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""Missions Accomplished"" Page 26

teers from throughout the two states will gather for a day of labor and Christian fellowship.
Laymen's Fellowship organizations are active in about 125 Associations East Alabama Association laymen concluded their first School of Churchmanship for more than 100 men from 25 churches, and unanimously agreed to make the School an annual function. 

Growing In Size
On the local level there are approximately 2,750 men's groups in the Congregational Christian Churches. Programs vary from simple dinner meetings to well knit service organizations. But everywhere the emphasis on true Christian fellowship is on the increase. The vitality stemming from this increase in manifest in local activity. 
In Milford, Conn., the Laymen's Fellowship marks its tenth anniversary with 350 members, a glee club, its own newspaper and every member assigned to one or more of 18 working committees, dedicated to active support of every department of the church, with special emphasis on youth activities. 

Picking Corn for Japan
Laymen of Atwood, Illinois, celebrated their second anniversary by doing an extensive remodeling job on the church. Then, the men re picked a cornfield, raised $300, and set it to the Japanese International Christian University. 
A Brotherhood in Keokuk, Iowa marked their church centenary by doing most of the work of remodeling the edifice. The total cost was estimated at about $40,000. Each man as he was paid for his work, endorsed the check and returned it to the church. 

Growing in Spirit
A conclusion to such a report is necessarily a beginning. Attendance at laymen's meetings has multiplied; younger men join and continually lower the average age. And significantly, these changes have begin while the total emphasis of the program has shifted from social to spiritual. The Laymen's Fellowship is doing its bit toward having some small part in building the Kingdom of God here on earth.

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teers from throughout the two states will gather for a day of labor and Christian fellowship. Laymen's Fellowship organizations are active in about 125 Associations East Alabama Association laymen concluded their first School of Churchmanship for more than 100 men from 25 churches, and unanimously agreed to make the School an annual function. Growing In Size On the local level there are approximately 2,750 men's groups in the Congregational Christian Churches. Programs vary from simple dinner meetings to well knit service organizations. But everywhere the emphasis on true Christian fellowship is on the increase. The vitality stemming from this increase in manifest in local activity. In Milford, Conn., the Laymen's Fellowship marks its tenth anniversary with 350 members, a glee club, its own newspaper and every member assigned to one or more of 18 working committees, dedicated to active support of every department of the church, with special emphasis on youth activities. Picking Corn for Japan Laymen of Atwood, Illinois, celebrated their second anniversary by doing an extensive remodeling job on the church. Then, the men re picked a cornfield, raised $300, and set it to the Japanese International Christian University. A Brotherhood in Keokuk, Iowa marked their church centenary by doing most of the work of remodeling the edifice. The total cost was estimated at about $40,000. Each man as he was paid for his work, endorsed the check and returned it to the church. Growing in Spirit A conclusion to such a report is necessarily a beginning. Attendance at laymen's meetings has multiplied; younger men join and continually lower the average age. And significantly, these changes have begin while the total emphasis of the program has shifted from social to spiritual. The Laymen's Fellowship is doing its bit toward having some small part in building the Kingdom of God here on earth.