The daily sentinel., 1910-03-21

Taken completely by surprise, Rev.
ID. ID. Forsyth, the popular and faith
ful pastor of the Methodist church in
this city, was yesterday morning, at
the close of the regular service at
his chuhch, made the unsuspecting
central figure in very interesting.
commendable and really memorable
situation. II was one of those affairs
that speak more plainly than words
of the appreciation in which the
services of pastor are held. one of
those affairs that make stronger the
ties between pastor and his flock,
one of those things that make a man
who has worked hard and faithfully
feel that he is serving an apprecia-
tive people and that life and friends
are really worth while" The scenes
involved in this inspiring little drama
OF church life, enacted yesterday
morning, will not soon be forgotten
by the large congregation, of whose
members only comparatively small
number knew of what was to take
place.
At the close of a powerful sermon
on Korea, the Hermit Kingdom" a
most effective foreign mission ser
mon, Rev. Forsyth announced the
closing hymn. Rev. Eugene H.
Smith. who preceded Rey. FORSYTH as
pastor of the local church and who is
greatly beloved by the church mem
bership, arose just at this moment
from his seat in the church and asked
permission to say few words. The
request was granted by the unsus-
pecting pastor. Rev. Smith briefly
and pointedly endorsed the truths
brought out in Rev. Forsyth's SER
mon. Then he referred to the great
Laymen's Missionary Movement. In
the course of his remarks he referred
10 stopping over in Colorado Springs
TWO weeks ago en- route from New
Mexico to this city, of discussing with
Solorado Springs men, the great Lay
mems convention that had recently
been held there and was then under
way in Grand Junction He told of
the surprise these men expressed over
the remarkable manner in which
Grand Junction had carried on
campaign in necessarily brief time.
TO secure one of the big conventions
and over the astounding fact that in
the small city of Grand Junction one
OF the most enthusiastic and success
ful conventions of the great move
ment mad been held. Rev. Smith was
asked, What sort of a men is that
man Forsyth, who came over here to
line up the big men who were hold
ing the convention here, for the
Grand Junction convention? What
sort of man is that big, enthusiastic.
determined fellow" Then very ant
ly and appropriately Rev. Smith pro-
ceeded to relate to the congregation
yesterday the answer he had made,
and the narration aroused great en-
thusiasm among the members of the
congregation. Rev. Smith then point
ed out what great credit is due to
ReV. forsyth for the wonderful sue
cess OF the convention here. He de-
clared that the appreciation of the
services of Rev. Forsyth in this re-
spect and in many other respects is
general over the western slope and
over the state, as well as at home.
1t was happy. sincere. and de-
lightful talk that Rev. Smith made
AT Its closing, turning to Rev. For
syth, Rev. Smith stated that in appre-
citation of his services as pastor. in
appreciation of his earnest, faithful
Jealous, tireless work in the cause of
foreign missions, and as a token of
| love and esteem, the trustees of the
church had voted Rev FORSYTH a
| month vacation from his labors and
number of the men of the congrega-
uon desired to present him with the
wherewithal,' to provide for all the
expenses OF trip to and from Chi
cago, and attendance upon the great
Laymen's Missionary Movement con-
vention to be held in that city in Nav.
the convention that is to be the cli-
max of the series of wonderful Lay
mems Missionary Movement conven-
uon that are being held over the
| country, the convention to be attend
ed by the great leaders of practically
all of the Protestant churches. and
which convention is to decide upon
the policy of all the Protestant
churches so far as the future attitude
toward foreign missions is concerned.
Rev. Smith then. standing In the
pulpit. presented to Rev. Forsyth. the
envelope containing "the vacation