Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-04-22
TWENTIETH
ANNIVERSARY
Complimentary Luncheon 10
Bishop !. M.Kendrick
GENERAL FELICI1AT|oN
Gov. Kibbey and Chief JUS
tice Kent Deliver Congrat-
ulatory Addresses--Recep
ton to Bishop and Mrs.
Kendrick In the Evening.

There has seldom been a more sin
cere appreciation Of the public work
of a single individual than was offered
to Bishop ]. NJ. Kendrick at Il lunch
con yesterday in honor of his twentieth
anniversary az missionary bishop of
the districts of Arizona and New Mex
leo. The luncheon was held at the
Guild house and was attended by TWEEN
ty-six of the intimate friends of the
bishop.
DIR. J. W. Atwood, rector OF Trinity
church. through whose efforts the eel
ebration of the bishops anniversary
was brought about. acted as toastmas-
ter. on his left sat Governor Joseph
H Kibbey. and on his right Bishop
Kendrick. and then Chief Justice Ed
ward Kent.
The luncheon was but a part of the
celebration which is being held in con-
nection with the annual convocation.
In the morning. Bishop Kendrick
preached a historical sermon, giving a
retrospect of church work in the ter
ritory during the twenty years. II was
replete with anecdote. many OF them
of a humorous character. and furnished
vivid picture Of the early days when
the stage was the chief means Of trav-
el and life was more picturesque.
though less civilized, than at present.
In the evening there was a general
reception for Bishop and Mrs. Ken
drick. held at the home of DR. Atwood.
Among those who were present at
the luncheon were: E J. Bennitt.
Dwight Il. Heard, Governor Kibbey.
Judge Kent. Howard s. Reed. George
NJ Hahn, Harry Tritle. Mr.. Dezendorf.
DR.. Van der Veer, Mr.. James of Tempe.
Rev. B. /. Cox, Rev. w. c. Bulge OF
Nogales, Rev. E. w. Simonson OF Doug
las, George A. Smith. Rev. Richard
Bolt of Nogales, William G. Hanna of
Peoria. Judge Park of Prescott, Rev. J.
W. Atwood. Rev. Ernest A. Bolt of
Bisbee, Rev Fred Bennett of Globe, and
Rev. Mr.. Selby of Yuma.
DR.. Atwood spoke in a general way
of the work of Bishop Kendrick, and
then related some instances of the
early days. He intimated that it had
been suggested to him that any eulogy
of the bishops work would be quite
out of place, and he extricated himself
from the horns of the dilemma very
cleverly. He referred to the time when
the bishop, while fording the ella. was
tossed into the foaming suds THE
bishop found himself up to his neck
in the water, with a heavy grip-sack in
each hand, which kept his footing Sc
cure on the bottom" said DR.. Atwood.
Bishop Kendrick simply walked out
Of the river and dried the episcopal
robes on the bank. 1t wasn't a hard
ship, for the bishop said afterward that
he rather enjoyed the experience. The
bishop likes that sort of thing Though
he travels much of the time, he invari-
ably takes the day coach, instead of a
Pullman, because be sleeps better that
way. When he puts up at some of the
unspeakable hotels that ornament the
lesser towns of our territory, and finds
himself in the winter without a fire,
and in the summer without ventila-
ton, it isn't hardship he likes it be-
cause he is used to it. 1t would be diff
ficult indeed to praise him under these
circumstances"
Governor Kibbey said, in part:
Men are more prone to criticism
than to praise. II seems 10 be n char
acteristic of human nature that the
good deeds Of our fellow beings are
left unspoken. and whatever unworthy
qualities they may possess are subject
to open remark.
Il have been in this territory about
the same length of time that Bishop
Kendrick has. and in that twenty years
l have never heard from a single in
dividual one word of criticism directed
against him. What a record, AID
yet 1t goes still farther. Silence usu-
ally stands for approval; yet the ser