Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-06-22
INTERESTING ITINERARY
Extensive Travels Of Rev. Harwood
the Methodist Missionary.

Extensive Travels Of Rev harWooui b
the Methodist Missionary.
Rev Thns ilarWood returned last
night from the north being bis third
missionary itinerary made within the
last sixty days The FIRST waH in the
south Cnd southwest embracing Ru.
con, HillshurO uomiuE aud MlmhroF.
preaching ut each of those placvs. ant
dedicated q church aud parsonage
property ni MimbrUs Tor the spanish
work valued at s. Uuo Including five
acres of ,llahlr land and "a hundred
fruit trees got ont seven uf hiH
preachers met him thnrc aud assisted
in the dedication services. thpuDo iu.
10 ArlEona. Whvtu be- held religions
services at SlliWunyllD Hni Tucson
thence tu Benson. Ulshvp and NaCo
thourc hy 8tRgp down into sonora
Mexico. 90 miles tu Caunuia. said fu
be- the biggest copper mine uu the
continent, tie found hero. a. per
statement by ihy company. about
5000 people GOO Americans aud about
3300 MeNicans tie preached twice.
but found it hard 10 compete with "a
dance ln mining camp and only four
camC the. FIRST night bot the uuNt
night he had 30 Americans aud go
Mexlcans and preached In English aud
Spanish. Tie says he also visited the
public school found l2O Mexican and
FIVE American children. i0J iu the
school were in their a. h. vs ON bis
return he met Mr. Fornaudy az Na.
co They rreachcd several times and
organized "a church uf Do un the $50
moro side Of the line
1he second trip was up in the Las
Vegas district ont at CLAYTON whore
he assisted Dr Morrison and other
preachers in the dedication Uf the
ncW beautiful Methodist Episcopal
church in the forenoon and in the nl
tcruuun dedicated the church for the
Spanish speaking assisted hy nr Nor
rison and several American and McXi.
can preachers The probable value of
the FIRST named lis about $4,000. tho
second 81 900 Collections ON dodiUa,
tion for the FIRST was sii5 the second
SlO3
Tho third trip was upon the Santa
Fe district with the Presiding Elder T.
Sanchez They spent Memorial day
al Uulcc. ON the Apache reservation.
where they Witnessed the closing
school exercises under the direction uf
the Misses Moore and Garrett teach
era under the auspices Of W. N " s.
Methodist Episcopal church Ia thoae
exercises American. Mexican and
Apache children took part and Rt
night listened Rttentiycly 10 memorial
discoursrs Of the preachers above
named, with the pastor also. Mr.. Mar
tiuez These preachers spent several
days at Dulce and at other places on
tho reservation involving wagon
ride of some u milcf. holding religious
services in various tnuts aud baptiz
ed ~ OF the ApaChos including
adults They went ont 10 visit the
government school house Just finished
~ cost of $4,000 Also the water
works. whore the water viii be- lifted
aud forced up into a reservoir. when
| several hundred Drrca Of rich land
can ho cultivated This school and
the farming Industry viii cost about
! 500 600. but II viii be- q nHo thing for
these Indians.
Mr Harwuod and Mr. Sanchez then
took train FOR Durango. thence stage
/ go miles down the Las AnimnH river 90
/ Fafmington on tho San Juan. thence
westward down the san Juan to Jew
/ itt 10 visit schools aud missions under
Mrs Eldridgo and Miss Mary Ir'pp
and assistantR Thence further down
| the river 10 see the late Improvements
| ia ditcheH. farms wheat corn, alfalfa
| fruits. etc. by the Nayalua under the
| wise and energetic direction uf Mrs
| Eldridgc. tho nold mntrou for The
| Nayaios Thence back 90 Durango
and Antunt0 Thence overland Z,
! Castillo. Ccrr0 Taos. Uiack l.akca
! MARITIME Ocuto. GalInaa iu WaRui
Mound preaching at an the above
named places except Durango an'
Fnrmlnrtpn.
This trip involved iravl on trhin'
of over 1000 miles and about Ghn over
land. and fnrty Hcrmu aud rrhgiuu
services.