Phoenix tribune., 1924-09-06

Wednesday morning, September 3,
promptly at $3.50 o'clock, the Rt. Rev.
A. ]. Carey of Chicago, presiding
bishop of the Fifth Episcopal District
of the A. NJ E. church, opened the
3Sth annual session of the Colorado
Conference, in the historic Tanner
Chapel A. M E. church, End street
and Jefferson. Delegates and Wis
itors were present from Utah, Wyom-
ing, Colorado, New Mexico and Ari-
zona, many prominent churchmen be-
ing present among this group.
At the morning session, organiza-
tion of the conference was perfected,
committees and other officers being
appointed by the bishop. In his
opening message to the conference,
Bishop Carey stressed the import
ance of harmony, eloquently and
forcefully portraying the beauty,
strength and grandeur of Methodism.
The afternoon session was devoted
to receiving reports of pastors, pre-
siding elders and committees The
Hon. Dwight B. Heard, Republican
candidate for governor, was intro
duced to the delegates and made
short and interesting talk. His re-
marks were preceded by an able talk
by Bishop Carey, who in his original,
persuasive and logical manner, drove
home with telling force, some won
derful truths concerning our racial
group.
Wednesday evening a grand well
come and reception were given the
Bishop, delegates and visitors, at
which time a splendid program was
rendered. After selection by the
choir and the invocation by the Rev.
3. e. Burkhalter, pastor of the First
Colored Baptist church, an address
of welcome on behalf of the city was
made by City Manager, v. A. Thomp-
son. Following few preliminary re-
marks by the Bishop, the response
to Mr.. Thompson's address was made
by DIR. A. W. Ward, pastor of Short
er Chapel, Denver Colo. A vocal
selection by Mrs. P. F. McCutcheon
was well rendered, then followed the
address of welcome on behalf of the
citizens of Phoenix by Mrs. Lottie B.
Shirley. Clad in an imported gown,
dazzling in its beauty, Mrs. Shirley,
in her own inimitable way, extended
the hospitality of the citizens of
Phoenix to the delegates and visitors
in manner that left no doubt lii
the minds of the visitors that they
were right welcome to our city
The response to Mrs Shirley's well
come address was made by the Rev.
W. T. Thornton, pastor of the A. M.
e. church at Douglas, Arizona. Mrs.
Edith Lindsey rendered a difficult in
strumental selection, following which
the address of welcome on behalf OF
the local A. M. E. church was made
by Mr.. Jas. A. Green. Mr.. Green
read from manuscript a few words
extending cordial welcome to the
delegates and visitors.
An instrumental selection by Miss
Corenne McCutcheon brought forth
thunderous applause, after which Mr..
M. A. White brought down the house
with one of his favorite vocal selec-
tions. He graciously responded to
an encore.
The address of welcome on behalf
of the ministerial alliance was made
by the Rev. M. Thompson, pastor Of
the c. M, q. church. DR.. Thompson
in a few well-chosen words, assured
the visitors that our welcome knew
no bounds, and that their stay in
Phoenix would be a pleasant one.
Mrs. M. A. White and Mrs. Lottie B.
Shirley delighted the audience with
a vocal duet that brought forth much
applause.
A violin and piano duet by Rachael
and Eleanor Smith was we'll rem
dered, and they were roundly ap-
plauded. The address of welcome on
behalf of the Women's Federated
clubs was made by Mrs Lynn Ross
Carter, who is one of our most pleas
ing speakers, and knows how to get
and hold the attention of her hear
ers. Her remarks were brief, yet
lacked nothing in the expression Of
the cordial welcome extended by the