Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-10-24
KANSAS CHURCHES.


Epworth League of the Methodist Epis.
copal church of southern Kansas was
held in this city. A large crowd was in
attendance.
Coffeyville Journal: Fourteen per-
sons, several of whom were adults and
heads of families were admitted to full
membership in the NJ. E. church Of this
city on last Sunday morning.
Dean Calwell, OF Grace Cathedral,
Topeka, has received call to become
pastor of large Episcopal church at
his old home in Providence, Rhode
Island. He has the matter under con-
sideration.
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 ehort stay in
our city.
Rev. 8. F. Wilson, pastor of the Con-
gregational church in North Lawrence,
has gwen up Ills charge, and after the
Y. M. G. A. state convention will work
in the interest of the association in
western Kaneas in the counties where
the Y. M. G. A. is not organized.
Leavenworth.-A 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 bis 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
derfully inspiring. Two statements
were made of unusual local interest.
Secretary Mcmillan. of the board OF
home missions, said that frequent COM
plants were made that the board was
nudu:y partial to Kansas, and while the
board resented the charge Of favoritism,
tho 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, Kan.-The Presbyterian
synod adopted resolutions putting itself
on record as opposed to the appropris-
ton OF public funds for sectarian pur-
poses, viewing with apprehension ''the
concerted efforts Of the Roman Catholic
hierarchy to denstionalize our institu.
lions by substituting nationalisms and
the customs OF continental Europe in
their place. and We insist upon the
teach,ng Of the English language in all
our public schools a. tho language OF
this country, and are opposed to the
formation Of little Germanys and little
lItalys, 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 $40O. 900 for the
curront pear, nearly four-6fths Of, The
sntiro amount cot apart tor this pur-
poea We call upon tho goysrnmsnt to
orKlnizs pablo schools for Indians. and
II nono - tseehsss among thsm Who
- H1e 81 sympothy With Tie coasettu.
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