Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-03-21

With every dollar Of the $4,000
fund for their new church building
guaranteed. the N. E. congregation
dedicated their new church build.
ing near 10 O'Clock Sunday night
and pledged their pastor. Rev. KEEP
hart an additional $500 in salary.
The dedication services began At
hose .. m. Sunday morning with
the service in charge Of Bishop
Charles L. Mead Of Denver and DR..
Rollin H. Ayers. district superin-
tendent. DR.. E. N. Edserton. 4
former pastor but now district sup
erintendent At Gunnison. was pres
ent aAd read the scripture lesson.
SChas. Edman. orEanist At the Pres
byterian church presided over the
new organ. the gift Of the Priscilla
society. snd the choir rendered sew
eral musical numbers we'll worthy
the momentous occasion. Mrs. A.
". Hogle sang 4 solo. 20 Thou that
rellest Good TidinEs to Zion" from
Handel's Messiah.
Taking - his text. Upon This
Rock I Shall Found Ny Church and
the Gates Of He'll Shall Not Prevail
Against IT, Bishop Charles L..
Mead preached 4 splendid sermon In
which he emphasised the import
ance Of such . fine church - the
sew ~. e. to q community like
Monte Vista and graphically told
Nov the church was to Be q bull
vark against evil to the younger
gs.eratioa. Dr.. Mead never fails
II his pleasing sense Of humor and
out Of his most serious moments
eoms most unexpected clever auips
aad Incidents Of pioneer days OF the
church that carried his asdieacs
from grave to gay and kept then II
q most congenial frame Of mind NJ
81 tar past the noon hosr. Being
SAs go q Msabs1isH pssseAse.
tors and brought ~ IN . Methodist
Sarsoesee. Or. Mead vas able 10
contrast ths Sioaees church anA its
vuritan ways most vividiy and
sunerossly With the preseat fine
sew church and Its modern equip
Beat sad music. Dr. Mead closed
he morning service with an appeal
for Subscriptions to the church
hnd aad generous response vas
made. The board Of trustees pas
"a subscriptions notes through the
erovd and the secretary and treas
ursr rseordsd the aames ssd
amounts - they we're resd By Or.
Ayers from the platform. When the
upaaing Of the pledges already made
vas eompleted the amount came to
$4,000. A the meeting pro-
Sresssd sessross responses brought
the debt TO Q little over e7Soe.
The aflsraooa meeting was dsvot'
ID 10 . platioem meeting but ovins
70 the storm pastors Of churches
= nsisAAorisg towns could NOT
get hses. Rev. BAesFton. rspr~ssat.
Ng the former pastors gave IN In.
tsresaing talk on his work here q
iew years ago snd told Of the earlier
History and incidents Of the ~. T.
church. Dr. Mead also gave short
| Vik.
| A. the evening meeting two Out
q towH pastors were present. Rev
BSrr Of Del Norte who offered the
prayer aad Rev. T. c. Steele ol
Alanoss. Who read the scripture
lesson.
/ Bishop Mead preached for ths
third time during the day. He tool
for bis text. salvation Will Guard
asPoiat for Walls and Bulwnrks.'
In his sermon he told Of the value
Of christianity 10 . nation and o'
the building Of new statss and M
tions following the trail of tho mis-
| snpnary. He declared that christis'
! nations were the world leaders ant
! lictators and told how the huildini
l h churches and Christian orsas'
sations were 10 ~ . greater bal
vark against warn thaa walls sn'
hattlsnsnts Of old.
j AZ The close Of the sermon r.
lSoases were readily made for sub
seYiplioas which brought the sn
o,sAesl debt dows 10 eaSes. Ate
called meeting Of the trustees
vas aaneuncsd The pledges Of men
bsss VIE eouid BOT attsnd hecaas
q ths Storm would bsiag ID
snount q lsbt down 70 eeee. n
beas1 thsa guaranteed THE sum "a
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