El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
Raises 500, 900 and Adds
421 Members In FiUe Years
First Presbyterian Church. Since Its Organization in Ell
PasO, Has Received 1900 Members; Starts in 1882
With 27 Members; Rev. Charles L. Overstreet
Has Been It's Pastor For Five Years

! membership Of over $50 The Ladies' Aid
society has ever been a helpful and active
agency in the church's welfare. They own
manse valued at about $1,000
The Missionary society is one Of the live
institutions of the church, with about 1OO
members Their programs each month are
uplifting, and the social hour following a
delightful means for getting acquainted Ihe
Endeavor societies and Barracks and Phi
lathea classes look after the young people S
department and are doing splendid work IN
that field Once a month the Mems club
come together at supper or banquet ana
most refreshing programs are carried out at
these get togethers-"
The church has always been famous for
IT'S splendid music, and from week 70 week
the musical features Of the service are
equal to that heard in the large eastern
cities.
Raiser $4,000 in 10 Minutes.
-Four years ago the church became keenly
alive to missions. Up to thaL time very nJLIe
had been done, the year before only SOL
having been given to foreign missions. How
ever, under the stimulus Of the layrnen S
missionary movement the congregaJIon as
sumed the support OF Dr. A y HAZE OF
Osaka, Japan, at $1,000 a year In addition
to this the church gives literally to all
home enterprises, and contributes TO all the
home boards Of the church
Three weeks after the missionary cam
paign, the church did a thing that created
comment all over the country that OF raising
$4,000 in 10 minutes on church debt OF
nearly $4,000. This was accomplished on
the first anniversary DAY OF tne pastorate
OF Rev. Chas. i. OTerstreeL. MI OVersteeL S
pastOrate will be five years In APRIL.
Is Left $4,000.
With the very generous gift OF $4,000.
which Abraham POgue recently left to the
church in his viii the church Will shortly
be free Of all Indebtedness.
Miss Kate Fink is employed as Mr.. Over
streets assistant, her time being given large
~ to visitation work
The officers Of the church are;
Rev Charles Leslie Overstreet, pastor.
Foreign pastor, Rev. a. D. Hail. D. D.,
Church Visitor. Miss Kate Fink.
Elders-E. A. Shelton, clerk; W L. Crock
EFT, Dr. D. w Detwiler. A. G. Foster. J.
L. Campbell, H B. DUrkee. Dr. J. A. Raw
lings, H A Taylor. W. P. Blair, l.. L. Rob
inson.
1IcBroom. A. H Anderson, Jas. G. McNary,
Z. P. Rankin w H. Shelton. W. L. Gaines,
Fred Hewitt, DR.. I. NJ. Brock W. V Long.
jas G. McNary, church treasurer. Dr. ID;
W. Detwiler, secretary Of maintenance and
missions; G. A Graham assistant secretary
and solicitor.
Mrs Jas. G. 1fcNary, Organists Mrs Leila
T. Moore, soprano; J. L. Coggeshall, bass;
Mrs A II. GOldstein alto; F. C. Billings,
tenor; Jas. G. 3IcNary, director and chairman
Church Organizations.
Sunday school L Robinson, superin-
tendent; ". v Long, assistant sUperintend-
ent; DR.. L. N. Breck, secretary; Herbert
/ Hunter. treasurer; Mrs. 6. A. Frey, pianist
Mrs c. A. Harle. superintendent Of pri-
mary department; Mrs c. /. Overstreet, SUI
perintendent Of juniors; ". V Long
superintendent Of Intermediates; n d.
Durkee teacher of Barracks; Mrs. H. T.
Bowie, teacher Of Philatheas; A G. Foster,
Mrs. A B. Moore and Mrs. Avirett, teachers
Of adult classes; Mrs. D. c. Huntington, su-
perintendent Of cradle roll. and Miss Kate
Fink, superintendent Of the home depart
ment-
Christian Endeavor-W. r. Blair. presi-
dent: VIM p. BiXler, vice president; Miss
Mary Duden, secretary.
Junior EndeavOr-JOhn Heron, president
Miss Laura E. Blackshere, Mrs O. A. Critch-
EFT and Miss Kate Fink, supervisors.
WOman's Missionary sOciety-Mrs. ". L.
Crockett, president; Mrs W. V Long, vice
president; Mrs. H. N. Patterson, secretary;
Mrs. T. D. Garrett. treasurer.
Aid society--Ars. Z. W. Parker, president;
Mrs. J. A Bennett, secretary; Mrs c. A.
Graham treasurer; district chairmen. Mrs.
Frances Roblee; Mrs J. A Bennett, Mrs. A.
W. Biutick Mrs Harris Walthal.
Mems club-Rupert Redic, president; E.