El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-04

The Southern Methodist church Of FL
Paso has shown remarkable growth and
development during the past year.
While the entire New Mexico confer
ence shows a net gain Of 10 percent in
membership, % percent Of that gain was
il FL Paso. F'orty-One percent Of the
increase IN the FL Paso district was in
At the last session Of the annual con-
ference, held in Las Cruces, Oct. 9-l5,
two new organizations were established
in the city, one in East FL PasO, north
OF the q. f. x $ \. tracks (Alta NISta)s
and one in East FL PasO, south OF the
tracks Two new men were put IN TINS
field This makes five resident min
listers in the regular work that the
church now has, not counting the mis-
siOnaries to the Mexican population
About $4,000 VIII be paid to these
ministers during the year IN salaries
Not only has the church enterDrlsed
these new works for the coming year
but those already established, Trinity
things on account OF the almost IN
Paralleled growth The Highland Park
church has voted 20 increase its pas
tors salary $500 over last year, thus
putting it among the leading secondary
appointments of the conference.
Trinity, under the leadership or Ut.
c. W. Webdels added over 800 TO It's
rel, and as token OF the esteem IN
which ne his held by mis- people and as
a recognition of his labOrs and the re-
suits accomplished, his official board
increased his salary $500 more than last
year.
With the added efficiency Of two new
labOrers the church expects to do a
great. years work
The WOman's Missionary society OF
the Trinity Methodist church viii meet
at $3.50 o'clock. Mrs. j. Mack Crawl ord
VIII conduct the devotional exercises
The board of stewards or the churcn
Will meet Tuesday night at . o'clock
when the first quarterly conference viii
be celebrated J. Allen Ray viii preside.
There were four additions to the church,
and Sunday morning it was stated the
church celebrated the largest COM
muniOn service in its history.
Baptists to Meet at Fort " ORTIZ
For the purpose of attending the ses-
sion Of the Baptist convention which
COnvenes at Fort Worth, Tex next
Thursday, several of the local ministers,
and other representatives, o. that de-
nomination Will leave Monday and Tues
day en- route to that city.
The convention viii include every
Baptist church in the state, and 1t IS es-
timated that over 1000 will be IN attend
aGc6- The session will last from Thurs
day until Monday night, when after the
election of officers for the ensuing
year, adjournment viii be taken
\ reieW of the missionary work that
that has been accomplished during the
past year in all parts of the state wiz
be one Of the features of the cOnVen-
ton. Plans for charging, and starting
new work for the coming year viii be
discussed and adopted
Those who viii attend from here are
Rev. Edward l. AIillican, of the East FL
PasO Baptist church; Rev. r. T. Hanks
OF the Houston Square-Calvary Baptist
church, Rev. J. L. Williams, Of the First
Baptist church, and Miss Lizzie Hall
", NJ Courtney viii attend the session
as a representative from the Highland
Park Baptist church. while the pastor,
Rev A T. Boyd, viii be in attendance
at the New Mexico Baptist convention