The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-17
P PRESBYTERIANS
 NAME SAUNDERS FOR MODERATOR
Women's Presbyterial and Endeavors Also Hold
 Annual Meetings

ReV. C. C. SaunQerS, pdSUOr or the Northern Light Presbyterian church of Juneau is moderator of the Alaska Presbytery. He was elected to the position at the an- nual meeting of ministers and elders of Presbyterian churches at Sitka last week Mrs. David Wag- goner was renamed president of the Alaska Presbyterial, the wom- ems organization of the church.
 Officers chosen by the Christian Endeavor, which also held it's an- nual meeting at Sitka last week, are:
 President, Walter Soboleff of Sltka; Vice President, Stanley Sut- ten of Juneau; Recording Secre- tary, Miss Daisy Daniels, of Sitka i; Corresponding Secretary, Sam Mur- chison, of Metlakatla; Treasurer, Robert Grant, of Hoonah
 Return on Mission Boat
 Southeast Alaska delegates to the Presbytery, Pr e s byterial and Christian Endeavor conventions re- turned to Juneau on the mission ary boat Princeton
 Verne J. Swanson, reporting clerk of the three conventions, in speak ing of the gatherings, said today:
 The annual meeting of the ministers and elders of the Pres byterian church was held at Sitka April 8-l4. There were delegates from all the Panhandle towns ex- cept Craig, Klawock and Rake, which were quarantined because of scarlet fever and influenza. Del egates of the womens organization, the Presbyterial, and to the young peoples organization, the Christian Endeavor, convened at the same place and time There were Il official delegates and many unof- ficial delegates in the three bodies The people of Sitka opened their homes to us and entertained us royalty. This was due largely to the hospitality of Sheldon Jackson school, the Alaska Native Sister hood and Brotherhood, and the home Christian Endeavor Society ''The mornings were devoted to business, the afternoons to an ed ucational program, and the eve nings to popular mass meetings.
 Theme Was Stewardship
 The central theme of the edu- cational program was Steward ship. emphasizing the difference between owning and possessing Man does not own what he pos sesses. God trusts us with pos sessions but expects us to use them wisely and not wholly to gratify our own selfish desires Life itself is stewardship trust which God gives us to be used for His glory.
 'The Sitka Missionary Society presented a very effective pageant Americas call to Service, to illus trate our convention theme Stew ardship.' On another evening the students of Sheldon Jackson school presented a pageant on India to show our stewardship responsibil- ity for foreign missions.
 All the delegates had chance to inspect the Sheldon Jackson school and its work and unani- mously praised it's efficient admin istration. There are in attendance 135 native students from the fifth grade through high school. It has fine glee club and quartette,
 School of Leadership
 "A feature of special interest to native young men looking toward the ministry in the Presbyterian church is the new school of Chris tian Leadership sponsored by the Alaska Presbytery. Sheldon Jack son school has kindly provided claSsroomS.
 "One of Presbytery's resolutions commended the Rev. and Mrs. David Waggoner for their 30 years of faithful service"
 They will leave soon for an ex- tended vacation.