The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-12-30
Week of Prayer

Week of Prayer.
The Erangelical Alliance suggests the follow
ing topics foS meditation and prayer on the
successive drys of the week OF prayer:
Sunday, Janudry2-
Sermons The love of God perfected in him
who 'keepeth his word.'-John ii. 5.
Monday. January3.
Thanksgiving and Comics sion: A retrospec,
OF the past year.
Tuesday. January 4.
Prayer for the Church of Christ For the
members recently added to the Churge; for
the union of true believers in fraternal fellow
ship and active co-operat on; for the removal
OF error, the increase Of Goodness, and clear
er testimony among believers to the doctrines
and power of the gospel Of the grace Of God.
Hfdnssday, JanVoy5.
Prayer for Families: For Goddess parents !;
for predigal sons; for children at school; for
those entering upon professional and conner
cial life; for widows and orphans; for sons
and daughters in foreign lands, and for all who
are mentally or otherwise afflicted.
I
7kursday, yd1uGyy6.
Prayer for Rulers, Magistrates and States
men: For soldiers and sailors; for national
institutions Tor philanihropie and charitable
societies: tor prisoners and capti,es, and for
the prosecuted and oppressed.
Friday, JaH1ary7.
Prayer for Chsistisn Missions. and for the
conversion of the world TO Christ.
Saturday, JanudryS.
PRAYER Cor all Nations: For the maintenan
of peace; for the cessation OF tumults, wars
and civil strife; and for the removal Of intem-
perance, immorality and infdeity from the
land.
Sunday, JdaEary9.
Sermons The ultimate Triumph. Ps.
Xxi. l..
w. s. jenkins was admitted to tho bar last
Thursday evening just before the adjourn
ment OF court. He was sworn in by Judge
Campbell, after having passed an examine
ton OF a committee of lawyers consisting OF
J. NJ. Balderston, G H. English and II. {.
Sluss. Afler the solemnities had been prop |
erly gone through with, jenkins captured the
court and got away with his compeers by his |
maiden effort" which we happened TO be in
time to catch:
"Your Honor-In all PROBABILITY the first
case that l shall have to bring before this
court will be one of great Importance, ond one
in which think the court aud every member
OF the bar will feel great interest. 1t is not
at all certain that l shall net be called upon by
His Exellency, the President OF the United
States, 10 assist in the prosecution OF the cases
of fraud that are being practiced upon the
Government of the United States, especially
that class OF persons known as tie Whisky
Ring As your Honor is well aware that the
President is now sdyer Using for tho greatest
legal talent in the and 10 assist In the prose-
cution OF these cases, and as suggested yeur
Honor the first case will be ono of great i'm
portancc, desire the assistance of every
member of the bar, as Well as the counsel of
the Judge, aud as the case demands immedi-
ate attention l suggest that your Honor adj
journ court until tomorrow morning in order
that we may all retire to convenient place
and duly consider the merits of the case"
1t is unnecessary to add that the boys all
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the expense of the new climb"
Christmas day was observed and enjoye d
by our people. Christmas eve was celebrated
at our churches with Christmas trees which
were respondent with beautiful gifts and
loaded down with presents Tor the dear chill
dren. BY the wav, III. editor OF the EAGLE
was not forgotten at the Methodist church.
dis present was beautiful little animal with
long ears-very long ears. and 4 shaved tail.
Ii was loaded down with an assortment OF
picks, shoyels, guns, spoons. and a wooden
man. What interested us most was his sor-
rowiul countenarce. the hanging Of his neither
lip in utter detection, so appropriately repre-
senting the cares aud burdens of every one,
with which an editor is loaded down. Moth
ing could have been more suggestive or we'll
timed. BY it our imagination was carried
back TO that night 1879 years ago to that stable
and manxer viii n was honored with the ad-
vent of Heavens own son, and to the suisse
queBt flight of Joseph and Mary into Egypt,
and His afterward triumphant entry upon The
back of this same humble animal into the city
over the sins of which lie afterwards wcpt.
md much more that we have no room TO eX-
press But above all, its name reminds Us OF
he fellows who got up the present, and we
have set it up in our Office where it will be a
perpetual reminder that all the jackassss in
his world are not dead yet.
One Of the most brilliant and delightful par
les given in this city for long TINA was that
Of the ladies of the Eastern Star Lodge, at the
Occidental. BY nine o'clock the dining room
was filed with an elegantly dressed company.
and the scene was very attractive, The crowd
was rather large for the room and until after
supper there was not much pleasure TO those
in the dance. Refreshments
Is is always the case on such occasions, were
spread aud set in very neat and
asty manner, and were served by the Occi-
lental dining room force, superintendent 10y
he popular and efficient steward, Dudley.
The programme for dancing for the evening
Was varied. As 10 The number present we
will not undertake to estimate There was
marked inclination, on The part Of the ladies
especially, to elaborate dressing. The styles
If their costumes were varied and various,
rom white swiss to plain and unpretsntious
black. We would like to make mention Of
ome OF the suits, but the EAGLE is not large
nough to describe more than one, hence we
ant.
WICHITA. December 2Sth, 1873.
Ell. EAGLE: Those who failed TO witness
he ceremonies that were performed in our lit ;
lie Catholic Church on Christmas day. A. ai>o
IN Sunday, missed a rare treat indeed, and
me that will be long impressed on the minds
II those who were there, particularly on Sun
lay, when six little children made their first
Ioly communion Indeed, we have reason TO
eel proud Of our pastor, Rev. Father Schurz.
or the interest he takes in our little commu- ,
iity, and for hi kindDes, TO the children, par ,
nts and sponsors in providing them with
most substantial dinner after the ceremonies ,