El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-19

W the ministers of the city and a
number OF the preachers are
away or are planning to leave soon
for their summer trips, accompanied
by their families. AS a running start
for the vacation season, the Minister'S
alliance Of the Protestant churches " III
hold a preachers picnic on Nay IS at
HuecO Tanks They viii drive 10 the
scenic canyons with their families and
VIII spend the day there with q basket
picnic at nOOntme-
Rev Charles l. Overstreet, Of the
FIRST Presbyterian church, IS At At
lanta Ca, attending the general meet
ing Of the church He viii return next
week and viii spend the vacation sea
son with Mrs DVerStreet- Charles, 1r-s
and ADELAIDE, at ClOudcrOft, where they
viii have a cottage
Rev and Mrs Henry Easter viii d.
vide their time between ClOudcroft
and El PasO. making trips to the
mountains during the summer season
They have a cottage at ClOudcTOft and
MIS- Easter VIII spend the greater part
of the time there, while Rev Mr.
Easter VIII return for special services
at his church.
Rev Charles W Webdeu VIII spend
the summer vacation in northern Mis-
souri, He viii visit Memphis, Tenn,
en- route to Missouri, where Mrs. Web
dell has been visiting
ter, Of the First Methodist Episcopal
church, VIII spend their vacation at
CloudcrOft, although they have not de-
cioed as TO the time for taking II
Some to Visit the Coast.
The family OF Rev. John E. Abbott,
pastor Of the Westminster Presbyter-
ian church, viii have a cottage on the
California coast at Long Beach THIS
summer. 1Irs. Abbott and family viii
80 there in June and Rev Mr. Abbott
Par r. Williams of the First
Baptist church. accompanied by Mrs
Williams, will spend the summer at
Long Beach. Cal
Kenneth Brown, of the East FL PasO
Baptist church. viii have a cottage at I
Mountain Park for the summer Mr..
Brown win make trips to Mountain
Park whenever possible and VIII spend
his vacation month there with Mrs
Rev Perry J. Rice. Of the First 1
Christian church, viii go to Los Al I
geles in July to attend the Christian I
EudeaYOr national meeting lie " III /
be accompanied by Mrs Rice and they 4
viii take their vacation while On the 4
coast
Rev. Ed l. lIIIicau and Mrs 3Iiuican :
viii leave for Mineral Wells, Tex, I
Wednesday to spend two months They /
viii return then and spend the le-
maindCr Of the summer IN ClOudCroIL
Trinity Sunday at st. Clements.
Sunday was Trinity Sunday at the !
church of st. Clement and special ST.
vices were conducted by the rector IN 4
celebration Of the day The Feslry CT
this church VIII meet this evening at
O'clock The daughters or the 5AlnB
viii meet Tuesday afternoon It 4.
The WOmau's bible class VIII also meet !
Friday afternoon at the same tine
Rev. Henry Easter went to Alan 5SordO
Sunday afternoon TO conduct services
there Sunday evening
Rev. H 3. Roller, the Indiana evan
gelist. preached at the First Methodist
Episcopal church sunday
To Address Big Springs Students
Rev. John i. ABBOTT, of the west
minister Presbyterian church, VIII De
liver the commencement ADDRESS 70
the Big Springs, Tex. schools on We'd
nesday, May Is He viii also deliver
a series of sermons at the Big Springs
Presbyterian church while ne IS there
There was one admission TO MS church
Sunday morning
Rev J. NJ Joiner, missionary for FL I
PasO for the Baptist church, preached
at the First Baptist church sunday
morning
Rev. VIII r Howell. pastor 81 the
Alta Vista Methodist church, is serl-
OuSly III with appendicitis ana as IN !
able to appear at his church Sunday I
Rev J. H. Fitzgerald. missionary fer /
the Methodist church in Durango and
Chihuahua preached in his place
To Conduct Quarterly 5ieetinE-.
The quarterly meeting Of the East
FL PasO church viii be held Tuesday
evening in charge Of Rev j. Allen
Raw. the presiding elder. Cottage
prayer meeting viii be held Wednes-
day evening at the home Cf G g An
derson on Canal street
Howard B. Durkee. general Secre-
tary Of the Y NJ c. A, preached sun
dav at the First Presbyterian church
10 the absence of Rev C. L CverSIs Get
Rev Mr.. OVERSIGHT viii return IN time
for the services Sunday sunday w;ll
be childreu's day at the First Pres
byterian church and the program VII
begin at $3.50 a. M The regular week
Iy prayer service viii be held Weines-
day. evening
Contribution Box Banished-
The contribution box, a relic Of the
oIden days in churches, has been abOl-
'shed in the East FL PasO Presbyterian
church. Instead an oak box has been
placed near the door as is done In the
Catholic churches and the cOntribu- {
ions are dropped into the box by the (
church attendants. The W. Q, T. Q |
will have q reception Friday evening
at the East Ell PasO church after the I
lecture by Rev. Kenneth
Thursday afternoon at the reading
room OF the church by Mrs. Boone and
Mrs. Pitman for the benefit Of the Z
church debt fund
Women to Entertain.
Mrs. Wip Robinson and Mrs. L D
IUllurn viii entertain the women Of 1
the Trinity Methodist church at a mis- |
5ionary social to be held Tuesday az
-ernoOn at the church parlors. The /
-hird quarterly conference for Trinity
,hurch viii be held al the church Tues
lay evening at eight O'Clock Rev.
Allen Ray VIII Officiate as presiding
.lder- The weekly prayer meeting viii J
BE- held Wednesday evening at eight ,
rclock.
Westminster Notes.
The Aid society of the Westminster Z