The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-23
HARVEST HOME SERVICES.

! The Harvest Home services at the
churches were well attended and most of
the leading churches in the city were
tastefully and beautifully decorated.
The pastor of the First Presbyterian
church announced to his people week ago
that on the following Sabbath special
| thanksgiving services would be held, at
which time he hoped to have the church
handsomely decorated with grains, grasses,
fruits and flowers, all to be appropriate to
the autumn season, and cordially invited
the congregation to cooperate in making
the service very delightful as well as in
structive one.
The city churches have on many special
occasions shown great taste in their dec
orations but on no similar occasion do we
remember seeing such beautiful and pleas
ing arrangement of colOrs. The many
beautiful shades and tints common TO the
autumn season were used, the many de-
lightful shades of red, orange, gray and
brown found in the grains and grasses
making a combination attractive and
pleasing TO the eye. Friends Of the pastor
sent specimens from six different states
and territories.
Rev. Winters and wife took charge of
the work of decoration, and TO their excel
lent taste is due the beautiful display of
Sundays service.
While the decorations were so attractive,
yet they were used by the talented preacher
as simply the means to an end. that of
leading the hearts of the people out in
gratitude to the giver of all, for the fact
displayed in the very handsome motto
made of oats and wheat Thou crownest
the year with thy goodness" The subject
of the morning service was Lessons from
the harvest" that of the evening service
Sowing and reaping." The church was
crowded for the evening service. The
pastor made very impressive the solemn
fact that Our Heavenly Father will forgive
the many mistakes in our sowing. but the
law of nature never forgives and we carry
the effects of sowing our wild oats to our
graves. Withal the whole service was one
to inspire all with a deeper and more
devout sense of Gods goodness TO a highly
favored people.
WEST SIDE BAPTIST CHURCH.
The woman's mission society of the
West Side Baptist church held its first
annual public exercise Sunday evening"
the hall of worship in Enterprise block
The room was appropriately decorated
with tame and wild flowers, grain in the
sheaf. fruit, vegetables, ETC., and presented
very attractive appearance. This was
the handiwork of the young ladies Of the
congregation, led by Miss Nettie Misener.
The exercises were led by Mrs. Bicknell
president of the society, and consisted of
the reading of paper on the subject of
missions, by Mrs Humphrey; an address
by Mrs. DIR. Everett on the same subject
Il short talk by Mrs Judge Priddy; brief
address by way of commendation and en-
couragement by Mrs. l.. w. Bicknell; the
whole interspersed with appropriate music
by the choir, and benediction by Rev
Green. A collection was taken for the
benefit of the work and resulted in quite
liberal amount
The harvest home exercises for the Sun
day school at that place, announced to /
take place in the forenoon, were postponed |
to next Sunday at $50 o'clock on account !
of rain last Sunday morning
AT THE CONGREGATIONAL.
The Harvest Home services Sunday |
evening at OliYet Congregational church |
were attended by larger number of peo-
pie than the church could accommodate |
with seats. The program was a well-ren-
dered one, recitations and sacred songs by /
of the church and Sunday school |
and others, being. for the most part, of
superior character. Rev. l.. Z. Broad, of |
Topeka, state superintendent of Congre-
yational missions, made an interesting and
stirring missionary address. The church
was profusely and most tastefully decor
ated, a large supply of various sorts of
grains, vegetables. and fruits having been
A noticeable feature OF the
was a handsome cross of white
everlasting flowers, given by Mrs J. 3.
A not Insignificant cash col
lection was taken. A sale of the market
able products will be had at the church
this evening, the proceeds TO 90 10 the
American Home Missionary society.