The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-01-22
GREAT INTEREST
IN CHURCH WORK
MethOdists Have Interesting
And Enjoyable Fellowship
And Social Meeting.


/ Despite the rain and mud some
thing over a hundred ofi,i con
neeted with the various organization.
of the First Methodist Church as
sembled in the Baraca Rooms or
Thursday evening for fellowship
and social meeting in connection with
the First Quarterly Conference for
the New Year, Rev, A. T. McIlwain
presiding.
Reports from the pastor, Rev. T. H.
Lipscolnb; the Sunday School Super
intendent, Mr. A. II. Pegues; leaders
of the several Bible classes and heads
cf departments Gen. +. T. Sykes,
B. G. Hull, Mrs. Sarah Sheffield. Mrs.
+. B. Broome, Mrs. Battle Pcll, Mrs.
T. X. McBeath, Mrs, j w. Lipscomb,
Mrs. T. H. Lipscomb and Mrs. f. b.
Kirksey, the Lay Leader, the presi-
dents and superintendents of the
Woman's Missionary Socities, the Ep-
worth League through Miss Bernice
Hanna, the PASTOR Aid by Mrs. M.
B. Patterson and the chairman and
secretary of the Board of Stewards,
Mr.. j. l. Studivant and Mr.. J. A. Lip
sey, indicated spiritual life and inter
est and general prosperity in all de-
partments of the Church's life
The Sunday School was found to
be the largest in the history of the
Church, with 750 members, 438 of
whom were present last Sunday. The
mems Baraca. Glass alone reporting
81 per cent.
The Woman's Missionary Socities
over 200 members with over
$4,000 contributed for all purposes
asst year The pastors aid and the
Wesley class CAME odt with ringing
appeals that the debt of S2,750 an
he Sunday School annex be paid with
,ut fail by Easter, and the suggestion
vas heartily applauded It will be
)aid
The pastors reports to the recent .
annual conference at Amory show an
Increase in membership of 81 during
he past year, making a total mem
,ership of S52. The amount contri-
,uted for all purposes during the year
vas $12,393. Plans were announced
or powerful evangelistic campaign
n which the pastor will be assisted
" Rev. W. B. Hogg, to be held in
april, in dependence upon the Holy
'pirit, which it is hoped will reach
he entire city in it's moral and spirit
al influence and lead many TO a
nowledge of God through Jesus
'hrist.
The following young men were
lected as a Board of Junior Stewards
or the Junior Church, with Miss Loa
DeLoach to assist them as secretary
nd treasurer: Alexander Pegues,
ordon MCGOWAN, Compton Lipsey,
aunders Carson Walton Lipscomb
Iellborn Ellis, Harold Hull, James
aird Pope, Goodwin Myrick, Paul
ropsy, Archie Breast, Joe Cowan a
nd Laverte Dowdle. (
Appropriate music was furnished b
Y the organist, Mrs. Robert Lipsey, q
SISTED by the quartette, Messrs.
Dowdle, Cotton and Fer
uson, and other members of the o
loir, during which delightful re s
'eshments were served by a commit p
e of ladies representing several or a
assisted by the officers Of .
lie Junior Missionary Society. n
The thanks Of all are extended TO !
Iese ladies for contributing so much Il
ward making the occasion in every a
ay a success. -
Gen. f. T. Sykes was elected a !,
ember of the Board Of Trustees and !,
solutions of appreciation were Of Il
red by Prof Dabney Lipscomb and !,
adopted. %,