The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-08


I. ton iha, the church VAS the handsnm
est one he had ever seen in Kansas ti4t
il had bccn
Built tng rug EgEfCRtES
! aud that barring ranrdinarieS, the
structure might stand for a thousand
years. He ma lie an eloquent plea for
that kind of religion which took in tn.
whole man from the crown of his head
TO the soles of his fctt and urged upon
iAs con sreg ai;nn The importance of fr,s
lug the church from debt AT any sacri
fee. The subscriptions were then starr
ed at
4AEsH mvNDEtp DOLLARS,
the following parties piedgins that
amount F.. W Cunningham, VIM
Clark. John Fl1ker, senator Plumb,
1he LADIES Society. g. p. Jones, ID. W
Eastman, the SUNDAY .hnol, The Ynnng
Peoples Soc'r'y, Mis-, Lizz'c Holder
man. Z, W. Cunningham said he would
be responsible for an, thcr $500, an the
Ladies' Society doubled their subscrin
ton, making $3,G0l tn $500 subScrlp
tons
TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR
subscriptions were next called for and
responses were made by the following
parties: Col. J. VI. Steele T. NJ Fordr,
j. G. Jones, q. w, Bennett, / @. Tray
Tor, J. B, iIiEkie4 total al eco
She following persons CAV,
one HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH:
]. W. latham, nr. Norihinet III, p e.
Cowling, Judge Els,un, 4. c. HaincS.
A. G. Lakin, Mrs, Amanda Wicks, II
Lakin, y. :. liill, &. q. Willett. John
tlrr, Mrs Il. +. Torrington, Mrs VIA
Carson, "a friend" Mrs. p c. Cnwling
SUBSCRIPTIONS OF $50
were made rs follows Howard Dan.
lap, W, T. Drake, Elder Rice. John Bay,
Alex Butts, Mrs. A. :. Mohct, NJ. r.
Robley, Mrs. Alien Buckner, T. ID Pol
lock, Mrs. \. VI. : mmers, 4. McCuich-
con, c. NJ. Gorham, 6. w, Kirkendail,
Mrs. w. II. IIollingswo-tii, w. n. Irwin.
TWENTY-FIVE ppLsNR - nSCRIrrIaNS
weya mage by the f"lln~ing persons:
Airs. VIM. Beck, Col j. W Feighan.
Mrs. q. ". Bennett, w NJ
Hail, Mrs. McWhorter, j. W
Ewing, Frank Kizer, I. Mccullough.
q. III. Mays, VIM Hodgsnn, UaitI4 II.
Hinkle, II ID Culver, W. r. Hastings,
CAas. Wilkinson, Chas. Rice. J. +.
Hanna, Willie Eastman, Newton A.
Hanna, Mrs. ]. w Johnson, H. L.
Wells
Quite an amount was then raised ia
| addition 10y small subscriptions, max
ing total at the close OF the forenoon
service of xf,i71. After the accomplish
ment of this excellent mornings work
| the long metre doxology~was sung and
| the congregation Was dismissed with
the announcement that The resalI af the
mornings efiO=t would he stated in the
evening.
TIE EVENING SERVICE
was opened by beautiful anthem by
the CHOIR and the reading of the sal,
Psalm by Rev. Moyse. first pastor of En-
poria circuit. Hymn No. 29, beginning
"Oace more We como before our God
Once more Ills blessings ask:
., may not iut seem load
| Nor worship prove task,
was then sung by the consrcs itinn. I'll
lowed with prayer by DIR. e I'll v, m !
the singing of hymn No 500,
20, thou, whose own vast to.npir
Built over earth aud et.
Accept the walls that human hands
Have raised to worship taec''
DIR. Adams was then again iItr"duc. d
by Elder Rice. The Doctor said hc " 4
too much exhausted Ia preach a sermon
hut would merely talk, giving his npin
ions as one hooking upon Kansas aa.i
Kansas people
FROM WITHOUT.
Ills well aud good sometimes to h. ~
amined aud Judged by AN outside ui
prejVdiced observer. Some people n' e''
40 euIogies THEN lives and charac
J tiers are their irreproachable monuments
Epitaphs are useless where the If
was correct and in confniniit
; to Gods plan. lie did moi make il
practice, he said, To pronounce enl.'sir
upon tue dead, hit rather attempted 1
cheer and encourage his living fellow
7 men. Human nature needs encourage
D ment and "a ray of hope and promise
q More men
I DIE FuE LAck or kINDNEss
K and encouragement from their fellow
u men than go To ruin in other way.
= There are two classes in society-the
n who are killing themselves with la
( much work and they who are dyin
J from wani Of work
He said he wandered whether ia
n people of Kansas knew what they weI
:; doing. He said when ne visited here
N always went back a better man. for Sc
# ing til
al art AND DETERMINATIONS
in of the people in every department
b, life. You have substantial improN
~ ments here, good churches. go'
Of schools, good publ,s buildings and
~ | atmosphere of business and thrift, I'll
~ strengthens and invisnrates f"
,v eastern people when III
= come out and visit you He said
1T was amazed this evening when lac :,
Ill the strength aud beauty OF this churC
~ and said, "Lo, here is CHURCH for {
Id centuries" Said he had no fears fro
a the first, judging from the city, tta; th
es who put up this leaRtifni strnetu
~ were willing and able 20 pay fer il, y
lai would do it 10 day. The Doctor iii
ay referred tn the way ksnsa has of 81,
a ping TO the front in The agitation
- great moral reforms. No atIler state !
nh done likewise. Said he WAS interesi
Of in Kansas because two young men Of
I'D senior class are Kansas young men,
ro clear heads aud warm hearts, ADD
20, was proud of iheIH land se would Il
yer TO gel a few mofe-lhIs Is kind
advertisement (Laughier1
&c After few more remarks regard
to the church aEd the possibilities of
future, the Ducior Ieslsiedih. prop,
ID lions made in she morning I.,r sul,ses
NJ, tioDs and the work Of completing
my sum was resumed and pushed forw
md with encouragin. success, The l.ill.,w
lcl' subscriptions being raised within =
ing COMPARATIVELY sp.l.T rsae:
be JR walkup. SEA, I.adi.-,. soer
IL IL 500; G. Y Eskridge. Maf'f Hold.
hall Scvery and Ice Wright. 500 zach.
ind The following persons gave 81, ~
IN , c. e Maiiia, Mrs } r walknp. "
~ ,I,s ChaIfan,, II ". GiI,.hrisi, q D. w
one tom, MIS- Saiiastissr stiiey,
the Amanda sTickS Mis- Fssnkir s:a
the L.. smith
3 IL Twcnty-tve dollar subscriptions
and then called for and The following