Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-11-07
CHURCH NEWS.

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Elder Andrew Hutchinson. Of McPher-
son. Kan. one OF tn ablest preachers in
the German Baptist church. has been
holding meetings in the church in Rocky
Ford for the past ten days and will con-
iinue tor some days yet The public is in
sited 10 attend each evenings service. and
Is assured something good in the line OF
spiritual truth.
For several weeks past Rev. J. 7.
knuckey has been preaching sermons
presenting noted characters in Old Testa-
Inent history. AL have been OF much IN
terest. but that Of last Sunday. IN which
the character of Job was presented. was
perhaps the bes, Of the series Many OF
the congregation had a new light shed on
the history Of job. from whose tribula-
tons valuable moral lessons were deduesd.
The Odd Fellows hall was filed by an
attentive congregation Sunday afternoon
when Miss BabeOes gave an Interesting
account Of missionary work In Japan
Miss Babeoek will address the children Of
the Sunday school a, 10 O'Clock in Odd
Fellows hall. telling Of life In Japan. IL
is sure 70 be interesting. You are invited
10 come.
| The local committee AZ Pueblo is thor
oughly organized and has completed all
arrangements for entertaining the State
Sunday School Convention on November
IL. i2 and Is. IL will nee, in the FRS,
Presbyterian church. commencing with
the evening Of the li,h. The program
promises To be very good one. and work
ers from every Sunday school in Colorado
arc expected 10 attend. Mr.. W. C. Pearee.
tho leading Sunday school man Of Chica-
60. will be on the program. as well as the
now field secretary for Colorado. Mr..
John c. carman: Rev. r. F. Coyle and
Rev. Frank T. Bailey. Of Denver.
ST. MATHEWS cHusos-EPtscopAL-
In Odd Fellows hall. Divine service
Sunday morning a, ! o'clock: sermon by
tho rector. Rev. J. NJ. Mcbride. Subject.
''Jonah's Message" Sunday school at 10
o'clock. when Miss 1abeoek will speak on
missionary work in Japan. All are wei
como.
oERxaS BAPTIST.
Services every Sunday As follows:
Sunday school a; 1000 n m: Preaching
services at ! l a. m. Evening services at
z:5o. Ministers; g. E. Studebsker. @.
Nevinger. J. c. Funderburgh. J. N. Elliott.
n. p. Talhelm. superintendent Of Sunday
school.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Bible school s:sS a. m. preaching II
a. m. and 7:5o .. m. Y. p. S. c. E.
6:&6 p. m. Services in tho X. Of p. hall.
Morning subject. knowing tho Truth"
evening. Peter VS.. Judas" All cordially
invited.
M. NJ. Nelson. Pastor.
METHODIST CHuRcn.
Morning subject. eighth portrait from
tho Old Testament gallery; Ruth. or tho
Righteous Choice: evening. "Amusemonts
Should Christian Danee?" Epworth
League topic. Gods Covenant and ours."
Leader. tho Pastor. Hymns 624. 6o4.
5z4. Al. 556. 472. You arc invited to
all services.
J. T. knuekcy. Pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Services a, Baptist church Sunday
morning. You will DO interested in tho
subject discussed Sunday evening. Bo
sure and como. Tho Junior Union Of the
Baptis. church will hold a Handkerchief
Bazar" Thanksgiving evening. Nov. 2zth.
Mrs. Mills, Supt.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Services every Sunday at II o'clock;
Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Room Hagen
block. Subject, ''Mortals and lmmortals.' :
Rev. Davenport at the Baptist church
Sunday evening gave a foreeful present.
alton Of mos. timely subject. He denied
that ours was representative govern
ment: tho politicians are represented. but
a constituency. larger than many believe.
are not represented. Why are the liquor
men SO successful in advancing their
plans? For one reason. the frequenters
Of saloons have more time to lay plans
than sober. Industrious people. Conditions
IN Rocky Ford are enough to terrify par
ents: children Of prominent church men,
bers are taking dancing lessons, and yet
it is well known that prostitutes haunt
the dancing hall to lure men to destrue-
ton. Stirred, he said. by events OF the
past week the speaker appealed to the
parents of Rocky Ford If they loved their
children to keep them out of the dance
Arraigning the saloon as law breaker Of
the worst type. he said: mot single sa-
loon IN Rocky Ford that does not violate
tne laws OF ndtlOn, StdVe anu city. Sniy
the past week a saloon keeper was seen
entioing boy to take drink; when he
refused he was taken into the saloon and
given cigar We can't do without sa-
loon,' say some. but these are challenged
to state one benefit. one redeeming feat
ure Of an Institution that grows fat on
ruined lives" The speaker had been
criticized for the statement that $780,
900 were spent in year in the saloons
of Rocky Ford. but recently he had had
access to some figures which indicated
that the volume of business done by the
saloons of Rocky Ford far exceeded
100000 per year. The saloon sets out
with the definite idea of running boys, and
though you have no boys remember that
for every boy that is ruined there is also
wrecked the life of some girl whose inter-
ests are bonnd up in his. In closing,
Rev. Davenport graphically depicted some
scenes which he had witnessed showing
the curse of liquor, and asserted that by
every word of the mouth, by every throb
of the heart he was against the saloon,