Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-08-17
PARSON UzzELL
TWENTY.oNE YEARS PASTOR OF
PEOPLES TABERNACLE.
DENVER PEOPLE HONOR HIM
Great Gathering to Celebrate Twenty.
First Anniversary Of His Pastorate
-Euiosy by Ex-Governor Adams-
Carrie Nation Leads the Shouting.

Ss'F'u NauoU Guaub tHC oVouSsUas
Denver.-Fully 5000 men. women
and children testified to their love and
respect for Parson Tom Uzzcll of tho
Peoples Tabernacle last night by hll-
Ing every seat and every inch OF
standing room Of the great auditorium
and gallery OF the Tabernacle. to AZ
sist In remembering the parsons twen-
ty.one years OF service as pastor OF
tho Tabernacle. Five hundred more
were turned away. the small army OF
ushcrs finding II impossible TO crowd
In another person. Parson uzzell HIM
self was absent.
Former Governor Alva Adams Of Pu.
eblo. Carry Nation. the Kansas joint
smasher and several others for over
two hours told OF the good things they
knew personally of the parson. whose
name and fame are by no means con-
fined to the state lines OF Colorado.
I'VE can tell II now. We can yell u
now" shouted Carry Nation. wavin.
her hand In tho atmosphere. because
the good parson Is absent
Farson Uxxcli nearly broke down
physically several days ago. and In now
fishing on the Gunnison. taking the
res. cure and trying the simple life
no often mentioned In books and news
papers.
.svcs we can toll IL now" said eY-
Governor Adams. not to be outdonc by
"thc lady from Kansas" because II In
the thing to do: tell OF the good things
you know abou, man while he is yet
In the land OF living
Mr.. Adams was the principal speak
er Of the evening. He told one inter
estinE incident relating TO ParSon Tom.
that took especially well with the
crowd. "a matter of Ave years or 30
ago." he said. "at the reunion of Roosc-
yclt's rough riders In las Vegas. New
Mexico. I was selected by the Gov.
crnor to represent Colorado. There
were four or nvc Governors. mr. many
United States Senators. Mr.. Roosevelt.
who was then vice president. anu
others ON the platform.
1T was Sunday. In church. and Par
non Tom. your Parson Tom. our fnrron
Tom. was preaching the sermon. lie
took his text from one Of the fcbbcr
exploits OF David. and he repeatedly
said: "Thc man who stays home 10
watch the stun In entitled to ns much
eicci, ms the man who goes out to bat
tie: and In dcacryin. Of M much In tho
division He emphasized this.
AT tho hnish the director OF cerc'
monies started to rirc out hymn
number. when Mr.. Roosevelt. IN hiH
characteristic way. stood up ana inter
tup,cd with: Here. I want 10 ray n
word bclor. tn. singing starts. ! hnvc
heard Bccchcr. I have heard Taimn.c.
Hills. and other great preachers: but
I want to say. ladies' and gentlemen.
tina; the greatest sermon ever heard
In all my life have Just heard. by
ParEon Tom uxzcli.'
MIR. Roosevelt could have said moth.
in, to please the congregation anu
visitors better. u was Sunday. and In
church. but everybody nppiaudc,l. Par
son Tom has seen NJ to car, his lincs
In the humber walks OF life. lie has
been pastor OF this church twc"'y.onc
years. Hc holds his job better than
some Of us.
Il have heard him talk often. but sci.
dom have heard him preach. ParHon
Tom uxscll IN n great. good man.
He is no, passivcly good: that would
mean nothing. A man is good In pro-
portion ms he uses his abilities and op.
portunitics TO help his fellow men.
That In Tom.
Russell Sage was n piouB man. He
never got drunk. never played poker
but ! would rather take Toms chances
on the next world than Safc's. Only
the angels in heaven have kept Il rec.
ord of the tears he has dried. the sick
he has healed. the unhappy to whom
he has carried consolation. the hungry
he has fed. the naked he has clothed.
Personal service is the demand OF
the true Christian. The ledger In the
city of God is not kept in dollars and
cents. Lots of us are good Sunday
Christians: Tom is an every day Chris.
tian: no difference in him on Sunday.
The Peoples Tabernacle was cstab.
lished twenty-five years ago by Charles
Uzzcli. n brother of Parson Tom Uzz'
ell. In less than year poor health
forced his resignation. and n few
months later. in Los Angeles. he died.