Milford chronicle., 1956-03-02
Calvary MethOdists
Hold Conference


The Calvary Methodist Church
OF Milford held its fourth quarterly
conference last week, with Or. o..
a. hartley, District Superintend-
ent, presiding.
Reports were presented by the
various organizations and commits
sions of the church and showed that
during the period Of the last nine
months, covered in the reports,
constant growth in every area of
the church was noted. The Church
School showed an increase in en-
rollment and average attendance;
attendance at the worship services
had increased by 1919. The youth
department had the most notice
able gain Mrs Ruth Mariner, re-
porting for the Woman's Society
OF Christian Service, informed the
conference that the organization
had contributed over $4,000 for To-
cal church, community and mis-
sionary enterprises. The report Of
the trustees, Woodrow Roberts,
chairman, listed the total value Of
property held at s225,000. A budget
Of $I4,720 was presented by the
finance commission, Percy Haugh-
ey. chairman, to the quarterly con-
ference for the conference year
1861.
Tht executive committee for the
Sanctuary Crusade reported a sue
cess in their recent drive for funds.
Including memorials, contributions
and subscriptions for a three-year
reriod, a total of over s77, 900. This
will enable the church to complete
its plans on the construction Of
the building and steeple and in
the time allotted, retire the debt
incurred in building. Appreciation
was voiced to the Board Of Missions
and Church Extension of the Meth
odist Church for their financial
contribution and direction on the
recent campaign. A committee on
memorials was appointed: Chair
man, Woodrow Roberts, secretary,
Mrs. Marie Webb; Edgar Morris,
president of the Board; Joseph
Isaacs and the minister, Mr.. Wild
ey. This committee will undertake
to accept memorials to be placed
in the church from interested per-
sons.
The pastoral relations commit
tee. Joseph Isaacs, chairman, pre-
sented to the district superinten-
dent an invitation for the return
Of the minister. Rev. Donzel c. VIII
dey, for another year.
Stewards
Glass of 1857: W. Vernon BEN
son, Donald Donovan. Mrs. Ethel
Draper, Mrs. Lille Hall, Percy
Haughey, j. Marshall Holden. Mrs.
Edith Lacy, Mrs. Gladys Morris,
Mrs. Anne Postles. Harold Stauf-
fer, Mrs. Mae Thomas. Lewis J.
Wright.
Class Of 1858: Harry Berridge.
Dorsey Bowen, Jr., Miss Minnie
Coffin, Mrs. BETTY Cohen, William
Craig, Mrs. Serena Hayes, Bur-
dette Kitchens, Kenneth Hopkins,
Elwood Mills, Edgar Morris, Mrs.
Elizabeth Poore, Wright Ward,
Robert Wink.
Glass of 1853: Mrs Maude Ellie
cit. Mrs. Octavie Frenehs Causey
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Haughey, William X KentOn,
Wayne Kline, Rodman Mills,
Charles Swain. Davis Watson. Gil
bert wilkins and Richard Quillen.
Trustees
1856: Causey Hall, Woodrow
Roberts. William K Kenton.
1857. n b. Downing, Leroy Wil-
kins. Joseph Isaacs
1858. Richard Hall. Emory Pos
ties and Roy Pettyjohn.
Lay Leader. Joseph Isaacs.
Member to the annual confer
ence, Roy Pettyjohns reserve mem-
Der to the annual conference. JOS
eph Isaac. church school superin-
tendent, John r. wilkins, Sr; as
sistant superintendent, Roy Patty
john; adult department superin-
tendent. Richard Hall. youth de-
partment superintendent, Harold
Stauner; children's department
superintendent. Mrs. Edith Nib
lett; second session department SUI
Ferintendent. Mrs. Harold Stauff-
er.