El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-04
.TO EXTEND THE
WORK Of CHURCH
High Officials Of Church
Here With View to En-
larging Activities.

A party OF I'VE u4sLALls uloAeN p-~a-
Gals OF the Methodist Episcopal
church visited FL Paso Friday for the
purpose OF studying the local commu-
nifty with a view 10 large extensions
OF the work OF the denomination
among the Spanish speaking popula-
ton Of the southwest The delegation
was headed by the Rev. DR.. NJ P.
Burns. OF Philadelphia. secretary Of.
city work OF the board Of home mis-
sions and church extension With him
were Ralph E. Diffendorfer. Of New
York. associate secretary Of the board
OF education The Rev Dr. T. D.
Kohlsted. Of Milwaukee; the Rev. Dr.
John MacLean. superintendent OF the
Manhattan district Of the Kansas con-
ference and the Rev. DR.. A A Thomp-
son, superintendent Of the Boone dis
trict Of the Des Moines conference.
Viewing Mexican Conditions.
After a tour OF the city in coSpany
with J. c. WorthingtOn. II. L Birney
and Rev. John NJ Jackson, the visit
ing officials devoted the day TO an
Investigation OF the general conditions
obtaining among the Mexican laboring
classes in FL PasO. and to the proba-
bilities regarding future Mexican i'm
migra ton. A number Of building sites
/ were view CT ADLA4ENAaAAgs n 1AAaA HAaaAA
was made 70 the HOuchen settlement
the Methodist social institution al
Fifth and Tays streets
Asked as 10 what enterprises his
board was contemplating. DR.. Burns
said: Il am not at liberty TO discuss
our plans at this time for the reason
that they are not definitely formu-
lated. The purpose OF our visit IS TO
| look over the field here with a view 70
planning a program.
Recognize Fl Pnso's Strength.
However. you may say this much
J The general boards OF the Methodist
Episcopal church recognize the i'm
pOrtance Of FL PasO as the key 70 the
great southwest and 10 Mexico. and
our business here at this time IS re-
lated TO action that Is being cousid-
cred by our church in view Of the
splendid growth and the vast pros
poets OF your city. In whatever We
may inauEurate. il shall be our aim
70 act in keeping with your great u
ture- We are now looking into the
advfsa bility OF entering in the near
future upon an extensive program OF
propaganda and education among the
I Mexican people OF the southwest
/ program that viii involve the expen-
diture Of a large sum OF money on
our part and making FL Paso the CEN
Z ter OF our activities in this field More
than this an not az this time able 10
The party left last night for the Pa
cific coast
When asked what bearing the posi-
bflftv Of a union Of the Southern
Methodist church with the Methodist
I Episcopal church might have upon the
course Of action which may be taken
as the result OF the delegation's visit
/ TO FL Paso. Rev. John NJ Jackson,
! pastor OF the First VI E church, sala:
I IN my Judgment no bearing at all
do not believe that the general oIIl-
Gals OF our church regard such a COM
/ bination as imminent This view OF
I the matter seems 10 ne 70 be OBVIOUS
D from the visit Of Dr.. Burns ana ms
| associates to e Paso. I an OF the
opinion that so loni as our southern
brethren demand as the price OF their
return that we deny the right OF
church membership TO anv class OF
people on grounds other than rehg-
I ious. and 50 long as our southern
brethren stipulate that We camouflage
/ their return by dividing and section
alizing 5000. 900 Of our members. We
shall be unable 10 pay their price.
Much as We have wished for ana
hoped for their return, since the pub
/ lication a few weeks ago OF the ten
/ tative report OF the joint commission
| on unification. we have ceased 70 soon
expect IL. No, I am sure the enter
| prises OF the board OF home missions
and church extension VIII not De oe-
Ilayed on that account.