The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-01
Local Churches Anticipate
Coming Year With Pleasure


with pleasure by local churches
which have concluded progressive
and worthwhile activities during
1910.
Pay or Mortgage
Nov. % was the most momentous
day in the year for the Baptist
Church Pensioners for on that
date the mortgage on the new
church was, burned After the old
church burned Feb. 10, 1887, the
new structure was started that fall
and dedicated the following Octo-
Der. The entire cost Of s54.96522
for the building was paid and there
was a total Of S909.60 remaining al
ter the debt had been erased.
Other Improvements about the
church included landscaping and
the laying OF new cement drive
while improvements were also made
on the church parsonage.
The program for all ages during
the past year was outstanding and
there was a membership gain Of
So. making a total Of 46S
Rev. William Shaw reports that
the feature program was the Christ
mas exercises, which. he said, were
the best ever given by the church.
Year Notable
For the First Methodist Church
the year 1910 has been a notable
one because Of reorganization ac-
tivitles. The local church has taken
its place In the organic union of the
former Methodist Episcopal Church,
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, and the Methodist Protestant
Church. The legal name Of the Ypsi'
lsnti church now is. The First
Methodist Church"
The womens work has been COM
pletely recognized. The Ladies
Aid Society, the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society and the Wom-
ans Home Missionary Society have
been discontinued. The women's
activities are now conducted by the
Woman's Society OF Christian Serv.
ice. This society was organized at
a charter meeting In September
Two hundred and fifteen women
were enrolled as charter members.
At this meeting the following Off.
GERS were elected: Mrs. Richard
Weir, president; Mrs. Lynn Houck,
vice president; Mrs. Leon Burrell
recording secretary; Mrs. Nathan
Fairchhd, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Fred Spencer, treasurer; Mrs
Lloyd Barnes. vice president of To-
cal church activities; Mrs. ]. c.
Springman, vice president for mis-.
sionary education; Mrs. y. F. Ken,
ady. secretary OF literature; Mrs.
Norris Wiltse, student secretary.
The work OF the new society is
flourishing beyond the most Opt.
mistic expectations of its sponsors.
The educational affairs of the
church have also-been reorganized.
The activities OF the church school
and the Epworth League are now
directed by q Board of Education
The members of this board are:
Ernest Chapelle, president; Mrs.
Harlow Laing, vice president; John
G. Duguid. secretary; Morris Sci
pie, treasurer; Stewart Gable, as
sistant treasurer Norris Wiltse.
church school superintendent; Ben
Vanden Belt. Mrs. CORTLAND Snid-
ecor, Miss Muriel McKercher, Rev
Walter B. Heyler, Prof. Frank
Whitehouse, Roger Smith. and Har-
old Vroman. This board meets
monthly and is giving careful atten-
ton TO the formulation of the educa-
tional policies Of the church.
The church has prospered during
the year. Il now has 1902 members.
The current expenses of the church
were sl1,ll0. To beneyolences the
church contributed 1894. Several
Improvements were made in the
church property. A new heating
plant and stoker were installed in
the church at cost of $500. A
yentilating system was placed In
the basement at a cost OF $500. A
new dlsh-washing machine was add
ed TO the kitchen equipment at
cost OF $3.50. An oil-burning fur
mace was placed in the parsonage
at a cost Of $3.50.
The present staff OF the church
Is: Rev. Heyler, minister. Miss
Muriel McKercher. student direc-
tor; Miss Mary Power, music direc-
tor; and George Manning. ,xton.
Change Pastors
Change in pastors was the out
standing event during the past year
at the St John Catholic Church. In
June Father Warren Peek was as
signed to the St Thomas Parish in
Ann Arbor and Father Erwin Lee
febvre from St Monicas Parish.
Detroit. was placed in charge here.
During the year there has. been a
ventilating system and a public ad.
dress system installed in the
church. At the St John Cemetery
there has been extensive improve
ments including widening Of the
gate, improving and building OF
roads and identifying OF the
priests plot
There we're total Of IS hap
tisms.
This month a substantial pay
ment will be made on the debt.
Two choirs Formed
The year 1910 has shown an an.
preciable increase In interest, serv-
ice and giving to the Congregation
al Church. Two new choirs, the
Children's Choir and the Chapel
Choir were formed and these choirs
appeared in new robes at the
Christmas service. The college stu.
dents OF the Baptist Church and the
Congregational Church united to
form the Christian Youth Fellow.
ship. This organization, spon sored
by the two denominations. secured
the services OF Miss Kathleen
Shannon as director.
The men Of the church held
monthly dinners and under their
guidance a father and son banquet
was enjoyed on February % at.