Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-10
penney MEMORIAL !
CHURCH HOLDS ITS
( PARISH MEETING
Officers Elected and Reports
Presented at Busy Session
Monday Evening Church
Problems are Discussed and
Recommendations Adopted
Large Attendance of Mem
bers

Church officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows. Mon
day night at the parish meeting of
the Penney Memorial United Baptist
church,: Trustees for five years.
Thomas T. Brooks superintendent of
Sunday School. William NJ. Black
church clerk. Mrs. Annie S. Arnold;
treasurer, Miss Alice Racliffe; men,
Der Of Pastoral Relations committee,
Carl f. Milliken; collector. Leon
Bartlett; deacons. George E Gay, +.
A. Howard, J. A. Norton, A. T.. Stiles.
z. A. Milliken, ID. Saunders Patter-
son. DR.. L. c. Bryant. Hiram f. Ord
way, +. w. Church, William NJ.
Black
A large number of parishioners OF
the church were in attendance az
the meeting and much work of a
constructive nature was done. The
meeting was called to order by f.. W.
Church who acted as moderator
throughout the eevning and after a
prayer by Deacon George L. Gay, the
reports Of the various officers and
committees were heard.
The report of the clerk. John T..
Keller. was read. showing resident
membership of 49, and a total mem
bership of 6O1, or a gain of II dur
ing the past year. He also reported
on the various church services and
spoke especially of the revival work
which was done last March by the
London evangelist. Rev William
Cooper. A chorus choir of about 20
young people was organized last De-
cembcr and has added much to the
interest of the Sunday evening
Happy Hour service. A fine tribute
was also paid in this respect to Dea-
con f. +. Weston, who died last Feb
ruary.
The treasurer's report showed that
the church had paid out during the
past year ST., 103.29, and that there
was a balance of S13O3.S7. This bal
ance includes gift of $1,000 to the
church. which was made by Henry
Hopkins of Hallowell in memory of
Henry and Sabina Wilder, his grand
father and grandmother.
Pastor Speaks on Church Problems
The address by Rev. II. H. Brown
brought out most clearly and con-
cisely the problems of the church
and suggested as near as possible for
any one man, solution of these
problems He said that he believed
it wise to aid in the informing of the
people by publishing church cal
endar once a week. To further this
plan. he recommended that a tenn
porary committee consisting of the
pastor the deacons and the trustees
of the church be appointed to dis
cuss and consider this recommended
ton and later to report to regular
advisory committee.
To develop the spirit of unity. he
recommended that the complete roll
of the church be published that each
member might actually have a list
of the membership actually in his
possession instead of having to rely
upon his memory. This latter plan
might also be applied to the parish
membership. A recommendation in
regard to a fuller attendance at the
communion services was also made.
He said that it was hard to adjust
himself to a regular evening service
at which there had been no arrange
ments made for the musical part of
the program and asked that some
arrangements be made for this work.
Br. Brown also spoke tentatively Of
two other matters. the need Of a new
organ and Of a paid worker. He said
that he did not know If this was the
time to agitate these ideas or not.
Reports Presented
The reports of the following com
mittees were read and approved:
Benevolent or New World Movement,