REGULAR MEETING OF SESSION - JUNE 10, 1964 (condensed)

Part Two

• Manley, Chairman, made a report and asked the session to approve the acceptance by the Board of Deacons, of the sponsorship of PoWing, an orphan in Hong Kong, to the extent of $200 per year toward his high school education and that offering plates be placed at the rear of the sanctuary each Communion Day for a special offering for this project and that notice be placed in the bulletin and made from the pulpit as to this project on Communion Days. Approved.  The session also approved a motion to limit youth fund-raising projects to two per year, to be discussed first with the youth group and its sponsors and then referred to the session for final approval. 

• Stronghold Camp:  The Session agreed to endorse a plan by the Monmouth Presbytery to purchase Stronghold and that $2.50 per member be allowed in the church budget for 1965 and 1966, up to $3,382.50 per year; any Mission surplus over $19,000 in the year 1964 be given to Stronghold, up to $3,382.50, with such amount to be deducted from amounts for 1966 as herein provided for; appropriate space in the Focus on Faith newsletter be devoted to the interests of Stronghold and that the Youth be given opportunity to tell of their experiences there. 

Trustees:  Report from David R. Moffet, Chairman.

• Howse Property:  Trustees recommended that a decision on exercising the option to purchase the Howse property on East Second avenue be referred to the Building Committee with power to act. If the Building Committee votes to exercise the option, approval to be given the Board of Trustees to withdraw the initial payment of $2,500 by July 1 from unallocated trust funds of Faith Church.  Recommendation approved by Session. 
• Trustees recommended that the sum of $95.40 now in an organ fund from the former Grace Church be transferred to the organ fund of the Ninth Avenue center.  Approved by Session. 

Session approved a request for the use of 25 hymnals in Fulton Hall by the Synod School staff during Synod School in early August.

Following discussion, it was moved by Armstrong, chairman of the Evangelism Committee, second by Hallam, that new members be received into Faith Church on July 26.  Carried.

Moderator Rev. Finley reported the baptism of the following persons which took place in connection with the services of worship on May 31:  Mr. James Briggs and Mr. James Dixon both baptized as adults and the follow children:  James Ricky Briggs, son of James and Sara Briggs; Sharon Lynn and James W. Dixon, Jr., daughter and son of James and Sodiana Dixon.