The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-15

: ant to the eye within and without
/ 59x32. was brought to completion
} rly in the Summer, at cost o.
some six thousand dollars.
, Bro. Mitchell conducted the open
, ing services with his usual ability
! presenting to God g free honse, at 9
promising appointment that had
, had name only some three
months. lk
The amount to be secured on the
day of dedication was, I think, some
twenty five hundred dollars (2,5OO>
4 and required the short pockets OF
the many, and the long ones of the
| few to be, sounded inconvehiehtly
near the bottom, '.i 800 sra
4 Centralia has taxed herself nobIy
this year to supply s long felt
want, and has nearly ready for
dedication, plain, wen finished
frame Church 30x5O; located on s
beautiful site. 1t will be worth.
/ when completed, including the lots,
some three thousand dollars 49,
F0001 .Ofthis: amount there is only
five or six hundred dollars Is 500 or
500 to. be provided for Bro.
Gray, the pastor, is worthy of great
credit for the indefatigabIe efforts
of his brain, hands and iiiflence,
which he has. given to the enter
prise. .4oti1,,. SO, gss8 Iii ~
Clyde and Saltmarsh circnit has
done its full share in providing
Church accom- modatieus: @H
At Fairview q very substantial
wooden edifice t26x4O5 has been
erected on q spot beautiful for stu
alton" The estimated cost when
finished is two thousand dollars
| (S2000).z 3iosr3 scas1 tlcfS.IGi p 90
The. building was enclosed In
early AuLulnIAs s.--3 .1a0 since bee8l
used for worship. So far p1s :.
small debt has been contracted, and
it is the design of the brethren to
finish it, at no distant day. AsG ~
Clyde, the headquarters of the
circuit, has not been behind: the
brethren there have purchased q
large proportion of the shares of g.
two story frame buildings that waa1
owned by q stock eomphny,ltbo both
stories of which have, been used for
various public purposes. The build
ing Ax40 is very central i the viii
Iage. and with the lot on which Il
stands, is worth in its preseat.con
dition. about one Thousand d0llarsJ
($l.000)- 1t, will cost the society
about. half that amount. It" has
been used some time for Church
s The Church; commenced for the
coiored society at Manhattan last
year has been completed. Ills ok
~ and cost some seven hundred doll
lars. 1t was built with great
economy, and praise is due TO my
predecessor, Coy. Green,v and jadge /
Pipher for their. good Judgement
aud zeal in communicating the mat.
ter. fte..,,rs. .-.r...s, 80. .=ssa naI
The Salina society finding their
place of worship too strait for them,
under the administration of their
popular pastor, soon after coafer-
ence secured two lots very centrally
located, and commenced to build q
brick Church 36x70 exclusive of
the tower They had hoped to get
it inclosed before winter, but the
coming on of cold weather so early,
an some other circumstances pre-
vented the walls are not quite car
red up ready for the roof. o."
/ The estimated cost of this Church
is seven Thousand dollars, (S7, 000.1
To meet this in part a subscripI
ton of some $4,000 has been So
cured, a loan of 81, 900 at 10 per
cent. from the Church extension
of the aVails from the sale of the cid
ChTHr1h v1il1 he
This enterprise, both in its inaug-
Grafton and prosecution, owes very
much to tho efforts and influence of
the pastor, Bro. Boynton, and the
brethren have manifested . good
deal of anxiety that he should be
returned to them, to secure its COM
pletion. s,4s.fs5a d. ~ naissis9 i
At Minneapolis, in the Solomon
Valley, where the matter of erecting
q house OF worship has been agita-
ted considerably during the year, I
learn subscription has beenisecur:
ed quite respectable in amour t,
and the steps are being taken to.
build. 4
"a The church at Junction City, by
the. influence and persistent efforts
of the pastor, Bro. Lloyd, has been
repaired, improved, furnished, and
butiffed, at an expense of about
$500; all paid for. ! - ss4' '''. I
- Il has now one of the finest audi
enee rooms OF its size,2 in the state.
In the matter of providing homesI
for the preachers, we have. not
made great progress, The contract
for an exchange OF parsonage prop
erty at Seneca referred to in my re-.
port. of. last year.. has been fully
carried ont, which places in our
hands new brick house, free of
debt. By the, energy and enterprise,
of, the pastor Bro. Rho6ebaugh, the
necessary out buildings have been
provided, and all. inelosed by a SUBJ
stantial fence. re u5i8 D7-oEud !
nl A good ffamepasonagehas been,
built on Gin Der Creek, for the Mil
ford Circuit; and several acres of
land have been secured in connect
ion with it, foFahe same purpose.
There is come debt on this proper
tye but not enough to ellabafrasB Che
Society yerysseriously. 's9ssH
The Salina parsonage bniIt last
year, has been enlarged and inprov-
ed aHd is well adapted TO the wants
of q family. Al part OF the funds
secured from the sale Of the Old
church have been appiiedsto meet
the expense.6{ $50 - i.@t3sie :
Should there be fine crops, and
the finances of the country, partice
ularly of the west, become easier, I
doubt not moreiwills be accomplish
ed in the way of providing shelter
for our preachers and their Aocks
| this year than last. c.-s...,
So far as ministers, support
is concerned, Think the standard is
being raised somewhat, both in the
DRY and practice. q Some Of the
| preachers on the front, and practically
the front some times embraces inte-
-rior points, have had trying anxie-
ties alb out q living, and with their
| families have Jared hard but i hope
1 the report OF the stewards viii sI1sw
less aggregate efficiency in proper
| t; to the number of men employed
than last year: They viii show at
least a higher estimate, and more
PAID 5leo9 FeI aa1 - @~g 9iij 1e,f .
| Some of, our worthy brethren
have felt their circumstances have
REQUIRED them to give part Of their
time to secular affairs, expecting
only a partial support from the pee
/ pie and while I do not propose to
raise the question how far this has
been justfhable in the past u an,
very sure this policy works injury
70 the church on the whole, in thai
It fails TO deveiop her fnahcial
lstraHgtk, and causes her to cast Of
her proper responsibility.
| The effect of leaning on the ee.
euIar arm IN part, is 20 Wither the
arm of the Church, and tsfslb be.
tween two .stools.n LAS much a
1.-THE people need an able and culd.
waited minister, yetthe most earnest
Iery issfor pastors; men wkU will