Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
 The Methodist Episcopal church Of
 the territory has seventeen charges,
 fifteen pastors. 676 full members,
 thirty-nine practitioners; local preach
 CTS, 5; baptised, 14; Sunday schools, | P; officers and teachers, 172; schol-
 ars, ,4S1, Ca gain of 60 over last year); I churches, 15, estimated value, $79, 500; parsCnages, 8, value 13,05O: paid
 for church improvements, $1,SS0 on
 old indebtedness, $2,613; paid for pas tors support etc., S10,50S; current ex-
 penses. S1,275; Sunday schOoIs S597;
 for missions, S1 195; miscellaneous, $137.
 Names of Pasttrs-S A. Thompson,
 uperintendent; E. D. McCreary, Phoe-
 nix; c. K. Jenness, Prescott; A. II.
 Gibbons, Williams; N w Bartlett, Winslow; J. M Baxter. Kingman; W
 G. Blakeley. Kingman; F. w Downs, Stafford: D. Roberts, Tombstone; E. R. Foley, Tucson; J. A. Crouch, Yuma;
 0. S. Frambes, Glendale; E. o. McIn
 tier, Globe; l. c. Siguer, Kingman; E.
 G. Alderman, Phoenix; Oscar Gibson,
 Wilcox. The Iamepted s. l.. Guthrie,
 honored and loved wherever known,
 was pastor at Tempe.
 The last session of the Arizona mis- sion was held at Tucson September 8
 to October 3, 1898, Bishop John F.
 Hurst presiding The superintendent, Dr. Thompson, made an admirable re- port of the different fields, from which we quote:
 Phoenix, the capital of the terri tory, well located in the heart of the largest. finest and best watered valley in the territory. Our beautiful and J,1, 6 61a .i& at the beginning of the year was bur dened with a debt of $10,5O0 Bishop Newman secured the Rev. E. D. Me Creary of the California conference } year ago to take the charge, believing by his well known financial skill and wise management he could save the property. The years work was hercu- lean, but eminently successful. Two thousand dollars has been paid on the principal, interest paid up and a note of $7,000, bearing 12 per cent changed to one bearing , per cent A line brick parsonage of nine rooms with all modern improvements has been built. One fifth of the cost was paid by the generosity of Colonel William Christy, the balance being funded at low in- teIest for a long time, giving oppor- tunity to pay the church debt. While these material affairs were being care fully managed the spiritual interests were not neglected. All the affairs of this church have been wisely con- ducted''
 The Methodist Episcopal is the most handsome church edifice in the city of Phoenix, and is well located On the corner of Monroe street and Second avenue.
 The officers are: Rev Dr. E. D. Me Creary, pastor; William Christy, H C. Yaeger. W. H. Bartin, Henry E. Kemp, i w. F. Sans, trutees; o. H. Christy, George B. Pratt, J. M. Bonar, q. H. Clayson, H. P Mullhcllaud, Lloyd E. l Christy, H. c. Yaeger Mrs. Margaret land, J. c. Hirst, J. w. Coverdale, | stewards; ex-trustees, J. w. Cover dale, J. w. Eastwood.
 The following are the officers of the | auxiliary organizations:
 Sunday School-Llcyd B. Christy. l superintendent; c. T. Hirst, first as sistant superintendent; Miss Hattie | DuckwoIth, second assistant superin- tendent; 1. M. Bonar, secretary; Miss l Reta Thompson, assistant secretary; | Miss Jennie Wilson, treasurer
 Kings Daug ghters.-Mrs. Shirley | Christy, president; Mrs. Arthur Briggs, vice president; Mrs. c. T. Hirst, | secretary; Mrs. Clara Y. Sims, treas urer.
 Junior Epworth League-Miss AL | ethia Hamilton, superintendent; Miss Helen Hamilton, first assistant super intendent; Miss Nellie Battin, second | assistant superintendent
 Ladies Aid Society-Mrs E. D. Me Creary, president Mrs R. c. Lues!ey, vice president; Mrs. J. A. s. Copeland. | secretary; Mrs. H. E. Kemp, treasurer.
 Epworth League.-President, Dr. George B. Pratt; secretary. Miss Mary Wilson; treasurer, Miss Hilda Filing son; organist, Mrs. Dr. George B. Pratt; chorister, Cyrus Meskimmons; ushers, Garland B. Couch, Robert Cree.
 THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
 There are in Arizona thirteen Pres byterian churches. with 910 communi- cants, ministers, three native help CTS, 21 elders and deacons. Last year 276 members were received on cecti- ficates, 199 on examination. There were 187 adult baptisms I'll infant baptisms There are 1,125 teachers and scholars in the Sunday schools.
 The contributions were: For home expenses, $6,51O; for home missions, $305; foreign missions, $76; minis tcrial education, SIP; Sunday school $62; in aid of retired minis ters, $24; church erection mission fund, S205; for work among the ne sroes, $5; for miscellaneous purposes, S655. The largest church is that at under the charge of the vet aran missionary C. H. Cook, which re- ported last year 250 members and has nearly doubled it's membership since ast year, having now about 800 com nunicants. Mr. Cock has done a great and glorious work at Sacaton The statistics given above are the last which are in print and were prepared for the general assem- ply which met in May, 1898. Since hot I,4,c l