The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-11-30
sALvATiONIsTS DEDICATE
THEIR NEW CITADEL

and Pecos avenue, was dedicated
with an appropriate service by Col.
French, of Los Angeles, and Major
Morton, of Los Angeles, before an
immense audience on Thanksgiving
might All the ministers of the city
took part in the exercises.
The Roswell City Band donated
Its services and gave an open air con-
cert before the building as a prelim-
Kinley's hymn and Coronation com
posed the musical program. Inside
Major Morton presided over the
meeting. Elder Warf1e, of the Advent
ist church, opened with prayer. Rev.
Henry F. Vermillion, OF the Baptist
church, was the first to speak, and
told of his appreciation of the work
of the Salvation Army, saying that
he had stood in the streets and
preached with the Army in years
gone by, in the city of Little Rock,
and that his work there was the
strongest endorsement he could give
to the Army.
| Rev. C. E. Lukens, former pastor
of the Presbyterian church, and the
| oldest resident minister of Roswell,
told now he backed a proposal to
send for the Salvation Army, and
said that he mad always been proud
Of the work the Army had accomp-
lished here. He said that Judge VIM.
H. Pope, who was present, and Ad-
jutant Woodward, of the Salvation
Army, represented the two greatest
means of doing good in Roswell He
said that Judge Pope represented the
law and it's enforcement, and that
/ full, for it was known that he had the
| courage to sustain the law. He said
that Adjutant Woodward represented
the other force that was even bet
ter, for it acted as a preventative of
evil, and a preventative is better than
a cure. He said that if the people
would take the advice of Adjutant
woodward they would not have to
come before Judge Pope.
Elder c.. c. Hill, of the Christian
church, said that he not only con-
graduated the Army upon the COM
lpletion of the new hall, but also con-
| graduated the whole town, for it
stood for much. He said that until
the last two pastorates he had filed
he had never understood the work
of the Salvation Army, but that he
now gives it his heartiest endorse
ment.
| Rev. E. E. Davis, of the Presbyte-
considerable experience with the Sal
| walton Army in New York, and that
mis- first experience was when he
saw his mother standing and work
| ing with the Salvation Army women,
not as a member of the organization
but as a co-religionist. He said that
his decision that he would like the
| people of Roswell and that they
| was based partly on the fact that the
town had live, working Salvation
Army.
| Judge VIM. H. Pope said that he
liked the name Salvation Army, be-
cause it is comprehensive, because
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| to do and how to do it; also because
it stands for discipline and service.
He said that he considered Rev. Mr..
Lukens' statement CHASING him with
the Salvation Army as a means of
doing good, a high compliment. He
liked the Salvation Army because
they did things, illustrating it by
calling attention to the fact that
when Col. French found the altar too
nigh for his use, he had table
brought in its place. Judge Pope said
| that had this been many other organ
izations, a committee would have
been appointed to meet the following
Wednesday to decide whether the
table could be substituted for the al
tar. He said that the Great General
were, where they lived or what organ
ization they belonged to, but what
had they done. Judge Pope then in
troduced Col French, telling of
some of his work during the San
Francisco disaster
/ Col. French spoke in general
way of the work of the Salvation Ar
my and closed with a prayer, dedi-
eating the building to God, to the
Salvation Army and to the people
of Roswell.
Col. French and Major Morton are
greatly pleased with the new build
ing. Col. French expresses his opin-