Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
Annual Meeting of the Bethany
Baptist Church

Annual Meeting Oh the betndny
Baptist Church
The annual meeting of the Beth.
any Baptist church was held Tues
day evening at the church. The
meeting opened with singing. Pray
er was offered by the pastor, Rev.
George Merriam. Mr.. Merriam was
elected moderator.
Lucille Moore was received by
letter from church in Lower
Haynsville, n. B., as a member of
the church.
A report of the last annual meet
| ing was read by the clerk. Miss Alice
Z. Written.
1t was voted that all business
should be transacted and officers
elected by show of hands.
Report of treasurer of fellowship
and benevolence funds was present
ed by Miss Alice E. Written and was
accepted. Miss Alice E. Written was
reelected clerk of the church, also
| treasurer of fellowship and benevo-
lence funds: r. Fremont Homsted
| reelected as deacon to serve for a
term of five years.
F.. Fremont Homsted reelected
superintendent of the Sunday school:
| Charles c. Cleveland was elected
d, assistant superintendent of the Sum-
| dav school; Clifton Whittemore
! elected secretary and treasurer of
| Sunday school. A report of the
| chairman of the bower committee
was given by Mrs. w. Fred Turner,
and accepted.
Report of director of young peo-
| pies work, Mrs. Floyd G. Nye; re-
port C. E. Society, Mrs. Floyd G..
Nye, in absence of Miss Dorothy M.
Nye. showing splendid work done
during past year. Report of Helen
Coburn Missionary Society given by
| Mrs. George Merriam, the president;
! report of Bethany Guild given by
the president, Mrs. Lamont H. APP
pleby; report of Ella +. Mitchell
| Philathea class given by the presi-
! dent, Mrs. Bessie NJ. Thompson,
showing much work done by each
of these departments.
/ r. Fremont Homsted, superin-
| tendent of the Sunday school, made
few remarks concerning the en-
couraging features of the Sunday
school work.
The following committees were
elected:
Standing committee: Miss Louise
Mrs. Henry l.. Mitchell. Flower
committee, Mrs. w. Fred Turner,
Miss Fife NJ. Nye, Mrs. Mary P.
Archer, Mrs. Mathew Green, Mathew
Green. Music, Clyde f. Decker.
! Mrs. Floyd G.. Nye, DR.. Maurice z.
Lord, Mrs. Edwin L. Clough; d.
rector OF Young Peoples work, Mrs.
Floyd G.. Nye; head usher, Charles
&c. Cleveland;. Smith Ames and Maui
rice Gates were elected to serve as
ushers until the vacation period. 1t
was voted that the head usher ap-
point young men as his assistants
to serve one month each.
1t was voted that the matter of
lelecting a deacon to take the place
of Walter V. Mitchell be left to a
committee to act on the matter
J later. The committee is composed
of Mr.. Merriam. Mr.. Homsted and
Mr.. Appleby. Mr.. Appleby and Mr..
Homsted were appointed commit
tee to draw up resolutions on the
passing of Walter V. Mitchell, that
SAME should be placed on records of
the church and a copy sent to the
family of Deacon Henry J.. Mitchell.
A vote Of thanks was taken to be
extended to Deacon and Mrs. Henry
l.. Mitchell for their faithful serv-
ice during the past years in connec-
ton with the communion service. IT
Y
funds needed for the expense of the
communion service be drawn from,
the fellowship fund. The following
delegates were elected to attend the
meeting of the North kennebec AS
ISOLATION at Burnham, Thursday,
May 22nd: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G.
Nye, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Appleby,
Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Green, Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd G. Nye.
1t was voted that vote of thanks
be sent to Linwood Savage for new
hymn books which he recently pre-
sented. Thanks to be sent by the
clerk.
Motion to adjourn was made and
prayer offered by Mr.. Merriam. Elev-
en- new members have been taken
into the church during the past
year and the reports of all depart
ments showed the work to be in an
encouraging condition.