The Lamar register., 1890-08-02
COLORADO CHURCHES.

Rev L b. Self, of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, is in the city con-
ferring with the people of that faith here
with reference to re-organizing the con-
gregation and erecting house of worship
Colorado Springs Republic.
Trinidad Methodists now rejoice in hav
| ing room that viii seat five hundred
people. on one of the finest sites In the
beautiful city of Trinidad. They have the
finest audience room in the city. In fart,
there are but few more beautiful church
rooms in the conference. Rocky Noun
tain Adrocute.
The present membership of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in Colorado is
1896, showing an increase during the year
of 949, and representing a population of
perhaps %, 600 people. The value Of church
buildings connected with the Methodist
Episcopal church in Colorado reaches
sse2, 900. showing an increase during the
year of $4,000. The amount OF money
contributed for benevolent purposes by
the NJ E. church in Colorado during the
past year is sls,573, showing an increase
OF So, 6T3.
The Presbyterian churches Of the San
Luis Valley will hold a Bible Normal In
stitute in camp near Coneios from July
29th TO August 18th. There will be three
hours per day of study and lectures con-
Quoted by the pastors Of the churches and
others, and the remaining time will be de-
voted to recreation, fishing and several
excursions have been planned. All friends
of the cause are cordially invited to at
tend, and will please communicate with
Rev. F. NJ. Gilchrist, manager, Antonito.
The officers OF the institute are Rev. W.
NJ. Baird, Del Norte, president; Rev. +.
N. Palmer, Alamosa, secretary; Rev. +.
u. Gilchrist, Antonito, manager.
The residence of the Rev, W. H. Viii
liams was raided Friday evening during
his absence, by large number Of the
members of the Christian church, who
brought refreshments, a glad time and,
through chairman, made speech pre-
sehling their pastor and his wife with val
liable and highly priced gifts. The presents
We're silk dress and asilver mounted UNI
brella. The occasion was the anniversary
of the marriage Of Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
The reverend gentleman acknowledged
the gifts in a speech beginning with hope
..thdt such visits might cone often, and
closed by saying: Mrs. Williams will
now give theexhortation. Aspen Times.
What progress Catholicity and Catholic
education are D:aklng in Denver! Three
new and magnificent schools building at
the same time-the Cathedral school, at 4
cost of $50, 900; St. AIMS and st. Eliza
bethis, at a cost of $4,000 each. St.
Joseph's church lust finished at cost OF
S65, 900; St. Leo's in course of erection, at
cost probably of $4,000: the new school
and church property of St Dominic's at a
cost of $4,000; St. Patrick's, enlarged and
improved, at a cost of $4,000, with new
parochial residence costing 5000 addi
tional; the new Sacred Heart school Just
finished at a cost of $4,000; st. Joseph's
Home for InvaIids, now being built at an
expense of So, 900; the new Convent and
Academy of LorettO, rapidly towering 10
the heavens from Mount Loretto, at a cost
of $3.50, coo; the Jesuit College, built at an
outlay of nearly 500, OOO-and all of this
done in the last two years. We certainly,
in Colorado, have cause to rejoice. Few
dioceses there are that can make such q
showing, and all of this in only one city Of
the diocese. At Colorado Springs new
church has been started and a new con
vent and boarding school erected and com
pleted at cost of $4,000; and at Castle
Rock a neat new church has been com
pleted. La Junta saw the erection OF u
church and parochial residence; new
church was also built at Elizabeth, and in
every parish under the Jesuit Fathers in
Southern Colorado many and valuable i'm
provements have been made. A wonderful
progress indeed is this.-CoLorddo Cath
ottc.