Arizona republican., 1909-10-04

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DR. Geisslnger has been crowned with
so unanimously and persistently asked
for. He announced that the efforts of
DR.. Gressinger had been crowned with
church prosperity. The membership
has been greatly increased and there
has been notable betterment in the
| financial condition of the church. The
regular attendance has been good and
the church has made continuous prog
| ress. He said that If there was to
| have been considered only the pros
| perity of the Phoenix church and the
| achievements of DIR. Geissinger in this
| field, he would certainly have returned
him to the Phoenix church. for he had
been constantly beseiged to do so ever
since he arrived in town. and those
who had expressed themselves were
practically all of one mind.
But circumstances had made neces-
sary a number of changes in southern
California, and in the assignment of
charges the University church of Los
Angeles had been left without q pas
tor and enc must be provided. IT. is
one of the largest and most important
churches in California, having ap-
proximately a thousand members in
addition to which it is the seat of the
University of Southern California,
notable institution of learning, whose
hundreds ~of students are counted
among the attendants, and whose fac
ulty are communicates. A man must
be found who is both worthy and COM
petent to accept such responsibilities,
or. applying the thought of the morn
ing sermon, whose works have fol-
lowed him, and the bishop knew of
no available man vino could fill the
requirements so well as DIR. Gels
niger. He had urged him to accept
the position, feeling also that it was
stride forward for one who had al
ready proved his worth.
Nor did the bishop feel that in ad-
vancing DIR. Geissinger he was work
ing any injury TO the Phoenix church.
Rev. Mr.. Fisher comes from a church
OF about the same grade as Phoenix,
and he has likewise proved an earnest
and successful pastor wherever he has
been. He is accounted one of the
strong men of the California confer
ences, a talented preacher and an
earnest worker. and he is the one man.
the bishop thought. available for the
Phoenix church would could satisfac-
torily fill DR.. Geissinger's place
While it was desirable always to
please the churches and the ministers
as far as possible, the greater good of
the church as a body had been the
motive of the changes
Last evening Rev. |. L. Oakes, who
has been appointed Mission evangel-
ist, preached to a very fair-sized con-
gregation, thus closing the incidents of
the conference session
1t was learned yesterday that the
new Phoenix pastor, Rev. Mr. Fisher,
will go back to Riverside in a day or
so and return here with his wife
within two weeks. arriving in time to
preach week from next Sunday. DIR.
Geissinger will leave here some time
this week for Los Angeles. expecting
TO preach in his new church next
Sunday morning. He will probably
return here for a few days after a
short stay in his new field of en-
deavor
DR. Geissinger is assumed to have
special fitness for his new charge by
reason of the fact that twice before
he has held pastorates at university
seats, one being in Cincinnati and the
other at Miami university. During his
two years in Phoenix the doctor has
not only been successful in his church
work, but has grown with the com
munity in all civil affairs He has
affiliated on all proper occasions with
what ever seemed best for the city
and has a wide acquaintance and
friendship, even outside the limita-
tions of church circles. As most
readers know he was the founder of
Bethesda, the city of Good VIII, an
institution that is yet to come into
actual being though the preliminaries
have been accomplished and plans are
being worked out that assure success.
Asked yesterday what effect his NOV
ing would have upon that project he
said he hoped none at ALL He still
to labor in its interest as be-
fore, and possibly in a wider field
he can be Of greater assistance to the