Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-03-14
PEACE AT AMY -PR|CE POLICY is CONDEMNED
Complete Surrender for All Time Control Worlds Commerce
SHIP OF ZION WRECKED ON SHOALS OF SIN
AND NOW ANCHORED ON A ROCK Of SATAN

a place OF worship and for the spirit
ual betterment of the colored people
OF Tunopah The rules for the gov
ernment OF the mission are sci forth
as follows
Anyone can. become a member of
this mission who knows that God for
Christ's sake has pardoned and for
given them OF their sins. the same
can become a full member of this
mission body Anyone confessing they
are seeking 10 know Christ ia the
pardon Of their sins and wish 20
come in under the watch care of this
union may do 80 II continue to pray
sins have been forgiven and are viii
Az 20 be governed by the rules OF
this mission they can become asBo-
ciate member"
This is signed by sixteen sisters
and a solitary brother who entered
into a solemn compact that includes
the following
One business meeting each month,
No uneonyerted one allowed in such
meeting. only full members permit
ted 10 business meeting All bust
ness must be done in order and in
the spirit of love Any misNinder
standing or discord come up between
the members and cause any grIey
ance in this body must be settled by
committee OF not less than three
This committee viii be sent out to
wait ON whoever have caused the
| trouble and if they win hear this
committee they will be restored in
the spirit Of love, hut il such person
! do not hear this committee then they
must come before the body of thi;
union with their leader in charge
present, and II they will not hear th'
! body Of this union and become recon
cied then they shall be unto US ,
heather or sinner and the name o
same shall be dropped from the rol
until such person is willing to CONT
and acknowledge their faults befor,
men and God. then they will be re
stored back TO this body in the meek
ness OF the spirit as sister or brothe
in Christ Jesus our Lord "
The mission languished and soo
after organizing three of the sister
dropped from the rolls ami Siste
Snelgro became leader A house o
ST Patrick street was bought bu
the mission prospered 10 such an eS
tent thai il wss deemed necessary
buy another place on Water stree
for the sum of SEQ for the purpos
OF establishing permanent hom'
3 AS the church prospered Sister Smell
gro Went TO Los Angeles to secur
the services Of a minister who woul
3 succeed better than under the lea'
{ ership of a woman. However. throug
E defections caused by removals I'll
[ membership declined until only tN
OF the congregation remained an
q then Sister Snellgro thought it ws
time for her to return to Ionopah
{ inquire as TO the cause OF the sudde
! diminutiun Of her flock Great opp
Z siuon was encountered and il IS 3
c legged that many OF the most influe
/ tial colored people of ronopah us'
their best efforts to thwart the d
signs of the leader 1t Is admitt'
thar the defendant has been unsu
7 cessml in reHyng interest in sa
mission aud that The Ship of Zio
Il organized and constructed by this q
IS iendant, has been wrecked on q
s shoals OF sin and is now anchored
a rock OF satan"
Under these distressing eircu
stances the defendant prays that >
De peIuiltleu 10 sen lhe piNuhiaSo
cupied by the mission, which she as
~ the right to disband The proper
is valued at $500 and the defenda
- thinks il only right that she shot
be allowed to convert the realty a
= use the money IN the promotion
Christian work
j. A. Sanders Is The author of q
mastery brochure which should
~ preserved by the Bar association
Nye county as an illustration of
possibilities OF injecting stirring
man interest into the dry themes ii
In court.