The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-28
THE CHRISTIAN STATE CONvEN-
TION
Program of Exercises of the Session Com
menclng In this City on Wednes-

day.
We republish The following program
setting forth the order of exercises ofthe
Christian state convention commenced
in this city ON Wednesday:
Friday-S:3O a. H., opening exercises
Reading minutes of preceding day. Pa
per: the Pauline plan of missionary
work, 3. T. Dodd, of Topeka. Paper:
Finance, Waller Chenault, of Fort Scott.
Report of auditing committee. Short
paper, Levi McCash, Of Mcpherson.
Special appeals. 2 O'Clock, opening ex-
ercises. Short paper, ]. ]. Williams, of
Utica. Report of special committees.
Papers: Missionary work in cities, A.
Elicit, of Burton. Reports of standing
committees. Unfinished and miscella-
neous business. Evening-SermOn.
Thirty minutes will be given to the
long papers, ten minutes to the short
ones. A limited time will be spent in
discussion of papers. Ali blanks will
be filed by special committee. ALI per-
sons placed on duty have consented to
do the work assigned. Please do SO
without further notice. Come, brethren,
one and all. Let US have a grand meet
ing. The brethren and sisters of EN-
pOria will welcome you. Special rates
have been secured over the principal
roads. X. l.. LOTT, Prest.
A. II. MULvEY, Sec'y.
SUNDAY SCHOOL. ASSOCIATION.
Saturday-S:30 a. m. ]. DEVOTIONAL
exercises, 30 minutes. .. Presidents
annual address. 3. Business. t. Re
port of statistical secretary. 8. Report
of evangelist. 6. Written address. z.
The importance of a diligent study of
methods, Prof A. d. Goodwin and j. I.
Burton. 8. Discussion. p. MI.
Singing and prayer. 2. Business. 8.
Written address. 4. Demand of a closer
study of the Scriptures, F. Ri. Rains.
o. Three minute speeches. 6. Written
address, Spiritual tone of the Sunday
school, B. Fl. Smith. 7. Three minute
speeches. Evening". Prayer aud
praise. 2. Business. s. Written adj
dresses 4. The Sunday school in the
church and the church in the Sunday
school, DAVID Wetzell and d. p Hay
den. 5. Short speeches.
H. G. RASH, President.
H, z. BALLOU. Secretary.
Mondays 30 q. NJ, devotional eXer-
cises. 8, address; What is the church
of Christ and who are its mcmbersf b.
P. Heyden. In preaching the gospel to
the unsaVed, what portion of the Old
Testament can be best used, and how
John Boggs. What functions belong To
the church in its broadest sense, which
do not belong 70 the local church, and
cannot be performed by it? Pardee
Butler. Church edification, or how u
build up q church numerically, spiritu-
ally and financially, Henry Cogswell.
The tabernacle of David, r. l. LOTT.
Three infallIble proofs that Jesus Is the
| Christ, the Son of God, @. G.. Allen
| Our three greatest dangers, and how
to avoid them,--. OF what does
true, spiritual worship eonsist, ana by
what acts is it expressed? J. n. Shep-
herd.
PROGRAM
of the meeting of the c. w. b. n. OF
Kansas to be held in Emporia, Mon
| day, October 2, 1882.
Monday. 2 O'Clock. p. m.-Opening ex
ercises, conducted by Mrs. E Pet.
tit, Emporia. Address of wei
come. Response, Mrs. A. G
Aillard, Parsons. Singing and en-
roilment Of delegates. Reading minute.
tees. Address by the president Sing.
ing. Temperance address, Mrs. E. 81
Shields, Wichita Temperance anthem
Address, Mrs. o. L. Sumner, Burton
TseasuIsRis report. Mrs. Fl. e. Dodd, To
peka- Report Of committees Miscel
laneous business. Missionary address
Mrs. 81. r. Miller, Emp0ria.
| Adjournment.
MRS CARRIE BAY, President.
MRS E. n. LOTT, Secretary.
There viii be preaching In the Chris
tisn church this and tomorrow even
ings, The convention proper viii opel
on Thursday morning. Tbs day meet
ings viii be held in the Christian
church. and the evening services viii b
in tbs Congregational, commercin
Thursday evening and continuing owe
Sunday. Many preachers are expecte
from various parts Of Ihs state and ses
! eral leading preachers from other state
All are invited to all the services.
The ladies' society Of the Christia
church viii give reception 70 the VII
! lting ministers and delegates, on FIR
/ day evening alfer preaching at the res
; aence OF w. II. Sisler, corner of Eight
] avenue, and Union street.