Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-10-05
TEMPERANCE
COMMITTEE
Its Report Occupied the Atten-
tion Of the Presbyterian
Synod This Morning.
ORDINATION SERVICE
Rio Grande Presbytery to Receive John
Meeker---S Saturday and Sundays
Proceedings.

This mornings session of the Pres
Presbyterian church, was devoted to
the report of the committee on tenn
perance, after several animated
speeches on the subject had been de-
livered The demand for strenuous eff
forts and agitation were emphasizes,
and the aboishing Of the saloon in a
number OF the local communities of
Arizona during the past year, was hail
ed with delight. The Rev. John Nor
dy, chairman Of the committee spoke
forcibly upon the subject.
Much business remains upon the
docket, and the session will probably
be continued into tomorrow. The or
dination by the presbytery of Rio
Grande of John Meeker has been ar
ranged for this evening. The mem
bers of the other presbyteries will
witness the ordination and the public
is cordially invited to be present.
The First Presbyterian church was
filled Sunday morning, the Sabbath
school taxing the capacity of the
building. The Rev. Curry H. Love, of
clifton, Ariz., addressed the scholars
upon the practical and great value OF
the Sabbath school teaching. Many
look upon the school as simply form
less way for their children to spend
the hour, esteem the benefits small
compared with the common school ed
ucation. But the qualities of truthful
ness, honor obedlence, reverence and
spiritual graces are of vaster comfort
and more vital concern than learning
how to subtract numbers, to spell
words correctly or to contsrue gram
matical form. 1t is necessary to get
the best and to make the most of the
Sabbath school instruction if one
would be well fitted for life's duties
and responsibilities.
The pulpit of the Presbyterian
church was occupied by the Rev. J. w.
Kirk, of Philadelphia, at the morning
services. The story of experiences
md labors in Alaska which this re-
urned missionary narrated was told
With remarkable effect. The frontier
and the rough surround
ngs which Rev. and Mrs. Kirk had
their tact and sympa-
hetic approach to the miners, the
working of the leaven of the gospel as
n song, picture and story. the mess
lge of redemption was told all re-
minded of the sketches in Black
aock" and the "Sky Pilot" The grit
nd grace required for missionary SER
ice could not have been more forci-
ly impressed upon the congregation.
lven when the story of privations and
f the death of the missiOnary's faith
ul wife were told, narrowing details
nd the painful effect of listening to
he words of personal affliction were
ombined with the appreciation of the
required for effective SER
ice and the need of wholly devoted
abOrers.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
Iajor George Hilton preached from
he text, Make straight the paths of
he Lord" In the afternoon services
ere held at the penitentiary by Major
[ilton, the Rev. Matthias Matthieson
{ Socorro, and the Rev. Moffatt, OF
ucson, Ariz., also an open air SER
Ice, was conducted on the city plaza,
ID by the Rev. Lapsley A. McAfee, of
hoenix, Ariz., Dr.. C. e. Lukens of
and other members of the
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