Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-17
CHURCH HOLDS ITS
 ANNUAL MEETING
(From Fridays Daily.)

Inc nelnDCrS or the flTSt (OnGrc-
 gational church gathered in good
 force in the lecture room of the
 church Wednesday evening, to hear
 the reports of the officers for 1916, and to elect new officers for the pres ent year. Rev. Harold V. Hartshorn, the minister of the church, who has
 been in its pulpit since February 13,
 1916, reported. in part, as follows: During the year l have preached 42 times at the service of morning worship, and conducted it twice when others have spoken: have preached or lectured 3l times at the evening ser vice, and conducted 1t or taken part
 in it, six times when others were
 speaking: have conducted midwcek service 42 times: have attended Sun day school A times, teaching nearly every Sunday; have attended Chris tian Endeavor 40 times. In addition to these stated meetings, the follow ing activities should be mentioned: Addresses given, in other institutions than our own church, 13; other parts taken in meetings outside our church, nine: committee and business meet ings of our church attended, 2l: out side committee meetings, GIG, attend cd as minister of this churth, 16; meetings of Troop No 1, of thc Boy Scouts, ?: Scout hikes, etc, eight The grand total of meetings attended the majority of which I conducted, is 35l. The total attendance for the year. of those services for which the minister was directly responsible, was 7,6O1."
 The report of the clerk. Miss Belle Rodgers, showed that there have been A accessions to the church during the present pastoratc, of l0% months, eight of whom have been received by confession of their faith, and l6 by letter from other churches. There have been nine losses, one by death and eight by letter. The present membership is 14S.
 Very interesting remarks were made by M B. Hazcltine, chairman of the rebuilding committee, and of the or gan committee. The work of these two committees speaks for itself. and has been handled in an exceedingly effective manner.
 F. (. Paine reported for the dea- cons, presenting the new constitution of the church, to take the place of that which is no longer in existence. This constitution, carefully prepared by Dr. H. T. Southworth, F. Crom- we'll. and Mir Paine, was unanimously adopted as the charter of the church.
 Contrary to the usual custom in many churches, the treasurer's report showed a balance in the treasury. The same may be said for every auxil- iary society in the church, Ladies Aid Society, Sunday school, ard Christian Endeavor Society. The con of the church to benevolent ces have been greater this year than ever before in its history.
 The following officers were elected: Deacon, Dr. IT. T. Southworth; clerk Miss Belle Rodgers; treasurer. (. C. i dcaconess, in addition to the two whose terms did not expire, Mrs. NJ. B. Hazeltine, Mrs s. C. Elm erson, Mrs. w. T. King: trustees, ! Ncssrs. R. H. Burmister. Walter Hill, ! D. w. Russell, Dr. C. F. Yount and T. G. Norris. NJ. E. Hazcltinc had | already been elected superintendent ! of the Sunday school, and Maurice ! Yount president of the Christian En- ieavor Society. Mrs. R. H. Rurmis- ! ter was chosen secretary of benevol- | ,nces.
 After the business of the evening he gathering was adjourned, and delightful social hour enjoyed, re- treatments being provided by the ladies' Aid Society.
 The Congregational church is look ng forward to a fruitful and prosper ,us year. The church is now well or .anized. and with its renovated plant hould be able to do a constantly in- reasing work |