The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-05
AS 1MPoRrAsr oArHEEINe.
Meeting of the state chrlstaIn As@OOIa-
sion IN Imporia
Opening s-rmen by Elder noeEA, a
Clyde

| of Kansas met at the Christian chapel
this city ON Wednesday svening OF iai
week, with very large attendant
from all parts Of the state.
After the opening devotional exercises
q sermon was preached by Elder job
Boggs, Of Clyde, from the text: "G'
stand aud speak in the tfmple 10 ID
people all the words of this life"
He stated that the theme upon whicl
his text rested was Life. He said tbs
its fountain was God. the source OF q
life. He then went on to state that ther
were six kinds of life--vegetabie, ami
NAL, intellectual, moral, spiritual an
eternal. The elder tiiGsS stated whicl
lie was involved in his text. which wa
the definition OF his theme. He clearl'
showed that this life was In Christ. th
life, the light OF men. Also that mel
received this life only by getting int
Christ.
The second leading thought he IheI
discussed was: Why the apostles xer'
sent 10 preach The words at Jerusalem
1t was there that they could get the bes
hearing and do the most good.
The next thought was: The harmonI
of the text and The great commission
given by Christ as found in Mark IS ;16
The keynote of both of these scriptures
was "gO," which clearly Indicated tn.
missionary spirit and work of thu
church He also stated Tint the wOrl
was universal work; worthy of lh'
best efforts of our best men-
The speaker then very fOrciblY em
phasised the speaking or preaching
'the words OF life" the design %
which was the salvation of men from
sin WhO believed and ubcyed them.
He showed thai they were divine
words and thus comBlGtc within them.
selves, and that we dare not add or tax,
from.
The elder then went ON 10 say thai
these words meant the gospel and thai
there Uas no raesps if we rejected them
That they were preached by Christ him
self. and also by the Holy Spirit, through
the apostles. The apostles preached 10
sus The evidence of this ChristsiiiI
produced faith in the heavens. Thi.
was in accordance with the divine will
or the will itself.
To preach Christ was To preach hin
rs a High Priest, King, Saviour. Judge
and ltewarder. Ills Judgment was TO bt
q righteous Judgment which would take
place at the copsnmmalion Of the schemt
of redemption in ihe great day of earII
in which all will take bart. The dis
course was quite clear and Impressive
and Was received very well with the
convention and audience
After the discourse of Elder BOggs
which enlisted the closest attention
Rev II. Green of Ohio,thc correspond
Ing secretary of the General Christian
Missionary Society, followed in few
appropriate remarks, at the conclusion
Of which the cOnYentinn was dismissed
with the benedictiOA.
FHURslAY's EnoGEEDINGs.
The convention assembled ut half PCS
eight O'Clock, and half an hour wa
spent in devotional exercises led by 81
der John BoGgs.
Rev. p. s. Loiz, president Of the con
YeRtion iheR anRolRced the following
committees;
On credentials-J. W. kelsey, j. D
Nc Brain. A. O. Easter.
On programme W. Miller, A. d
Goodwin. John Bay, ]. T. Burton, w. Il
Wood.
On time and place of next meeting
j. q. Sevey, David Wstzel. Waylant
johnson, C. G Allen. w. F. Parmiter.
On nominatlons-John Boggs, NJ. N
Parker, Levi Ac9Sshi II G: RASH I'M
Shepherd.
On resoluli"ns-M. b. Hayden, F. n
Rains, a. A. Glenn.
On ways and means-Alex Elicit, 5
G. Brown, Waiter Chcnauii, q. w. Pool
G. }. Mckinney.
On0biluary-J. w. Randall, j. W
Kelsey A II Mulkey
After the announcement at the CON
miltees Rev. 5. G PF"wn delivered n
excellent address of welcome, which Wa
responded to in fitting words by Rev. A
| II. Mulkey.
After the reading of the minutes q
the last convention, and stme bushes
pertaining to enrolment, the prcsidct
announced the following auditing con
mIt,ee: DR. Taylor, DIR Sans, +. l
Bryan.
The convention, after singing, The
listened TO the presidents address 0
THE Missionary Cause" This addre'
was replete with good thoughts, an
was well received by the convention.
Rev. J. IL Garrison, one OF the Csiit,II
of The Christian, " a.. Louie, AID ia
missionary to southport, England, pr
sented to the convention n thrilling an
soul stirring account Of the missions
the people in England and France.
After some miscellaneous business Il
convention adjourned until 2 p, IA
The following Is n list al minisie
present to-day:
JohR B,iggg. Glyae. Kansas
). q. Brown, EmpOria. Kan.
J. C. Sevey. Mt. Hope, Kan.
Alex Elicit, BurrtOn, Kan.
A. Fl. Mulkey, Medicine Lodge. Ka
s. F. Dodd, Topeka, Kan.
NJ NJ. Parker. SAiIetlia. Kan.
II. P. Hayden, Atchison, Kan.
Levi McCash, Mcpherson. Kan
]. w. Randall, Usage Mission, Kan.
4. @. Easter, Burlingame, Kan,
]. d. McBrian, Sedan, Kan.
NJ. r. Redlicn, Hiawstha, Kan.
4 c. ]. Mckinney, Neodeshs, Kan.
w. n Rabbit, NeOdrsha, Kan.
/, C. C. DeWecse, Usage Mission, Kan.
]. A. Williams, Columbus, Kan.
w. W. Quillen, Great Bend, Kan.
Il J. II. Shepherd, Topeka, Kan.
II S. o. Summers, Burton, Kan.
i o. w. Miller, Emp0ria, Kan.
/ r. s. Lott. Emporia, Kan.
, J. W. Kelsey, Hamlin, Kan.
F. IL. Rains. Winfield. Kan.
E. e. Harvey. EIdoFado, Kan.
q Henry Martin, Princeton. Kan.
81 q. Grpen, Linden, Kan.
! E. T. Russell, Brunswick, Kan.
H. d. Gaus, Winfield, Kan.
: David Wetzel. Mcpherson. Kan.
= The following ministers from 9th
states are present:
81 j. u. Garrison, ST. Louis. AIssou
!. editor Of The Christian.
81 F n. Green, corresponding secreta
d of G. C. n convention, Cincinnati. Oh
Kirk Baxter. Springfield. Missouri.
IL u Dale. Csntervillc. Iowa.
s j. s. Stager, Ellsworth, Illinois
b A Ross, Ohio Station. IIIincIs.