Annual Report Of Baptist Church

ANNUAL REPORT OF BAPTIST CHURCH

PROPEROUS CONDITION OF THE CHURCH IN ANN ARBOR

The Church Raised $4,152 for its Work Last Year--Election of Officers for the Year

The annual meeting of the First Baptist church was held last Monday evening. The reports showed a very prosperous year. All departments of the church are in a fine condition. During the year five members died, 25 were dismissed by letter to other churches, and three were excluded. There were received into the membership 39 new members by letter, and 18 by baptism. The present resident membership is 418, with 91 non-resident members. 

The amount of money raised during the year shows the church to be generous givers: 

Subscriptions and contributions to the church...$2,707 22

Ladies' society... 322 49

Women's Home Mission Circle... 79 50

Women's Foreign Mission Circle... 110 80

King's Daughters... 20 00

The Bible School... 177 02

The Baptist Young People's Union... 220 28

The church contributed for:-

State missions...$ 59 01

Home missions... 91 15

Foreign missions... 90 36

State Sunday school wok... 36 28

Baptist ministers' home... 27 95

Christian and ministeral education... 30 43

Beneficent work... 81 92

Other causes... 87 59

This makes a grand total of $4,152 raised through all departments of church work. 

During the year the pastor conducted 11 funerals, married 12 couples, delivered 96 sermons, and addresses, and made 990 pastoral visits. Dr. D. T. Smith and Mr. George Blaich were elected deacons. Mr. William Goodyear and Mr. H B. Dodsley were elected trustees. Dr. J. L. Markley was re-elected treasurer and Prof. H. U. Chute assistant. Prof. J. Montgomery was re-elected clerk. Mr. H. O. Severance was elected treasurer of the benevolent funds. For the bible school Mr. J. H. Montgomery was re-elected superintendent and Mr. L. C. Palmer assistant. Mr. Homer Godfrey was re-elected treasurer and Mr. V. L. Snauble secretary and Mr. Geo. Seybold assistant. Miss Ethel Bancroft was elected librarian and Mrs. Homer Godfrey chorister. Miss Gertrude Chute and Miss Lula Daley were elected church pianists. 

The church was never in a more flourishing condition.