El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-05
TWO ALlMOGORDO
CHURCHES TO UNITE
Adopt Resolutions Asking
Conferences to Arrange
Union; a Cloudburst
Floods Canyon.

Alamogordo, n. NJ. Sept 5.-As an
outcome of a movement inaugurated
several months ago looking toward
the union or consolidation of the con-
gregations of several of the religious
denominations of AlamOgordo, joint
conference was held at the Methodist
Episcopal church south, between the
members of the Grace NJ. E church
and NJ. Z. church south and the union
was endorsed
Presiding elder J. Allen Ray, of FL
PasO, of the NJ Z. church south, pre-
sided at the joint conference Directly
preceding this conference, church
conferences were held by both
churches, over which conferences Rev
Mr. Holpair and Rev. J. Allen Ray
presided respectively, the former for
the Grace NJ. E church and the latter
for the southern church. A feeling Of
unity between these two organizations
has been growing for the past few
months. In doctrine and church policy
the two churches are identical, and To-
cal members, in view Of the fact that
the union church would make a strong
organization. have felt that this move
was the correct thing to do, and for
some months have informally discussed
the plan.
The annual conference Of the NJ. z.
church and the NJ E. church south OF
this section will be held in few weeks,
days of each other.
Send Petitions to Conferences.
The congregations have unanimously
agreed TO the union and resolutions
were unanimously adopted asking the
presiding bishops of the New Mexico
English Mission conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and the
New Mexico conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church south to arrange
for the union
The resolutions say in part:
For some time a financial stress
has been laid upon US as individual
churches on account of the conditions
prevailing in this city which conditions
have continued for some years and
have grown at the present time to be
very acute, and seriously curtain our
usefulness for the Amaster in our d.
vided condition and has also at the
present time become a very embarras-
ing situation to US as churches. Be-
cause of these conditions we believe
that it behOOyes US children of one
Father, to do all We can to adjust the
work of our two churches to the pres
ent conditions, and our needs and the
salvation of men.
Therefore, We the members of the
two churches in joint church confer
ence respectfully and urgently request
and petition that, we the members of
Grace Methodist church, and the Meth
odist Episcopal church south, of Ala
mOgordO, OterO county, New Mexico,
be permitted in some way to unite IN
one congregation to work and worship
for the good Of our children and the
salvation of men,"
The resolutions were signed on be-
half of the joint church conference by
the secretaries Of the two church con-
ferences, L N Jones, secretary, church
conference Grace NJ E church. and
Jodie Ragsdale. secretary, church con-
ference NJ. Z. church south.
Rev, W A COOksey. Rev. Lee B.
Spencer, Rev. J I. Walker, and Mrs
J. S. Baker have left 20 attend the ses-
sions of Lincoln Baptist association at
Carrizozo.
H T. Stafford and family. of Ell Paso.
passed through in a Maxwell 80 for
an outing on the RiodOsa
CIOudburst Floods Canyon.
As a result of a cloudburst in La
Luz and Fresmal canyons La Luz can
yon became a torrent, east of La Luz.
at kearney switch, the waters spread
and were in such force and abundance
that about half a mile of the South J
western railroad track went out de-
laying trains No. 2 and No. 80 several
hours No. being marooned here and
NO. 50 at Tularosa- This is the sec
ond time the water has damaged the
tracks IN the past ten days