Arizona republican., 1912-04-08

I wv oN1G Ddil Sdllit
 scheduled for yesterday afternoon be-
 tween the Pastimes and the Cubs
 failed to materialize.
 | TO COAST ON BUSINESSES. w Noll of the Arizona Laundry left last night for Los Angeles. He will be gone for week attending to busi-
 ness matters.
 BAND CoNCERT-The Indian | school band played a sacred concert | from the band stand at the school grounds yesterday afternoon. The | organization just now is at it's best
 and the concert was enjoyed by a
 large audience which journeyed from | town in such numbers that the street
 cars were crowded during the after
 noon.
 COuRTESIES APPREcIATED-L.
 R. Barrow, a director of the Panama
 California exposition to be held in
 San Diego. and connected with the l San Diego Union. was | recent visitor 1 in Phoenix furthering the plans of | the exposition management to make | Arizona one of the big attractions at 1 the coming show. Returning home he : published in the Union column ar ! ticle in which he said 50 many fine | things about Phoenix. the Salt River | valley and all Arizona it would take ! another column to tell it. To sum it ! all up Mir Barrow was highly appre- 1 ciative of cOurtesies extended and the
 good things he told about Arizona on l his return will not be soon forgotten at either end Of the line
 DEATH OF E. E. SPENCER-E l F. Spencer of the weather bureau 1 service died at his home in this city l on Saturday after a long illness of | tuberculosis The funeral will be held | this afternoon at o'clock in the chapel of ElsterlinS X Whitney and will be under the auspices of the Ma sonic lodge. Deceased was born in Springfield. III. 42 years ago January | l6 last and entered the weather bu- | reau service March 3. 1892 He has l been employed ever since and during | his career served the bureau in nine | teen states. He came to Phoenix October 6. 1910. from Houston. Texas, and was previously in Abilene and 1 Galveston. He is survived by a wife whom he married year ago and by
 stepmother and stepsister in Mar I tinsburg. W. Va. and stepbrothers in 1 Chicago and Philadelphia He was q member of the Masonic lodge in
 Abilene. Texas.
 1 CHRISTIAN CHURCH-Thc Chris
 tian church was crowded to the ut termost last night with several hun
 dred present. A grand service of songs preceded a powerful and in 1 spring sermon on Christian union. | There were three who responded tO ! the invita- ton. one came in the morn ! ing. another. four in all during the i day. Rev. W. L. Harris grows in earnestness and power with each succeeding nights work A largely attended after service was held after the sermon Sunday night at which time. the evangelist complimented the | large number of church people who
 greeted and welcomed the strangers and recommended that every man and woman should do the same The evangelist will speak each evening through this week
 ! A GRAND RALLY OAY-Yester- day was most interesting day for the First Methodist church of this city. At the morning service the Sabbath School. under the direction l of Superintendent Dr Beauchamp. l rendered most enjoyable program of song and recitation. The choir | and $. :. orchestra assisted in the singing. Resurrection" by Edwin Arnold. as rendered by Mrs. Harker,
 the pastors wife. thrilled every heart and held the closest attention of the hundreds of children. as well as of all adults Her power in recitation is surpassed by few. if the judgment of the audiences of yesterday morning is to decide. At night some 40 or 50 Knights Templar mostly in uni- form. marched from Masonic hall to the Methodist church at 7:30. There the beautiful Templar service was rendered when Rev. Dr. Harker. the
 pastor. delivered the Easter sermon. His eloquent and earnest words thrilled every heart not only the
 knights were so delighted but the large audience as we'll Many of the knights were so delighted with it that they desire to have it published. Dr. Harker is q valuable addition to the ministry of Phoenix. At the morning service twenty eight new members joined the church.