Show REV MR BLOCH RETAINED Dr Padens Assistant Very Popular With Congregation At a wellattended meeting of the congregation of the FJrst Presbyterian church last evenIng the recommendation recommenda-tion of the session of the church that the Rev If W Bloch be retained as assistant pastor was unanimously adopted Tho sonIces of Rev Mr1 Bloch who came to this city about a year ago have been eminently satisfactory and the young assistant pastor was spoken of In the kindliest terms at time meeting meet-ing last evening by Mesas Pierce Colton Col-ton Weir Terhunc and others There has been no thought of replacing re-placing Mr Bloch by another assistant pastor the question merely being as to Vbother the congregation wished 10 assume the financial responsibility which amounts to DOO a year The congregation settled time matter however how-ever with very little discussion |