Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-04-28
A Few Hours In Canon City.

Last Sunday We had the privilege of
hearing the celebrated evangel 'hSS3i
a. Sunday. who was closing r.,
weeks series OF meetings at otnfn
city. Mr. Sunday Is AN ex-ba.~
champion player. and he puts into his
preaching the same energy with which
he played base bail-an energy which
gave him more than national reputa-
tion and also an enormous salary. Mr..
Sundays chief characteristics are
earnestness and dirsctness. To en-
force gospel truths he used eiear-eut
forcibie language chosen from IA large
and most practical vocabulary. He
makes no attempts at eioauence. as
that term Is generally understood. but
he II really eloquent by the mere force
OF phenomenal earnehtnsss. MIR. sun
days words are not only most ,forcefui
but the truths which he presents are
pounded Into the consciousness OF his
auditors by gestures OF astonishing
Nim-dramatic, but rot studied. being
the natural expression OF AN Intense ma
tufc working under high pressure for
| the good OF his fellow men. His Sab
baths work In Canon city consisted
OF IA morning sermon to the conviCtS
In the pcnltcntinry. u sermon In the
Tabernacle at II. an afternoon sermon
To men only. and then .hc biggest dis
course Of the day Ia the evening to u
congregation OF 5000. only his for
! mcr training IN an athlete enables him
to endure such nn amount OF tr.m-n-
| duouE labor.
Mr. Sunday In his first sermons OF
the series lays foundations Of rugged
stones. so rough aI times aE to cause
adverse criticism. but before the meet
insr are concluded the critics hnv-
turned to he friends and hearty cndor-
rrrH. There nr- rough nshi-rr In tho
foundations but the rupcrrtructurcr nr
perfected In the sermons OF tn. last
half Of III. series of meetings IL b.nutI-
fui In Its admirable adaptation to help
Ing men and women to the higher and
purcr life.
our short stay In Canon City was
made specially pleasant by being the
guest OF the family OF =. II. Atwntcr.
u leading citizen. n man who II always
on the firing line when good cause
needs help and who II known to many
OF our readers by reason OF his efficient
lnboTE In the presidency OF the Stntr
Sunday School Association.
The public spirited citizens OF Canon
city mndc preparations Tor Mr.. SUN
days coming commensurate with the
Ills worth nH mn cvrnHcliEt. \ tnb"r-
nnclc wnE constructed 100 by iso feet
aud seating 1850 people. ~ most Of
the services most Of the standing room
was utilized, fully 1000 persons listen
inE. On some orcnEinnR for two hours
to MIR. Sundays remarkable sermons.
The tabernacle cost ss.ISo nnd the
other running expenses OF the meet
lnEs made the aggregate over $4,000.
In addition to chc"rfuiiy raising this
large sum the npprcciativ- citizens Of
Canon made Mr.. Sunday n good will
on .ring OF $1,000. out Of this sum Mr..
SUNDAY pays two singers nnd an assist
nnt preacher. The demand which cx-
l-'s for Mr.. Sundays services IL shown
hv the fact that Canon Citv's nppIica-
'icn was made eighteen months ago.
Canon is n city OF fine churches, the
largest and finest being the Prcsby-
f"rinn. which ranks fourth among the
church buildings OF the entire state.
TIL" church IL massive nni beautiful
rn' nsiJ" from the conmodious audi
fori"r. has every facility for church
work That could he asked. That Canon
contained auch magnificent church
was surprise and our convention Of
the psnitcntiary city's public spIrit
was enlarged when we arccrtained thnt
over 100000 was Invested In the cdif,cc.