The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-31
GREETING TO METHODISTS

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The Star-Mirror voices the senti-
ments of the people of Moscow in Did
ding Bishop Shepherd and his flock
of M%ethodists welcome to u city.
We are proud and glad to have you
with us. Proud that our fair city was
selected for so important a meeting
of such a great organization for the
advancement OF Christianity, and glad
that we can meet and become per-
~sonally acquainted with the ministers
of the Columbia River Conference OF
the Methodist church. We hope that
the visitors will get as much good out
of their visit to Moscow as the eiti-
zens of Moscow will get out of con-
tact with the visitors.
Moscow is the seat of education OF
Idaho. 1t leads all other cities and
towns in this respect. 1t leads all
other towns its size in number of its
churches and the number of church
members. 1t leads all north Idaho
towns in the number of Methodists
and in church growth. Thanks to che
untiring efforts Of the Rev. fl. O.
Perry. pastor of the Moscow church,
wonderful advancement has been
made here in the past three years, and
it was due to the efforts of the Rev.
Mr.. Perry that the Methodist confer
ence was brought to Moscow.
Methodism has grown and prosper
ed and made wonderful advancement.
The writer's father was a Methodist
minister in the days when such lux
uries as ministers now enjoy were
undreamed of by even the aristo-
Gratis. He travelled as a circuit rider
through Ohio when that state was al
most a wilderness, carrying his bible
helped to establish Methodist chur-
ches in log school houses Of that
frontier state" Starting out as a
minister in November, 1S43, he re-
NAMED in the work until he answered
the last call, in November, 1903. In
his day Methodist ministers were per-
mitted to remain but two years in a
place, but wiser rules have been made
and the terrors of moving every TWO
years do not confront a minister's
wife now as it did then.
The Methodist is one of the greatest
Protestant church organizations in
the world and we are glad to welcome
its leaders in their annual conference
and we hope that every one will be
comfortably entertained and carry
away with him and her a good opin-
of the Athens of Idaho"
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Tomorrow wednesday, the cham
of of Moscow is invited
to take dinner withfthe Methodists in
the council chamber. 1t is to be
hoped that every member will accept
the invitation. 1t will be beneficial to
the members of the chamber to meet
the Methodists and it is the duty of
his body, which is supposed to take
he lead in all civic matters, to have
/ full attendance at the luncheon and
the visitors know that we really :
ire glad they are with us this week, y
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There will be few quiet days in
dOscow from now on. The city L
open next Monday, and the
lew teachers will be here and the +
Dung men and ONE of the high s
chool who have spent their vacation Z
ut of town, will return. One week 9
alter the University of Idaho will open 3
With the largest enrolment in its his 4
Dry. Three weeks later the teachers Il
( five Idaho and two Washington &
ounties, 700 of them, will he here for e
I've days. The old town which has =
eemed quiet during the summer. will =
gain take on its, usual lively air and 3
etain 1t for another nine months. 10