The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-12-06
OPENING
4 Large Congregation Assemblies to Hear BIZ
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Large Congregation ASSEMBLIES to Hear Bis
Bishop Einds Of Topeka
The new and very artistic-lookin
building lately erected by members of
the Second NJ. E. congregation on Ne
osho and South avenue, was formally
opened Sunday as a house of wor-
ship. Seven hundred chairs had been
placed in the building, and long before
the hour of opening these were filed
and more seats were placed In the lee
ture room and aisles. Fully nine hum
dred people were present. The ser
vice was opened by the reading of
hymn by the pastor, Rev. j. w. Walk
eF, who has labored so hard and prayed
so fervently for the erection of this
place of worship in that portion of the
city. The congregation was led in the
singing by I. III. Lewis, and all joined
heartily, Rev. j. T. Hanna of Win
field followed the two opening hymns
with prayer, after which Bishop Ninde
of Topeka read the scripture lesson,
and after the singing of another hymn
he began his sermon. His text was
from Second Peter, the tenth and
eleventh verses of the first chapter.
He was listened to with deep inter
est by the congregation, while he
dwelt on the true repentance
repentance towards God. The
true repentance, he said. was
marked by two things, first spirit
of confession, and second a pur
pose of reform. He complained of thu
unbelief of the present age, first i
was illogical, seeking to separat'
Christ and his, teachings; second it wa
recreant to the highest sense of right
The Bishops also spoke of this, the ag
9 in which we live as the scieptiii
rather than scholastic age, a mater
D iaIistic rather than spiritual age
and the tendency is downward. TIL
question of misery and unhappines
. cannot be resolved without the aid G
divine power. He closed with
| touching appeal to those who might b
in the audience, who had husban
son or other dear friend mastered
: some form of sin, and ~whO had trie
every other remedy, to end the wa
they should have begun and bring til
matter to God in prayer. His sermo
was rather an entreatY than dedics
3 tory sermon and his words were carr
est and convincing.
at the conclusion Rev. Kelly az
dressed the audience on the final
. cial condition of the Graz
, church and a strong appeal was mad
for aid and liberal Offering
: were made. In attendance were Re-
I j. T. Hanna of Winfield, Rev. G. v
I Stafford of Cottonwood Falls, Rev. F
1 A. Cook, of Kenyon, Rev. A. l.. Scot
= of Americas, Geo. De Wolf of Garnet
Bishop Ninde, Rev. B. Kelly and Re-
8 Walker, the pastor, and Prof. J.
r Hill of the State Normal.
!, Services for the children were ais
held in the afternoon and service
{ the evening, both of which were large
r ly attended and the opening was yer
gratifying to all. The struggle ha
: been long, but indeed successful an
the society starts in its new building o
a fair financial basis.
The building is very pretty in archi
tectural design, both on the exteriO
; and interior. The lecture room an
class room are finished as we'll as tn
: auditorium, excepting furniture and
i. carpets. The gothic windows are file
D with beautiful designs in cathedra
j, glass and the building is well arrange
as TO heating and lighting facilities.
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