The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10
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ways results from a ceutralizing OF Prot
estant churches in certain sections OF the
city, to the neglect OF others.
1.-THE Romanish plans are wonderfully
prepared. the section is carefully divided
into parishes. churches Systematically or
yaniZed. plans tremendously executed,
results necessarily as desired, and sur
prise to no one Certainly in this respect
we find in them our example. Shall we
profit thereby and cease working at ran
dom? Unfortunately in every large CITY
there exists what we call congregation
of churches" this is true in CT. Louis
where within a ra 1ius Of four squares from
a given corner there are no less than eleven
Protestant churches, while large and pop
ulous sections of the city are sadly neg
lected
"In this city of Wichita, you have five OF
your strongest and most influential
churches all grouped within radius oi
three SQUARES from given point.
"You have here. ali told, twenty-si1
Protestant churches with total mem ber-
shin Of about ), 000 an average OF abont
900 TO each church. While there are loo
Roman Catholic COMMITMENTS III two
churches-or an average OF QUO TO each
church.
SIS it necessary to have a Presbyterian,
Methodist, Baptist. and Congregational
church in every locality, sometimes on the
same block IJ has recently been esil-
mated that if all Protestant churches In
The United States would or could unite IN
one harmonious plan for carrying on God, 5
cause in this country on some such prlrcl-
ple as the Roman Catholics, That there
would be 80 90 preachers who could be
spared to carry the gospel Of light 10 the
nations sitting in darkness, aud s5o,OO0
BOO ANNUALLY 10 send them there and care
for them.
.'ShalI we not bend our energiesto extend
the great Protestant Evangelical religion
until it permeates every mission home?
VIII YOU not lay aside all denomiuatlonal
differences and petty jealousies which
often divide, and therefore weaken OF our
energies and lirnit our effectiveness and so
district and organize this great state that
you love. and do so at once, unless you
find scriptural authority for postponing
the Gospel call, that she may so testify to
This nation. now Christian only in name,
of the strength obtained, the force exerfed
and The results secured by the UNITED
efforts and concerted action on tine part of
protestant citizenship that the day might
soon dawn, when Officials, municipal, state
and federal would be God fearing, God
serving p,en and when the banner of the
cross would become identified with the
stars aud stripes. That is consumma-
ton devoutly to be Ewished, and only etO
be attained by the consecrated efforts Of
the children of the Heavenly King, guided
by His counsel and sustained by Ills grace.
1.-THE work Is { he Lords.
1.-The plan Is the Savior's.
''The essential presence'is the Holy Spir-
it's.
"We are wasting and dissiDating our
strength. Can we ever concentrate rs
churches. and secure the desired results?
l an afraid not; but in Sunday school eff
house visitation, yes. And II Gods people
here assembled will only Ia Ike ND this mat
ter and, throughout this stsste and the va
rious counties here represe organize
Kansas. on these Chrlst-su ggested plans,
systematiZing the work III your own coun-
ties and cities az conditions may require
and as in your wisdom. guided from above
you may deem best, all reporting by an
agreed system of blanks TO your executive
committee, as can be done, | believe tha:
God in heaven looking down upon His
chiIdren's efforts will smile His approval,
and beforeia great while wewill hear the
cry, Behold the Bridegroom cometh"
After some announcements the congre-
CATION was dismissed. Rev. Don S. Colt
having first uttered touching prayer.
NOTES.
For some reason nearly all the takers of
the convention come from the eastern
part of the state.
Mrs. J. p, Clapp, wife of ex-Mayor
Clamp. of Conway Springs, is one of the
most earnest workers at the convention.
J. f. Drake, of Topeka, is the lively
mas of the convention. Nearly every joke
either emanates from or is directed toward
him.
The plurality of the speakers heard
from so far are Presbyterians. The Pres
byterisns always speak about themselves
rs such.
The majority Of the visiting Sunday
school superintendent are elderly men.
In a crowd noticed by the EAGLE reporter
twenty-one out of twenty-eight had gray
hair.
The best-looking man in the convention
Is Mr.. Wagner. of Kansas City, with Pres
fdent Queen of Fort Scott, good second.
The best-looking lady comes from Sumner
county.
1t is quite noticeable that mostly all the
Sunday school lessons are in the Old
Testament. In all the talk on the subject
yesterday afternoon no illustration was
taken from the New Testament.
The most earnest and practical workers
at the convention are those who, by their
appearance, one would judge to be workers
in rural communities. The more one
looks like ones ideal John Wesley. the
more he knows about the best method of
Installing religion into the youth. This,
of course, applies to the men. The ladies
are the most intelligent workers of all