The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-12
CONGO. SOCIETY
MAKE SPLENDID
PROGRESS IN YEAR
REV. ST. CLAIR PARSONS, OF
GREENVILLE SPOKE AT
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church and society was held
on Thursday evening, January 9th,
1921.
The reports for the past gear, new
business and election of officers was
proceeded by a fine picnic supper,
held in the dining room of the
church in which nearly one hundred
and fifty participated.
At the close of the feast Rev. w.
j. Rookie, as chairman, called to or
der and the church clerk, f. b. lap
ham, read the record Of the last an
nual meeting and also the special
meetings held during the year.
The election of officers for the en-
suing year resulted as follows: Clerk
T.. b. Lapham; Treasurer, Henry A.
school, Ears Hockstad; Auditor, j..
Ward Wells.
Trustees, 3 years, F. A. Washburn
Henry A. Smith. Deacons, years:
f. b. Lapham, H. A. Smith. Flow
er committee, Miss Cora Godfrey.
Henry A. Smith, Treasurer, made
a very brief but optimistic report
showing that the financial condition
was in very satisfactory shape and
that at the close of the fiscal year
all debts were paid. He closed by
saying that his report would be as
brief as the Irishman's concerning
wrecks on the Pere Marquette to his
superintendent wro required brevity.
"Of again, on again Finnegan" So
"here we go with debts all paid, as
bank books show.
Amount received $2,229.32, paid
out $2,160.00. On hand S69.32. The
report of j. Ward Wells, auditor,
verified the condition of the treas
ury.
Mrs. NJ. A. Reed for the Ladies
Social Circle, reported receipts for
the year. $466.44, disbursements
$344.98, balance on hand $124.21.
Philip Brown for the Sunday
school reported total receipts $780,
78, paid out $300.93, leaving a bal
ance of cash on hand of $19.85.
w. H. Frazier, a representative of
the state board Of health, from Lam
sing, was present and gave very
interesting and instructive talk oe
fifteen minutes, on the necessity of
educating and informing the people
OF the state especially the boys and
girls along he linz of contagious
and venerial diseases, of its blighting
effects and of the duty of every per-
son to live clean and moral lives.
A most excellent address was Civ
en- by Rev. st. Clair Parsons, pastor
of the Congregational church of
Greenville, who congratulated the
church and society on it's spirit of
harmony and splendid condition as
shown by the reports. He touched
upon the question of the many prob
lens which confronted every church
and said that a church without
problem to solve was a dead one. He
urged personal touch and solicita-
tion on the part of church members
and church attendants to fill up the
vacant pews and also that business
men and business interests should
get behind church and pastor and
boost for the principles it stands for
in community life and Christian and
religious activity.
The meeting closed with oppor-
tune remarks by the pastor, who was
much pleased with the large attend
ance and the interest manifested in
the years progress, thanked the
membership and society for its CO.
operation and hoped for a continu-
ance Of loyal support in all depart
ments of the work the coming year.