The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-04-10
SEVENTY APPLY FOR
PASTORS POSITION
Plans Presented To Liqui.
date Debt Within
Two Years
(Communicated.)

The annual meeting of the Presby-
terian church, held Friday evening,
was declared by many as the best at
tended of any in the history of the
| organization. A fine supper was
served by the ladies to the several
| hundred invited members, and the
business meeting was held in the
main auditorium at the conclusion of
the supper.
A patriotic fervor, due to the dec
| laration of war only fewNhOurs pre-
| vious, pervaded the supper, Old Glory
| furnishing the scheme of decoration
| for the occasion. Lawrence Sperry
led the banQueterssin singing patriot
| ic songs throughout the intervals of
the supper and aroused high degree
Of enthusiasm. The members of the
church seemed to feel that they were
| engaged not only in a warfare against
the sin and evil of the world, but
we're likewise enlisted in a world de-
| fense of the fundamental principles
of democracy. The entire Sunday
school auditorium and social annex
were filed with tables, and the sea of
happy faces was an inspiring sight
to all who attended.
The business meeting which fol-
lowed the supper showed the church
to be united and prosperous and look
ing forward, under the most favorable
auspices, to aggressive work during
the coming year.
w. P. Bogardus and George S. Har-
| ter were unanimously elected elders
and Walter j. Sperry and Frank l..
Young were chosen for the board of
trustees,
The report of the church treasurer,
H. w. Bowden, showed the church fl.
nances to be in the best condition, all
bills for the year having been met and
a cash balance remaining on hand.
Two hundred dollars has already been
collected for the expenses of the new
year. Mr.. Bowden also reported the
every-member canvass, held on March
1S, as the best in previous records
Of the church, almost every member
being represented in some signed
pledge or subscription.
All other organizations of the
church presented favorable reports
Especially noteworthy was that OF
the Womans guild under the leader
ship of Mrs. William L. Robinson. II
reported 1920 paid on the building
fund during the past year.
William A. Ackerman, treasurer oi
the church fund, announced reduc
ton of the principal and resolutions
were introduced by Walter J. Sperry
and John w. Rudin looking to the
liquidation Of this debt within few
years. That by Mr.. Sperry provided
for the securing of interest-bearing
notes for all overdue and unpaid sub
scriptions and that by Mr.. Rubin pre-
| cChICu q pan iOi 6Ottih5 now ouo
scriptions, many who were fully paid
up having expressed desire to make
new pledges.
Frank l.. Beam, in happy speech
stated that he had belonged to and
attended this church since 1869. "ever
though he didn't like it," and declared
that In all this time he had not known
finer or more united spirit in the en-
tire church as existed at present.
w. p. Bogardus outlined the wori
OF the committee in securing a new
pastor, and stated that this work 1,
being done as fast as possible. There
are 70 applications and the committe.
is moving very cautiously. Mr.. Bo
gardus said that the annual meeting
was the best attended he had eve
known.
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