forward and put an offering in the little lighthouse bank while everyone sang a sanctified version of “Happy Birthday.” After Sunday school, they called the troops back together for a secretary’s report. She read from a battered ledger book and reported how many people were present one year ago that day and what the weather was like. The weather report a year ago was a bit brighter than the comparison of attendance with that of the previous year. I am confident they have been doing this same thing