The Delta independent., 1923-06-29
ASSEMBLY PROVED
Profitable TO THIS CITY

! NAzARENE ASSEMBLY PROVED
! PROFITABLE TO THIS CITY
The Western Colorado-U Utah district
OF the Church OF the Nazarene held
their fourth annual assembly in this
city June 10th to Gath inclusive, with
General Superintendent DR.. J. w.
Goodwin of Pasadena, California, in
charge.
The first days session opened with
prayer followed by roll call and intro
ductfon OF the new members of the
assembly, also short testimony SER
| vice. II was decided to have the ses-
| sions from to IL in the morning and
to 4 in the afternoon.
Following this the pastors of the
churches at Montrose, Grand Junction,
Palisades. Hotchkiss, Paonia, Salt
Lake City Mission, and Delta gave
their reports of the years accomplish
ments.
In the morning session of the Sec
| ond day the committee on the publish
ing house interests gave their report
which was followed by a very interest
ing talk by DR.. Goodwin on this vital
institution. In the afternoon Rev. w.
s. Purfnton OF Grand Junction was
elected to position of district superin-
tendent, succeeding Rev C. P. Ellis,
who resigned some time ago, due to
his wife's health
DR.. Speakes of Kansas City, who
is also secretary of the church extern
sion board arrived during the morn
ing session of the third day and gave
| splendid talk on home missions and
| the imperative need for more action
along this line of work DR.. Wild
meyer, president of the Pasadena uni
versfty, also arrived and delivered a
stirring address on Christian educa-
| ton and its importance in shaping
the future of the young people of our
| country.
Evangelistic services were conduct
ed each evening excepting Saturday
| by DR.. Goodwin-a true man OF God
| and knows how to strike home to the
| hearts OF men and women Saturday
night Mrs. Codding, who has spent
twelve or more years in India and was
1
this country to recuperate their health
gave q touching picture Of India and
immediate need of the Gospel being
sent TO the people of that country.
The assembly extended their most
hearty thanks and appreciation for
the kindness shown them by the peo
pie of thfAeity and especially the pas.
tor. church board and entire congre.
cation OF the Methodist Episcopal
church in allowing them the use OF
their beautiful edifice for the closing
ing.
The committee on Sabbath observ-
ance, temperance and prohibition sub.
mitted their Recommendations, which
were enthusiastically adopted and are
as follows:
| That We extend a vote of thanks
10 Mr.. Lauren d. Wood, who gave
| us the use OF his convenient din
| ing room and kitchen at an ex-
ceptionally low rate; and to the
others of the city, whQ have fav-
ored US with discounts ON pro-
visions; and to the residents who
have SO kindly and generously opened
| their homes to the visitors.
That we offer a word of graft
tude to the local newspapers for
| the space they have given US in
their columns for the reports of
our assembly.
As members of the Church OF
the Nazarene. We protest against
the out-breakings in sin Of Sab
bath Dissertation, including visit
ing baseball, public swimming
pools, misuse Of the automobile,
etc.
We sanction the Volstead Act
and beseech our people to stand
back Of men who give it their sup
port at every opportunity. We sug-
gest that pulpit and pew cry out
against the use of tobacco in all
forms, especially the cigarettes.
The assembly went on record as be-
ing especially opposed to the doctrine
of evolution and exhorts every mem
ber of the church to stick closely to
the fundamentals OF the Bible.
GlINNIS0M pIVER pEp0nr