Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-03
NEW CHURCH ORGANIZED
Grants Pass Now Has 10 Church
Orga nizations.

tion to the list, the other denomina-
tions being Presbyterians, Methodist
Episcopal, Baptist, Catholic, Free
Methodist, Methodist Episcopal
South, Episcopal, Advents and
Lutherans The Congregationalists
have not yet organized in this city,
but the maater is being considered by
resident members Of that faith and
church Of that denomination may be
formed during the present year.
All the churches of Grants Pass
have houses of worship except the
Lutherans and they nope to erect
building during the present year or
early next year. The Church of God
but recently erected their building,
which is a neat, unpretentious struc-
ture as are all the places of worship
of that denomination. for they are op-
posed to display of any kind. This
building is located on South Sixth
street near the Rogue river bridge. 1t
is 20x34 feet in size and while the ex-
tension is finished, except painting,
the interior yet lacks the lining and
ceiling. The members hope to have
it completed in the near future, but
in the mean time it is being used in
which to hold their services, tenn
porary seats accommodating the con-
gregation. A regular service is held
each Sunday at 2 80 p. III preceding
which the Sabbath school is held at
O'Clock A prayer meeting is held
each Wednesday evening Rev. D. d.
Adams. is temporarily filling the
pulpit, but Rev. J. l.. Greene. of
Woodburn is expected to come to
Grants Pass within the next month,
when he will take charge of the
church and begin series of revival
meetings and may remain as the per-
manent pastor.
The Church of God in Christ as is
their full title, is branch of the
Mennonite denomination and in the
absence Of fixed rules of church
government and in their simplicity in
all matters pertaining to their church
work, they greatly resemble the
Quakcrs. Contrary TO report current
in Grants Pass, they have no connec.
tion with the Holly Rollers, Of Cor
wallis fame, and do not oountenance
such improper practices as that crowd
we're guilty Of The Church of God
people endeayor to carry out the forms
of worship as practiced in the time of
Christ. At the communion service
in addition to bread and wine, they
wash each others feet and give the
holy kiss, but it is only brothers that
do this for brothers, and sisters for
the sisters. They have no regular
ohurch organization and no roll of
members, tney claiming that a true
believers name is registered in
heaven and that is all that is required.
No regular salary is paid their
ministers, the members giving as they
feel able or as the Lord calls them to
give. The pastors come to or leave q
church, not by a vote of the members,
bat as they and the members feel
that the Lord has called. They also
believe in divine healing, and that
prayer and faith will bring a cure to
all physical ills.
The Church of God has several
organizations in Oregon, but have
only two in Southern Oregon, one in
this city and one near Merlin. The
Merlin congregation have a meeting
house, as they call their churches,
the church with them being the or.
ganiaztion itself. The Grants Pass
church is in charge of Rev. d. d..
Adams for the present, but the mem.
bers having felt chat the Lord desired
that Rev. j J.. Greene of Woodburn,
should come here, he too having felt
the divine call, il is expected that
Rev. Greene Will be here in a a short
time IL is planned that with his ar
rival a series of revival meetings will
be held Singing il "A strong feature
of their teviyals and new set of
song books have been secured for this
revival.