Detroit (Colored) Church
By WM. H. GREEN.
It is fitting and proper that we should render a brief report as to the progress of the work among the colored people of Detroit, Mich., during the past year. This church, through its leaders and members, has, by readings, preaching, selling and giving away literature, given many a chance to learn of and to walk in the way of truth. Some have heeded the call of salvation and have taken their stand on the side of the truth. Aside from some who are yet taking the readings and instruction, and who are carefully weighing the truth, there are those who are awaiting baptism. We have a good Sabbath school, which is quite well attended by most of the members of the church. Missionary activity is being kept up by the Missionary Volunteer Society. The Ladies' Aid Society is in a healthy condition, and is attempting to widen the scope of its usefulness in advancing the message. The following is a financial showing of the church for the past year, based upon the rating of twenty-three members:—
Tithes .......................... $431.42
Harvest Ingathering ............ 120.05
Sabbath school donations ...... 94.21
Miscellaneous .................. 51.14
Sundry missions ............... 23.55
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Church expense ................ 143.30
Several funds .................. 19.51
Total .......................... $883.18 While only about half the members did anything in the Harvest Ingathering effort, yet the few who worked were able to get an average of a little more than $5 a member. The total contributions amount to a little more than $38 a member. We are far from being pleased with the little that has been accomplished by our people in this great city. So by the grace and good hand of our God much more must be done this year to extend the message here, even in the face of seemingly insurmountable difficulties. We are still greatly in need of a suitable place in which to worship; but to secure such a place seems to be beyond our reach, requiring a great outlay of means.