The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-01-21
Church Held
65th Annual
Ga tn erinS
Dinner Served by Men Fea-
ture of Congregationalists
Thursday Evening
ELECT THE OFFICERS
Divisional Heads Make Re-
ports-47 Members Added
to Church in 1881

The sixty-fifth annual meeting of
the First Congregational Church
of this city was held in the sociel
rooms of the church Thursday eve
ming. According to the usual Gus
tom the business session was pre-
coded by the annual supper served
and debated by the men Of the
church, twenty-eight men had
charge of the tables, and eight serv-
ed in the kitchen. In all, one hun
dred and seventy people were serv-
ed ia rapid time through the effic-
,Ient management Of the committee
chairmen. ...-.,.
After the supper brief devotion
service was conducted by the past
or. Rev. Morgan acted as moder-
ator for the business session and
made his report in the form of an
address on the topic, "a New Mes
sage Tor a New Age" Following
this address the church clerk, Vic
tor T. Conklin, read the minutes OF
the last annual meeting. With these
disposed of. the reports Of the DIFF.
ferent organizations and depart
ment heads was read and heartily
applauded as all showed progress
and growth in every phase of the
church. These reports were made
by the following:
q Report of the church clerk, Vic
tor 4. Conklin. Perhaps the out
standing thing in this report was
the fact that forty-seven people
united with the church in 1881.
Report of financial secretary
George Berggreen.
Report of church treasurer and
benevolences, Victor T. Conklin.
Report of Board of Administers
ton, Bertram P. Hanson.
Report of the Board of Deacons
+. s. Parker.
Report of Superintendent Sunday
School, G. II. Vai4desteeg, which in
Guided the reports Of the secretary
and treasurer of the Sunday School
Report Of the World Friendship
Society, Mrs. L. A. Walker, presi
dent, was made by the secretary
Mrs. LeSuer. .,.s-s - ~.
Report OF the Women's Fedora
ton, Mrs. C.. w. Rotert, president
Report aof treasurer Of Women.
Federation, Mrs. Theo. Dock. Thii
report was received with acclama
ton as it, showed the splendid worl
done by the women of the church
in what was considered banne,
year. Following this report the di
visional chairmen Of the differen
circles of the Women's Federation
spoke Of their years work in Their
respective circles, each stating
that it was the fine harmony ant
spirit of cooperation of the differ
ent groups that made the yea
such success. The divisional
chairmen were, Mrs. L. L. kells
Mrs. ". T. Canklin, Mrs, J. G
Caughren, Mrs. c. w. Rotert, Mis-!
Ethel Winslow.
Report of the Brotherhood Club
Larry Holland, president.
Report Of nominating committee
Clyde Thomas, chairman. The fol
lowing names were submitted fol
nomination and accepted as OFFICERS
for 1892:
Financial secretary, George Berg
green.
Treasurer and church clerk, Vic
tor T. Conklin.
Superintendent Of Sunday School
Mrs. Gordon Morse.
Assistant Superintendent, LAIR!
Holland.
To the Board Of Administration
p. B. Hanson, G. D. Cass, E. A
Richards.
To the Board Of Deacons: join
Law, G. H. Vandesteeg.
Under the head of new business
the divisional chairmen Of the Wo
mems Federation for 1882 spoke o
the plans being made by their cir
cles to maintain the high stand
ard set by the retiring chairmen
The new chairmen are Mrs. Fa!
Besser, Mrs. Donald Hanson, Mrs
v. G. Wedge, Mrs. J. N. jackson.
The meeting was adjourned witt
the singing "Bless Be the Tie tina
Binds" The installation Of the new
officers will be held Sunday morn
ing January "a.