Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-15
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

sssAay Ss!vie~s.
Sabbath Schooi-S:s; y, IN.
Cisss Meeting. " m.
KpIorth League. sp. m.
Ah.Wssk Sssvirs.
Prayer Neetins-wedne.iay; p. m.
visiiors and Stranger arc welcome 10 all the
~ kEy, G. 1. MILLS. Pastor.
Residence. North Main street.
Next Sunday will be Children's Day
at the Presbyterian church.
Christian Science subject next Sunday:
"Is tho Universe, Including Man, Evoiv
ed by Atomic Forcey
Miss Bertha Dunkelbsrgcr Will lead
the Christian Endeavor next Sunday.
Topic: ''Abidin. In Christ !" John lS.i.lO.
In the Methodist church next Sabbath
the topic OF the morning preaching ser.
vices will he "rhc Second Coming OF
Christ. WhenT' In tho evening. -'rhc
Battle Of Bunker Hill. M Lessons VI De-
feat"
baptist church. Sunday morning.
.Praycr. It's Place and Power" Even
ing. deborah. tho Woman Agitaior.-
B. Y. p. U. at 7:l5, subject. abiding
iu Christ. John l5l-i0. Grace Turner
leader. All nre invited.
Tho Brethren or Dunkar,is arc holding
services in their tabernacle every even.
ing this week. Saturday evening love
feast will DO held accompanied by the
Lords supper. tho sacrament and foot
washing. Elder Studcbakcr In conduct
in. tho services.
R.v. J. Hyecma aud wife. cvan:clists
OF tho Mennonite church. nr" holding
tai,crnacl. meeting. ono block north OF
til. Presbyterian church. Services every
night and ON Sunday As 1880 n. IN. Rnd
, and $ y. IN. Tho meetings will con.
TIME all next week.
Tho NJ. l.. church WAS handsomely
decorated las, Sunday with tho national
coiors and flowers. aud tho music Of birds
added to tho melody Of cliildF-n's voices.
II WINS Childrcn's Day and the Sunday
school had u program Of rrciia,ioHs aud
song adapted To the occ.sion.
Rev. ". II. Haup, will conduc. Divine
services next Friday, June -. at 1;'s1 q.
IN. aud 7:i5 p. m. in the n. l.. church.
Also tho first Sunday of each month at
p. IN. Every churchman is requested TO
make himself known To tho rector. and
pcuons desiring call should put their
name aud address in tho aims basin or
send card to the rector.
At the Baptist Church.
Las, Sunday nigh, tho Rev. II. $.
Walker preached about John. the Faith.
tul Preacher" Tho tex, was found Matt.
81 '.In those days conc,h John the lap
,i.t preaching IN the wilderness" One
OF the strangc-t and most rcmar..bis
-. Z. a l.
John the Baptist. lie presents s,rik.
ing picture. Coming out of the desert
with his rough camcl's hair garment.
having lived on locnsts and Wild honey.
his needs arc few. He isnttcrly reckless
Of personal risk and counts nothing on
popularity. He draws the multitudcs To
him by the forcc Of his ideas. the power
Of his cloquepcc and aboyc all the Spirit
Of Almighty God upon him. He lives In
mn atmosphere Of the utmost reality and
speaks TO the last letter the message that
God had given him. He was well fitted
to be the forerunner Of his Master. He
was greater than any who had prcceic csl.
not in point Of wealth, power. beauty.
fame. but in point Of position. Not Adam
as head Of the race or Abraham as head
of the nation or Moses as lawgiver had
tho place Of privilege that was granted to
We would not have chosen this rough
man TO be the forerunner Of the Christ:
but we would not have chosen Paul for
his work. or Luther or Lincoln or Moody,
for theirs. John was chosen because he
had certain elements Of character.
First conviction. Conviction stands
out in everv net OF Johns life. He was
certain OF what he had TO say. The prca.
cher must possess conviction. We need
IL regarding matters here in Rocky Ford.
1t IL folly for us 10 close our eyes to the
evil and sin upon every hand. Look up.
on the houses Of death, where men are
robbed Of character and manhood as well
as money. Look yonder and see an un.
holy institution Of rum aud ruin. A
blighting curse, a blasting shame, a
smiting outrage, trampling upon law aud
truth. That gallon house is protected
by absolutely no law, and there is no
reason why il should not be swept from
our city. Have we no conviction regard.
ing these matters? Shall we not arise and
conscious Of right and law cast II out?
Second. John had the courage Of his
.onvictions. He was not afraid to stand
alone. He did not hesitate to lenounce
that which was false. Conviction showed
the way. Courage sent HIM on. Our
courage should make us fearless. It Is
easier to say "yes." II is easier to go
with the crowd. But courage says fol.
low conviction.
Third. Johns conviction and courage
were consecrated. He never hesitated to
stand out Of the way for the Master. Con.
secration run through every fibre OF his
nature.
Men, women. of Rocky Ford, let us
have our convictions and courage and let
them be consecrated.
Next Sunday night Mr.. Walkers sub.
ject will be Deborah, the Woman Agita.