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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
2
Arrive and depart times listed for Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe trains No. 2 1 No. 626 681 682 with 10:15 pm 1:45 am and 11:05 am 5:30 pm 4:22 pm 1:35 am. originating stations Canon City Cripple Creek and Santa Fe routes.
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The room seats 560 with safe capacity 600, all views toward speaker and choir. Pulpit area features large memorial windows including an octagon side and a 11x20 south window. Raynolds family funds a colorful oriental themed dedication for Helen and Margaret. Felter Window named for donor, not a standard memorial. Sunday School Room measures 50 by 51 feet with 400 seating, plus 200 more in galleries and classrooms. Endeavor spaces fold to seat 200.
A circular window memorializes Mrs. Lida 8 B. Waldo who founded Cafion City Sunday School kindergarten, guiding the department to success. The church features a rose window after Plockhorst, a 1400-seat plan, a barrel-vaulted Romanesque design, a 94 by 17 foot organ with 1500 pipes, and a five foot thick tower with a mother’s room. Rev. Harry Noble Wilson, born in Deer Creek, Illinois, leads the congregation with 160 members joined since 1899. The Young People’s Society reports about 70 members with officers listed.
A church committee approved a new organ costing over 3000 dollars, larger than their Boulder model. F V Taylor tuned it since setup, with Sunday use showing good results. Treasury covers half its cost. acceptance pending only if fully satisfactory. Miss Briggs, the organist, impressed Sunday despite little practice.
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