Arizona republican., 1896-04-07
TERRITORIAL BAPTlSTS.
Semi Annual Session at
 Prescott.
The Officers Elected for the
 Term.
List of the Committees Appointed Tempe to Have the Next
 Session.

S6SSIOns
 Prescott Journal Miner: The even ing session of the Baptist association met at o'clock, April 3
 Devotional exercise, led by l.. R. Shaw.
 Woman's missionary meeting, led by Mrs. A. B. Tomlinson, president
 Prayer by Mrs. Wilson Smith,
 Reading of scripture by the preSi- dent.
 Report of the missionary circle of Prescott by Mrs Van Houtum, of the Phoenix church, by Miss Tory Shaw, Of the Tempe church.
 Address, 'fHow to Create More In- terest in Missions" Miss Vic Harmon
 The following committees were ap- pointed:
 Devotional services-Rev. Joseph Smafe, L. R. Shaw, J. F. Elwell
 Benevolent effort = Rev. Wilson Smith, J. G. Ven Houtum, Mrs. Annie Wathey.
 State of religion R. A. Windes, Rev. W. J. Melton, Mrs. White.
 Publications-Rev. Smale, Mrs. l.. R. Shaw, Mrs. V. E Sewall.
 Sunday schools-J. N Gloss, Miss L. B. Irvine, Mrs. R. A. Windes. Foreign missions Smale, Mrs. Wilson Smith, Mrs. A. c. Gilmore Resolutions Wilson Smith, R. A. Windes, w. J. Melton Home missions R. Shaw, Miss Doris, Mrs. Mcdonald
 Temperance-Miss Shaw, MT. Ten niason, Miss Vic Harmon Young peoples work-J. F. Elwell,, Mrs. Tomlinson, Mrs. Tindle Obituaries J. Melton, R. A. Windes, J. N Gloss. Address, Out of the Work of the Missionary Union,'' by Rev. A. B. Tomlinson. Meeting adjourned.
 Forenoon session of the Baptist as- sociation Saturday, April 4, at g o'clock
 Devotional exercises led by Rev. Melton. e
 Meeting of woman's home and for eign society of Arizona
 Mfrs. A. B. TomIinson was reelected president vice-presidemt, H. M., Mrs. V. B. Sewall, Prescott.
 Vce-president, F. M., Mrs. W. Scott, Phoenix.
 Recor ding secretary, Victoria Shaw, Phoenix Cor. secretary, Mrs. J. G. Van Hou- tum, Prescott. Treasurer, Mrs J. N Gloss, Prescott
 There will be 8 semi-annual meet ing of the society at Tempe in October, 1896. Recess.
 After recess the Sunday school in stitute work was taken up. Election of officers resulted as fol- lows: President, H. G. Feelings of Phoe- nix. Vice-presidents, J. N Gloss of Phoe- nix, and E. L. Dunn of Tempe. Secretary, Miss Irvine of Phoenix. Reports from Sunday schools were read and were followed by verbal re ports of delegates from various schools. Work of the Baptist Young Peoples Union was next taken up. Moved and carried that Wa organize the Baptist Young Peoples Union of ! Arizona The union was organized, comStitu tion and bylaws were adopted, and the following officers elected: President, J. F. Elwell. Vice-presidents, J. N. Gloss for the north; Miss Stewart for the south. Secretary, Miss Tory Shaw. Treasurer, Miss Dorrfs of Phoenix. Board of managers, MT. Dunn of Tempe, Mir Coggins of Phoenix. The B. Y. U. P. U. of Tempe report ed, also that of Phoenix | There were but two organizations uf this order reported. l Committee on Spanish WDrk-Rev. Wilson Smith, Mrs. Windse, Rsvs. Snale, Melton and Tomlineon,
 Report of treasurer of the aasocia- tion. Devotional exercises were led by Rev. R. A. Windes. l After devotional exercises reports of committees were read as follows: Benevolent Effort, State oi Religion, Sunday schools, Home Missions, pub lications, Foreign Missions, Tem- perance, Young Peoples Work, Obitu- aries.
 These reports, after discussion by the body, were adopted.
 BERRY. lately the hangnan in Eng land, was summoned recently for not paying very small debt. Unexplained