Arizona republican., 1921-04-04
''FEW SPRINGS"
BY BISHOP J. w. ATWOOD

Tombstone he built the first Episeo-
 pal church. We see therefore how recent is the coming of the church to Arizona. MT. Peabody, although layman, made a deep impression
 on all who came In contact with him
 on account of his winning and at
 tractive personality, his deep spiritual
 earnestneSs and conservation, his,
 modest, sincere. democratic spirit, his
 knowledge of men and the natural
 and commanding leadership that was
 inherent in his nature. He held oc-
 casional services in Tucson and Bis
 bee. From Tombstone, with a popu-
 lation at one time of 10000 people,
 have gone forth many leaders in both
 church and state, not only to other
 parts of Arizona but into other com
 monwealths. A little later pr. Pear
 son began his work in Phoenix.
 Bishop Dunlop, after a devoted,
 consecrated, unselfish and faithful episcopate of seven years, passed to his rest and reward, leaving to his
 successor who came in 1889 field in Arizona whose soil had hardly
 been scratched. There Twas the one church building and rectory in Tomb stone, a church not quite finished in Phoenix and a congregation in Tue son. There was only one missionary, Dr. Pearson, in charge of the work in Phoenix, and he was not yet or dained. Dr. Pearson had been a min ister in another communion and he
 was ordained to the diaconate as the l first official act of Bishop Kendrick, who had been consecrated as bishop l of New Mexico and Arizona in Trini- | ty church, Columbus, Ohio, of which l he had formerly been assistant min ! ister.
 l The present bishop of Arizona a 1 little later became rector of the same parish and resigned its rectorship in order to become rector of Trinity 1 church, Phoenix, and archdeacon of Arizona Another interesting coin cidence is this faet-that 23 years later on the same date I was conse- crated bishop of Arizona in success
 sion to Bishop Kendrick, who still 1 continued in charge of New Mexico. l Bishop Kendrick was a man of rare devotion and unselfish spirit, a sol dier in appearance and character; he had been trained as a lawyer, had l been a soldier in the civil war, and
 now was ready to bear bravely and
 manfully the hardships and limita-
 tions of missionary's life. The epis-
 copate of Dr. Kendrick lasted from | 1899 to 1911. During these years
 he had little support from the church or from friends. There were few mis- | sionaries to work with him, some Il times not more than one or two cler- ] gymen. He gave but two or three \ months in the year to Arizona, as | New Mexico claimed the greater DOT 1 ton of his time. His policy was to l establish churches in the centers of I population. Churches were accord ingly built in Bisbee. Douglas, No- gales, Tucson Prescott, Globe and I Winslow, all towns with a consider | able population.
 1 The work in Arizona divides itself I naturally into four classes:
 First is the work in the great min- \ ing camps some of them well built \ and substantial cities, as the rich de Il posits of copper seem to be mex
 haustible. Arizona is today the rich i est mining state in the United States I My policy has been to build guild houses combining a chapel and club ] house, as we can in this way best minister to the social and educational
 as well as the religious wants of the I people in the smaller communities Members of Eastern races living ir these mining towns and belonging tC the Greek church often come to us
 for the ministrations of our clergy as there are no Greek priests living , in Arizona. People trained in other
 religious bodies but in some cases T jalienated from them have been drawn