The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-09-26
WHAT ABOUT A COMMUNITY
CHURCH FOR JCLESBURG: +:

war in the interest of humanity. In
order to do that all our citizens must
work together in unity with that one
dominant purpose in view. WE ARE
DOING 1T NOW. Men are more ready
TO give of themselves in service for
the great cause for which We fight
than ever before in the history of the
world. They are willing to pay the
price even if it means the giving of
their physical lives as a sacrifice, in
the full knowledge that the value thus
gained for all human kind will be
worth so great a price. Can a man
do more than give his life for his
friends7"
When the world is made safe for
democracy it will be safe for the uni
versal society of friendly, and brother
ly men. Then, and not until then, can
We begin to build in earnest the King
dom of God. Thus the question upper
most in the minds of all thinking men
and women, is WHAT PART WILL
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
THE CHRISTIANS-HA IN
THE WORK OF BRINGING IN THIS
REIGN OF BROTHERHOOD? Will
the church lag behind in this move
ment and let forces outside of her in
fluence, take the credit for the begin
ming of the NEW ORDER" or will
she, THE CHURCH, prove worthy of
the task the Master and her Founder
gave her, by taking the lead and set
ting an example of real brotherhood
for the world? Will the men and wo-
men of all denominations prove big
enough for the job that is before
them? Will they catch the vision and
spirit of the Master of brotherhood in
such way. that they will be willing
to forget their differences in creed,
and cooperate at home for that great
purpose, as the boys "Over There" are
forgetting their social and creedal diff
ferences while they fight side hy side
and give their lives in order that hu-
manity might realize Gods Ideal of
democracy and brotherhood for the
world.
Did you know friend reader that
such movement as Church Fedora.
ton Is on in the world today? Did YOU
know that many communities are real
lZng that ideal and are organizing
INTO Community Churches for the pur-
pose of conservation and efficiencvo
Did you know that we have a move.
ment on in the town of Julesburg to
Federate the churches into Commu-
nifty Church? Such is the fact; it is
true. We had a man with US on last
Sunday, Dr. Trompen. who is one of a
committee for Colorado on eliminating
over-churched conditions and npply
ing under churched conditions. This
committee is composed of leading men
from the ten representative denomina
tions of the state. These denomina
tions, including the Presbyterians.
Christians. Baptists. Methodists and
Congregationalists, have solemnly
pledged themselves, in the interest of
their common cause to refrain from
organizing churches where the terri
tory is already sufficiently churched
or overchurched. and under no circum-
stances can they sanction the organi-
zation of church and give it rccog-
milton as a body unless the church de-
string to come in has the sanction of
said committee, and the churches al
ready in the field and at work. This
working committee is just the begin
ming of better things to come. For
this same committee with the sane
tion of their respective denominations
Il ~. L
of all small towns to merge into one
Community Church. with the idea of
putting on a program of service for
the community that will take into con-
sideration and include the needs of
the whole man, physical. mental. NOR
al and spiritual.
The dream for Julesburg is just such
a plan and just such a Community
Church cooperating all-together for
the one great purpose of helping every
man, woman, boy and girl realize the
kind of character that God intended
they should have. Will you help by
your influence to bring this to pass?
You can do it if you will.
Plans have already been suggested
to us by DR.. Trompen for such Com
munitY Church. This church will op-
en- its doors wide enough to include
every man. woman and child in the
community. regardless of the kind of
creed they have for themselves. Ev-
cry person will be allowed the privi-
lege of reading their Bible and max
ing their own creed under the guidance
of the Infinite Spirit. No person has
right to force their creed on an
others conscience, nor will that be the
case in the new CHURCH-The church
of Tomorrow. We will tell you more