The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-20

of A. Il. Johnson's little children were
quite sick for season. j. w. D. An
derson's little boy, Marshall, was taken
by the Good shepherd to the upper fold.
he was bright, promising child, and
very precious in the eyes of his parents.
Icannot report definitelv as TO salaries
of preachers and collections for benevo-
lent objects; but feel assured they are
not behind former Year,. The preach
ers' reports Will tell the story.
We report the following building end
improvement OF churches and parson-
ages:
A church at Wavcrly after Church
Extension plan No. 10. B. Tnis neat
edifce Nlth lei ture room cost $4,000
McCAbe's Chapel 1T another point on
the same circuit was finished and dedi-
Gated a, cost of 81 800. ]. L. LanRdon
is the pastor. A good stone building,
30x5O, with bAss ment and tower was
dedicated At Melve n, by q Kelly, Sept.
%, 1888. This substantial building cot
about 81 SEQ; II. Lady,. pastor.
,fhe people OF Reading, Geo. b. Nor
ton, pastor, after long, hard struggle,
have finished one Uf the best churches
IN Lyon county, at II c. ST If S. ,34I. F.
5. Beggs. Of Kansas City, ded Gated it
February 3. 1854
The chucch at Dunlap will be ready
for dedication in short time.
A good house of worship has been en-
closed at Ssvery. An impccunious church
extension treasur we'll nigh discour-
aged the ENTERPRISE. w. II. Stamp, pas
tor.
Sidney Smith, P. C, encouraged the
people of Ottumwa to undertake build
ing, but when the trustees found the
| donation fund of church extension
empty they sold half interest In the
church to the Calvanist aIdshelD
Baptists So fire and water have
made peace 10 that old town.
CalvInism of the ssverest type
and Arminiamsm prcc- ed from
the same pulpit. PROGRESSIVE Method.
ism and unaggressive Authoritarian
meet and worship in the same house.
Several prof eta enterprises failed to
matt rialize because the board OF church
extension could not help US.
The people at Eureka, H. J Cocker. p
c., have completed their church at acost
of about 81, 500. It's now one of the
most substantial and commodiou'
churches IN the conference.
The church at Burlington was i'm
proved by repainting seats, erecting
and resrrangIng a new platform and put
ting In pulpit chairs. Total cost $3.50
J. A Hyden, pastor.
The church at New Albany is nearly
completed. The auditorium of tn,
church at Emporla is heated with a LEV
furnace.
The cycloned church It Cedar Poin
holds Its exalted position, and is free
from debt. II. A. Cook, T. G..
The church at Cottonwood Falls hal
been repainted, and looks much better
than it did one year ago. A. K. John
son, pastor.
The debt on the churches at Madison
AgrIcOla, Allen Creek, Bethel and EN-
poria has been decreased, and severa
parsonage debts have been wiped out
The preacher, ]. w. Anderson did I
large share of the work. The people
furnished the material and j. w. Fox
p. G, built a long needed addition tt
the parsonage at Climax. A two story
addition was built to The parsonage q
Cottonwood Falls.
THE APPoRTIONMENTs
have been unusually large; but TIL
preachers have earnestly tried to brin!
up all the cole :tiOns. But the time il
not far away when the preacher
and people Will ask: Why il
the South KaDsas Conference
made equal with older aud mucl
stronger conferences =" The vsriOu
committees and boards must learn I,
compare little better. A feather nigh
break cancels back.
The preachers have also done som
good work IN circulating our church an,
Sunday school periodicals. The list
for the Central Advocate have been il
creased, some OF them quite largely, o
every charge l believe. But our pull
fishers must give us better and cheape
books before we can sell the thousand
of them that ought TO be SOLD
Fur Instance, when member of tn
choir pays $3.50 for a hymnal ne want
a good book. He is disguised when
falls to pieces in IA few months.
: God has graciously blessed all tn
l charges In the district with revivs
power. Numbers of souls have bee
converted and added to the church. Tn
greatest ingatherings reported are fror
Americas, Burlington, Cedar Point, CT
max, Emporia, Hartford, Madison, Me
verp, New Albany, Stafford, Severy an
WaYerlY. Series of NEE tings were hel
at Eureka, Howard and Coyville wit
some success. Sydney Smith bel
meetings at Lebo, new town on Ii
Kansas City & Emporia railroad, orgal
S tied class and secured lots {, + cburC
building.
And now must say goodbye to ii
Z preachers ard people of Empnria d.
trict. For four years have tried faitI
L fully to serve them. For four years the
g have borne with me, the most of the
e quite gracefully. l have not p'esse
y everybody, but have tried to do RICH
Am thankful to preachers and poop
s for sympathy and support, and shall ey'
g pray Gods richie I bic IS ng upon theI
e thank God for HIS preserving car
Have not lost day by sickness in Il
II four years. 9ave had strength of boz
u and heart TO attend all my meetings 81
preach on an average OF six times eyer
IS week. Snow drifts prevented my reac
II ing one quarterly meeting. Three tim
have been a little tsrdy. Have he
416 quarterly conferences, and ADM
% tered the sacrament of the Lords Su
n per 4l2 times. Have had grace to e
s. dure some opposition and good MAJ
n difficulties.
% Aud now submit the work into q
P. hands of the Great Head of the churc
J. ana myself into the hands OF the bisho
y respectfully, c. r. RICE.
IT am cured of Cstarrh and deafness
ST Ely's Cream Balm. My aunt was de