Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-06

{, red Heart of Jesus, but did not then
 survive It Is now in fourishing con
 dition with about 65 resident members
 Reverend D. c. Williams, the present
 pastor, came here last September from Tucson, where he had had charge for , five years. MT. Williams has done much
 to upbuild the educational department
 of the church as we'll as it's financial system. Graded classes with an aggre-
 gate membership of 300 are making a study of biblical subjects and certif. cates of advancement are granted to each student. This church is the only one of the denomination in Arizona that has this system.
 The Baptist Young Peoples Union and the Baptist Ladies Aid society are strong organizations doing much social and benevolent work. During the year ending March 31, the church paid of an indebtedness of $3,000 on it's build ing and lot and raised $500 for mis- sions. In addition to this, about $1,400 was raised for current expenses.
 Methodist Episcopal
 The St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church is one of the patriarchs. The present building was dedicated Novem- Der 2, 1880. Its founder and first pas tor, Reverend John J. Winger, previous to that time, had walked thirty-five miles over the trail from Pinal every Saturday to hold services on the fol. lowing day. The place of meeting was the printing office of the late Judge Hackney, founder of the Weekly Silver Belt The church is now the oldest Protestant church in the city and has 125 enrolled members with an av- craze attendance at evening meetings of about 200 people. It has an active Ladies Aid society and an Epworth league which is giving much valuable service. The latest undertaking of the latter organization is the opening of D free reading room in the church build. ing. Current magazines and newspa- pers will be at the service of all corners. It is hoped that the church in this way may get in touch with newly arrived people and be of material assistance to them in finding congenial surroundings here. The reading room will be open from morning until 10 o'clock each night and will be in charge of members of the Epworth league. 1
 Much of the present activity of the church is due to the energy and infu- ance of Reverend E. c. Decker, who came to the pastorate two and half years ago after a nine years charge 1t Williams, Arizona. Under his able direction the church has prospered to . remarkable degree. Improvements recently made include an addition to he church containing main room, a rest room and a kitchen. Electric blackboards, chairs, a new oaptistry and repapering and paint ng of the interior of the church are 'urther improvements. The new facil- ties were made possible by the sale if lots on the corner of Hill and Mes quite streets and by gift of sl,5Oo rom Professor Douglas. The church tow owns it's own building and parson- lge, and is entirely out of debt.
 St. Johns Episcopal
 The St. Johns' congregation, the Epis- opal church here, has the advantage Ifforded by handsome building and, trough the work of the rector, Rever- nd Father Bennett, and the St. John s Woman s Guild, is doing it's share of he benevolent work of the city.
 Reverend Father Bennett came here January l from Prescott, and the hurch under his leadership should en- oy a new era of prosperity. The St.