Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-06-25
KANSAS CRUKCHES.
Items Interest Concerning Them.

KANSAS CaUKCHEs.
Items Interest Concerning Them.
The Presbyterian church of Hutchin-
son had ten accessions last week.
The Baptists of Manhattan talk Of
building a parsonage for their pastor.
The Bethel Methodist church has
been organized at Ellsworth.
Anew African Methodist church was
dedicated at Topeka few Sundays ago.
A Methodist Episcopal church has
been established at Hazleton, Barber
county.
Harper Graphic: Fourteen persons
were taken into full membership at the
Presbyterian church Sunday.
The new house of worship of the Stat
ford Baptists was appropriately dedica-
ted to the service Of God few Sundays
ago.
Pratt Center Times: The contractors
are hard az work on the new M. E
church and will have the frame up in q
short time.
The sum of $500 has been raised by
the Methodist Episcopal church of North
Lawrence, which entirely clears off their
debt.
The Friendship Baptist church" of
Lake township, Harvey county, filed it's
charter with the secretary of state few
days ago.
The Christian church of Topeka is put.
ting forth strenuous efforts to build a
church. At recent meeting S., 900 was
subscribed.
The "Spring Branch of the Methodist
Episcopal church" of Rocks county, filed
its charter with the secretary of state
few days ago.
The Womans' Foreign Missionary so
ciety of the M. E. church, Clay Center
district, met in Washington last week
and elected officers.
The "Miles Chapel of the Colored
Methodist Episcopal church." is the
name of new church which has just
been established at Emporia.
Avilla Citizen; The Christian church
are talking of erecting church edifce
in this city. This is an enterprise we are
all interested in and hope to see it sue
coed.
A new Methodist Episcopal church
was dedicated at Aliceville, Anderson
county, few days ago by Rev. c. w
Gullett, pastor of the same church at Of
tawa.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Cold
water, Comanche county, they decided
to build church. 1t will be 3Ox4O in
size with gallery.
Wellington offered as an inducement
for the Methodist college to be erected
at that city, 81 800 in cash and 81
acres of land worth at least calculation
$4,000 more.
Fredonia Citizen: The Dunkards, OF
German Baptists, of Fredonia and vicin
ity, have purchased lots in Hamilton't
addition and propose to erect a church
in the near future.
Elder VIM. Gaus recently died at Win
| uOlu. LILO uONCu w NduStS III 1OOC duO
organized the first church congregation
in johnson county. He was q grea
worker in the interest of the Christian
church and in one year increased tn,
membership at Olathe ITO.
!, Winfield Tribune: The Methods
church, at Tisdale, was dedicated las
Sunday. The Methodist minister, O
Burden assisted in the dedication
These people have just completed al
elegant building and have done we'll, ~
far, in establishing good church.
Ellsworth Ne,rs: The people of tn,
Baptist church are making preparation
to commence the erection of their edifcs
of worship this fall. They are thinking
of building 3Ox5O on their corner lot
across the street, residence. We hops
they will build of stone, as they Cal
easily get the material donated mex
winter.
Leavenworth Times: From the follow
ing, it would seem that the Catholics o
Leavenworth are anxious to complete
their house of worship: Father Gun
bingham says he will, out of his OWL
purse, furnish the money to complet,
one of the towers of the cathedral thil
summer. The people will furnish thu
funds for the other. The bells recently
purchased for the cathedral were bought
with money from the private nurse O.
Riahon Fink.