The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-09
PRESBVTERIANS
REVIEW ACTIVITY
Interesting Congregation
Business Meeting Held
Last Night.

Every member Of the Presbyterian
congregation will be given an oppor-
tunlty to demonstrate his loyalty and
devotion to the New Era movement
next Sunday when in connection with
this movement "church Loyalty Day
will be observed at the First Pres
byterian church in this city. This
matter was the keyonte of an address
delivered by Dr.. H. G. stoetzer, pas
tor OF the church at the semi-annual
congregational meeting Of the church
held last night.
AT this meeting reports Of the varl.
Gus organizations affiliated with the
church were given and each report
showed the department to be in good
condition in every respect.
In 4the absence of the president OF
the congregation, ]. NJ. Hartley, who
is confined to his home where he is
recuperating from a severe illness
his son Harry j. Hartley and H. E..
Williamson secretary acted in that
capacity.
given by Miss JeanNte Bright, sec
rotary, showed an enrolment Of 430
with an average attendance OF 226 ano
and an average collection Of $1S pei
Sunday.
Carter Jones gave an interesting
account Of the Boy Scout work OF
tho church and told Of the nicely
furnished quarters the organization
has in the top Of the church building
on Jefferson street.
Kenneth Barnes, vice president OF
tho Business Mems Bible class, told
of the work of that class and of the
big plans the class had for the future,
A membership campaign will be in
augurated in the near future. The
Edgar Barrett orchestra has been
contracted for and will furnish music
each Sunday morning at the class
meeting. j.. W. Preston is the presi-
dent o fthe class and A. j. Cash is
the teacher.
Mrs. W. s. Mayors told of the
work Of the j. M. Black class which
is composed of some thirty or forty
young business women and showed
the class to be active. Miss Ella M /.
Ward gave a good report for the Mrs
N. R. G. Morrow class while Miss
Monta Fast told of the activities OIL
the U. A. Clayton class. In the past
two years thsi class has raised aS40..
90 on church expenses and have paid
for the pulpit furniture for the new
edif.c9 with the exception Of the sun
of sixty dollars. o, F.. jenkins
teaches this class.
Ko7ncth Barnes, as trustee, tolc
sc congregation assembled that dur,
inc y six months period the church
Had c'rc ed the sum Of $4,000. 100 Of
the tl,i t Of $4,000 necessary to rur
i the q, 2 - Tie year. This is con
stdered = y gid iATing to the fact
that the st..-l-r or Yacat vi perioC
comes during tho first six months ant
collections are more difficult during
this period.
H. B. Hungerford reported the sun
of 81 200 dispersed by the Benevo
Hence committee to various boards.
Mrs. II. G. stoetzer gave an in
teresting report of the work Of the
missionary society Of the church ant
told how the circle was endeaVorint
to meet the requirements Of the tel
points required by the city union o
Missions. Arrangements are ebinl
made by this organization to put
field worker here among the foreign
Mrs. Hugh F. Smith gave the re
port for the Stoetzer Mission ant
Miss Lillian Henderson for the Nc
Farland chapter Of the Westministe
Guild.
Good reports were given of tn
Senior and Junior Christian Endeavo
societies and w. 7. Saunders told Q
the work lat had ben accompli!Sle'
through the complete Reorganization
Of the Senior society.
The reports were most gratifying
and showed the church to be in splen
did condition both financially ant
spiritually.