Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03
KANSAS CHURCHES.
Items Of AN Kinds Concerning Them.


Caldwell Journal: Major E.T Scott.
the temperance lecturer, closed a verv
successful series of meetings in this city
a few evenings since. He had large au-
diences every night, Notwithstanding the
severe weather. On one night the Meth
Odist church was not large enough to
hold those who desired to hear him, and
many were obliged to 60 away. Caldwell
goes out to hear anything that any one
has to say for one night, but it has to be
entertaining as well as instructive to
catch them a second time Major Scott
is a good, common sense temperance
talker, and his lectures are worth hear
ing.
Junction City Republican: The fair,
festival and oyster supper given by the
Episcopal ladies at the Opera House, a
few evenings ago, was well attended, and
from the number of articles sold and dis
posed of IN other ways, we Judge it was
success financially. The supper was
excellent, and we heard the ladies many
times cOmplimented for the manner in
which theOy had prepared and executed
the undertaking. The bran pie was
quite an attraction for many, and consid-
cradle laughter was created by the for
tune teller.
BeIoit Gazstts A chicken-pie supper
was given in the lecture room of the NJ.
! 3. Church recently. The supper was
/ excellent, but the capacity for pie a little
underestimate, and some of the late
arrivals went away complaining of a
/ vOid-that nothing but Chicken-pie
! could fill. Socially and financially, the
! entertainment was a success. The re-
ceipts from the supper were about $27.
| which with the donations amounted to
$45.
Newton Republican: Mr.. Drane, OF
! the Second Baptist Church, informs Us
| that quite a number Of the members OF
/ the church say that he shall have his
salary and that two members of the
! Board of Trustees have confessed judg-
ment for the amount for which he sued,
/ $3.50. He has resigned the Pastorate OF
! the church.
Abilene Chronicle. The ladies of the
] Episcopal church deserve great credit for
! the vast amount Of work performed and
! the great taste displayed at their bazaar.
| The weather was most unfaVOrable, but
! still about 1925 were taken in, which will
! leave q handsome sum after the expenses
are paid.
| DeIphos Ctrrier: A very effective re-
/ viVal meeting is IN progress at the Beth
/ ell church, many converts have seen the
! errors of their way, allied themselves
/ with the Methodist Church. Rev. Don
/ er, the pastor, is said to be a very effect
/ i've and eloquent gentleman.
Council Grove Cosmos: The NJ. E.
/ church society gave an elegant dinner
| and supper in the vacant building on
| Main street west of MundOrf's store on
/ Saturday. There was a bountiful supply
of eatables and the receipts were hatter-
ingly large.
! Larned Optic Four o'clock Sunday af-
! ternOon a tWelve-year-Old girl was bap-
/ tized IN the PaWnee creek, by Elder j.
/ 3. Nicholson, of the Christian Church.
! Considering the chill, wintry day.. such
faith is indeed marvellous.
The Holton Recorder says the number
of converts resulting. from the revival in
| the Methodist church at that place, ag=
! gregate considerably over 200. OF these
/ 102 have united with the Methodist
church.
The ladies of the Green M. b church
cleared $25 at an oyster supper. The
money was expended for stoves for then
new church.
The ladies of the Leavenworth Con.
/ gregatOnal church recently gave a paper
Fair" which Melted thema nice little
sum.
The new Catholic Church has I'm.
ished appearance, and adds much to the
credit Of the citizens Of Little River.
The Methodist ladies OF Stafford gave
an oyster supper to a large and appreCia.
tive gathering of their friends. ID
A protracted meeting viii be held in
the Newton Christian Church in Janu
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