The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-13
Vesper Services This Afternoon
Pays Missionary Martyr Tribute
Preachers Reports Reveal
Prospering Methodism;
Conference Groups Re-
ports Given This A. M.

Following tour of the city this
afternoon at 800 o'clock the dele
gates 10 the District Methodist
Conference being held in Key
West yesterday and today will
proceed to the City Cemetery al
the Angela street entrance where
impressive vesper services will
be held by Rev. Garfield Evans at
the tomb of Rev. J. E. a. Van
Duzer. first missionary martyr TO
the Cuban people. who died here
in 1885 at the age of % from vel.
low fever contracted in his work.
Spanish and English songs will
be rendered by group from the
Wesley Community House. di-
rected by Miss Sarah Fernandez,
teacher. Rev. G.. Perez. pastor
of Ell Salvador Church, will assist
Rev. Evans, who will deliver the
address.
Entertainment committee from
Key West is Gelald Saunders,
Mrs. Minnie Robinson and Allen
E. Curry. Assisting them are
Boy Scouts Anthony Albury, Eu-
gene Berkowitz, Leonard Key,
Arthur Lujan, Kenneth Knowles,
zoe Roberts. John Yates, Bert
Gates, Phillip Bradley ana Buody
Miller.
Gerald Saunders. Key West
layman, last night opened the
formal session of the Miami Dis
trict Conference being held at
Stone Church. with an address OF
welcome on behalf of the c..urcl
and the city before two hundred
delegates and 400 others assem-.
bled at the church.
Key West workers in the Yves.
ley House. Miss Martina Robinson
and Miss Sarah Fernandez. pre-
sented their pupils in a program
of songs during the service last
night, with much interest shown
among the visitors.
DIR. Judd M. Spivey. president
Of Florida Southern College.
Lakeland, delivered the principal
address Of the evening on "Thc
Kingdom Within You.
Messages from the Young peo-
pies Fraternal Delegates were
ready. The delegates were Miss
Bebe S. Spence of Key West. Miss
Elizabeth Query of Miami and
Miss Helen Ferret Of West Palm
Beach. The idea Of a White
Christmas presentation this year,
which would sponsor district
training schools. was preached by
DR.. r. L. Tyler
In pastors reports given this
morning representing 26 churches
IL was brought out that Rev r.
+. Wicker has just completed
new church building al Riverside
in Miami. which Is considered
one Of the most beautiful in the
state Rev. g. A. Foster Of Pom
pano is also completing . new
church building Rev. r. l..
Alien. former pastor at West
Palm Beach had refinanced and
paid an old church debt Of $780,
900 The district ministers also
spoke concerning the aTnalgama-
ton u North PToteStant. Meth
odiat Episcopal and Southern
Acth0dists which will b. for
nally recognized at the Kansas
City conference in May. The
amaIgamation has already been
accomplished. however. Meth
odist viii then number 1000. 900
members in the United States
and will be the largest protestant
church IA the world
Jordan Peck 81 Coral Gables
has been named Associate diFee-
tor Of the Golden Cross group, a
body which seeks % provide hos
pitaIizstion for Methodist MEM
beers fn a report from the
Board Of Church Extension Rev.
r. T. Wicker stated that Meth
odiSi preachers from this district
have - high an average wage ss
any in the south, and that this
ss.s-ses4 - 49, kfakees srFszsss.