Arizona republican., 1921-04-07

opening up new missions and in keeping up services in those already established.
 We heartily welcome to Arizona the Rev. Harry Gray of the diocese or Los Angeles, whose work lies along the line of the Santa Fe in Winslow, Holbrook and kingman; Rev. B. J. Darneille, also of Los Angeles, who
 has been appointed vicar of St,
 Philips, Clifton, and St. James, Morenci; also the Rev. U. F. Brown of the missionary district of western
 Nebraska, who has lately become vicar of St. Pauls. Yuma.
 A great future is in store for Ari- zona when it's natural resources in stock raising, in agriculture and in mining are more fully developed. Our splendid educational institutions and our unrivaled winter climate will continue to draw to this southwest multitudes of men and women from all parts of the nation and the world,
 until, a few generations hence, nut,
 lions of happy and prosperous fami-
 lies will cover our meSaS and great cities will stand where now strug-
 gling villages and small towns are
 found.
 Our 51 parishes and missions are the nuclei of the church's future. which if we build well the founda- tions<will be great in numbers and influence and do much toward ex-
 tending the kingdom of Christ in
 this part of the world.
 Though full reports of the splendid l work being done by the hospital mis- sion of the Good Shepherd at F't Defiance, by St. Lukes Home, Phoe-
 nix, and St. Luke's in the Desert, ! TlIHSnn haya haaf, do l,x- 1 spectlve superintendents and by the l bishop in his annual address to con- l vocation, yet your committee feels
 tHat word of appreciation of this
 work should be said in this report | Nowhere in the limits of the United l States is more noble effort being
 made to give help to those in direst
 need than in these institutions. For
 many years the bishop has nursed them, toiled and begged for them, | that they might be houses of refuge
 to men of small means, stricken with
 tuberculosis. All rejoice at the suc- cess of his efforts. We also must commend to the consideration of all
 the people of the state the excellent
 work being done by the superintend-
 ents, for without their self sacrific-
 ing labors in the administration of
 these institutions, the work of the
 bishop would be largely unavailing , They have their reward in the con l sciousness of the esteem in which : they are held by those who know , them best and in the, fact that they l are carrying on identically the same work as that on which our Lord laid so much emphasis in His public ministry, viz, in healing the sick : and preaching the gospel to those who have it not.
 The indefatigable labors of tn, archdeacon also must be mentioned , as he hastens from one point of th, l district to another. like a good soldie g to stop new breach in the rank. 3 and drive back the incursion of tn, ] enemy. Surely in him, as a distin gulshed citizen of this city said t. , me yesterday. the church in Arizon; { has good and faithful leader. t As the years go by we come |, f know and appreciate our bishop tn s better. We understand more full [ his greatness of mind and heart. hi !, statesmanship, his broad sympathies r his constant labors for the church
 his interest in the sick and hi
 fatherly care for his clergy. Whil 8 we congratulate him on the occasion e of the tenth anniversary of his con S secration, and on the completion c | tHC SdlLcoi We trust IDdl NOQ ma T spare him at least two decades nor -- to guide the destinies of the churcl t in Arizona.
 | The surest criterion by which t $ judge of the sincerity of ones pro T fession as a Christian is the interes
 which he takes in the extension c Christs kingdom throughout tn ;, ' world. Judged by this standard tn missionary district of Arizona . making progress. The results of tn
 nation wide campaign, both last yea
 and this, though far from what e possible when all shall have bee 10 awakened to a sense of their indi 10 vidual responsibility in this matte ,- are still encouraging. These result n show a steady upward nov ement i le the interest taken in the great mis IS sionary enterprise on which ol ,e church has embarked. The sense pr stewardship expressing itself in SC of sacrifice, and the growing convictic
 that the unity of the church is Il s ideal which all lovers of Chri ne should strive, are two of the sig1 '5. of the times, not only within tn CT district but also throughout u at whole church
 by Respectfully submitted of w. J. DIXON, chairman.