Arizona republican., 1918-04-28
b|G PLANS FOR
 NEWyEARMADE
 BY CHRISTIANS

The convention at the Central Chris ton church assembled yesterday morn ing at 10 o'clock, Fred s. Carter, min ister of the Winslow church presiding. Edgar Lloyd Smith of California, an expert in Bible. school work, took as his topic "The program for raising missionary funds" It was a master piece of practical method, which E. D. Raley, secretary of the inter -denomi- national Sunday school work, com mended heartily.
 The report of the state board of missions was then read giving an ac count of what the board had under taken and accomplished during the year. The support of the missionaries at Buckeye and Wilcox and the state superintendent, the completion of a $7,0O0 building at Glendale under the successful management of Secretary Dunlap, the opening of a Bible school at Flagstaff, the survey of Prescott, Yuma, Globe, Miami and Florence and the great union meeting at Yuma and the fruits of it were among the things mentioned.
 CtCItldlX Dullldp LAlClt saw All7 field report giving with some detail the progress of the year In every new hamlet or town or city or camp where surveys had been made members of the Christian church are found. After just a few weeks 6S were found in Globe, 35 in Miamai, 24 in Florence, 50 in Yuma and so on
 The plans for the new year are con- tained in the report of the committee on future work brief of which fol- lows. It recommended that Tolleson and Buckeye be placed under one min ister. That re-opening of work in Mesa and Chandler under one minister be undertaken soon. That the work at Globe and Miami be organized and a minister placed over them. That Yuma and the valley have special attention for organization and securing 6 vigor- ous minister. That attention De given by the secretary 10 Bisbee and that work put in order. That Wilcox and Glendale be put on the self-Sustaining list very soon. That the plans for a school of efficiency be held in Phoenix next winter with several experts in bible school work as teachers. That Edgar Lloyd Smith spend three months next year in the Bible school work of the state and an extra sum of money be raised to secure this. That Miss Bertrande Hendrix as Bible school sec retary be given the full cooperation of the churches. That Arizona have first place on the missionary budget. That the American Christian Missionary society and the Christian Woman s Board of Missions be urged to increase their appropriations for this work, and | fir al 11xr that sfrTha phnaniSy'f ha anlarOp6 q l into a state paper.
 | Two addresses were delivered in the afternoon. One was by Charles w Dean of Denver on Organization" anC | the other by MT. Yocum, the western secretary of the Foreign society. He | spoke on the Men and Millions" move ment and detailed some of the steps iI | that work which set the pace to the whole Christian world in raising large sums of money for the worlds gooC and the churches work. At night Johr | H. Booth of Kansas city, secretary O. the board of church extension, deliv. cred an address on the work of tha board.
 New members of the board of di. rectors of the Arizona society, are J. R Rountree, W. S. Buchanan, B. o Brown. President of the next conven. tion, W. s. Buchanan; secretary 0 convention, J. B. Brown; secretary O Bible schools, Fred s. Carter; secretar! of Christian Endeavor Miss Bertrand Hendrix, Tempe; member of the hom' board of California, R. E. Dunlap.
 The board of directors will meet fo organization before adjournment to morrow. J. M. Stewart, president O the board, has been unable on accoun of illness to attend any of the sessions
 Today C. M. Yocum. will speak a the Central church, John Booth vii preach at Tempe and c. W. Dean a
 Glendale. At night W. S. Buchanan
 will deliver the convention sermon a
 the Central Christian church
 The afternoon preachers program
 has in store a rich treat for all wh
 will attend.