The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-07
PRESBY YTERIANS HONOR JUNEAU
 MEN IN EAST


 Rev. James H. condit, D. D.. and E. ". Petit. Of Juneau, were honored by the General Assembly of the Pres byterian church at Rochester N. r.. by appointment to important commit- tees. according to a letter received yesterday from pr. condit dated at Rochester, May %. Or. condit was member of the committee on tenn perance and Mir. Pettlt on the com mittee on church policy.
 "Over 1000 commissioners and oth- CT delegates are in attendance" says Dr. condit
 Meess Friend Of Judge smlser.
 Of local interest ia another para graph in Dr. Condit's letter. He said:
 Among others I have met is Judge Lemuel ?. Badgett, of Columbia, Tenn Q member of Congress and former law partner of Judge James A. Smis- CT. United States District attoreny at Juneau. Congressman Padgett says we should treat Judge smlser well, because he is the salt of the earth. %
 Dr. condt speaks in Chicago
 Dr. Condit left Rochester May 29th to deliver an address in Chicago. From the lake metropolis he intended to 50 to his old home at Fairfield, Iowa. thence to Lamar, Col, then to Los Angeles and San Francisco. From the latter place be will return direct Y to Juneau. He expects to arrive here about July 1st.
 Rochester Wrlteo Up Alaska
 The Rochester Daily Democrat and Chronicle Of May 2S contains Q write up of the Alaska delegation to the General Assembly. with excellent DOT triats of the members, pr. James A. Condit and Elder 2. ". Petit. of Ju- neau. and Rev. Fred Felconer of Flames.
 The article follows:
 Alaska has three Commissioners in the General Assembly. Rev. James H. Condlt, D. D.. represents the Presby- tery of Yukon. pr. Condit is super intendent of Presbyterian mission work in Alaska with headquarters at Juneau.
 The Presbytery of Alaska is repre- sented by Rev. Fred Falconer Of Kluk- wan native village Of chilcat h. dians. and Elder g. w Petit, from the Northern Light Presbyterian Church of Juneau. the largest organi- zation of white people in the Terri tory.
 The northernmost mission station of the world is the Presbyterian In- stituton among the Eskimos of Point Barrow. The mission operations of the Board of Home Missions in Alas ka are carried on among four of the six tribes of Alaskan Indians as well as among the white population. By dog.team, on foot. by rail and steamer and canoe as well as by stage the missionaries reach the remotest cor ners of this great country. Some of the stations are isolated as for exam pie the mission at Point Barrow, that has connection with the outside world but once 8 year. For ten montos of the twelve this native village is ice locked.
 Southeastern Alaska has @ more favorable temperature and large agri- cultural possibilities. In the vicinity of Knik. in Cooks Inlet, more than one hundred homesteads have been located within She past two years.
 Activity in government railroad building is said to have greatly stim- ulated the movement toward Alaska. Seward is rapidly assuming the char aeter of a city in accord with its po- sition as the recently selected ter minal of the railroad.
 There are 10000 people in the neighborhood Of Juneau, the capital of the Territory. Over SS.000,00O has al- ready been expended in the develop ment of the Alaska Gastineau quartz mine near Juneau and when it's plant Is complete it will be the largest low grade quartz mine in the world and will handle 10000 tons or ore a day.
 Alaska is the last frontier of the Uaited States, and the three commits sioners say. presents a field for pure ly home-mission enterpris which chal- lenges the attention and deserves the hearty support of the Presbyterian Church.
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 PORT TOWNSEND SHAKEN