Arizona republican., 1911-08-27
 A. M. [. '4URCH Il Will Be Held in Phoenix
 This Week
 PROMINENT CHU URC H M EN Many Dignitaries Will Be Present. There Will Be Sermons, Jubilee Music And Other Events To Which All Are Welcome.
PROMINENT CHURC H M MEN

The Arizona annual conference of the African Methodist Episcopal
 church will convene in this city at i the First A NJ r.. church on Second l and Jefferson Sts Wednesday Aug
 ust 3Uth-, with Bishop IT, Blanton | Parks of Chicago presiding Rev. II. Franklin Bray is in charge of tho local church and will sac to it that the Bishop and ministers are so hos pitably entertained that they wiIl al want to remain here.
 Among the ministers who wiU on in attendance upon the conference are Rev w H. Prince, presiding elder. Rev J. II. Lynn. D D. of Waco. Texas; Rcv. John Hurst, D. D.. fuan- cial secretary of the conncc i,l from Washington. D. C; Rev. J. W. Rod gers. of Albuquerque, N. M: Key. WI liam r. Ratcliff of Raton. N. M: Rev. L A Brown of Tucson. Ariz: Rev. J. \. Duncan of Prescott, Arizona; Esv. r. NJ Hickman of Douglas. Arizona. Rcv. T. II. Wiscman of Globe. AriZO- na: Rev w < Humphrey of Clifton, Arizona; Rev. q. II. Byas of .NhU- qucrque. N NJ; Rev. J. II. McSWain of Roswell. N. NJ: Key. l.. NJ S1n- d,rs. F. D. of Fl Paso. Texas; Rev. T. L.. Cate of Seattle, Washington; Re-
 F. Jessie Jeck. D. D. of Los Angeles, Cal; Rev. W. T. Thornton and Re-. ! II. Holden and Mir Allen smith are members from this city.
 Bishop Parks is nationally known aS one of rhe greatest orators and Schol- ars of his race Dr. John Hurst the financial secretary with ne3duuartcrs in Washington is Wets Indian by
 birth and was educated in Engand and is fine platform sp-lLo'. Drs.
 w II. Prince and J IT. Lynn are among the leading prcsi inE elders of the connection and will deliver inter csting addresses. 3ev. Rodgers of Albuquerque is known 9s tn" Ch"s- tcrficld of the conference. Roy. Wise man is called the -rcates- singer this side of the Mississippi river. Rcvs
 Brown. Duncan, Ratcli'f" and Cate are all solid men of God and good pastors. Key. Hickman is called the Mark Twain of the conf -r"rce. pr
 Peck of Los Angeles and Dr. Sanders of Fl Paso will deliver special ad- dresses.
 The Arizona is one of the 70 con forcncos of the African Methodist Episcopal church emhr1eirg every state in the union. the Islands of the sea. South and West Afri'a Liberia, South America and Mexico. They represent one million members, own and control twenty universities. eel Iegcs and academies. Bethel College TT nal Shaffer College in Monrovia Liberia ara among the leading institutions of learning in their respectiv" countries
 There are eight thousand ministers in the connection with upwards 't eight thousands churches. Tn" .inan"t2l building located in Washing on, D. C- is among the best business houses in that city and is located under the shadow of the United States Treasury
 building Their largest publishing house is located in Philadelphia with smaller houses in Nashville, Tenn, Columbus, Ga, and Kansas City, Mo
 Sessions of the conference will be held morning. afternoon and evening beginning and continuing until Sun day evening The public k invited
 to attend each session. The real op- ening will be on Tuesday evening when twenty trained voices will give grand Jubilee concert in which Rev. Wiseman will take a leading parc as sisted by Rev. Mrs. w. II. Prince who will recite some of Paul Lawrence Dunbar's funniest pieces. The moral religious and financial condition of | the race will be discussed and plans put forth for their improvement | Wednesday evening grand reception will be held and Governor Sloan Wlll be among those who will deliver words of welcome to the first A. M. E church conference ever held in the state | of Arizona. The local church is mak
 ing preparations for the comfort of all who will be in attendance. lt IS
 hoped that the sessions will be largely
 attended by all denominations and ] races