Nogales international., 1929-10-08
ANNUAL STATE METHODIST
CONFERENCE OPENS IN CITY
TOMORROW; MANY COMING
Bishop Sam R. Hay Of Houston, Texas
To Preside At Sessions Of
Big Annual Meeting
NOTED PERSONS BE IN ATTENDANCE

Approximately so pastors and an
equal number of laymen and wives
of pastors will attend the annual
Arizona Methodist conference open
ing at the Methodist church at 7:3O
o'clock tomorrow evening under the
direction OF Bishop Sam r. Hay of
Houston, Texas.
Bishop Hay has charge of the
Methodist churches in northern
Texas, Arizona, California, Wash
ington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho.
This conference in addition to the
routine business OF hearing reports
from the pastors in Arizona, and
passing on their characters, has the
function of appointing the pastors
to their places for another year,
and also the election of a voting
delegate from the laymen and one
from the clericals, to represent this
state in the general conference at
Dallas next May, where new bish-
ops will be elected and new laws ID
covern the church will be rassed.
Leading churchmen will be in at
tendance from throughout the
South. w. G. Cram, D. D., general
missionary secretary, and himself a
missionary for many years in Ko-
rea, will represent the foreign work
of the church. Rev. r. N. Allen, D.
D. will represent the work of church
extension. Rev. G. G. FARRELL, D. D.,
representing the hospital work of
the church will come from Atlanta,
Ca, for the conference. Rev. James
Lyone, State Commissioner, will al
so be in attendance, coming from
Tucson where he is superintendent
of the Southern Methodist Hospital.
D. L. Mumpower, M. D., a return
ed medical missionary from the
heart of Africa will also be ii at
tendance to represent the young
peoples work of the church, and
speak at the Saturday night BAN
quet when nearly 200 young Ep-
worth Leaguers from over the state
will assemble for their annual rail-
| ly.
The pastors attending the meet
ing represent church membership
of about 5000 throughout the state,
and constituency of approximate
ly five times that number. They
have taught in their Sunday schools
fully 5000 more. The church pro-
perty in the state, not counting
mission property, includes one hos
pital, two district parsonages,
partnership in the Good Samaritan
Hospital in Phoenix, 26 parsonages
and 27 churches, with a total val
uation of $7O2, 400. The most re-
: markable growth Of any church in
the state of this denomination, and
perhaps of any other, is seen in the
University church, at Tucson. This
church was begun about eight years
ago, has developed membership of
nearly 1000, has property valua-
ton of $114000, has sent one mis-
sionary to Korea, and one to the
home field, and started out many
full time or part time workers in
to life service. Rev. Julian G. Nc
Pheeters, is serving his sixth year
as pastor of this church and is Ge-
|servedly popular with all classes.
Arizona A Mission Field
All Protestant denominations find
Arizona needy mission field, and
the General Boards of this church
assist most of the congregation in
maintaining their work both among
the Americans and foreign popula-
ton; Phoenix, Tucson, Present.
and Nogales being the only cities
where self supporting congregations
exist. The Mexican missionaries
have a separate conference and are
row in session at Los Angeles
The Local Church
The First Methodist Church of
Nogales was organized about 80
years ago and for many years oc-
cupied the property now owned by
the Board of Missions and used by
the Mexican Methodist Church.
The present beautiful church at
the corner of Grand and Potrero,
was built about four year ago un-
der the pastorate of Rev. G. w. Crit
fin. It now has about 100 members,
Sunday School of about 80 aver
age attendance, and has raised this