Arizona republican., 1920-02-11


 ------------------------------------- --------------- 1 By the constitution or institutes al | ready adopted the cathedral becomes the central church of the whole mis- sionarv district of Arizona as we'll as the parish of Trinity and the city of Phoenix. The literal meaning of the word cathedral is the bishops seat, and l according to the institutes, the bishop | has control of the ritual or order of ] service of the cathedral. He has the right, when he desires, to use it for l preaching or conducting services and l for administering the various offices Of the church. For this reason, church people throughout the state should feel i that 1t belongs to them and should wish to make some contribution, however small, to it's erection. This might take 1 the form of individual gifts and of a l special offering on a designated Sun day which might be called Cathedral Sunday, when the opportunity would be provided for each member of the church in Arizona to give for this pur- lpose.
 The cathedral should also be mis- sionary center and one more ad ditional clergy should be attached to 1 the cathedral and new missions estab- lished or revived throughout the Salt River valley and surrounding country. The time will come when the cathedral house will have to be enlarged if 1t is to serve the parish, the community and the diocese completely. Even now we need a rectcry or deanery to complete the group of buildings and provide a house for the dean, who is also rector 1 of the parish.
 The work at Prescott has been going on steadily without any startling ad vance. Mining conditions have been such that the city itself has not grown 1 appreciably. The establishment of the SnldiPTS' rIIhArr1InGiS 9t Fort Whipple with a large number of con- l valescent patients and large corps of military and civilian workers required for the administration of the work has added to the business life and the l church work of Prescott. Our rector there has been devoted in ministering | to the inhabitants of the camp and also ! through the parish house which has i been social and educational center | for the men. Here they have come for tercourse, when the large hall is ire | quently crowded. The rector and his workers deserve great credit for the i fine patriotic work which they have done in noble spirit of unselfish ser vice. The rector is also looking to the i smaller towns and communities in Va vapai county to see whether he can serve them in the way of religious services and pastoral care.
 Tucson
 Like St Lul1e's at Prescott, the work is going steadily in Grace church 1 with the assistance of one of tfle most devoted laymen in Arizona. The rector has been able to accomplish fine work not only for the parish and com i munity but also for the diocese in the ! oversight of the work at St. Luke's in 1 the desert and the unorganized mis- sions at Oracle and Fort Lowell which are examples of practically church unity in two small communities where there is the only TRligf0nS EPrXica | held attended by members of the va | riouS religious bodies and opinions. The people of Tucson realize fully what they owe to their rector and his wife, socially, spiritually and. in every i other way. An illustration of this was Q, gift from lady of the Jewish faith of a Ford automobile which is proving a most valuable assistant but the work in the parish and the community has not prevented him from responding to l the call of the general church notably in the church pension fund commission and the nationwide campaign.
 Douglas
 | The work has gone on serenely and effectively as usual in Douglas and the long rectorship of the present incum- bent has shown what length of service when 1t is done in consecrated spirit can accomplish both for the church and the community. This accounts in a large measure for the leading position | the fact that our minister ministers to the whole city. Douglas needs a parish or community house to serve the church and the people of the city, and | It ought to. come as part of the na . tion wide campaign.
 Bisbee
 BISbee which for various reasons un- necessary to mention has never de- 1 veloped as it should from it's promis- ing beginning when it had the devoted noble service of that eonsecrated lay man Dr. Sweet, who founded the epis- copate fund in Arizona. and whose me morial is St. Johns church, had begun to take on new life under the devoted care of Rev. Jacob M. White. The ser vices were more largely attended and the financial condition had improved and a better spirit of cooperation was seen. Two epidemics of smallpox and influenza interferred in the beginning of his ministry and then illness fol : l lowed by his death on the first week in January, put an end to the imme- i diate realization of our hopes, but Bis bee, which after Phoenix is the largest city in the state ought to become one of our strongest churches, and will be l we trust some day The opportunity for mission work aII around is large. In Warren, a residential part of the community, at the military post of Fort Huachuca, and in the old mining camp l at Tombstone, where our first mission was established and where there are still a considerable number of church people requiring the ministrations and pastoral care of the church. In this great mining community of perhaps 30,000 people a guild or club house to serve both parish and community is sadly needed. but more than all is the 1 demand for a ssrong consecrated min ister of the Lord Jesus Christ
 Nogaies
 St. Andrews mission has gone on it's usual course of work and progress