Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-10-29
KANSAS CHURCHES.

KANSAS CHURCHES
Parsons.-The annual meeting of the
Epworth League of the Methodist Epis-
copal church of southern Kansas was
held in this city. a large crowd was in
attendance.
Dean Calwell, of Grace Cathedral,
Topeka, has received a call to become
pastor Of a large Episcopal church at
his old home in Providence, Rhode
Island. He has the matter under con.
sidsration.
independence Tribune: Rev. Nc
Chung has resigned as pastor of the
Presbyterian church and will take
charge Of the church at OsWego in a
short time. Rev. McClung has made a
host of friends during his short stay in
our city.
Rev. s. F. Wilson. pastor of the Con-
gregational church in North Lawrence,
has gwen up his charge, and after the
Y. NJ. G. A. state convention will work
in the interest of the association in
western Kansas in the counties where
the Y. N. @. A. is not organized.
Kansas City Gazette: The beautiful
statue Of st. Anthony, which was I'M
ported from Paris, was blessed at st.
Mary's church last evening. The ser
vices were very impressive and were at
tended by large congregation. Rev.
Father Curtin preached the aarmon-
Lawrence: The Society of Friends
held its yearly meeting in this city with
over 500 members in attendance from
throughout the state. This is one of
h. ctr Dp1hn11n Of The e1afaEx~
yearly meetings have been permanently
located here. EmporIa has the largest
membership. The various reports show
the society to he in most prosperous
state.
LeaYenworth.-Att the meeting Of the
Topeka Presbytery in this city, Rev.
Hays, of Kansas City, Kan, was elected
moderator for the ensuing year, and
Rev Chas Henderson, formerly Meth
odist minister, was examined at length
for admission into the Presbyterian
ministry. Final action on his case was
deferred until the next meeting of the
presbytery. Governor Smith invited
the visiting ministers and delegates to
visit the Soldiers home, which they
did. They were shown every attention
by the home officials and old veterans.
Kansas City Gazette: The popular
meetings connected with the session OF
the synod of Kansas, in behalf of home
missions, held in the First Presbyterian
church, Kansas City, Kan, were won
dertully inspiring. Two statements
were made of unusual local interest.
Secretary MCMILLAN, of the board oil
home missions, said that frequent com
- l.
nnduly partial to Kansas, and while the
board resented the charge of favoritism.
the secretary explained that the board
had to respond that better return
was made for the money expended in
Kansas than was made for that expend-
ed in any other portion Of the country.
Kansas City Gazette: How do the
Presbyterian churches in Kansas stand
to-day? There are Presbyteries, 214
ministers, 10 licentiatss, and 10 candi-
dates for the ministry; there are 354
churches, with 1,198 elders and 29e
| deacons, with total church member
ship Of 30,170, and q Sunday school
membership of "a, 354. These churches
of Kansas raised for home missions in
1880 1858, foreign missions S6,662,
education 81, 258, Sabbath school work
S1,791, for church erection S2,081, re-
lief fund S1,059, freedmen 1898, sus.
tsntation 1921, and for colleges S24,-
242. for the general assembly 81, 16003,
for congregational expenses S195,555,
and for miscellaneous purposes S10.355.
Kansas City, Kan.-The Presbyterian
synod adopted resolutions putting itself
on record as opposed to the appropria-
ten OF public funds for sectarian pur-
poses, viewing with apprehension "ths
concerted efforts of the Roman Catholic
hierarchy to denationalizs our institu-
tiOns by substituting nationalisms and
the customs of continental Europe in
their place, and we insist upon the
teaching of the English language in all
eur public schools as the language Of
this country, and are opposed to the
Italys, snd other clannish tendencies,
which keep immigrants from becoming
homogeneous part of the population
viewing with alarm the encroachments
made by the Catholic church upon our
public treasury in the matter of Indian
school contracts, this sect having had
appropriated to them S400, 600 for the
current year, nearly four-fifths of the
entire amount set apart for this pur-
pose We call upon the government to
organize public schools for Indians, and
let ROne be teachers among them who
are not in sympathy with the constitu-
tionai spirit Of our government and in
situations.