Cañon City record., 1905-06-29

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the matter in charge.
A prayer meeting service Is held at
Trinity Luthern church each Wednes-
day evening at o'clock. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
A very pleasant time IL anticipated
at the g Progressive Dinner" beginning
at O'Clock this evening at Mrs. Rags
dale's. under the auspices Of the Ladies'
Aid of the M. E. church.
There will be preaching at Trinity
English Lutheran church, both morn
ing and evening next Sunday by Pas
tor Smith The morning service be-
gins at 1O:45 and the evening service
at O'Clock.
Miss NJ. Bowman, deaconess, left
Monday for Florence, Pueblo and
Denver, July being her vacation month.
Her headquarters will be the Deacon
ess Home in Pueblo, but she will visit
in several other places. 1t is not yet
definitely known whether she will re-
turn to Canon or not,
The members of the society of Christ
ian Endeavor Of the Cumberland Pres
byterian church held social at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Roane, 4O3
South Ninth street, last Monday night.
There was large attendance and the
occasion was greatly enjoyed by all
present. Refreshments were served.
Rev. w. A. Henderson of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church will leave
today for his old home, near Spring.
field, Missouri, on his annual vacation.
He will be gone about month and
during his absence his ministerial and
pastoral duties will be looked after by
Rev. Baker Of Moberly, Missouri, who
is expected to arrive here next Satur-
day.
Five thousand eight hundred dollars
were raised by voluntary subscription
at the First M. E. church last Sunday
toward defraying the expense of the
proposed enlargement of its place Of
worship. The contemplated addition
and alteration to the church will cost
approximately fifteen Thousand dollars
and but little difficulty is anticipated
in raising that amount from the mem
bers OF the congregation and their
friends.
There was a large attendance at the
Christian church last Sunday night to
witness the annual Children's Is Day ex-
ercises, which had been postponed from
the previous Sunday. A nice program
of songs and recitations was rendered
and generous contribution made for
mission work in foreign lands. At the
conclusion of the more formal part Of
the program brief address was made
by Chaplain Lucas, of the penitentiary,
in the course of which he gave the ORR
gin of Children's Day, as observed by
the Christian church.
Rev. DR.. Phifer, presiding elder Of
this district, visited the Methodist
church this week preaching eloquently
Sunday morning on Heaven Pre-
pared Place for Prepared People"
At the conclusion of the sermon Rev.
Mr.. Cook took charge of the service,
asked several members OF the official
board to come forward and assist in
taking down names and amounts, and
called upon those present to subscribe
the first five Thousand dollars to be
used in enlarging the church. So well
did he present the matter, and SO well
did the people respond, that over five
thousand six hundred dollars was sub
scribed at the morning service alone.
F. A. Raypolds' generous subscrip-
tion Of five hundred dollars, announced
when the congregation had subscribed
five Thousand dollars, was greeted with
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