The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-26

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vancing its work IN all good and useful |
ways, and in the end your reward suall |
be, 'Well done, good and faithful ser
want, enter into the 10y of thy Lord"
Praise Meeting
The large congregation which gath |
cred al the Methodist church Sunday |
evening was pleasantly entertained by
the excellent music in The praise services |
and the instruction in scripsural readings
and brief addresses The anthems Sc.
lected By the choir were beauii-
falls rendered and the musical program |
made greatly enjoyable.
The ch0ir, R. E. Torringtnn, bass,
Mrs. A. n. Sommers, contralto, Miss
Eunice Filley, soprano, ]. W, Murphy,
teher, and Miss Anna Goddard,
orgsnist. was supplemented last
evening by Mrs John Sebastian, of
Kansas City, whose clear soprano voice
of more than ordinary range found ex-
preston with pleasing effect in the an
thems. 'To Thy Temple I Repair
and Won Weber's Fountain of Grace"
Mrs. A. NJ. Sommer's sweet contralto
voice which always delights an Empo-
TIA congregation, proved no exception
in her solo in Dank's exquisite arrange
ment of "Nea.er by God, to Thee"
Miss Eunice Filley, the soprano of the
choir, has become marked favorite in
the short time in which she has sung in
Emporia. 1t was with the greatest
pleasure that her pure voice of great
compass was listened TO in the two an
thems: Lord Project U.s." by Thomp-
con, and Kucken's Lord, Forever at
Thy Side"
In introducing the speaker who Yves
about to talk to the congregation, Rev.
Hanna requested that he speak not
more than ten minutes, but pleasantly
remark ed that he knew he would stop
when he got through. Rev. J. p. Dew
who is connected with the Southern I'LL
| nois conference, but who lives in Kan
SIS City at present, theTeupon made the
first of the short addresses. He began in
asking the congregation to rise and sing
| "Praise God from Whom all Blessings
Flow" He said it should be the end
and aim of all to praise God. That no
one was lowered by it That even grant
| ing there was no future reward those
who praised God gained the benefit of
enthusiasm. He believed in praislng
God through every possible means, es-
pecIally through song and music. He
believed in having the best and most at.
| tractIve music IN the church and Sun
day school. He would have full
orchestra and praise God with the fiddle,
the horn and the bass vioi." he said he
had experienced difficulty in getting
these instruments into his own
services, but he quoted 10 his people
from the 150,h Psalm, wherein is the ex
khortation to praise the Lord with the
psaltery, the trumpet, the harp, with
| stringed instruments, with cymbals and
organs. He spoke of the wonderful
power OF music and OF the hearts 1t
touched which preaching could not
reach. He SAID that in Kansas City
boys who would not come into the
church world gather III the street dur
ing the evenings of song service, listen
to the orchestra, and afterwards ne
would hear them about the city hum.
ming the songs that had been sung.
After the choir and congregation
united IN singing "What friend we
have in Jesus" Rev. J. B. Smith, oil
the Central Illinois conference made g
few happy remarks. He believed peo
pie should praise God for life, health,
being, good clothes and for the good
meals they could eat. He said he was
especially thankful for his ability in the
latter direction. He was thankful thai
the railroads had helped him to spend
a pleasant Sabbath IN Kansas; that they
had favored him so that he was not
obliged to take up collection to come
out here or to get back. He was thankful
for the beautiful piece of land he had in
Kansas, though he thought the road to II
rough one. He complimented the cul-
tured choir, but thought the congrega.
ton should enter with more enthusiasm
into the songs and hymns of praise. He
referred to the large accesslons IN the
western churches and said the eastern
charges were sending the very best peo-
pie out here. He thought the Kansas
churches had the most hattering pros
poets and much for which TO praise
God. He would long remember the
pleasant Sunday he had spent in EN-
poria.
A collection of an encouraging
amount was taken up to aid the choir
in the matter of music purchases, etc.
: The meeting was one of the best Of
praise services, and its like will bear
frequent repetition.
dedication of the New NJ. P. Church.
The new Methodist Protestant church