, 1888-07-19
THE RECEPTION.
A Grand and Successful Affair
Throughout.
Eloquent Addresses o fWeIcome and
Responses.
A Friendly Gathering---Wit, Hum0r
and S%oCiability.

of the Colorado conference at the M. II.
church last evening far surpassed what the
most sanguine anticipated, and it is
doubtful if anything equal to it has ever
been held in this territory before. Instead
of its being a dry, dull and precise affair,
which Is too often the case in religious
gatherings, it was just the reverse, and
G. w. Sewers and DR.. Moore did not
hesitate to allude to the strong probability
OF there being undue agitation in the hen
coops before the conference concluded.
Loud and continuous applause and laugh
ter greeted many of the sallies of wit and
humor that characterized the speeches of
Messrs. Field, Moore and Sewers, and
altogether there was, as the old saying
goes, more fun than you could shake a
stick at, and yet, on the other hand, the
affair was conducted in all respects with
due propriety, and the. exercises were of
the most interesting character. Judge
j. w. Lacey presided. and the choir for
the occasion consisted of the following,
Miss Ida MILFORD presiding at the organ:
Mrs. D. r. Cowhick, Miss McDougal,
Miss May Tuttle, Miss Emma Rogers,
Rev. Musgrove, Rev. Oliver, Rev. Long.
D. R. Cowhick, P. f. Powelson and w.
Camp.
The exercises opened with singing by
the choir after which prayer was offered by
Rev. G. A. Brooks of Evanston. The
choir then sang another hymn. after
which
JUDGE LACEY
made a few remarks, in which, after say
ing that he was glad to welcome every
body, the judge referred to the fact that
this conference should be called the
mother conference of the new Jurisdiction
and that while there is about to be a sep
aration 80 far as the mere lines are con-
cerned, there can be no separation in fact.
as the members of both Jurisdictions
would dwell together in fraternity here
after as heretofore, and not only that but
would work together in harmony.
ACTING MAYOR wHTTCoMB
was then presented, and that gentleman
in a neat and exceedingly well worded
speech extended a welcome to the confer
ence members on behalf of the city. In
his speech, which was well received by all
in attendance, Mr.. Whitcomb said that
while there are many sects and churches
in Cheyenne yet its people generally ad-
here to the old historic faith of a common
brotherhood and one great church for all.
REV. R. f. FIELD,
in behalf of the churches in Cheyenne,
her extended a welcome and made a
short address which was so full of elo
quent language, excellent points and
withal full of wit and humor, that the
audience got thawed out completely and
before he was half way through round af-
ter round of applause followed him and
everybody got into a laughing mood. Mr..
Field said in effect that there was too
much uniformity in tho church world-or
used to be, but the different sects are COM
nearer together all the time. The wall
ing that formerly separated sects has now
sunk down SO low that members of differ
ent denominations can step over it.
While he was east he attend for a day or
two the Methodist general conference and
he made up his mind that he was a Meth
odist, and pretty soon he went over to
Philadelphia, where the Presbyterian
general assembly was in session and there
he remembered that he was a P~reshyteri-
an. Finally he concluded, however, that
he was both.
Mr.. Fields address was a most excellent
one and would bear publication in full-in
fact it ought to be published together with
that of Mr.. Lessers who followed him.
HON. g. W. SEWERS
then delivered an eloquent but brief well
coming address in behalf of the Cheyenne
Methodist church. Lack of space pre-
vents the giving of even a brief synopsis
of this address. 1t was scholarly, pol
ished and classical, and was listened to
with marked attention by the audience.
Finally, Mr.. Sewers became a little hui
morous, and made some a~llusion to the
fact that there was an undue apprehen-
sion in the city regarding poultry; that
chicken coops were being provided with
locks and hat roosts were being raised a
notch or two higher, and, in fact, he laid
the foundation for DR.. Moore's vehement
dissertation on the subject of poultry later
in the..evening.
II
w. p. Carroll was then called TO the
front, and recited an original poem of
unusual length, it being ITO the Mem
bers OF the Colorado Nj. f.. Conference. -
Whatever the merits or dement's of the
production may be, the author certainly
could not complain of the reception it re-
ceived from the audience collectively and
from a great many individuals after the
exercises were concluded. The poem will
appear in the Rocky Mountain AdUocdts
and in the Denver Republican.