The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1926-10-08
Helena, Mont.
By HEX

last week ana TOOK charge AT Ine
wheel of the old st. James machine.
During several years past the church
has struggled through a territory
composed of some rough roads. She
has ploughed through mud up to the
hubs and over rocks that have loos-
ened many a bolt in her mechanism.
She has been endeavoring to make
steep grades in high when il would
have been better to have shifted into
intermediate or. at times, even into
low. She is infested with piston slaps,
carbon knocks and body squeaks.
Her lights are burning red instead Of
glowing white.
With a new mechanic on the job,
now is the time to give the old ma
chine a general overhauling; do some
reboring of cylinders, try new pis.
ton rings, some adjustment on the
carburetor and, by all means, take
a look at the generator and battery,
as machine without lights is a
source of danger to self and every
thing else on the road.
The church conference held Mon
day night developed ain interesting
beginning for the incoming years
work and the plans suggested by Rev.
Bailey were full of possibilities for
excellent work In the community.
His insistent request that frank
statement Of local conditions be pre-
sented indicated he anticipated in
formation or statement about some
matter that did not come to the sur
r, -.
lace AT Monuay hIsnt hieetiIs.
Witnout uouDt neV: paliey - 'ho,-
oushiy cosIiizant Oh Iieiena an
nieht, the iiilec.loi tIal ~ sapp"is
out ner reii,ainihE s'reis'n, ~ %
NOT up 70 MN 10 take tne lili. LlltlN0
~ our present ali-iniportait hee ,',S'-
Ky Ivy II - 10, US 20 say wnat we
.l'li'h ean oe a1" "a anu o ene, AN W
tias W. have nfornnco cIa;n,s
tbnrofore wo n,pst no inst "a cor,
faranco, bnt wa nnnst he iust N on,-
solves also wo arc nm inst 70 confer
ence. I dare saw all the treasures of
4bh church combined could not
scrape together n Canadian 81. aside.
from the moneys raised Sunday and
Monday nights. Every receptacle
wherein money was contained was
dtpleted to forge a link into the end
less chain of securing for the minis
ter a position upon the rung of the
conference ladder previously occu-
pied by his predecessor. And 80 each
year around the circle we go like the
dog striving to connect with the tip
end of his tail.
Is the church of TODAY an insti-
tuition for saving souls and bettering
a community or does il function for
the purpose of compelling it's min
listers, from year to year, to COM
pete in a marathon for the almighty
dollars, regardless of local conditions
and dead churches? Alas! Othello's
occupation is gone!
Another conference is called for
newt MONDAY NIGHT and election Of
trustees is set for TIE 18th. Rev.
Bailey also has indicated a desire
to promote an organization, "The
Joy Makers" in the interest Of the
community at large.
Last wetk Henry Jones met a
stranger and took him in. He d.
vided his bed and board in twain for
the benefit of the wanderer. He
bought gasoline and turned the fell
low lose in his car 1t was not
enough, so the next day the fellow,
while Jones was away, did a little
foraging for himself and Jones, in
taking inventory, missed the follow
ing: Two suits of clothing, one auto
matte pistol, a few other things and
the stranger. Mr.. Jones says, "Thank
God, / have the building left"
Born 70 Mr. and Mrs. Iooop Allan
n daughter. she will be called Joann