The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-23
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Expanded missionary and educa-
tional program designed to meet
wartime needs are receiving sup
port from Methodists of the New
York Area, who contributed $85 1889
to the World Service fund of the
denomonation during the first six
months of the fiscal year, an in
crease of $10,199, or 1876 per cent,
over last year.
Announcement of the gain was
made today by the Rev. Orrin w.
Amman of Chicago, treasurer of the
Methodist General Commission on
World Service and Finance, in a
report sent to Bishop Francis j.
Mcconnell, head e. the New York
Area, which includes the metropoli-
tan area and eastern New York
state, Southwestern Connecticut,
northern New Jersey and Vermont.
Nationally, the nearly 100000
members Of The Methodist Church
gave $1,802,519 to the World Service
fund during the June November
period, gain of $203,843 or 1875
per cent, over 1912.
All four of the annual confer
ences in Bishop McConnell's area
showed gains in World Service CIV
ing for the six months, reported by
conference treasurers as follows:
Newark Conference, Howard w.
Rogers, Roselle, N. J.-$4,594, or
1856 per cent; New York Confer
ence, Rev. Lee H. Ball, Lake Maho~
pac, N. Y.-$360, or 1888 per cent;
New York East Conference, Rev.
w. F. Davis, Jr., Lake Ronk0nkoma,
N. Y.-S693, or 2.34 per cent, and
Troy Conference, Neil Benway, Co.
hoes, N. Y.-$4,553, or 26.4 per cent
The Mt. Olive A. M. E. Zion
church will celebrate its 64th ami
versary Sunday, December 26, with
appropriate services, at 10:45 a. m.
worship service of Thanksgiving and
Praise to Almighty God, the pastor,
Rev. s. w. Weller, now serving his
fifth year, will Officiate. He will be
assisted by ministers CT the church
and the sermon will be preached by
an outstanding layman of the Meth
Odist church, John A. COe Of the
American Brass Company, who for
many years has been friend and
helper Of the Mt. Olive church. The
Junior choi-. directed by Mrs. Mar
garet Faust will sing at this service.
At 80 p. m. program in which
city churches will be represented wiz
be held. Among the visiting clergy
men expected will be Revs. b. w.
Crowder, Jonathan E. Reed, Louis
e. Higgins, John Franzen, Samuel
Budde, Francis o. Ayres, DIR. John
J. Snavely ard DIR. John G. Walker.
All will deliver addresses of two
minutes each. There will be render
ed special musical numbers. The
historian will be Robert A. Brink
ley. The choir of the Zion Baptist
church will assist the choir Of Mt.
Olive A. M. E. Zion church.
The following class leaders will
make their statistical financial re-
ports: A. ID. Calling, Shepard Mum,
ID. ID. Fogg, John Mott, Thomas
Holmes, A. ]. Craig, ]. b. Lassiter,
Erasmus Sparks, James Sturdivant,
Sarah Fitzgerald, Sarah Cross, Ethel
Gatling and Elsie Mum.
At 1880 the evening service will be
held closing with the O-secration
by the pastor of the following as
DeacOnesses: Mrs. Louise Curtis,
Mrs. Julia Craig, Mrs. Corrine Num-,
Mrs. Hattie Bell Craig, Mrs. Sarah
Fitzgerald, and Mrs. ROxanna Gle
ment.
Rev. Horatio ]. Chase, executive
secretary of the New England Eel
lowship will address the monthly
Bible conference in the Salvation
Army hall, Cherry street, at 7:45
D. m. Jan. 6 under the joint aus
pices of the New England Fellow
ship and the local cooperating
churches. Rev. Joseph P. c. john
son, pastor of Advent Christian
church, is chairman of the local
committee.
Christmas music will feature the
matin services to be held in Zion
Lutheran church on Cherry street
at $50 in the morning of Christ
mas day. According to the tradi-
tional custom the service will be
held early in the morning, and will
include the singing of the Swedish
choral, "All Hail to Thee" o Blessed
Morn. The sermon by the pas
tor will be on 1.-THE Word Among
U.s." based on the evangelist Johns
account of the coming of Christ.
The choir will sing Adams 20 Holy
Night" Christiansen's To-day There
Is Ringing" Yon's "Gesu Bambino"
and Swedish number "Hosianna".
Under the direction of Roland
Palmer, a Christmas pageant and
program has been prepared by the
members of the Church School of
Zion Lutheran church, and will be
presented Sunday afternoon at four
o'clock IN the church ON Cherry
street. The program will be in
three parts and will present the
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