Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-04
CHURCH DOES GOOD
WORK IN TERRITORY
Rev. A. P. Morrison
Tells of Meth
odist Affairs.
PLAN many IMPROVEMENTS
Edifice at Santa Fe Will Be
Completed and New
Furniture Installed.

Rev. A. p. Morrison, general super.
intendent OF the Methodist Churches In
New Mexico, and portions of Okla.
homa and Texas, Is in Santa Fe to
hold the first quarterly meeting of the
New Year. He Is guest at the
Claire Hotel, where Rev. j. l.. Shively,
pastor OF st. Johns Methodist Church
in this city, called upon him this
morning.
Rev. Morrison has just returned
from New York and Philadelphia.
where he attended the annual meet
Ing of the Mission and Church Exten-
sion Societies, and witnessed the ap-
preparation of a large fund by this as
sociation for use In church work dur
ing the ensuing year. Speaking OF
church work in the Southwest, DR..
Morrison said:
THE New Mexico English Mission
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church Is
In very prosperous condition indeed,
as are all the people of the Territory
who aid In supporting the mission.
There are many encouraging features
to my work just at this time.
Thousands for Extension.
"The missionary Society through It's
general committee, has appropriated
$1,50O,O00 to carry on Its work In the
various fields at large. The Board of
Church Extensions set aside $340, ,OVU
10 help build churches In needy com.
munities and to aid struggling church
es In completing work already under
headway
Our annual session, which recently
convened at Silver City, under the
presidency Of Bishop Joseph L. Ber.
ry, of Buffalo, was harmonious and
| beneficial to all present. The reports
from the various ministers show the
largest missionary collections ever re-
ceived The church extension collec-
tions also went far beyond the high
water mark of any previous year. The
increase tn the membership during
the year was beyond that Of any II
our former records. The building OF
churches also shows progress. Justtat
present, we are completing new
church In Roswell This structure Is
constructed of cement blocks and
will be ready for dedication the first
Of the year.
"A $4,000 church was dedicated
several weeks ago In Silver City.
improvements Here.
"The building In this city which has
stood unfinished for over year is to
be completed this winter The hand
some new pews will be installed
soon. A new carpet will also be pur.
chased. The other fixtures such as
the gallery, chancel rail and pulpit
furniture cannot be put In at present
because there is so much building 60
ing on in Santa Fe that men and ma
terial are hard to secure.
"Tn Las. Vegas, parsonage costing
SO, 500 is to be erected at once. will
go to Estancia, II possible, in few
days to assist in laying the corner
stone of a new church there.
increase at Ration.
"The congregation In Ration has In
creased so rapidly that the present
church is not large enough and new
lstructure Is soon to be built. Our
beautiful church In Albuquerque, one
Of the finest in the Territory, Is the
pride of our people. We are now col
llecting a few voluntary contributions
which will furnish enough money to
nav off the remaining Indebtedness on
this church.
"Rev. ]. G. Rollins, the newly ap.
pointed pastor at Albuquerque, Is
working hard, to lift this debt. r. A.
Morley, the pastor at Las Vegas, is q
new man in the field, having arrived
lin New Mexico from Chicago, only
Hast month. Other pastors are plan.
ming evangelistic work and missions
|are being established in many new
places. The Methodist Episcopal
Church is making every effort to keep
Iup with the advance Of the Territory