Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-17
KANSAS CHURCHES.

The Congregstionalists Of Wichita an
going to build fine new church.
The great Harrison revival still con.
tinues in the First M. e. church of To
pska.
The new Congregational church al
Ford City, Ford county, is nearly com.
pleted.
Several acoessions are reported to the
Baptist church of Ell Dorado, Butler
county.
A new Congregational church is to be
erected at Clay Center, which will cost
1900.
The new Christian church at Vining,
Washington county, was dedicated the
other day.
A number OF accessioos are reported
to the Baptist church Of Anthony, Har-
per county.
The Methodists of Chase, Rice county,
will shortly commence the erection Of q
new church.
The new Free VIII Baptist church at
Blocker, Washington county, il being
pushed to completion.
The Baptists are preparing to COM
menoe building on their new cl.urch at
Webster, Rocks county.
The Methodists of Arkansas City will
shortly commence the erection of q par
sonage which is to cost $4,000.
A new Lutheran church which has
Just been completed at Lanham, Wash
ington county, will be dedicated on the
18th inst.
The contract has been let for the
erection of a new Presbyterian church at
Hoxie, Sheridan county, which is to cost
$4,000.
The Catholic church at Independence,
Montgomery county, is rapidly approach
ing completion. This is one of the first
churches in the state.
The Baptists of Eldoradr, Butler
county, have commenced thousand
dollar addition to their church building,
on Merchant street.
The clergymen of Cofeyville have
presented memorial to the city council,
praying for the enforcement Of the city
law, the gambling law and the prohibi-
tory law.
Topeka Journal: A handsl ne pa
rochial residence is being built for the
Catholic church. It will be built of
brick, be two stories high and viii be
1895 feet in dimensions.
Beloit Gazette: St. Johns Catholic
congregation, of this city, Rev. 8. Hunk
Ter, pastor, has arranged to erect q new
school building during the present SUM
mer, the contract having been let for the
work.
Garden City I,7igator: The Baptists
of this city now have an organization.
They have already about fifteen men,
bers, and will soon have forty or fifty,
as there arc about that number in the
city.
The Cumberland Presbyterians are to
erect $4,000 church edifice at VEL
lington this summer. It is to be seated
with opera chairs arranged one above
another in ooncentric rows.
The Episcopal church of Minneapolis,
Ottawa county, is in very fourishing
condition. The church has LARGE and
gradually increasing membership and
great interest is exhibited in the church |
work.
Lincoln Beacon: The Christian church
revival meetings still continues. The
ministers conducting it have been very
successful in their labors-some fifteen |
or twenty persons having been converted,
baptized and admitted to the fellowship
Of the church.
The ministerial union OF Topeka
closed the year with a grand social meet
ing at the Copeland, at which their
wives were present. The past year has
been very pleasant and profitable one
Ior this body. At the beginning Of tho
year reorganization was effected, and .
new constitution adopted. Their COM
nittees have been busy with work A.
igned them, VIZ: on program, morals
md membership All the passions Of
he city with but two exceptions have