The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-02

reorganized the membership in a.
manner in which there can he but
little leakage if there would be and
also that each member can he more
easily found and direct record of
the financial standing of each mem
her be kept almost accurately.
Too much praise cannot be given
the pastor for this last move in elect
ing forty-eight Governors, with two
Presidents to look after the financial,
affairs of each member, for In a city
such as ours, which covers distanG,
of more than forty square miles, ana
the members living in each section
and in every direction, it can readily
he seen the importance of such an
inner organization.
The upkeep of the church has been
of minor consequences and the bills
for repairs of such little Importance
that it will not be necessary to men
ton them separately, and they will
be found in the budget of current
expenses. A few months ago the
lightning on Sunday night about
midnight, and damaged the same to
the extent of about fifty dollars. The
plumbing has been out of repair for
three or four times, but was imme-
diately looked after.
We enter the new year under the
most favorable conditions and cir
cumstances. We are living in a
period Of upheavals, in a time of
actual wars ard rumors of wars; in
an age when even the churches are
not by any means running alons
smoothly and tremendously, in a
time when the high cost of living
has made the life of the average man
an uneasy one, and caused the labor.
er 10 be confronted with a serious
burden to even secure the ordinary
necessities of life. Yet through the
Providence of God and the instru.
mentality of his minister the church
is moving serenely OH. We are meet
ing our expenses, and adding t.
the membership almost each time the
services are held. In fact, our rec
ords show that we raised more money
during the year just closed than we
did the previous year, notwithstand
ing phenomenal advance in the cost
of living.
From all indications the present
year will be the banner year of the
church, for under the Governor sys
tenn it will he possible TO collect from
the membership almost daily than
weekly, and the church will depend
upon the Governors rather than walt
a whole week for the member to
bring his contribution to the church
| wish to call your attention to tile
fact that while it is true we have 4
| very heavy expense account, we have
kept up our usual charitable anC
missionary Offering, and ours will
compare favorably with that of an,
other church of its size. Our pastor
has been so very Jealous respecting
missions, that his last act in the veal
just closed was to take a missionary
Offering
In the summary of collections i
VIII he noticed that several minol
collections are left off, because Their,
are times when the Secretary is all
sent and the party taking collections
at such times very rarely ever re
ports the same to the Secretary
hence they are not recorded. This II
especially so in the prayer meeting
services. 1t may be that few name
of those who Joined the church ar,
left off the roll also for the same rea
sons given above
In reporting the abundance of worl
done under the supervision OF on
pastor, Rev. |. H. Kelley, with hi
loyal members following and needing
his counsel ard advices, | must frs
give detailed report of the WORT
done in the year lust closed, am
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