The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-04-10
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The first quarterly meeting of the
II. Z. church OF Americas was held at
this place on Saturday and Sunday.
Elder Rhodes preached an interesting
sermon on Saturday morning, and oT-
ing to the storm there was no service
in the evening. After an interesting
Sabbath school at nine o'clock, large
, and appreciatiye congregation was IA
vored by Prof. Pomerny, with one of
the most eloquent and mastery dis
courses delivered in our community in
many q day. Stubborn indeed must
he the heart that, after listening to
such q discourse, would continue in
the disbelief of God, goodness as
the great manifestation of his charac-
ter, the free moral agency of man, and
his consequent final accountability.
The Professor has won the highest re-
spect OF all who heard him, and viii
be more than welcome among Us agnin
at any time.
Rev. w. w. Bailey, who has been
enjoying the fullest confidence and CO.
operative sympathy of our community
| for nearly two years, has been RETURN
ed by his conference for another term.
With this arrangement his member
ship and his hosts of friends without
the church are highly gratiiied. And
with such harmonious relations and
the deYOtedness OF Mr.. b. to his work,
we predict for his charge a happy and
prosperous year. Being permitted
to look over his dairy for the past year,
gathered the following statistics:
Preached $50 sermons; delivered 30
Sunday school addresses; attended 252
religious services; made 400 pastoral
visits; Travelled $500 miles; witnessed
So conversions; received 99'upon pro-
baton into the church. In view of
such statistics surely success may he
expected. The appointments for his
work are, Americas, Maxon's school
house, on Dow creek, brakes school |
house, on Allen creek, and Bluff creek.
The membership of this charge find
to be composed of many of the hest
families in the communities above |
named.
On the evening of Sabbath we were
also favored with an EARNEST sermon |
by Rev. Mr.. KIepinger, of the Evan
gelical church, who labored here last
year, and just returns at the bidding OF
his conference to serve his people an
other term.
Quite an animated meeting was held |
on Saturday, the occasion of which |
seems founded on the impression of
many of the taxpayers that our school
expenses were entirely to high, and
that majority of the school board
were not inclined to regard their wishes
for retrenchment in that direction.
The meeting was presided over Impair
TALLY by Mr.. Ernst. The discussions
were sharp, generally kind, and SUI
ficiently earnest to convince all, L
guess, that the taxpayers of Americas
will not tamely submit, especially un-
der the financial pressure OF the pres
ent, to the payment of high salaries,
when teachers of equal competency
can be had at less figures. The truth
is, our funds are exhausted, our dis
trict is in debt, we are now running
on credit, and that deprecated, the
people think it time to halt and con-
slider the situation. And while all
want school, yet many are disposed
to act wisely and reduce expenses to
the lowest point consistent with the
efficient running of the school. 1t is
hoped that all friction will subside,
and that officers and patrons will thor
oughly harmonic, a suitable teacher
for the higher department be secured
at once, and that the youth of our
place will not be compelled TO spend
the summer in idleness, for want of
discretion and harmony among those
who so largely control these matters.
AS for the ''crusaders' up here, we
have plenty of material for them, but
the trouble is we have nothing to cru
SADIE; not q single saloon in town.
Neither love nor money, not even pi-
ETY., can get a drop. Deacon L. could
not even get little wine for sacra-
mental purposes. It's no use to try.
the people here don't propose to have
anything to do with it. How is it
about Emporia? INDEX.