Article April 17, 1902 Issue

Among the Churches

with contributions from Josephine T. Moore, Edith C. O'Neill

I am reminded by one of our church members who lives in Nova Scotia, that it has been a long time since she has seen any word in the Sentinel from Cripple Creek. It seems strange that we are unready to give when we are so thankful for the receiving, for we do appreciate those faithful workers at headquarters who are ceaselessly laboring to send us such helpful words through those everwelcome friends the Journal, Sentinel, and Quarterly. And just at this time when our ever-faithful, loving, tireless Leader has given us this new revision of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" to make clearer and brighter this heavenward way, we are filled with earnest longings to express our loving appreciation; and how better can we do it, than to be more earnest in our endeavors, more wide-awake, obedient, according to "Miscellaneous Writings," p. 117: "Never absent from your post, never off guard, never ill-humored, never unready to work for God," — being "faithful over a few things,"— the few things given us to do?

The coming and going of the ordinary mining camp makes us feel at times that our growth numerically is slow; but this teaches us to look to God more, and certainly this is a helpful lesson. Our membership at organization in July, 1896, was 14; admitted to membership, 52; dismissed, 15; making our present membership, 51.

The first money given for our building fund was in February, 1899. We purchased a most desirable lot, and completed the reading room, or front of the church proper, and have been holding our services there since October, 1900. We have completed the stone foundation for the auditorium at a total expense of over five thousand dollars, all paid, and we hope to enclose the whole this year.

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