Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-03
KANSAS RELIGION
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Kansas has $500 church buildings.
Elder L. A. Mcpherson is holding
revival meetings at Salna.
The Presby;erians of Ellsworth are
talking of building parsonage.
Twenty new members have been adj
ded to the Christian church in James
town.
Rev. Mr.. McClung Is holding revival
meetings in junction City and Days
county.
The NJ. L. conference convenes at
Mcpherson, March IL, Bishop Walden
presiding.
The Presbyterian Sunday school at
Ottawa held special service in honor
of its twentieth anniversary.
State evangelist, Rev. l.. T.. Broad,
is holding special service at the Con
gregational church IN Axiell.
Rev. Mr. Riley, Of Valparaiso. Indi-
ana, has accepted call IRON the Sec
ond Baptist church at North Topeka.
Rev. Mr.. Little, tlie "boy preacher"
" 10 has been holding meetings at Ly-
ons aud Mcpherson, begins at Salina,
March 9Th.
The greatest revival ever known in
Fort Scott is in progress at the Pres
byterian church under the preaching
OF Rev. W. II. Ciaggett.
The annual meeting of the southeast
Kansas conference, of the Nj. +. church,
will be held al Parsons, commencing
| on The At of next month
Mound City Clarion: Rev. Thomas
Jones, pastor of the First Congrega
tional church of Emporia in 1870, died
at Grass Lake, Michigan, February
9Th.
As result of the late revival Of Sa-
betha, thirty-nine persons have joined
the Congregational church and 4 largo
number have Joined the Methodist
and Baptist churches.
Winfield Courier: The protracted
meetings at the Christian church are
meeting with great success. Twenty
seven. so far, have united with the
church The meeting will still con-
tinue.
Topeka Journal, 25th: Maj. Whitile
spent an interesting hour at Washburn
college yesterday noon. There is
much interest in spiritual matter
among the students, and many have
entered upon the Christian life.
Father Fredrick's church at Cawker
which cost $1,000. snd is very sub
stantial stone building, elegantly fur
nished. Is clear of debt, excepting the
small sum of $3.50. and his work there
and at Upton is prospecting finely.
The Howard Democrat says: 1.-The
Lords Prayer seems 10 have gone out
of use i'm the Howard churches. In
fact it is only used by children, The
average adult seems TO think that he
can make q better one. The same
here"
A revival has been under way for
some time by the Christian church a.
the brick school house east of Fair
mount. About twenty converts have
been baptized through the ice and are
now on the roll. Rev. Brown has
been very successful.
Independence Tribune: The Meth
odist church of Liberty has been ell
loving a glorious revival nnder the
miuistration of their local preachers,
Revs. Van Clcave and A. L. Forsythe.
| On Sunday there were six additions
| TO the church and nine on Monday.
Ncodesha Register: The old bell on
the Methodist Episcopal church, which
has iopg been an ''ear-sore' 10 the
people of the church and the conmu-
nity. has at last been removed and a
new one placed in its stead; all due TO
the generosity and muniticence OF
Ms. Lonisa kimball.
Linn County Clarion: The prot-act-
gress at the Methodist Episcopal
church closed Sabbath evening with
! an accession of nearly forty members,
making a total membership of about
$50. This speaks well for Blue Mound
and for the untiring energies of Rev
W. Il. Poinsett.
Fort Scott Monitor: The interest
in the reyi,al services al the Presby-
terrain church increases Last even
iug after the conclusion of the sermon
some twenty-six persons confessed
conversion aud united with the
church. The meeting was intensely
interesting anu llait tecp ahO is>t-
ing feeling upon the hearts of all
present. Tonight the Rev. Clagctt
win preach his farewell sermon.
Junction City Union: We have had
repeated applications for extra copies
of the Union containing Talmage's SER
mons. We have had scores tell us they
are the best reading they are able 10
find. These sermons are. read and
talked about in the country. and the
present series about the Wedding
Ring are cat out snd placed in scrap
books.
Sedan TimesJournal: We are more
than pleased to note the fact that since
beginning of the revival meetings
this winter a number of Young men
have Joined the various churches.
Among th,m were some who have
heretofore thought it no discredit TO
have the name of being fast, and who
devoted great deal Of their time to
whisky and gambling.