Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-11
METHOD|STS NAME
CHURCH OFFICERS.
FOR ENSUING YEAR
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE, WITH
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT
GALE PRESIDING, HELD SUM-
DAY AT DOWNTOWN EDlFlcE--
REPORTS ARE READ.

was the occasion OF the stated visit
of the district superintendent, Rev. L.
X. Gale, who in the old days was
known to the religious world as the
presiding elder" Rev. Gale arrived
for the Sunday school session and In
the morning preached an able SER
mon on Second Mile Religion
Immediately after the morning de-
ydtional the quarterly conference was
assembled with Superintendent Gate
presiding to hear reports of the church
X officers
There were reports from War; IN
Gladfelter and l.. G. Brand, super'r
,tendents of the First and Epworth
schools. reports from Mrs. Walker
and Mrs. James Erb. who are pres
dents of the Aid societies; Charlotte
Pike reported for the Epworth
League. Mrs. Bradley's report for the
w. f. NJ. S. was read by Mrs. G. NJ.
Pool: TAYLOR Wilhelm as financial
secretary and treasurer of benevo.
lonces gave his report; George V.
Hills as church treasurer and also
treasurer Of the parsonage fund gave
a complete report; Helen Jorstad as
treasurer of Epworth gave complete
report showing that Epworth Is out
Of debt and has small sum in the
treasury; partial report for the
trustees of First church was received
from Judge Johnson, who promised a
detailed report at the next quarterly
conference.
DIR. Gale warmly commended the OF
fcera Of the church for tho condition
in which he found each of the sOcto-
tics. stating that In many churches
with a somewhat larger membership
he had not found such satisfactory
situa ton.
Near the close of the meeting re-
port was read by the pastor, Rev. h.
+. LAWYER. in which he spoke of hay
ing made 676 pastoral calls during the
year, as we'll as reporting other a.
tivities of the church during the year
The following boards and commit
tees were elected for the coming
church year, being in most cases re-
elections. although new names were
added to many of the lists:
Stewardship Blankenship, l.. c
Brand. DIR. Carter, WI. II. Cort, A.. Dan
ielson, w. II. Gladfelter, Rush Green,
Dr., HIGHWAY. DR.. Kile, II. A. Lynch
w. s. Myers. O. T. Olson Ernest H.
Pool. Dir Roberts, l.. II ShrigleT
Elias Trumbo. Charles A. Walker, A.,
r. Beard. % X. Allen.
Recording steward - George p
Hills.
Communion stewards Mrs. w. S.
Myers. Mrs l.. c. Brand.
District steward--Dr. Roberts,
,..ss Reserve district steward = Elias
Trumbo.
Truatees John Gilman. president
Hills, George o. Grover c. NJ. Pool.
r. l., Fischer, Clarence Nj. Watts. w
H. Hnebaugh, A. .. Simon, Willis A..
Clark,
Trustees Of Epworth II. G. Branl,
Dr. Blankinship.s George, De Zouce q
James Erh, George P Hills, DR.. A. y
Roberts. Sophia Prafcke.
Trier OF appeals-~C. Mt. Pool.
Director of social and recreational
Iife-First church, Willis A. Clark;
Epworth, Sophia Prafcke
Director Of religious education
First, Mrs. A. J. Roberts; Epworth,
Mrs. l.. G.. Brand.
Committees.
Eenevolences Danelson. Dr.
HIGHWAY, DR.. Van Alta, W. S. Fru-
land Lester Parrish.
Sunday schools-R. A. Lynch, Mrs.
J. II, Hess Myrtle Clairmont.
Stewardship Elias Trumbo, G. A.
Walker, Lola Snaid.
Church records w. S. Myers, Olive
Jorstad
Music Mrs George Grover A. D.
simon Mrs, G. M. Hathaway.
Auditing DIR. Blankinship, Glenn
F1orry.
Parsonage and furniture-L
Aid of each church.
Estimating pastors salary
=. Hills, l.. G. Brand, G. 0. Grover.
Social servicer-IMiss Jessie Horn,
Mrs. Ota Thrush, Gray Carroll.
Ushers-W. S. Myers, C. A. Walker,
T.. II. Pool, Elias Trumbo, o. T. Olson,
Gray Carroll
Financial secretary Taylor e. Will
helm
Treasurer-First church, George D.
Hills; Epworth Sophia Prafcke.
Finance---L. G. Brand A. r. Beard,
DR. J. A. Carter, George 0. Grover,
e. H. Pool, Elias Trumbo, r. A. Lynch,
Dr. Roberts, with treasurer and finan-
cial secretary.