Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-06

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vigOr and enthusiasm to the delectapie
meal that was served.
After the tables were cleared MT:
Hamblin, acting as moderator calleu
the PRESBYTERIAN hosts to business
and for three hours the CLOSETS ana
most spirited attention was PAID TO
the problems that were presented. IL.
f. stephens, clerk of the session was
secretary for the ecclesiastical part or
the meeting, and Henry Dandahi,
clerk of the board of trustees, secre-
tary for the secular business. Mi.
Hambln read Second Cor. 8:1-l5 ana
9:6-15, and followed with ferVeht
prayer. After the approval OF MN
utes, three ballots for elders were
taken. c. r. Linney and A. J, Teare
chosen on the first ballot felt con
strained to decline the honor inc
three finally elected were: Henry
Dendahl, John Fl. Walker and e f.
Sidebottom. April u, II a. M was
announced as the date for their or
dination and installation.
The election for two trustees result
ed in the choice of DR.. j. A, Massle
and n. H. Winter. The tellcrs of the
evening were: Mrs, Morris Thomas,
Mrs. Frank D. Mcbride, Max Beruef-
fly and w. V. Hail:
Reports of church activities, all OF
them indicative of vigorous church
life followed: Building Fund" Henry
Dendahl treasurer, c.. A. Rising; au-
ditors, G. P. harrington and Frank
d. Mcbride; New EZRA" budget, c.
A. Rising Woman's union. missionary
work, Mrs. Frank Staplin; aid work,
Mrs. William M. Scott Sunday school,
secretary and treasurer. owen Wood;
superintendent, Charles Il. Ldnney;
Christian EndeaKor society, Miss lrma
stephens; church session, II. F. ste
phens. For the first time in years,
every organization showed a substan-
tal financial surplus, increase in
membership, renewed enthusiasm. A
stirring talk was made by Mrs. X. G.
Ten Eyck, the new president of the
Woman's union, who in her eloquent
plea for unity, outlined the plans for
the reorganiZed union, using the fig
ure of a crew in a bout race as the
type of cooperative action that VIII
also succeed in church work She was
earnestly applauded. Mr.. Linney. as
superintendent, made a strong APP
peal for the Sunday school work. Mr..
Hamblin, briefly but forcibly and
clearly laid down the four conditions
for a successful church: Sound doe
trine," pure Lives" complete Or
ganization" and Individual Enthusi-
asm."
In conclusion, resolutions of sorrow
over the death of Fred Mcbride, elder
and former Sunday school Supernten-
dent, and of regret for the leaving of
Superintendent Fred Snyder. elder
and trustee, and Mrs. Snyder, presi-
dent of the Womans union at one
time, and both active in church and
| Sunday school, were presented and
adopted. Prayer and benediction con-
cluded what is declared to have been
the best attended, most harmonious
and most enthusiastic congregational
meeting held in years by the First
| Presbyterian church. Already new
impetus has been given the project to
revive the movement for the erection
of an institutional church IN memory
of the late Judge William H. Pope.
which has been held in allegiance on
account of war conditions. Other
plans for making the church power
| for good in commonwealth and COM
munity are also working out with evil
dent success. r