Gunnison news-champion., 1918-08-02
COMMUNITY nUAu ul
CONTINUE @un|uno1t
Rev. Ferns b to Be Pastor of
Union c Congregations for Com
ing Year; Rev. White Goes Into
Y. NJ c. A. Work In France.
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The Community Church Of Gunni-
son, which has been more or leos a
experiment for the past four months,
will continue its work during the neat
year. This was decided At the mest-
ing OF the executive committee Of IL
church and congregational meetingB
held this week. The executive COM
mittee also decided to retain Rev. J.
s. Ferris as the pastor Of the union
congregations.
Rev. r. H. White, who has also
been one Of the pastors Of the Com
munity Church, has enlisted for Y. n.
C. A. work in France. He departed
for New York last Tuesday. His
family will remain here.
A strictly community church organ
ization has not as yet been perfected.
The Methodist and Presbyterian
churches will retain al Of their con
nections with the larger church de-,
nominational organizations, but will
worship together with q common OBJ
ject so far as local interests and
munity of Protestant church interests
is encouraged for, at least, the dura-
ton Of the war, by various church
denominations, and in this respect
Gunnison apparently has taken .
leading part. The work in union en-
deavor was started here four months
the Western Slope and elsewhere In
It is not only good move for efficient
nifty, but such plan also means con-
servation Of materials and money at
q timew hen conservation IL the
watch-word. !
The Methodist church building viii
be used for church services and the
two buildings for Sunday School until
cold weather comes, ut which time
only the larger building will be used
for the Sunday School in order to
save coal. But such . saving II not
limited to materials, such ~ coal.
There = To- b. only one pastor to psy
ind the salary paid win be sufficient
to insure the services Of . good man.
There win be only one light bill and
one janitor, and besides this, all Of
the talent which goes into church
can be used more efficiently in one
church. The church will have the
advantage Of better music with q less
expenditure Of talent.
1t is the hope to make the Commu-
nifty Church countrywide in its work,
and thereby provide service for other
places in the county where such SER
vice is desired. Already some Of the
communities are planning to cooper
ate and to assist financially.
During the month Of August, SER
vices already have been planned for
Ohio City, and Pitkin on August 1S.
On that evening services will not be
held In Gunnison.
Rev. Ferris, who will have charge
of the work during the coming year,
is man Of high ability. His SER
vices are among the best which have
been heard in Gunnison, and it is the
opinion Of many that there is not an
ADLER pulpit speaker in Colorado. He
has gained many friends since he
came here, and his work for the COM
ing months bids fair to bring great
results. He has the cooperation Of
both congregations with service q
the real object.
Rev. White, who leaves Gunnison
to serve in France, has proved himself
an untiring worker who was always
ready to lend q helping hand. He
did . good service here and through
out the county, and will be missed BY
the many friends who come to know
him. He is well fitted for the work
he is about to enter upon and q whole
community wishes him well.