The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1933-03-31
.PreSbytery Chooses
beck For Moderator

The Presbytery OF Alaska con-
vened in the Wrangell Presbyterian
church this morning with the fol-
lowing ministers present: Rev.
George ]. Beck, Ketchikan, Rev. A.
D. Swogger, Metlakatla, Rev. J. L.
| Webster, Sitka, Rev. David Wagon
er, Juneau, Rev. E. E. Bromley,
Haines, Rev. r. FOCAL, Hoonah, Rev.
| c. Warren Griffiths, Skagway, Rev.
H. w. Grieg of the Sheldon Jack
son School at Sitka, Rev. Verne J.
Swanson, travelling missionary on
the mission boat Princeton and Rev
| Russell F. Peterson of Wrangell.
Besides the ministers there are
four Native layworkers in attend
ance, Samuel G. Johnson of Juneau,
| George Belts of Petersburg, Andrew
Wanamaker of Angoon and Haynes
Dewitt of Klukwan, and three Ma
tive elders, John D. James, Sitka,
William Mills, Petersburg and Don
| aid Austin of Wrangell. Clarence
Peel of Hydaburg is student repre-
| sentative of the Sheldon Jackson
school.
Elect Moderator
The first order of business this
morning was the election of the
Rev. George ]. Beck, missionary at
I = H. nhn
coming year.
The Wrangell Alaska Native Sis
terhood entertained the men of the
Presbytery and the Presbyterial
women at luncheon in the A. N B.
hall at noon today.
Neither organization was in ses-
| sion this afternoon. AS guests of
the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce
they enjoyed a trip to Shoemaker
Bay where they were shown through
Wrangell Institute. Mr.. Griffiths ad-
dressed the Wrangell High School
| Student body this afternoon. The
subject of his address was THE
Call to Youth"
Missionary Effort
The Presbyterial, which is an or
ganization of women and children
who are banded together for mis-
sionary effort under the leadership
of Mrs. David Waggoner is hold
| ing meetings in the upstairs rooms
of the church. Attending officers
and delegates are Mrs. Waggoner,
Mrs Grieg, Mrs. FOCAL, Mrs. Car
| michael, Mrs. Belts, Mrs. Phillips,
| Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Tamaree, Miss Will
| liams. Miss Louise Joseph and Miss
Fanny Belts.
Miss Blanche HorneF, nurse in
Haines House, Haines, where fifty
Native orphans are cared for under
| the direction of the Women's Mis-
sion Board of the Presbyterian
church, is in attendance as a rep
resentative of the home.
Returned Missionary
| Mrs. Grieg is a returned mission
airy from twenty years of service
in Africa where she and her hus
band did pioneer work in the Cam
aroun district ON the west coast.
After her return from Africa Mrs.
Grieg raised money in the states
for hospital in this district. The
Presbyterial of Alaska members
have made supply of garments
for the baby orphans in connection
with this hospital.
Meetings Open to Public
Presbyterial meetings will be
held from 9 to II in the morning
and from 2 to each afternoon on
Saturday and Monday. The meetings
are open to the general public.
On Saturday evening negro
| pageant, Back Doors" will be Civ
| en- in the church, at 1880 o'clock,
| by members of the Presbyterial and
children of Wrangell. Following the
pageant Mrs. Grieg will give an adj
dress. The public is cordially in
| vited.
| A communion service will be held
| Sunday morning at IL O'Clock. An
| afternoon service will be held at 3
O'Clock in charge of the Christian
Education committee and will be
a young peoples rally.
The Rev. C. Warren Griffiths will
| preach the sermon in the evening.
He is the youngest minister in the
Presbytery and is known as force
full and eloquent speaker.
| The Rev. Verne J. Swanson who
has recently returned from Euro