Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-06-13
CHURCHES.

CHURCHES.
Various Items Concernins Them.
A new Congregational church has
been established at Leona, Brown coun-
g.
A Baptist church has been Organized
at Coldwater, Commanche county. with
q membership of five.
The Methodist church of Seyerv was
dedicated few days ago by Rev. Allen
Buckner. The cost of the edifice was
$3.50.
Sedgwick City Paragraph: The board
of trustees Of the Congregational church
have d. cided to 60 ahead with the new
church.
Chanute Times: Improvements have
been commenced on the Presbyterian
church building. 1t is contemplated to
expend some $3.50 in this direction.
Anthony Republicans: The Baptlsts of
this place are making arrangements to
erect a very fine church edifce. The
building will be of brick and in modern
style. 1t is to cost something near &c. 600
and Will be an ornament to our city.
Manhattan Mercury: The members of
the Congregational church at Linwood
have recently built very comfortable
parsonage for their pastor. but in doing
80 have incurred an Indebtedness that
unless paid the property will have to go
to sale.
The Conference Board of the Church
Extension Society, for the Southern
Kansas Conference, met at Chanute the
other day. Applications for aid in build
ing nine new churches, within the
bounds OF the conference, were consider
ed.
Wichita Eagle: Rev. Joel Harper, the
pastor of the Congregational church, is
now waiting upon citizens for such
amounts as they feel like subscribing to
a church building for that denomination.
We hope he may succeed in raising such
an amount as will enable him to build
such church as will prove an ornament
to our city.
The General Assembly of the United
Presbyterian church of North America
has been in session at Topeka for some
time past. This il the highest court of
that church and 70 it all matters of i'm
portance are referred for final arbitra-
ment. Numerous matters came before
the assembly for settlement but as they
are not of general importance they will
not be enumerated. There was about 300
delegates present representing states as
far east as Vermont, south as far as Ten
nessee, and vest as far as the Pacific
Ocean. D. Johnson, of the College
Springs Presbytery, was elected Modera-
tor. Among other questions coming UP
before the assembly was as to whether
or no instrumental music in the church
worship should be declared illegal. A
large party in the church are opposed to
the use of the instrument and it was this
party that wished it declared illegal. But
the sentiment of the assembly was
against it and the matter was left to the
various churches, they not to act in any
that would injure the feelings of broth
or member. The next important matter
discussed was relative to membership in
the Grand Army of the Republic.
The assembly finally decided that while
they were in sympathy with the objects
and aims of this society, it was a secret
and rather inconsistent
with an article of their church Testi-
mony and they would therefore recon-
mend that members of the church |
stand aloof from this and similar organi-
cations. Appropriations were made to
he various boards of the church, includ-
ng the Board of Home, Foreign and
Freedmen's mis- siofs; the Board of Church |
of Ministerial Relief and of
Publication. All reports were to the
fleet that the various boards had done |
excellent work in the past year, and that |
he church was in healthy and grow
ng condition. National and State pro-
libition and the w. G. T. u. were en-
lorsed by the assembly and the work of
particularly commended.