The daily sentinel., 1907-09-06

the membership is more than doub-
led. A good parsonage has been
built, at a cost of about $70O cash,
and the ladies have furnished It.
j. II. Murray began well at Ouray.
The last of October he was appoint
ed to Roswell, N. NJ. by Bishop
Moore, to the great regret and dis
couragement of our people. After
several weeks we secured ID. j. Gil
landers, then living at Montrose, who
has supplied the charge very accept
ably Financial conditions have been
trying, and not all claims will be
paid.
Pagosa Springs and NJ. DeMotte
are still happy together. Plans are
made and most of the money raised
for re-modeling the church at a cost
of 50 500. 1t Is to be raised. a base
ment made, the auditorium enlarged
and re-modeled re-furnished. new
windows and a new heating plant
put in. The Ladies' Aid Society has
over S400 on hand. the league about
500. toward this needed improve
ment.
w. f. Perry was doing a great
work at Paunia, when the doctors
ordered him to lower altitude. So
in April he joined his wife at Santa
Anna. Cal, where she had been since
the middle of September. seeklnE
health, also. Richard Vincent. To-
cal preacher from Leadville, has sup
piled the charge with much accept
ability. There VIII be a large deficit
in salaries. and some in benevolences.
Evangelist J. Allen Ray assisted Bro
ther Perry in revival meetings re-
sulting in 10 probationers.
and there" on the Ridgway circuit.
Three revival meetings were held, a
church organized at Colona, the
membership more than doubled. the
| last of the debt of S26I paid. He is
making friends for us wherever he
goes. and awakening interest in our
cause.
Rifle has enjoyed "A glorious reyiy-
al. Pastor Stephen Lumley was as
sisted by Evangelist Robert p. Car
son and DR.. II. T. Cassell of Den
yer: over 80 conversions and Al re-
ceived on probation. and 10 have
been added by certificate. Cement
walks have been laid. water brought
into the parsonage, the porch re
built, windows of church screened
and other improvements made at a
cost of s90S. and $3.50 has been paid
on the church debt.
Telluride Is our problem. Il. 7.
Gerkin held a good revival, received
on probation. has received into
fun membership and IA by certifi-
cate yet he will report a decrease in
membership. but a growing church
debt. The pastor has made 1t large
part Of his business to get acquaint-
ed with everybody. especially the
business men, and he has won their
confidence and sympathy. largely.
We have a small membership, but
we now have more friends. Only
one of our members owns his own
home. Some of us have Inherited
this fine property and this crushing
debt. and we must have help. much
help from elsewhere to save this fine
property for Methodism.
All records of the district, and SO
far as | know, of the conference.
have been broken at Palisade and
Clifton. as we have built and dedl-
Gated two churches this conference
year. The church at Clifton, j. Q.
Vermillion, pastor, costing nearly
$4,000, was dedicated the second
Sunday of May: the one at Palisade,
costing over $4,000, last Sunday.
Chancellor Buchtel preached the ser
mons and was minister of finances
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The church at Palisade, planned by
Bro. T. p. Barber of Colorado
Springs, the architect of this splen-
did Sunday schol auditorium, is af-
ter the mission style. substantial,
commodious, artistic, beautiful, and
is about the best church ever erected
In Colorado for such money. Be
sides this, an organ has been pur-
chased at Clifton. the windows
screened a piano, hymnals and sun
day school song books put IN at Pal
isade: also cement walks laid; like
wise every department has grown in
a marvellous way, and over so MEM
bers have been added. A remark
able fact Is that the pastor and peo-
pie are happy together after building
two churches.