The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27

'ennsyIvania collecting funds, and was sue
essfui in raising sufficient TO pay on the
aianee of the Indebtedness on the church
nth a balance 70 build parsonage nextt
prtng. lie took charge OF the pastoral work
s the church May Ist-, 1883. a number OF
he members had moved away so his pastor
tie began with only sixteen mem hers. They
low number twenty-five with good pros
seet OF an increase. The present officers are
4. + Meyer, elder. j W Swartz and George
? AOyer deacons- Pastors residence num-
ler 10 state Street in the town of Normal
TIE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN cRUacE
Fas organized in EmpOrla. in 1863. by Rev.
J. a. Collins. In 1871 he Identified his charge
af il to the PreSbytery and accepted call
from Americas for the whole OF his time. 1t
then consisted of about thirty members, For
about four years aIteTwarl Ihay received |
very little preaching and the organization 1
went down. In 1875 Rev. James Barnett. d. /
D.. commenced preaching ia Emporia and /
missionary stations one halt OF /
his time heing devoted to the cause in Empo-
In 1850. on account OF IiI health, he WIS
compelled TO give mp preaching and remitted
the care OF his stations to has presbytery.
His iaboEs were conducted under dissdVant-
Ohurchesi vet the ProSbyteFv and Hoard OF
Home Missions were e0coufaGed from the
portaLce OF Emporia, to make Sc special
mis-. lon, with services every Sabbatil. The
Rev j. oi.ins supplied the pulpit snd re-
org anJZed the congregation IN l62I. Atter
this keY. Clinton Riddle supplied the pulpit
for several months, and alter he left Rev. j,
A.Coliins and his brother. Rev. Samuel Col
has kept up the services nhttl the arrival Of
Rev w. ]. BROOKS, n April, last. They are
nov holding services 6gey sabbath At
Nhnu Rss1aa at.r1 aRa
almost comPieted, faVOrably situated, ON SIXTH
avenue and Neosno street. It Is 80 X 50 feet,
Their prospects are encouraging, especially
from immigi ants coming tnto this part OF
the state.
FIKsT BAPTIST caURcH.
ON Wednesday, February Sth, 1858 meet
ing OF citizens interested in the organization
OF a regular Baptist Church was hsid in this
c ty. The meeting was called to order by 3.
MAntOr. who was elected Moderator. and
N. Spieer clerk, after which the First Baptist
church of EmpOria was organized with
| twelve constitutional members.
/ The lrst pastor. A. Il. Hunt. WAS called by
the church and WAS appointed by the meri-
can Baptist Home Mission society. March
10. 1863, both acting conjointly in his support.
The present meeting house was eEssfed ths
fail and winter OF 1870 and 1871 by Ar
SpragHe at q cost of s.. $40.
The church has, at present. membership
of H.
w. II Barnes is the present pastor.
at. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL oHURca
was organized, by Rev. l.. L. Holden. in 1873
The original charter was procured under thu
name of st. Marks Episcopal church, bu
this was subsequently, changed to the presen
name Rev. Mr.. Holden remained until 1889
and was succeeded by Rev. Mr. Coke. wh'
remained one year. The pulpit was thea sup
piled irregMlaTly until December. 1876. whel
Rev DR.. Beatty was called and remained
until October 1873 He was succeeded b,
Rev Thomas Burrows, who was the pFedeess
sor OF the present pastor. ReY. Il. Aaekay
who came here in October. 1881. The ehurcl
ediace. at the corner OF Commercial stree
and Ninth avenue in which the congregation
worship was completed in 1874. at . cost o
@, $40. :and reetOry adJOlning it On the east
was bnilt in 1879 At cost OF u go. The pres
snt membership is sixty. ana the pastor
making his influence felt for good through
out the entire community.
TIE FRIENDS
worship in q neat and substantial Woode
structure TT the corner OF Sixth avenue an
Sylvan street, % 40 feet, which was built i
the fall of 1879, ut cost OF 81 200. The societ
was organized in 1861 with forty members
In the fall of 1879 q division occurred an
quite a number of the old members LEFT th
church and formed q new organization. Tn
present membership is 100 and the chure
has experienced a healthy growth within th
last year. The present pastor is Rev. A
Kenworthy.
The SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
was organized by Elder GoOdln in 1872. wit
a very small membership. For a number @
years the congregation worshipped in halls
| and later in the old Quaker church on Slxt
avenue. Two years ago the society pur
chased the old Congregational church an
moved it to the west side of Commercia
street. between Ninth and Tenth avenues, an
as it stands it represents an investmen
of 81 GOO. The present pastor. Elder @
Brown, has been here four years, and In tina
time has been instrumental in adding 70 soul
to the church. which has 5 membership o
| $50. It is the intention to build new hons
of worship next season.
FIRST PRKsBYTERIAR CHURCH.
This church was organized November 9th
1867, by Rev. james P. Gordon, with twelv
members Mr.. Caleb Becker was the frs
ruling elder. The congregation for q tina
had no place of meeting. sometimes heldinI
services in the Christian church, Fraker'
hall and in the hall over DR.. Tandy's drul
.
used by the Preskyterians until the compile
ton of their present ediHce. watch. whei
built, was the Enest in the city. II Is locates
| at the northeast corner OF Eighth avenue an
Commercial streets and was dedicated De
; cember 3Ist. 1871. The structure complo4e
| cost g, coo. The following ministers have SUP
piled the pulpit since the organization Of tn
, church to the present time; Rev. James 2
Gordon. Rev. r. NJ OverstKset. Rev. d.
Mcmillan. Rev. Albert MoCalla, Rev. ". C
Harding, Rev Ii. J. frey, Rsv. John Ran
kin, Rev. j Ii. Clark. Rev. A. 8. Dudley An
Rev. j. =. Hendy. the present pastor VIII
J has been here nearly three years.
The present membership OF the church
, two hundred, and the Sabbath school also ha
t an enrolment of two hundred, the super
= intendent of which is 8. B. Riggs. All thing
! considered this denomination has been yer
; successful, and its congregations are CROWN
t so large that the erection OF a new building
a already talked of and win. in ell prOhabilit
:, be built within two years.
!, THE A. II. K. CHURCH
+ or this city was organized In 1869 by Eide
! Carson and had at Arst but eight member
For many years the congregation Worshipe
in the old frame structure south Of the rail
: road which was recently sold to the trustee
of the Mission Sunday school. This Eeaso
it partially completed = very neat and sui
stantial brick structure st the northwest co
ner of Congress street and Sixth avenue
which will cost, when finished. a. 900. It hs
| a fine audience room, 30 3 feet. and a base
ment OF the same dimensions where service
are now held. The present membership
ninety mine. and the Sunday school has an Ell
rollment OF 49, The pastor is elder T.
Merritt. who Ia serving his second year an
has greatly dYaneed the interests of his cor
gregatIon.
THE WELsH PRRsBTFRRIAE CHURCH
was organized in 1870 with Rev. John Jone
> pastor, and q membership Of eighteen PEI
E sons. During the same year . WOode
church was erected at the corner Of FOurt
o avenue and Market street, ct 3 cost OF 81, so
but it was destroyed by IRE in October. 1871
; The foundation for . new building on In
same site was Immediately laid. and th
] structure In which the congregation nOV
t worship was completed in 1879 at Q cost G
9 s., 600. The auditorium has since been hand
somely decorated and is one Of the most ct
tractIve in the city. Rev. Mr.. Jones, tn
3 present pastor. has served the congregation
since its organization. which now number!
ITO. The Sunday school is large and in
most aourishing condition.
THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH
was organized with seven members. in 1873
by Rev j. P McEIfresh, and services wer
first held at private hOuses. In 1880 Rev. L
q. Ebey took charge of the congregation
| AMI during his pastorate = brick church % j
80 feet was eTectsst ut the Garner of eInmeT
siai street anal South aeenHe, ut ccst o
| $l5G0. IL was d,7iicatei y :toisrr s9ih, lSS9
There are al present tWeuty five meu.bers
AMI the church Is prospecting un'lrr the pas