Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-09-11
KANSAS CHURCHES


A new church was dedicated the other
day at Ayera7 Reno county.
A Catholic school is to be opened at
BelOit, Mitchell county, this fan
A new organ has been placed In the
/ Congregational church Of EmPOria at a
cost OF $4,000.
The Mount Pilgrim Baptist church
has been organized near North Topeka,
Shawnee county.
The new Methodist Episcopal church
at FL Dorado, Butler county, was dedi-
Gated the other day.
Seventy-five conversions are reported
as the result Of the Methodist camp
meeting at Halstead-
The Presbyterian church at Bayley-
vile, Marshall county received thirty &C
Icessions the other day.
Alarge commOdious new church Of the
Baptist denomination Is in course Of
construction at Webster, Rocks county.
The Catholic church at Delphos is
holding mission service at present.
Large numbers attend the services dai-
ly.
Stockton Nslss: The new bell for the
NJ. Z. church arrived the other day.
1t weighs 1921 pounds, and cost over
| 5000.
The United Presbyterians Of Lyons,
Rice county, have secured room and
viii hereafter hold regular services in
that city.
Minneapolis Messenger: The contact
for the wood work on the Methodist
church, has been let to g firm OF this
city for $1,000.
The members Of the Christian church
- Of Manhattan, Riley county county, in
tend to commence the erection Of a par
sOnage at once.
The Garden City presiding elders dis
trict contains more square miles and re-
quires more travelling than any other In
! the United States.
Pleasanton Observer: Rev. F. P.
! BlakemOre, pastor Of the Methodist
! church for the past year and a half, has
resigned his position here.
=, Phillips Memorial church near La
harpe, Allen county, is named In honor
OF the late Robert Phillips, Of Trinity
Methodist, Newburg, New York.
/ Lyndon Journal: A force OF Seven
? Day Adventists are encamped upon the
8 public square consisting OF both male
and female speakers, an organ and choir
? A new Catholic church was Dedicated
the other day near Larned, PaWnee
8 county. The services were conducted by
= Rev. Father Bagley, OF Dodge City
Ford county.
= Rev. McMurtry, a Baptist minister, il
. conducting a protracted meeting at the
Peterson school house, near Enon post.
!, Office, in Barber county. There is {
3 great awakening In that community
4 and many have joined the church.
q The Presbyterian church Of Waverly
was dedicated the other day. Wa7erly
claims for herself the finest church edi
fee in Coffey county. 1t has been erec
ted since the destruction Of the forme
Is building by fire in 1885, at a cost o
$4,000.
Q Osborne Farmer: Rev. j. G. Ayers
! Of Independence township, is probably
IT the Oldest Methodist clergyman in tn
j. state-the longest in the service W,
;, mean. He entered the field In 1926
g and has just completed the round tire,
t score years as an itinerant.
: Wichita Beacon: Col. Z. @. Cole
3 has donated to the Plymouth Congrega
J. tional church OF this city, three choiet
u lots IN the park for the purpose OF erect
o ing a handsome church edifice, which i
It to cost between So. 900 and $4,000. Al
= ready 81, 600 has been subscribed.
Anthony Republican: The superI
"a edifce Just finished at the expense O
a eight thousand dollars for the Baptis
A congregation, is now occupied by TIA
% society with its regular services. Tn
2 entire church debt was paid OF by popu
4 lar subscription before the edifcs wa
n completed.
8, Newton Republican: The colore,
d Methodist Episcopal church recent,
IT completed, is situated on Ash street, be
1t tween Third and Fourth. 1t is q fran
n building 24x4O feet in size, and is I'm
.s ished in hard pine. The building cos
u 5000, Of which 1915 Is needed to canoe
y the church debt.
= La Cygne journal: Fifty-nins pro
batiOners were received into full mem
! bership at the NJ. =. church. Ninety
seven OF the 124 received up to Marcl
10 last were recommended at recent lead
- ers' and stewards meeting for full mem
- beTshiP, sixteen were continued on pro
\ baton and eleven dropped
n Garden City Sentinel: Mr.. Bennett
e Of the firm Of Bennett & Smith, prop Ose
T. that a grand Sunday school convention
d, be held in this city Just before, after, O
N during the exposition, in which all tn
ls Sunday schools of southwestern Kansa
ID shall have a full representation. Tn
ar proposition is undoubtedly a good one
ls and should have the hearty, united SUP
II pert Of all Sunday school workers a
sr well as christian people Of this section.
a KANSAS STATE NEWS.
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