Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-26
APPOINTED AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT
 MEETING IN DOUGLAS.

reporte of standing committees were
 received. The report of the Home
 Mission committee was recommitted to that body for report at the after noon session. Reys. H. NJ. Campbell
 and Allan Krichbaum were appointed
 as special members of 1ge committee in view of the absence from Presby- tery of two of the regular members
 of the same, Rev. John E. Fry, of Bis
 bee, and Mir. l.. J. Rice, of Phoenix.
 The report of the Foreign Mission
 committee showed a gratifying ad-
 vance in gifts for, the year. The com
 aittee recommended, however, a fur ther advance in the ensuing year.
 A good report of the temperance
 committee, with spirited discussion, following, was presented. Sabbath observance also came in for goodly consideration from the Presbytery.
 At the afternoon meeting reports from the field were called for. These were very encouraging on the whole, showing advance all along the lines of Presbyterian work in the terri tory.
 Clifton reports the possibility of a new church building within the com ing year. Benson is now building, and the work there is making substan- tial advance.
 The Indian fields show members being added and increase in gifts for self support.
 While there are some discourage ments, on the whole 1t is going for ward as well as could be hoped Re ports were heard from the Pima, Mari copa. Navajo and Papago work, ali of which were very cheering.
 Miss Gilchrist, of Phoenix, present ed to the Presbytery a report of the first years work of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis- sionary Society. The report was ac- cepted. and the qualification of the at the work accomplished by this society was expressed by a rising vote, MT. Logic offering prayer for blessing upon the work of the Woman's society.
 The Home Mission committee again !! reported, and after discussion and was adopted. This report shows more than sixteen thousand dollars to be expended by the Board l of Home Missions in the territory during the coming year.
 The following committee was ap- pointed by the moder~or to consider the advisability of dividing the Pres bytery: Revs, Allan Krichbaum, F. C. Rein and T. c. Moffett.
 At the evening session held in the NJ. E. church. after nome routine bus mess a short popular meeting was had. at which Rev. Chas. H. Cook, of Sacaton, Arizona, and Mrs. F. F. Mo Crea, of Indianapolis, Indiana. were the speakers. Dr. Cook is the patri- i arch of the Presbytery. having been with the Pimas for 36 years and under our church for the past thirty years. His brief talk was full of interest, and the unassuming sim plicity of the speaker won the hearts of the entire audience, =n vtew of his earnest, self-sacrificing life and mag achievements among the Pi- mas.
 Mrs. McCrea is in Douglas as the of the Woman's Board of the church, being a member of that body, as well as president of the Wo- mans Synodical Society of the synod of Indiana Her address had to do with the working of the Woman's Board, telling of the schools and other work being carried on under that or ganization. and urging the importance of the work of missions and the re- sponsibility of the church to carry the ! gospel to the unreached millions of mankind. A number of touching incl | dents were related by the speaker, | the wonderful influence which | has been exercised in the lives of ! some of the pupils of the schools | by the Woman's Board. l The address closed with a plea for the support of the local churches in the work of this board, and in the or ganization of woman's missionary so- cieties in the different churches as well as increase of membership and of work in the societies already exist ing.
 A business meeting of the Presby- tery was held after the platform meet ing. at which the standing commit tees for the year were elected.
 The following is list of the mem bership of the Hime Mission commit tee, which Is the most important of the Presbytery's committees: Rev. H. NJ. Campbell, chairman; Rev. c. H. Cook, D.D., Rev. T. c. Moffett. Rev. Geo. Logic, Rev. c. H. Ellis, Elder l.. J. Rice. ..
 The chairmen of the other commit tee sare: ..
 Foreign Missions, Rev. Allan Krich- baum, Morenci.
 Education, Rev. c. H. Love, Clifton.
 Publication and Sunday School Work, Rev. F. c. Reid, Flagstaff.
 Church Erection, Rev. T. C. Moi 1 fett, Tucson.
 Ministerial Relief, Rev. Chas. H. Cook, DID, Sacaton.
 Freedmen, Rev. J. l.. Rames, Flo | renee
 Aid for Colleges. Rev. J. E. Fry, l Bisbee.
 Temperance. Rev. J. M. Mcknight Mayer.
 Bible and Tract Society. Rev. A. c. | Edgar, Needles, California.
 Systematic Beneficence, Rev. c. H. | 
 Sabbath Observance, Rev. Wm. Black Benson.
 younc PeoDle's Work. Rev. J. E. |