El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
To MEET NEXT
IN ALPINE, TEX.
Presbytery Expresses Faith
in Hoover and Urges Food
Conservation.
Conservation,

The FL Paso Presbytery OF the
Presbyterian church Q. S. A. met IN
its regular fail session Friday night
at the First Presbyterian church al
1880 o'clock. Rev. Hugh T. Mitchell
more preached the opening sermon
on the subject Of ''The Christian
Grace Of Duty" He emphasized the
important part that duty played in
the Christian life. Jesus felt strong
" this sense Of duty. He said 4 must
be about my Fathers business
must needs go through Samaria-'
Z These are days when every man must
needs do many things Duty never
pressed so hard as today
Rey- A A Davis. stated clerk OF the
I Presbytery, called the roll and Pres
I bvtery was constituted for the trans
action Of business. The IoloWln6
ministers and elders were selected 70
attend the meeting or synod a ,ieIi y
/ phis, Texas. which meets OCTOBER ~
{ Rev. c. l. Overstreet and Rev A. y
/ Davis: elders r. E Dietz ana j. W.
Merrill
To Meet In Alpine Next.
Alpine, Texas. was named as tne
na1-+ Mace Of meeting. the meeting to
! be held the second week in April rev,
] @ L. OVerstreet, i. A shelton anu
, Rev. Hugh 7. Mitchelmore were ap-
/ pointed a committee TO revise the
personnel OF the standing comm ltees.
3 They will recommend the following
/ Home missions: Rev. C. i. over
street. Rev. Hugh 7. Mitchelmore, u.
Z West and ". Z. CALDWELL Foreign
I missions. Rev. II. 7. Mitchelmore'
/ Jesse Merrill and J. L Campbell; edu-
I cation and colleges: Rev. A A. DAVIS
and III B. Durkee; Young Peoples so
ciety and Sunday school work heF'
. Hugh T MitchelmOres ". v. Long
". r. Blair and J. J. FlnneZ
/ Ministerial sustentation; Dr- D. w
/ Detwiler and John Shannon syste-
matte benevolence: z. A shelton ana
Dr. J. a. Raw lings; temperance A. A.
Davis and J. l. Campbell
install New Pastor.
4 committee was appointed 70 ar
range for the installation OF Kew
Hugh T. MitchelmOre as pastor OF tns
Presbvtery will take active steps
in an endeavOr to locate ministers
over the vacant fields at Maria Al
pine and Fl Davis. These LeldS nave
been without an active pastor since
the death Of Rev W b Bloys las
sDrfnE. However, these churches nave
been supplied from time 70 time an'
few services have been missed.
Presbytery convened SatuI Va
. morning for the Transaction OF bust
3 mes and the hearing Of reports
! Rev. II. o. Moore, OF Pecos, was
visitor to the Presbytery and was In
vited 10 sit as = corresponding mem
! Der. Rev. Mr.. Moore is contemplatln
J taking up work at AlamOgOrdo, n. N
J Committee Of War Work
Saturday morning. after the deyo
I tfoual hour, the Presbytery settle'
. down to regular business. In com
pliance with the wishes Of the genera
3 assem- bly,, the Presbytery appointed
] committee on war work Rev. H.
3 Mitchelmore was made chairman Q
this committee. which is TO cooperat
/ with similar committees from otne
? Presbyteries TO obtain for the nation
al service commission Information o
: all men enlisted within the bound
; OF the Presbyteries and such facl
{ as viii help the national service com
I mission TO give effective service q
r the Presbyterian boys in both cam
= and field.
; Express Faith in Hoover.
A resolution expressing eNpllcl
{ faith in Herbert Hoover and In thos
: associated with him in conserving tn
} food of the nation was adopted ais
3 one declaring for one wheatless an
T one meatless meal each day and IA
] voring a weekly report card upoi
food savings