El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-17

bers, the Westminster Presby-
terrain church has started the year
1914 with membership Of 252. The
Sunday school now has an enrolment
of 22O.
The church was organized in con-
neCtOn with the assembly OF the
Presbyterian church u. S, commonly
known as the southern Presbyterian
church. This congregation has the
distinction Of being the farthest west
of all the Southern Presbyterian
Rev o. G. Jones, Presbyterian
evangelist who had filled several
preaching appointments for the liuJle
congregation previous to that time,
conducted the organization. He was
assisted by Rev. Charles r. HYDE.
Worship Tor a Year in Tent
For a year the congregation Wor-
shipped in a tent on the present lot
when. with the assistance Of the Pres
bytery a building was erected IL
was small and nodes but ample Ter
the needs of that time. However, the
membership increased so rapidly that
in a few years fl became inadequate,
and in 1911 the present building vas
erected being completed ABOUT NO
vember /. The building is constructed
upon the old Mexican mission style OF
architecture, and furnished with mis-
consistent scheme. 1t has an audi
torium seating 45O and large sun
day school room with II separate
After the organization Of the church,
Rev. J. J. Gilchrist supplied the pull
pit until the first pastor was called
He did a faithful work and one that
has made a lasting impression upon
the minds and hearts Of the people
In December, 1903, Rev w. M. FAR
ley was called to the pastoraJe ana
served the church for a year since
that time the church has had the Iol-
lowing men as pastors. Rev. W. w.
Doggett, Rev. Henry r. Mctadyen ana
Rev T. S. Knox. OF these, Rev. Ar.
McFadyen had the longest pastoraIe-
On November 10, 1911, Rev. John e
Abbott took charge Of the church ana
was regularly installed as pastor jan
uary p, 1912. Rev. Mr. Abbott came
here from Marshall Mo, where ne had
been pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church for eight years AT the Tune
Of his call to Ell PasO he was mOdera-
tor Of the Southern Presbyterian sy-
nod Of Missouri. The church has
grown rapidly during this pasUorate,
1913 members having been received
since the relation was established
New Organ Installed.
During the last year a splendid new
organ has been installed and the mu-
sic greatly improved IN many ways:
Mrs. K c. COpenhaver is director of
the choir and Miss Theo Patterson is
The following are active officers in
the congregation: Elders Dr, ; r
King, J H Logan, DR.. }. Ia Mcknignl
Bradford Hardie, 3. NJ Smith DR.. H.
7: Harp, J. W B. Robinson Percy NC
Deacons. W. H. Loretz, ]. Il. Grant,
T. H Rogers Theodore Forster, Dr.
Lee Mcintosh, j. G. LoWman, T. A, J.
Seldom, W. i. Mcconnell George Ad-
amSon, c. w Groom.
Roll of Members.
Following is a list of the members
Of this congregation rms llsI lncludes
only those residing in FL PasO except
fn the cases of those only temporarily
away who still claim FL Paso as their
home.
Mrs Josephine Abbott Virginia Abbott
Fov1es MS L. C. Bowles. Geo.
Barlow Mrs Katherine Bischoff. airs. J. l. !
Broyles, Paul BrOyles. 3frs- Chas- r, Brown /
lie, Mrs. Rena Bunting, MIS- Mary Boynton' !
walker Boynton, Miss Berniee Boynton
Miss Ellen Campbell, John Campbell, ". ,
H Carson. Mrs. W. H Carson, Philip Car
son. Miss Ruth Carson Mrs. Eula Carson, I
c. l. Caspary. Mrs c. L. Caspary, H. W. /
Cole Mrs H W Cole George J. Cole, Mrs. 1
Jessie Cole, Miss Anna May Collards Mrs. I
Aunabel Conway. George NJ Conway, K. c. /
Copenhaver, Mrs. W W Compton, Miss Alta 4
N. Craig, J. Scudder Grain, Woodford Grain. /
A. Cribbs, C. w. Groom, Mrs Dardis Groom, 1
Miss Alice Carson
Mrs. ". S. Dawson, L. ". Dnewry, Miss (
Viva Driscol. Trent Driscols Mrs Lizzie Du- 4
E. 3
Miss Minnie Eddie, Mrs. C. F. Elliott, /
Miss Reba Leonard Elliott
Mrs Julia Farrow, Mrs. Lizzie T. Fenneu, |
D. T. FennelL Theodore Forster
T. NJ GourIey. MRS T. NJ GourIey. J. H. /
Jas. b Griffing. Mrs. Opheiia Griffing.
J. H Hamilton, Mrs Madge Hamilton, !
Mrs J. NJ Hannays Frances Hannays Brad (
ford Hardie. Mrs Bradford Hardie, Brsdv /
ford Hardle' IT., thornton Harules James !
Hardie. Miss Mary thornton HarChes Mar 4
garet B Hardie Thula Hardie, Dr. H F. 1
Harp, Mrs. Fannie Harp, Mrs. P n Har- 4
veys Mrs Mary hayward, Paul NJ Heer-
mans, Mrs Harriet J Heermans. Mary E 1
Heermans. Harriet L. Heermans- Mrs An !
mabel Held. T NJ Hervey, Mrs. T M. Her (
vey. Bart L HiIburn, c. S. Kill. Mrs Rosa 1
Brooks Hill. John T. Hill, Mrs Harry Hill, /
Sidney J. Hockett Mrs S. J. Hockett. Mrs. /
telle Howell, Mrs. RoWena Howell Mrs 1
Maud Hawkins.
. Miss Annie nyersOni. Mathew IversOn-
MS. Gladys James. Chas. c. James Mrs
ChaS- C. James. Mrs. F. J. johnson. NJ. l. /
Jones
Dr. S. 2. King, Mrs sallie 3. King, C.
c. kirkpatrick, Samuel Kirkpatrick, DR.. ".
C KluttZ
Mrs E. n. Lawrence, ]. h Logan, Mrs. ].
H Logan, Hervey Logan, W. H. LOretz, Mrs
W. H Loretz, Dr. J. D. Love. Mrs. Lewis
Lowe, J. G. Lowman, Mrs. Anna Lowman,
Miss Martha LoWman-
Mrs P c. March, Miss Josephine March.
W j. Mcconnell, Mrs ". J. Mcconnell. Mrs
Eunice McCintock. s. g. McCurdy, Mrs. S.
c. McCurdy, Mrs. Cora Mcdonald Ruth Nc
Donald MS n A Mcintosh Dr.. Lee Nc
Intosh Mrs. Lee Mcintosh. Archibald v Z
Mckee Mrs Anna Marie Mckee, Archibald
v Mckee, Jr-s DE- J. q Mcknight, Mrs
Martha Mcknight, Miss Mary Mclean, Mrs
Herman Nebus. Miss Irene Mebus Mrs A
H. Messimer5 Miss Mary Messiner. Robert
lIessimer, Ernest Michael. Dr.. F. P Miller
Mrs i. P. Miller. Edwin Miller, Miss Sarah
Mills, Mrs. Laura Medley, Malcolm MobIey,
Forest MObley John .Mobley, Mrs John
M0bley. W. S. Morehead. Mrs ". S. More
head, Geo F. Morgan, Mrs. G. F. Morgan,
r J. Murphy, Mrs. R. J. Murphy.
Mrs Jennie Nash.
Mrs Rose K Points, Watson Points Mrs.
Nora POgue. Mrs Pollock, John K. Prather,
Mrs. Maud Prather.
r.
airs. Eula Ragsdale Mrs. Amelia A. Rags
dale, Mrs. Mary Rankin, Miss Lillian Raw !
ley. r. P. RaWlins. Mrs r. p. RawIins
Willie Joe RaWlins, Franklin Raw Mrs
Franklin Ray, Mrs. Blanche A Reed. miss
Elossie Reed, Mrs s J. Rice, John Temple