The daily sentinel., 1908-04-11

Pledging themselves to be more
considerate to the strangers that
come to the city and find their way
into the church, determined to more
closely follow the teachings and pre-
cepts of the Nazarene in their daily
life and in their dealings with their
fellow men, and feeling that II is
high time that the men of the church
join with the ladies in the uplifting
work of extending the hand of friend
ship, charity and kindness to those
who may be unfortunate, and in
keeping up the vital work of the
church, nearly 100 well known citi-
zens formed a brotherhood last night
at one of the greatest most remark
able and most unusual gatherings
of men ever held in Grand juno
tion.
Surely Rev. d. ID. Forsyth, pastor
of the Methodist church, and that
loyal. faithful band of women who
compose the Ladies' Aid Society of
the Methodist church. must feel
highly gratified over the great sue
cess of the splendidly appointed ban
quet held last evening In the ban
quet room of the church, banquet
inspired by a noble purpose, ban
quet which was intended to form
the source of influences for the good
that will last long and wear we'll.
The prime causes for this great
gathering, so ably planned, We're the
desire of bringing the men of the
Methodist church and congregation
closer in touch with each other, the
extending of acquaintances among
the men, and lastly the forming of
a Meth odist brotherhood, the first
of its kind to be organized in west
ern Colorado.
The hour was 1880 pm. and by
s O'Clock there had been welcomed
by the reception committee into the
spacious Sunday school room about
200 men who either hold church
memberships or attend services reg
ularly or occasionally at the Method
ist church. During the half hour the
guests We're being received, greetings
were exchanged, acquaintance made
and social chat enjoyed.
Shortly after o'clock the big
company of guests was invited to
the large banquet room in the base
ment of the church, and assigned to
places at the long rows of tables that
lined the room. The tables were
most attractively arranged by the la
dies. and the scene could hardly
have been more inviting.
Senator Horace T. DeLong, the
toastmaster of the evening. called
the company to order. while Rev.
Eugene II. Smith. formerly pastor
of the church, invoked the blessing
of the Divine.
For an hour and half the guests
gave attention to the menu The la
dies of the various divisions of the
aid societies had prepared the good
things for the satisfaction of the in
ner man, and the ladies also had
charge of the service of the courses.
Needless to say that the menu was
wholesome, tempting and superbly
prepared and that the service was
of the very, very best. Few compan-
les of guests that have sat at ban
qnet boards in this city this winter
have enjoyed such a delightful pre-
pared, eXcellently varied or success
fully served dinner.
Following the service of the ban
quet Senator Horace r. DeLong
called the attention of the great COM
pany of men to the advantages of
such a gathering as on last night
and the influences for the good II
should have upon every man pres
ent. He then made most interest
ing. timely and Strengthening talk
upon the theme, What the Church
Stands For
A male quartet composed of fine
voices rendered two very enjoyable
selections.
Then followed n series of able, in
teresting addresses. each one con-
tanning many excellent and inspiring