Arizona republican., 1900-10-08
MEETING OF MINISTERS
Program For the Presbyterian Synod.
 Sundays Services

Rev. Dr. Lapsley A. McAfee, pastor of completed arrangements for the Pres byterian synod, to be held here the lat ter part of next week, and the early part of the previous week. and the knowledge that number of the Pres bytsrian ministers of Arizona and New Mexico will find it impossible to attend the synod has not detracted in any de- gree from the quality of the pro- Sramme. The session will commence with a service on Friday, October 19, with sermon by the Rev. B. c. Meek CT of Clifton. The election of officers and a social hour will conclude the evening. Saturday morning there will be a sermon by the Rev. George Logic of Flagstaff, and after a business ses- sion the Rev. T. C. Beattie of Albu- querque will deliver an address, with The Holy Spirit as his topic. In the afternoon Sabbath Observance" will be the subject of a discourse by the Rev. John Gass of Silver City. N. NJ. and the Rev. Harvey NJ. Shields of SolomOnville, director of the work in temperance, will deliver 6 lecture deal ing with his line of work A review of the mission work among the Indians and MeXicans on Saturday evening should prove one of the most interest ing portions of the synod. Among the speakers will be the Rev. Charles Cook. who has seen thirty years of service among the Pima Indians. the Rev. c. F. Lukins of Laguna, N. NJ, whose labOrs have been among the Pueblo Indians and the Rev. J. J. Gilchrist, who has been engaged in work with the Mexicans. Sunday morning the pas toral sermon will be delivered by the Rev. MT. Class, and at the rally day eX- ercises a Bethany mission in the af- ternoon the Pima Indians will take a prominent part. A vesper service will be held in the afternoon with com nunion, and in the evening the visiting pastors will occupy number of the local pulpits.
 Monday morning will be occupied with a review of the benevolent work as carried on by the eight boards A trip to various points of interest ad- jacent to Phoenix will provide enter tainment in the afternoon. On Tues day the Rev. J. McLsod Gardiner of Roswell. N NJ, will deliver sermon and on Wednesday morning there will he a visit to the Indian reservation. On the same day a Presbyterian church will be organized at Scottsdale.
 At the First Methodist church the Sunday school was largely attended yesterday and 9 deep interest was manifested in the study of the lesson. At the morning service the pastor gave a plain yet forcible exposition of Hebrews ii II. The Epworth league had an interesting meeting at 6:30 D. m. under the leadership of c. T. Hiest. The theme of discourse was A Narrow Escape" from the text "I am escaped with the skin of my teeth" Job xix. 20.
 The very excellent quality of music produced at the First Presbyterian church is proving a most attractive feature, and large congregations were present at both services yesterday. Miss Vivian Palmer will hereafter regularly occupy the soprano place in the quar- tette choir, with MT. Irving H. An drews, Mrs. Thomas Sloan and Dr. Norton, composing what is probably the best choir that has ever sung in a local church. At the morning service yesterday the Rev. Dr. McAfee used as his subject Love Tn Sincerity" and his evening discourse was upon An nanias and Sapphira."