Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-04-19
CHURCH NEWS.
The Oiero Cennty Sunday Sehooi
Convention.

Tho sessions OF this organization held
/ at the Presbyterian church last Saturday
aud Sunday were tho b.s, attended and
most interesting ys, held.
At the opening session. j. II.
Wasson, president, conducted tho leyo-
. .. tionai service.
An Introductory address was given by
J. II, Burr.
election ot tho following officers for ia.
.nsnin. year: J. II. WRsson. Prrs.; J. T..
! Pollock. Nic,, Pres: Miss Alic. Wvilanl.
s-n.; Miss Mnymo WAssnn. Tr-as.
Rev. Wilson gave u talk on Graded
. Work IN the Sunday School.
NJ I;dD the con,.Htlon again assembled
and pFasf. service was led by q. ".
. Albert
Sunday ut 2:9o p. IN. n d.,o,ianai scr.
yic- was held. ici by l.. ". Bhbcock.
j. T.. Pollock then opened tho discussion
Of the c9ua'y work Hni asked for reports
from del, gates.
III. reports from the various schools
Throughout; tho eouniy showed very
encouraging situation. The schools
generally nrc growing ~ ai'cniancs aud
interest.
III. Cr,iwry Suutln, school Is support.
ing missionary IN China.
Rev. L. a. \. Wilson 81 Pueblo pre-
/ scntcd the home department, n new aud
most yalnabl. feature Of Sunday school
work. Ths mission af thus department
Is To place tho Sunday school l-sson In
! tito hands ot those who cannot attend the
!, schools. Those enrolled IN this depart.
] mcnt arr shn,-in people. invalids. moth.
ere. railroad men. travelling mon. night
workers, etc. In fnct nll who from cir.
! cumstancrs are prevented from attending
i. tho Sunday school. Mr.. Wilson mad.
/ most forciblc presentation Of tho Salna
of this feature.
! Tho Home Department vas urged
1 upon the schools and many promised to
] take mp thnt work.
Temperance In tho Sunday school vWs
presented by Rev. Il. 3. Walker.
al Mrs. J. p. Pollock made m intcrestia&
] talk Sunday afternoon Ia regard 10 object
lesson teaching iu tho primary Glasses.
Dl Mrs. Money Of La Junta read saiu.
nbl. paper on Home Preparation 81 thc
Lesson, which excited spirited Discus.
D sion.
3 Rev. Wilson talked o. Primary Meth.
4 ols and Mis-. Pollock gave an illustrated
D lesson for primary sclhars.
9 Rev. Wils,A presented tho work OF ths
3 International Convention which re-ts In
s Dcnvcr in 1902 aud pledges xtisountinR
to S2j were taken for this fund
4 Al 8 p. IN u song service WIS conduct.
ed by Prof. Fleming followed ~ prayer
: by Rev MsSo.
a J.P. Pollock was selected as superin.
3 tcndeut Of the Hons Dcpartmrat for the
county.
: Rev. Wilson ga-c the nddrcss of the
; evening. tiis topic being Tho Sunday
Z school for today.
Noex.eutive committee was appointed
A coll,ction WIS taken to .lefrIy the
Z expenses of the convention amounting to
4 s3i9.
The topic, Outlook for Nest Year. was
discussed by j. II. Wassou and j. p
I Pollock. Mrs. J. II. Wasson.
Sec. pro. TEN.
The f,liowing resolutions were adopt
) ed:
: Resolved. TLat we thank she trustees
OF tue Presbyterian church Tor the use ot
: their honse Of worship during the con.
4 vention.
Resolved. Tsnt we extendto the people
. Of Rocky Ford the thanks os the conven
ton for heterogeneous hospitality and the
royal way in which they have enter
tpinesi the delegates from out OF town.
Resolved, uhnt we nre greatly indebted
to Rer. II. A. n. Wilson fur his faithful
: presentation of the work of the Home
Z Depastment, Graded Lessons and the
many other good tninSs (which he nas
given to the convention.
Resolved. That the thanks OF the asso.
ciatiou are due the officers for their eff.
: cient work aud commendalle zeal during
the year just past.
= In view Of the fact that,'in open viola.
ton ID law, the Arkansas Valley FaiI
2 association permitted gambling and
q other forms of vice withinIts enclosure
f therefore be it
u Resolved. That we earnestly protest
against such. conditions and will use our
utmost endeavors to induce the officers
6 of said association to eliminate such
;, very objectionable features
E G. II. Rnmrill
L j. II. Burr,
Q. NJ. Harrison,
Committee.
The regular attendants OF the Nj. II.
church who let inclement weather keep
q them away las. Sunday morning missed
y n valuable discourse. Rev. X. a. N
Z Wilson. pastor.of the Cumbetlnnd Pres
b,terian church, Pueblo, filled the pull
!, pit, and preached n sermon which 1t was
II easy to see was dhighly appreciated. Mr.
II Wilson has sort of sharpsheuter direct
ness and electric energy OF address winch
enable him to Nit the mark hard. In
}. many respects he possesses tee traits
which have made Rev. Sam Jones ram
ous. That is, he possesses some OF sam
p Jones' must commendable qualities with.
, ant the coarsepe<s which has Drought