Arizona republican., 1895-12-31
IN THE CITY CHURCHES. Record of a Weeks De-
 VOtiOnS. Services that Were Held on the
 Sabbath. proeress of the several Societies that Labor for Religious
 Advancement.

I'm the Christian church the text se- lected by Elder Ogburn for his morn ing discourse Sunday was the words or Jesus when speaking of the woman who had anointed him with costly oil, "she hath done what she could. From these words of oommendation he nreached a very practical and enter tainjnp sermon. He dwelt at some length upon the necessity of each one making use of the talents given him, and doing the best he can. He spoke. of the influence exerted by Harriet Beecher Stowe in anti-slavery agbta- tion by the writing of simple story, and of the influence our lives and words may have for good or evil. He also called attention to the fact that, while Christ was not a flatterer he all ways expressed his appreciation or the acts of his followers plainly. We too often reserve the words Of sym pathy and appreciation till too late. We whisper words in the ears of our dead that should have been uttered in life. It is better to smooth the rough pathway through life than to put bououets upon the graves of the de- parted. He said he wanted no better epitaph upon his tombstone than the simple words of the Saviour: "He hath done what he could.''
 His evening discourse was upon tLife's Purpose, Plan and Prize, and was appropriate for the new year. He spoke of the responsibilities and solmnities of life, and said that every man who intended to make success of life must have definite purpose and plan. That the purpose of man determined his character. Paul's pur- pose was to have the gospel preached to the world. His plan was to preach it himself and the prize sought an en- trance into Heaven. He spoke of those who did not look above the base things of this life, and sought not the things above, and as illustrating this class, referred to the promoters of and participants in prize fighting, speaking especially of the late prize fight in this city between a white man and a negro.
 He read the correspondence between himself and the governor relative to the punishment of the violators of our laws, in which the governor claimed that it was not his duty to prosecute criminals, but that the district attor- ney and sheriff should attend to such cases. MT. Ogburn then read from Sec. 2939, Revised Statutes, where the duties of the governor are enumerated which says that he shall see that the laws of the territory are enforced, and also making it his duty to see that the various officers perform their duties He also read the law prohibiting prize fighting, and the sections providing that the district attorney must cause the arrest of violators of law, and that the sheriff must arrest all law-break- CTS. He promised to pursue this ques- tion further and to see whether or not the laws of the territory could be open ly violated without fear of punish ment.
 He said it was well enough to show our patriotism in the Venezuelan con- troversy, but that the same principles should be applied in our domestic af- fairs and that the people should stand together for rigid enforcement of all laws and the punishment of all vio- lators.