Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-30
NJ. {. CONFERENCE.
SESSIONS TO BE HELD IN ALBU-
ouERouE OCT. eli. THE FOR
NAL PROGRAM.
Sketch Of the Work That Has B.en
Done IN the Southwest During the
past rev Years.

Done In the Southwest During III,
Past Few Years.
The New Mexico English mission
covers the territory of New Mexico
and ri Paso county In the state d
Texas. On October S.ll ii Will hoIt
|its nineteenth annual session In Albu
querque, with Bishop John NJ. Valid
en-, y. y. LID, In the chair.
It has eighteen pastoral charges
nineteen church buildings which arr
valued at $4,000. and eleven par
sonages worth $4,000. The present
membership Is about twelve hundred
airing the year now closing there has
been raised for missionary. church o.:
tension, and other benevolent causes
something over $4,000. The salaries
OF pastors for the year will be ahet.,
$40 Gee,
Nine churches have been built In
the last six years worth $50, 1000, Iur,
ing that time $4,000 of old debts have
been paid, and about one thousand
conversions have occurred; there are
twenty.one Sunday schools with an
enrolment OF over two thousand,
There are twenty Epworth League
chapters and Junior Leagues. and
Christian Endeayor societies with a
membership Of a thousand. The re.
ports at the coming session Will show
that the mission Is doing better work
and more Of II than at any time In its
history.
Following Is the program;
Thursday, October 9th.
$50 y. m.-opening devotional SER
vice. Address-aWhat This Confer.
ence Ought to BE to Us and Our
Work" Rev. A. r. Morrison, u. D.,
bhpti ~ht'uhtii HliSplOu,
400 D. m.-Pentecostal service
Conducted by Rev. w. j. Calfee. d.
d.. III Pasu, Texas.
1880 d. m.-Informal Reception to
Bishop J., NJ. Walden, p. D, and the
English and Spanish conferences.
Brief addresses Of welcome.-Re-
sponsc BY the bishop.
S;15 u. m.-Annual missionary ami
sersary.
Friday, October 9th.
$50 a. m.-Union sacremental ser.
vice, conducted by Bishop Walden.
9:30 a. m.-organization and bust
ness session.
200 r. m--Educational anniversary
Addresses BY Rev. Or. Geo. Mac.
Adam. Pres. Fort Worth University,
AMI Rev. Or. Thomas Harwood.
300 y. m-Sermon by Rev. j. l..
Anderson Of Roswell, N. M.
1880 p. m.-Chureh extension ami
eersary. Address By one Of the visit.
ng secretaries.
Saturday, October 10th.
$3.50 a. m.-Devotional service. led
~ Rev. N. Armstrong Of Ration. N.
u.
900 a m.-Busincss session.
$3.50 p. mAnniyersary OF the We.
mans Home Missionary society
Hartman. Mrs. Geo. Harrington. con.
erence president.
Topic-@Wbat the W. II. III. s. Is
)oing and Can do III New Mexico.
4 The w II. NJ. S. Among the
'atiye Children Miss Nunom, lei
'aso. Texas.
1.-The Ideals and Realities Of the
Iarwood Home'-Mrs. Mary Edwards,
lperintcndent.
3-sWhat a Deaeoness Can do IN
Mcxico'-Mrs. M. A. Yarehow,
%lbuquerque.
400 D. m-Pentecostal sersice-Dr
!. J. calfee.
1880 D. Sermon by Rev. II. Van
alkenburg.
Sunday, October nth.
. 80 a. m-Union love feast OF the
and Englih conferences. Led
Rev. j. w. Sinnock Of Ration.
HOO a, m-sermon BY Bishop
Inn NJ. Walden, d. d.
300 D. m-Sunday school mass
Brief addresses by visiting
achers. h
400 ~ Pentecostal service. led
Or. w. J. calfee. \
4 80 p. m-sermon by Rev. a. C.ls
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