Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-26
ROCKY FORD COLORADO. FRIDAY JUNE 26, 1908.

utes, whether she were through or
not. 1t occurred to me that there is
at least one mercy the Lord always
accords to womankind. He lets her
have her say.
Rev. w. A. S. Sharpe, Baptist Mis-
sionary from Burma, was also an
active participant in the convention
program, and his store of information
about very remote people gave in
terest to his talks.
Karl Lehman, the Field Secretary
of the State Endcavorers, is a man
who has found his field, and works
it with unremittinp zeal. He is rs
full of energy as an egg is of carbo-
hydrates. He knows all the arts of
the professional booster, and it would
be dull town that he could not en-
thuse into giving a royal reception
to bunch of delegates in any cause.
With the active assistance of our
Rev. Harter, as chairman of the local
management committee, the state
meeting couldn't have been any
thing else than the. success !: was.
Many delegates pronounced it the
best they had ever attended.
OF the prominent people on the
program who didn't get here OF
course there isn't much to be said.
But there was doubtless some things
thought. particularly by the people
who turned out especially to hear
them. This was particularly true in
regard to Judge Lindsay. who was
on the bill for the Sunday afternoon
meeting and didn't file an appearance
in court.
But the management probably did
the best thing available in calling on
Rev. Davenport to substitute. He
always does us credit on such oc-
casions. and take it that he. gave
pretty general satisfaction Sunday
afternoon, though Bro. c. F. Evans
did file brief OF exceptions in open
court; and had more or less of a
kick entered on my note book my
self.
like Bro. Davenport on general
principles, and at times ! have the
greatest hopes for him as a liberal
minded as well as wcll-intcntioncd
citizen. But there arc times when
he drops to the lowest depths of
theological depravity. and then
am in despair OF him. His address
of Sunday was full of the fire of
moral enthusiasm such as would do
credit to any man of the. reforming
spirit. But some of his statements
were as reactionary as those of 4
Russian burcdu6crat For instance,
he told us that il was only necessary
to put the civil government in the
hands of the church in order to have
everything serene and the moral order
perfect. No more political corrup-
ton: nb more graft. Shades of Pope
Hildcbrand. Cardinal Richclieu and
the Archbishops OF Canterbury!
But it wasn't my innings and I
didn't butt in as Bro Evans did.
There is more or less local soreness,
but there shouldn't be. Rev. Daven-
port hasn't more admiring friend in
his congregation than Mr.. Evans, and
I'm sure there was nothing invidious
meant by his criticism. ! soms-
times think one Of the best uses that
could be made of the handsome and
comfortable church these people have
buildcd would be to follow every
Sunday service with an open parlia-
mcnt.
But let me write of something
pleasant have only referred briefly
to the fine singing of the convention
chorus. and said nothing OF the solo
work of the splendid array Of home
talent Rocky Ford now possesses in
the musical line. There was Miss
Ford who has so recently returned
from musical college with greatly
improved technique and finer eS-
preston in her vocal power. There
was Mrs Bowman. who is always
sweet: and Miss Pansy Sheldon. and
the Misses Farmore, and several
Others OF the feminine infexion, sup
porting Mr.. Dunbar's bass profundp
and Mr.. Elscr's tenor. With others
of the masculine persuasion CHM
ing in. Mr.. Lloyd Pollock, at the
Sunday p. IN. session, capably sang
"Onc Swcctly Solemn Thought"
like Loyd's singing. Ii might pos
sibly be characterized as swces.
But as to Loyd's ever having 4
solemn thought. Well, it must be
when he is asleep.
But convention went off fine. |
forgot to mention in its proper order
the supper. or the six o'clock dinner
or whatever it was, served at the
arlington" on Saturday evening.
The cafe was crowded with n very
sociablc crowd, and If the spirit of
enthusiasm generated was anything
like the warmth of the dining room,
the delegates have carried back 70
their respective local societies a
measure OF the spirit that will last all