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Show 954 LEADING FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN PROTESTANT HISTORY When Dr. Menaul went to Laguna for the purpose La Solona. of establishing the mission which had ceased to exist since the death of Rev. Gorman, he was accompanied by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, B. M. Thomas, Indian agent, and the Rev. George Smith of Santa Fe. The mission was reéstablished on the day following their arrival. The church and school at Laguna were supported for several years by a church society of Albany, New York, when they were finally turned over to the Woman’s Executive Committee of the Pres- CHURCHES IN NEW MEXICO Another was built some years later at Alburquerque. There are now three congregations in the territo ry having 1 a memHEBREWS bership of one hundred and twenty heads of families. a Many other Protestant denominations are in a flourishing condition in the territory at the present time, statistics as to which may be found in the note which follows.28¢ byterian Church. During the early years of service on the part of the Presbyterian missionaries, they, like all the others, encountered much opposition. The work was necessarily slow; but its progress has been rapid and most encouraging in results. Many schools were established and In 1895 the work had so progressed that successfully maintained. every town of importance in New Mexico had its Presbyterian In 1908, the synod of New Mexico, which now covers the church. field once held by the presbytery of Santa Fé, reported to the assembly of that year five presbyteries, having under their care ninety-one churches. At that time the working force of the synod con- sisted of sixty-nine ministers, five licentiates, sixteen local evangelists, seven Indian assistants, and eighty-seven missionary teachers. The Congregational church was organized in New Mexico in the year 1880. In the fall of that year a delegation of clergyme? direct from the national council of that THE CONGREGATIONALISTS church, visited New Mexico. Shortly afterward the First Congregational Church at Alburquerque was incorporated and commenced its work under Later a church was built at Santa the charge of Rev. J. M. Ashley. Fé. During the past three decades a large number of congreg@ tions have been organized in different parts of the territory, all of PRE-SPANISH POTTERY GiLA BASIN SHARDS, which have been very successful. The first Jewish temple was erected at Las Vegas in the year 1885. his family as members of the pueblo. Notwithstanding this action on the part of the Indians, however, he was unable to get the children to come to a school which he opened. He finally left and became pastor of the church at Santa Fe. When he left, the mission was given into his charge. and at the time of his death was governor of the pueblo. He died in July, 1861, 300 280 A co rdi Members there ar Pisce to the latest available tables showing church organizations, i. oi of worship, value of property, parsonages, and Sunday schools, W Mexico today religious bodies as follows: |
