Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-19
CLOSE OF THE oLAssIs.
Proceedings Of the Annual Meeting
Of the Reformed Church Pastors.

Of the Reformed Church Pastors.
The annual sessions Of Kansas elias
sis Of the Reformed church opened at
Enterprise on Thursday evening, May
5th, With sermon on the millennium
by the retiring president, Rev. a.
Boliger Of New Basil. Immediately
after the sermon the organization was
effected by electing Rev y. 5. Dechant
president for the ensuing year. a
short address by the president on as
Stunning his Office was followed by adj
journment until Friday morning.
On Friday evening church work
convention was the order. Rev.
Gekeler OF 81. Joseph opened the dis
cusson on reformed Methods Are
they Advisable in the WeetY" In this
discussion IL was decided that they are
and If the church maintains her iden-
tity in emphasizing her catechetics, her
liturgy and her theological thought,
she has not come TO the west too late,
though the latest to arrive In Kansas,
but rather at the proper time to be OF
the most service.
"The Circulation Of the Church
Papers The Pastors Duty" vas
opened by Rev. NoyingcI Of lllawathn.
The publication houses shall send out
their own agent to l'nItncn the sub.
scriptibn lists. Remngen said that be
had been in the paper business aud that
he was failure ~ an agent; and
furthermore that u minister had no
business to be book agent or any
other kind OF agent
The third subject, "Shall We Live or
DieY," opened by Rev Santee Of Kan
sas City, was intended to raise the
question whether the church had made
a mistake in spending money and men
in the west or whether she should have
used this energy in n foreign field. The
mistake lay not In the venture but the
lack Of growth during the first years
was owing to the fact that the best
men were not sent. DEFIANT declared
that he was very tired Of being asked
reformed WHAT" and that if asked
again he would get very angry That
II was reflection on the inquirer aud
not on the church. Remagen promised
to preach better sermons and work
harder for xix months. Sanlee empha-
sized the fact that We dare not die If
for no other reason, then indeed on the
ground that the christolnpiG and chris.
tocentlic principles were our children
and we must live to defend these.
The day services were devoted en-.
lircly TO business. Among other
things the questions of Sunday school
literature and intemperance were dis
cussed II; length. Several members of
the Chassis declared very decidedly
against prohibition from the stand
point Of principle and the now Tesla
ment. Chassis, however, llnally adopted
the customary temperate and prohibi'
tion resolutions.
The holy Communion was Celcbrlted
on Lords day morning, Sunday school
services IN the afternoon ard the We
mans Classical Missionary society held
forth in thp evening. Tho program
was vary fine and though the rain was
on in torrents the church was nicely
filled and the offerings amounted to
SlL
Monday morning Mt 10 the classis
adjourned to meet In liJurned session
at st. Joseph on the 18Th inst, to re-.
ceive aud Install Rev, Gekeler and
attend to other items which could not
be done here.
The sessions were interesting
throughout aud Kansas Chassis has made
itself felt both in the community and
state at large. She overturned the dis
trIct synod In Avt instances and general
synod In three She decided to have
her minutes published and distributed.
In this she stands second to only one
Chassis west OF the Mississippi river,
In the report of the committee Oh
linance il was noted that the Abilene
congregation Is the banner one
rs to benev0lence and stands frat in
money raised per member for congre
gational purposes,