Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-16
KANSAS CHURCHES.
Various Things Concerning Them.

Various Things Concerning Them.
The Baptist Church at Burr Oak has a
new bell.
A new Baptist church has been dedi-
Gated at Marshall Center.
The Presbyterians of Larned are pre-
pairing to erect a church edifce.
Twenty-three applicants have been
confirmed in the Roman Catholic church
at Axtell.
WatervilIe Telegraph: Sixty-ejght
young Catholics were confirmed in the
Marysville church recently.
The Congrgational1sts have secured
S9, 900 in subscriptions for their college
at Eureka, which virtually insures its
success.
Clyde City Press: About one thousand
people gathered together to witness the
laying of the cornerstone Of the First
Union church at Ames.
Burr Oak Herald: The new Methodist
church at Jewell City will be dedicated
on Sunday, Oct. l9, by Rev. Bishop w.
X. Ninde, D. D., L L. D.
Stafford Herald: The III. E. Church
have sold their bell and have sent for a
35O-pOund bell. They intend to have it
up by the time Of dedication.
Council Grove Cosmos : The Method
ist parsonage under the supervision of
J. II. Leedy is assuming form and shape.
1t viii be neat and rOomy dwelling.
Wellington Press The new Christian
Church is to be dedicated the first Lords
Day in November. Elder GainsOn, edi-
tor of the Evangelist, at st. Louis, viii
conduct the services.
Rev. James Mathews of the ChiIdren's
Aid Society Of New York has been in
Clyde with a company of orphan chill
dren from four to fifteen years Of age,
who have found homes.
Halstead Independent. There is a
movement on foot to establish a Presby
terrain society at this place. A petition
with about thirty names have gone in to
be acted upon by the PresbyteFy, but it
is not yet known what action Will be
taken.
The Presbyterian Synod of Kansas
embraces the Presbyteries of EmpOria,
Highland, Indian Territory, Larned, Os-
borne, Solomon and Topeka. There are
30 ministers in the Synod and 32l
churches. The whole number of church
members is Il, 289.
Wellington Press The religious peo-
pie of Caldwell held a union meeting
Sunday evening in the NJ. =. Church and
passed resolutions cOndeming the pro
posed bull fight nthat city inthe strong
est terms. The attempt to introduce
some OF the barbarlOus sports OF Spain
and Mexico, on the occasion Of their fair,
does not strike us as very Creditable to
that city, and they had better drop it.
Sterling Bulletin: Rev. S. COPY, for
many years a Presiding Elder of the
Evangelical church in the Michigan
Conference, pFeaChedlast Sabbath In the
Pleasant Valley Evangelical Church, to
a large and appreciatIve congregation.
EOrty-fve of Elder COply's former parish
toner's in Michigan were present Mr..
COPY has been looking over this county
with a view to locate lands for himself
and several other parties. He is highly
pleased with the country and will return
TO the East bearing with him the best
impressions.
Emporia Nsls. A reception is to be
rendered Bishop w. Y. Ninde, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, on the &C
casiOn of mis- taking up his residence in
Topeka, October p. Not only the Meth
Odist people, but all Kansans are to be
congratulated on the accession of this
distinguished clergyman and his family
as citizens Of Kansas There are few
men who combine eminent ability and
lofty purity Of life and character with
simple and sWeet-spirited self-uncOn-
sciousness in so marked degreeas Bish-
/ Op Ninde.
Emporia Nelgs The Rev. Dr. James
Barnett, recently deceased, of EmpOria,
was very prominent In the United Pres
( byterian Church. DR.. Barnett was born