Work for the Colored People in Detroit, Mich.
By W. H. GREEN
ABOUT the middle of last August our church, with the help of the conference, leased a comfortable place for worship, and this has greatly helped our work. We have a church school with eleven members, in charge of Miss Ida A. Parker, of Logansport, Ind., an energetic and capable teacher. The church, our educational secretary, Miss Lottie E. Bell, and others, are helping to finance the school. Our faithful Bible worker, Mrs. Cynthia Bush, as well as practically all the church members, have labored earnestly during the past year for the advancement of the truth, and we are gratified to present the following report:— Twenty members were added during the year, fifteen of whom were new converts. Our tithes amounted to $587.96. Our Sabbath school gave $148.66 to missions. We collected $120.16 on the Harvest Ingathering fund; contributed $32.75 to the academy at Holly, Mich., $180.21 to church expense, and $19 to other funds. This makes a grand total of $1,088.74. Our present membership is forty. We are by no means satisfied with what has been accomplished, but are pressing on toward a still higher goal. We are still much in need of a suitable church. However, considering that we have done our best, we pray you to remember us before the throne of grace, that we may be zealous in helping to finish the work of God without delay.