership and a
loss Of Is has been sustained. The net
gain Is rs.
The large basement has been
floored with concrete and in other
ways prepared for real use Tho Bible
school has shown large growth.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Finished paying for new lot on the
northwest corner of Fourteenth and
Washington streets. This lot was pur-
chased a number of years ago for the
purpose Of erecting upon 1t a new
church edlfice as soon as the attend
ance outgrew the present church
building at S14 State street, which
seats about $50. As the attendance
shows a growing need for more room
plans for a new building in the near