The Colorado statesman., 1918-04-27


so many people think Through him
we learn that the church was never
intended by God to be run by enter
tainments as so many would have IL,
but rather by the Biblical method oil
regular, individual and proportionate
giving that finds expression in
fuller, more complete, richer and
more acceptable way than even the
tithing of the Old Testament Econ
omy.
Rev. Thos-Hazell has adopted that
form of worship which lends solemn
ity and dignity to the services. Those
who worship with us go away greatly
impressed feeling that truly they have
been to the House of God, and not
to a theater or some similar place
of amusement. They realize the
Lord is in His Holy Temple, let all
the earth keep silent before Him"
Through plans initiated by the pastor
the debt of $4,000 has been substan-
TALLY reduced to $1,000 in nine years.
Through his plea before the Presby-
terry of Denver that august body OF
churchmen have commissioned DIR.
Chas. G. Williams, retiring Modera-
tor of Denver Presbytery and member
of the National Home Mission Com
mittee of the Presbyterian Church,
U. S. A., representing the Rocky
Mountain District, to visit New York
City next month and appear before
the Presbyterian Board of Church
Erection for the purpose of securing
a cancellation of the $1,000 indebted
ness. Rev. Thos-Hazell has invested
by way of gift hundreds Of dollars
for the help and development of the
Dr hA nhn nf w hn
Presbyter. He has sacrificed his
health by living in quarters damp and
cramped beneath the dignity of
Presbyter of the church, isolated If
you please from companionship. This
if you please was in order not to in
cur any extra expense upon the
church. His one desire and thought
was to uplift and enlighten the pew
that none be left in ignorance. Rev.
Thos-Hazell has been preacher, teach
er, choir-director, Moderator, Secre-
tary, organist, organizer, initiator of
ways and means, janitor, visitor of
the sick and those in distress. Right
ly speaking he has been brains for
the whole church. Aside from all of
the aforenamed duties imposed upon
him, he has prepared and preached
regularly two sermons a Sabbath,
never having repeated but one, and
that by request. If that is not
enough to make one sit up and take
note it is because you haven't all
that is due you. This man has un-
der his dictatorship built up we'll |
organized choir that would do credit |
to any church. They prepare and |
sing class of music that the average |
church does not and cannot appre- |
ciate. Being man of refinement, !
culture and ripe scholar |
ship, a noted Bible student who is |
well versed in all things pertaining |
to Presbyterianism and parliamentary |
usages, a peer of his white co-Presby- |
ters, the Presbytery of Denver deem |
it pleasure and honor to select him |
for the Presbyterial year |
1876 and thus bringing honor to |
or did not stop here, however, we
were made to feel even more proud |
of him when he, with Elder Willis S.
Evans, were elected by the same |
body of men as Commissioners to the |
Twelfth General Assembly of the |
Church, U. S. A., that |
held it's sessions at Atlantic City, N. |
j., May, 1915. That being the high
est court of the Presbyterian church. !
There it was these brethren had |
the opportunity to discuss. and vote |
upon the great issues of the day. 1t |
was in this assembly that Elder |
Evans, the only Negro of the 80 FL |
ders, served the elements of Bread |
and Wine to 1000 participants at the
Assembly Communion service. 1t
was there our pastor put up the fight
10 abolish the existence of the Freed
mems Board and merge the Freed
mems and Home Mission Boards to-
yether. The result being that DR..
Lee, Presbyter of the First African
Church of Philadelphia
was rendered the office of Field Sec
-etary for the Colored work of the
North. All of us undoubtedly have
'ead our Pastors masterful address
delivered before the Presbytery of
Denver at the Hyde Park Church
n the winter of 1917 on the PROPOSE
ion of the Merger of the Colored and
White Boards. His retiring Modera-
or's sermon delivered in the First
Avenue Presbyterian Church in 1916
MORTAL CONFLICT" quickened the
ion of righteousness where the Ne
gro question was involved. Rev.
rhos-Hazell puts forth every effort as
/ benefactor of the race in and out
side of his church. He is found here
md there preaching, lecturing, giving
and advice to those who
nay ask of him. Last, but not least,
his minister is a farmer of unusual
success. To the pew / will say give
credit and honor where it is due. All
If us have not been loyal. We have
oeen knockers rather than boosters,
out from this time onward / trust
hat we will do all in our power for
he development of the work here.
How much better it is to give flow
ers and kind words while we can en-
10y them. Now, to the Pastor, while
He have all fallen short. the pros