Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-05
SUPER|NTENOENTS' REPORTS
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TELL OF AOvANCEMENTS

LONG BEACH, Oct. 5.-The second
mornings session of the Southern Cali
fornia Methodist conference was chief
ly Interesting to the large congresd-
ton in the reports of the four district
superintendents, each of which showed
remarkable growth.
delightful incident, not on the reg
ular program, was the presentation of
a beautiful silver service set to Dr. and
Mrs. w. II. Kent. the former the retir-
ing superintendent of the Fresno dis
trict.
Other matters of interest were a
basket collection Of $23f. raised for ].
L. Dimmit, a sick AMI needy minister
now in Indio; the presentation OF re-
ports on the work of the Spanish mis-
sions by Frank Wallace and DR.. Nc
Clish and the addresses Of Rev. Chas.
NJ. Boswell, secretary of the board of
home missions, and DR.. Matthew J.
| Trenery, representing the Sunday
school board
Bishop Shepard read a telegram from
Bishop Hartzell asking that steps be
taken to pay the expenses of the Rev.
c. A. Kent, formerly pastor at Mon
rovia, who was recently sent to Africa
as missionary, his title being district
superintendent and his station Rho
desia.
District Superintendent Inwood of
San Diego, who reported that despite
frost and drought there had been won
derful liberality displayed by the mem :
bers of the church in his district has
also suggested that as Lower CaIifor-
MIA is now among the foreign missions
stations, some means of taking care
of it be adopted. San Diego is replac-
ing its old church with a new one TO
cost $4,000; Santa Ana, at equal ex-
pense, has increased the size of its
auditorium; San Diego has $1,000
building to house its primary depart
ment; Redlands is planning a new
auditorium, while chapels have been
built at Burd, Mission Hills, Silsbee
Del Rosa, Santee, Ell Centre and Chula
Vista, with parsonages at many points,
including Garden Grove, Fairmount,
san Diego, Arlington and Ell Centre; Is
churches in the district have wiped out
an Indebtedness of $4,000.
DR.. F. ID. Mather, superintendent Of
the Pasadena district, gave a most
favorable report. About $4,000 has
been raised for a Sunday school build
ing at Alhambra; at Baldwin Park a
lot has been donated and a church Is
to be erected; at Fillmore a S140O lot
was given and $500 church con-
Structed; $4,000 church building at
Lordsburg; a $4,000 project has been
completed at Ontario and $4,000 par
sonage built; the South Side people at
Ontario have DIV
church; Lincoln Avenue church, Pas
at an expense of $4,000; Upland plans
improvements valued at $4,000; Van
Nuys has a $4,000 church; Owensmouth
has two lots and $2400 and will build a
$4,000 edifice; $50 people have joined
the district churches this year. In con-
cluding. Mr.. Mather said: The mini
mum salary of a married pastor should
be $1,000. An unmarried man can get
along with less"
Or. r. NJ. Larkin, superintendent of
the Los Angeles district, gave a most
comprehensive report of the church 5
work. Among other things he predict eu
| that within a short time there would
! not be a saloon within the incorporat-
ed limits of the city. DIR. Larkin said
tHe university L or southern California
was embarrassed with success and
there was an imperative demand for a
large endowment to carry on the work
successfully. I'VE need more money
for this magnificent university," ne
said. 1T is doing a better work and
more work for less money than any
| institution in the state. The Maclay
| College of Theology is an institution
deserving of the greatest help. We
will probably build this year the main
building of the S15O,OOO hospital that
the Methodists are to construct in Los
Angeles. This will cost $4,000"
DR.. II. V. Peck, the Fresno district
superintendent, stated that in his six
years incumbency Of the office he had
traveed 10000 miles The Sequoia
| Park association, less than a year old
now owns 49 acres, mostly covered
with large oak trees, making the place
one of the most delightful for camp
meetings. Hanford, Merced. Delano
Reedly, Arroyo Grande and Colvis arc
now numbered among the temperance
| towns.
| The Minister'S Wives association
congregation in the large auditorium
meanwhile enjoying representations by
| Rev. w. Fl. Head, a dramatic interpre-
ter and reader, who gave selections
| from "The Pilgrims Progress" Job and
the Song of Solomon
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