The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-10
RUFFLED FEATHERS.
A Tempest Stirred Up in Lowman
Hill Church.
OYER THE REV. RICHARD WAKE

who Wants to Hold Third Party
Prohibition Meeting Lots Near
the Churchill L. Eurbeck Finally
ORers HIS Lawn.
Rev. r. Wake, the we'll known Meth
odist preacher, whose sermon at Lowman
NJ. e. church Sunday morning, Septem-
Der 2. attracted considerable attention,
will not be allowed to preach in that
church again if some of the members
can help it, and a Prohibition meeting
advertised to be addressed by him tonight
on the vacant lots adjoining the church,
has been changed to another place be-
cause of the opposition of these object
ing Methodists
At the meeting of the official board Of
the LoWman III. e. church last week two
of the official mem beers said they were in
favor of passing a resolution prohibiting
Rev. r. Wake and Rev. J. b. Botkin from
preaching in their church again. The
other members of the official board ex-
planned that it was not in their power to
do that, the two preachers are both
ministers in COON standing in the church,
aud as such they may preach in any
Methodist church where they may be in
vited by the pastor.
This explanation prevented the intro
duction of his resolution, but 1t did not
alley the feelings of the official members
who objected to the doctrine expounded
by Preachers Wake and Botkin.
Rev. I. J. Redm, pastor of the church,
was sick on the Sunday his pulpit was
filled by these two preachers, and they
were there BY his invitation.
Saturday afternoon Philip Lux and G.
r. Mcdowell the official members who
objected to the preaching of Messrs.
Wake and Botkin learned that Rev. Mr..
Wake was advertised to speak at an
open air Prohibition meeting on the va
cant lots adjoining Their church Monday
(this) evening. They Immediately went
to MIR. Wake and entered their objections
saying that their church did not want
any political meetings held under its
auspices and If the meeting was held
there it would look like the church was
running it.
Mr.. Wake protested that the meeting
was arranged to be held on those lots
simply as a matter of convenience but if
there were other lots in the neig borhood
At their disposal they would change the
place of meeting. Mr.. Lux said they
did not want the meeting in the neigh
borhood and Mr.. Mcdowell said they did
not want it in that block. Dir. Lux said
they did not want il within a mile.
Mr.. Wake then called on Mr.. J. B
Bartholomew who owns the lots in ques-
ton Mr.. Bartholomew said he had no
objection to their holding the meeting
on his lots, but If il was going to cause |
trouble IN the church he would not like
to get mixed up in it.
Mr.. Wake said he did not want to draw |
him into the trouble and did not want to !
make any trouble and they would get I
another location.
When d. I. Furbeck, the Populist can
didate for lieutenant governor, who at
tends that church, and who lives just
across the street from the church. heard /
about the trouble, he offered the
prohibition committee the use Of his I
lawn for their meeting. Mr.. Furbeck's I
offer was accepted, and this evening at
z 80 o'clock Rev. Mr.. Wake viii make a
prohibition speech on Mr.. Furbeck's T
lawn.
Mr. Wake says the actions Of the two
Methodist brothers are very strange in
view Of the fact that the last general /
Of the ethodist church :
passed resolution urgiRg its members
to affiliate with no political party which /
is not pronounced in its opposition TO the 4
saloon He says the Prohibition party is /
the only party in Kansas this year that /
comes within the requirements OF that
resolution.
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