Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1956 — Page 12

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Annual Meeting Os Church Held Sunday Report Attendance Increase In 1955The annual congregational meeting of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed chntch was held Sunday morning in the church, following a memorial service for the six adult members and three infants who died during the year 1955. The service and business meeting were in charge of the pastor, the Rev. William C. Feller. Leo Kirsch, outgoing elder, presided while the pastor read his 13th annual report to the congregation. The pastor

PUBLIC AUCTION REGISTERED AYRSHIRE CATTLE—IMPLEMENTS ' As I am unable to continue with my Dairy Cattle I will sell my entire herd and some farm implements at Public Auction at my farm 4 miles East of Berne, Indiana on Road 118 then 1 mile North or 4 miles West of the State Line On Road 119 then ! mile North, on THURSDAY JANUARY 12 - 1956 " Twelve Noon * 30—REGISTERED AYRSHIRE CATTLE—3O T. B. & Bangs Tested t Cows 5£ 9 yr. old, each Fresh with Helfer Calf; 1 Cow 7 yr. old, due Feb. 1; 1 Cow 5 yr. old, due Feb. 12; 1 Cow 10 yr. old. due in Feb.; 5 Cows 2 yr. old that were fresh in Sept., Oct., & Nov., and on good flow of milk (breeding dates given day of sale); 2 Cows 3 yr. old, were fresh in the Fall, milking good; 6 Bred Heifers, bred to Polled Ayshire Bull; 4 yearling Heifers; 3 last Spring Calves; 8 Heifer Calvbs. A number of these cattle are natural polled. The balance of the Herd has been de-horned. Alt raised here on the farm. A Good Producing Farm Herd. — IMPLEMENTS — I.H.C. Corn Binder; SO Bushel Wagon Box; Dunham Tractor Disc; Set Wagon Wheels; Allis-Chalmers 14 inch Tractor Plow, on rubber; Spike Tooth Harrow; 12 inch Sewer 20 feet long; Old Heating Stove; Double Trees and Harness; Miscellaneous Articles. - TERMS —CASH. Not-Responsible"for Accidents. Sale Held Inside. B. HARRISON MILLER — Owner Roy S. Johnson & Ned C. Johnson—Auctioneers First Bank of Berne —Clerk ’’ Hot Lunch Will Be Served. 5 10

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noted In hla report that January 15 j he would complete hip 18th year as pastor of the local congregation and that June 2$ he would observe the 25th anniversary of his ordination, into the Christian, ministry. The pastor also noted that both Sunday echoed and church attendance had increased during the past year. Members lost during the year exceeded by, five the number of new members received. This was due in part to the number of families that have moved away from Decatur and have transferred their membership to churchea where they reside. Communicant membership of the church now stands at 524. Reporting on his own activities the pastor noted that more than 1,000 pastoral calls had been made,

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14 infants and three adults were baptized, F 5 weddings solemnised and 10 funerals conducted. He serves as a member of the board of trustees of the home for the aged at Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and ehairman of the united promotion' committee of Michigan-Indi-ana synod. . . During the year etorm glass was installed on the stained glass windows QJLtJje church building. The denominational apportionment and world service quotas were paid in full, The Messenger, denominational bi-weekly magazine, will again be sent into the homes of the members. Mrs. Adolph Weidler. serving as recording secretary of the congregation, read the minutes of previous meetings during the year and recorded the business of Sunday’s meeting. Ned Johnson, secretary of the official board, read the annual import of the treasurer, Fred Kolter. Luther Cla.se presented the budget for 1956, amounting to nearly 317,000, which was accepted by the congregation. Salaries for 1956 were Increased five percent. Election of officers resulted in Edward Jaberg and George Thomas being elected as elders for two year terms; Fred Brokaw, Leroy Cable, Robert Cole,, Fred Corah and Victor Klees elected as deacons for two year terms; Rufus Kirchhofer elected to serve a three year term as trustee. These men, with elders Gottlieb Stauffer and J. Henry Graber; deacons, Wayne Burger, Doyle Franz, Milton Hannle, Laures Meyer and Jamee Stauffer: trustees, Robert Ashbaucher and Luther Clase; Sunday school superintendent, Laverne Roth, Women’s Guild president, Mrs. James Borders, treasurer Fred Kolter ■ and the pastor will constitute the official board for 1956. Clarence Snyder served as chairman of the tellers for the elections and was assisted by Wilbur Robinson, Charles Daniels, Robert Kershner, Gilbert Egly, Robert Ashbaucher and Elmer Lautenschlager. An auditing committee composed of Richard Linn, Benj. Eichenauer and James Hunter was appointed to audit the books of-the

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financial Secretary-treasurer. The newly elected elders and deacons will he installed during the worship service next Sunday morping. Those who have not held their particular office previously will also be ordained. Attendance Drive In Local Churches Nine Churches Seek Attendance Boost Nine Decatur churches, , members of the Associated Churches of Decatur, had an attendance of 1.681 last Sunday in the first Sunday of a series set aside to increase attendance of Sunday services. The attendance drive will continue to Easter Sunday, April 1. Each member church is asked to designate someone to call the attendance total to the Methodist church office, not later than the following Monday afternoon. Figures will be published each week. Following is last Sunday’s record by reporting Churches: Mor. Eve. S.S. Presbyterian 146- -— 83 Trinity EUB 178 88 223 Bethany EUB 186 — 241 Church of God 145 71 154 Nazarene 105 105 156 Baptist Ut 42 137 Zion - Missionary 115 — 120 Methodist 210 — 162 Diploma Costlier MADISON, Wls. (INS) — Education note: The coet of college diplomas is up from 32 cents to 36 cents. University of Wisconsin regents have approved a contract for some 8,000 “sheepskins” at a unit price of 36 cents, reversing a downward trend which had been in force since 1949. Boston —Benjamin Franklin was said to have been the first to invent bifocal lenses for eye glasses in about 1784.

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