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The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28
PERSON AIS.

Rev. A. T. Ayers, of California,
has accepted the call to the First
Baptist church in Lawrence. Rev.
Ayers comes we'll recommended,
and it is hoped success will attend
his efforts.
Rev. G.. w. Brown has accepted
the call to the Second Baptist
church at Garrett, A series of
meetings are in progress. May the
blessings of God rest npon his la
bors there.
Revs. S. w. Beasley, ]. A. Stew
arts P.Lewis are assisting Mission
airy Grant in the institute meetings.
Missionary Grant is beseiged with
informal requests of churches ask
ing that pastors be sent them.
Who will say Here am |, send me,
send me?"
Deacon Jefferson Pierce, Girard,
was the prime mover in FIVE church
organizations at the following
places: Springfield, Carthage, Jop-
lin, Ash Grove and Girard. He is
not preacher and is covered with
honor in his old days.
Rev. S. W. Beasley is Moody in
ebony. Possessing a rare amount
of wit and humor as we'll as a reser-
voir of Biblical truths, his services
are in great demand.
Why is it that negro baptist
preachers do not subscribe and pay
tor the HEADLIGHT? Beating the
Word of God into pieces, breaking
up the pews and kicking out carpets
is neither serving God nor advanc-
ing the people; will a preacher rob
God?
Rev. Smothers, of Atchison, re-
ports a large number of conversions
and great spiritual interest.
The total number of converts,
not additions, reported from the
various churches that have been
carrying on series of meetings is
500. This shows that the spiritual |
is higher now than in many |
years.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28

Let the brethren note carefully
the quarterly report of Rev. J.
Stewart District Missionary that
appeared in the last weeks issue.
And the churches that have
contributed nothing as yet to the
district work, will please report at
an early date that the same appear
in the report of the next quarter.
Brethren do not wait for the
missionary to call on you but make
your donation that the missionary
may not be hindered at the work
which demands his attention.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BStreet Baptist Church, North To
Fka Rev. P.. w. Barker, pastor Sun
H ~ services: Preaching at Ii a. m. and
Np. m; Sunday School at $50 a. m;
ammunition on the first Sundays at 3 p.
q Weekly services Prayer meetings
aasday's at 7:30 p. m; Home and
Foreign Mission meetings on Thursdays
aa3O b. ID.
Shiloh Baptist Church, corner of
Twelfth and Buchanan Sts., Topeka;
/. y. Skinner, pastor Sunday services:
reaching at IL a. m. and 7:30 p. m;
sunday School at 2::30 p. M; communion
On hrst Sundays; at 1880 p. m. Weekly
services Prayer meetings, Tuesdays at
t:Mp m, choir meetings, Wednesday
AtSo pm: business meetings, Fri
laW before the first Sunday of each
month also p. m.
Third Baptist Church, South Topeka,
neE |. Banks, pastor Sunday services:
ssssscnlng at III a. ID. and 7:30 p. m;
sunday School at B D. m: communion
Y: Y zoe frst Lords day of each month
p. M. Weekly services Prayer
nsetlngs, Tuesdays at 7:3O p. m;
Hsacnlng, Thursdays at 7:3O p. m.
!. occnd Baptist Church. corner of
/ r1s y aug Jefferson streets, Topeka, Rev.
\. n Olden, pastor Sunday services:
Els eacscnlng at III a. m. and 1880 p. M:
ssauaay school at 2:30 p. m. Weekly
FAY ssslces Prayer meeting, Thursday at
i. anime Baptist Church, Abiline Kan
- 4, neY. ;. M. Beasley, pastor Sunday
ICES: Preaching on the second and
|, safth Lords DAYS In each month, at
80 IS 10 and 7:S0 pm; Sunday school
10y sunday at 8 a. N. Weekly ser
N ssss-.Prayer meeting every Wednes-
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28
TO be continued)


The editor spent several days last
week including the first part of
this week with Rev. Burdett at
Ottawa and enrolled a good list
of subscribers there for the BAPTIST
HEADLIGHT. We hope that our
missionaries and other travelling
brethren will lend their influence
in helping to increase the circula-
ton of the paper, this essential to
our success in the state work. Place
the HEADLIGHT in the hands of the
people, and it will give new inspira-
ton to our mission work all along
the line.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28

find that our people will take
the paper if We will place it proper
N before them, and explain the
facts about it. But we must go
among the people, and urge the
matter and impress them with the
fact. that it is their paper; loyalty
therefor to the denomination,
binds them to support the paper;
take their subscription and send it
to the publishers.
Brethren it appears. to us that
YOU might send in a hundred new
subscribers within the next few
months.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28
Fartlal Report Of Committee ON AID.
pOrtiOnment.

WE, the committee appointed bv the
Executive Board of the Baptist state
convention OF Kansas, to attend to the
Work of making the apportionment re-
CURED Of each association in order to
ladse Lne sum OF three thousand dollars
y@o,OOOl during this associational wear.
70 De distributed to the various depart
ments Of our state work as follows:
For district and state missions. 81. $50.
tor Church Edifice fund, $1,25O. Here
Dy submit the following partial report:
From the most accurate information
mat we could obtain, we find that the
general aggregate of our membership
is about 9,12O.
reckoning from this aggregate mem
Dershlp, we find that the amount that
VIII be required per capita, would be
nearly equal to 30 cents. This, however,
would create small surplus above the
amount of three thousand dollars
agreed upon by the state board.
Notwithstanding, we recommend that
this will be the per capita. This would
apportion the following as the amounts
TO be raised by each district association.
The Northwestern District. 81, $50
The Central District. ............ 1850
The Southeastern District. $3.50. 525
The Northeastern District. ....... 525
Making total Of about $3.50, or
surplus of $3.50, above the present
basis.
Now if each church will note the mem
bership Of its individual congregation
they can very readily approximate the
amount Of three thousand dollars to be
raised. For instance, il church con-
tain membership of 100 35 cents,
equal $35; or one hundred members
multiplied by 80 cents, equal $35 dol
lars, the amount to be raised by that in
dividual church.
Respectfully submitted,
Rev r. w. Barker, Chairman,
Rev. G. ID. Olden, ID. D.,
Rev. p. d. Skinner, ID. d.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28

long to the old church still unless
they be excluded and if they have
been excluded certain it is, that
they are disorderly individuals un-
til reconci1ed with the mother
church, and if the individual mem
bers be disorder1v then certainly
the organization must also be dis
orderly. And harmony within the
Baptist ranks demands that such so
called churches be set aside as being
wrong and unbaptistic; to fellow
ship such is to encourage disorder
and Inconsistencies and thereby
injure our work all along
the line.
ITO be continued
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28

we are endeavoring to improve
upon our paper at every issue the
press work is better and the matter
is set up in better type. And we
hope that our readers are pleased
with it and will help to increase the
circulation. The paper has come
to STAY, note that fact.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28
EDITORIALS.

We hope that We will be able to
raise at least $500 for missions on
the fifth Lords day in April. Let
every church respond with hand
some little sum for the work.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28

IA club Of our active sisters of the
Shiloh Baptist church, presented
the Rev. Mrs. Skinner with choice
set of curtains with the other accom-
panyments. For which they have
most sincere thanks. Shiloh is on
ton
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28
NOTICE.

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The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28
Church Splits Again.

nlzed as Baptist churches. This
leads us to consider the question,
What are the reasons plausible
making a church split legal and
necessary in order to effect a new
organization. Such as will be
in keeping with Baptist princ;-
pies; first, the circumstances sur
rounding the mother church. And
its present numerical strength
should be among the first things
claiming prayerfu1 consideration
And if the circumstances of the
mother church is of such, that she
cannot successfully evangelize the
town, and if her numerical strength
be sufficient to admit of a church
split without imparing her useful
ness or Gripping her influence.
Why then steps should be taken
looking forward to the organization
OF another church to be located in
that portion of the city, town or
locality wherein the influence ofthe
mother church is least felt. The
sole object in affecting the new
organization should be, to reach
and evangelize that portion of the
town, or community that cannot be
successfully worked by the mother
church. The location of the new
church therefore, should be looked
upon as very important matter
pertaining to that of the organiza-
ton of the new church.
The idea of organizing a new
church on the same street
or even on another street with
in stones throw of the mother
church is contrary to common
sense, much less that of religion.
No good reason can ever be given
for such thing. And it is equally
as foolish to organize new church
in a town wherein there are only
800 or 500 persons to be reached;any
one church can evangelize such a
town. Hence there can be no good
sense i'll organizing another church
made up of the members of the
church of such community.
The object in the organization of
a church should be evangelistic
work, this is the mission of the
and where ever a church
can do that work a second church
is not needed.
Secondhand in the second place
in order for the action of the new
element to be legitimate, they must
depart under the sanction of and
by athority from the mother church
to which they belong. No class of
men and women therefore have a
right to depart from the mother
and form themselves into a
new body without obtaining letters
of dismission from said old church.
Because there are only two ways |
to discontinue your membership
with the church of which you are
connected; the first is, by obtaining
etters of dismission from the
church and even then, your member
ship cannot be discontinued until
your are united with another church /
Of the same faith and order.
The second way is, by exclusion.
No one can therefore discontinue
his connection with the church of
his own will and pleasure. No
more than he could connect him
self with the church by means of
his own will. We are made mem
Der of the church by her vote, and
our membership can only be
discontinued by her vote. Hence,
my new organization formed with
,ut the sanction of the mother
is disorderly and should
not be countenanced as Baptist
churches.
For if they have not obtained |
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28

1uSL1tuteS anu MASS meetings.
Notice-The following Institutes and
mass meetings will be held by Rev. w.
Il. Grant, G. M, at the time and place
specified below:
March -Atchison: VIM. Smother,
pastor.
Fort Scott: March 8-11-N. C. Cole,
pastor.
Coffeyville, March 26-29-N. c. Rob
inson, pastor.
independence, March 1926 A. Fairfax
pastor.
Parsons April 811.
Lawrence April 5-8.
MISSION MASS MEETINGS.
Pittsburg, Kan, April 20-23.
Usage City, Kan, April 1928.
Wichita, April 20 Maya.
Frankfort, May ITO
INSTITUTE INSTRUCTORS
Revs. A. Fairfax, p w. Barker, j.
L. Dudley, G. D. Olden D. D., S. w.
Beasley. N. Q. Robinson, j. A. Stewart,
and p. ID. Skinner ID. d.
Note Both the Executive Board and
the Board Of Directors are requested to
be at TT. Scott without fail.
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28

institute meeting created a great
awakening among the people. The
Newton people are religously in
clined and full of hospitality and
veneration.
AT FIT. SCoTT March S-II.-Pas-
tor Cole had sounded the gavel of
expectation and the people were in
waiting. On Wednesday evening
were agreeably surprised to learn
that there was a bare possibility of
efecting a union between the two
Baptist churches there. A confer
ence meeting took place at the G..
A. r. hall on Wednesday evening.
There were present an appreciative
audience representing the entire
religious bivouac of the city. Con-
nubial and pathetic addresses were
made by DIR. Gum, Rev. Cassidy,
A. Fairfax, DR.. S. P. Lewis. and
Missionary Grant. The Executive
Board was called to order Thursday
at 9 a. m. Rev. Fairfax was elect
ed president pro tenn. Evangelist
5. w. Beasley, correspondent of
state convention being absent, Rev.
E. c. Cole was made clerk. The
Executive committee presented a
programme which was adopted as
the order of business. Discussion
upon common place topics engaged
the forenoon. The afternoon exer-
cises were opened by president P.
w. Barker. The papers, reports
ETC., as per (program) order were
gone through with. Missionary
Grants report was unusually spicy
and interesting, copious extracts of
it will be furnished the HEADLIGHT
tor the next issue. Letters of re-
greet were read from r. n. Counter
n. c. Robinson, ]. c. Stewart, Vim.
Smother and DR.. Jenkins. Elk
troardinary sermons were preached
by Rev. Fairfax, DR. Skinner, S w.
Beasley and Rev. S. p. Lewis; Mis-
sionary Grant closed Sabbath even
ing's with usual brilliant discourse.
Sabbath services were remarkable
for close attention and large attend
ances. 1t is said the old "city of
war is putting on a new dress un-
der pastor Cole. Mt. Zion church
is still moving on under Elder
Browns direction; Sister +. c.
Cole is an accomplished sister of
charity. She is a blossom of sun
shine.
Girard Institute was all agreeable
surprise to its citizens. Pastor ]. &.
Stewart and his liberal hearted peo-
pie threw wide their parlor doors
to us. The pastor of the white
Baptist church and the members
came unto us like our own. A
mixed congregation greeted us three
days and nights. Beasley and
Grant, like Paul and Silas, cham
pioned contend for the faith that
was once delivered unto the saints"
1t IS impossible to describe the pow
ar of these meetings and the awak-
ening they produce. Invariably
revival meetings break out from
them. The meeting closed with
IN impressive mission mass meet
ng.
Thurday evening the 9Th, the fol-
owing programme was rendered:
Recitation, Temperance the Safe
guard of our Country" Miss Jones;
'Woman's work in the church."
Miss Hattie Patten; Essay, Miss
Alice Goodin; Miss Minnie Coates
Lcted as secretary.
Beasley IS walking encyclopedia
If religious knowledge. We were
oyally cared for at Mr.. Neal Pierce's
'astor Stewards and Perry Pierce.
rhey say was clear and wore an
zure blue, spring laughed at Us,
he tables groaned beneath CRYING
The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-03-28
TIL e
BAPTIST HEADLIGHT.

raekly paper, published at Topeka,
vd 9 m III the interest Of the Baptists
4 the state.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03
SPIDER IN A DIVING BELL.
"A Curious insect Which Spends Much
of Its Timc Under Wafer.

a curious insect Wh1cb SpenUS Mucn
of Its Time Under Water.
There is, it appears, a small spider, such
as may be called the diving spider, although
rather rare, according to the Brooklyn
Eagle. Like all it's kin, it is an air breath
ing creature, and dives below the surface of
ponds and spends a large part of it's life
under water. 1t manages to do this much
in the same way that a man in diving
bell is able to live and work for a consid-
cradle time at the bottom of the sea. 1t
SURROUNDS the whole under part of it's body,
where it's breathing organs are, with a
bubble Of air, and, incased in this crystal
line bell, it keeps the water out and is able
to breathe freely. Exposed to the attacks
OF many enemies above water, it seeks
to escape from them by making hiding
place for itself at the bottom of the pond.
This it does by drawing together the tops
OF some of the weeds growing there with
few threads which it spins, SO as to make
little bower. 1t then ascends to the sur
face and brings down a bubble of air with
it, part of which it sQueezes out and leaves
in the inside of the bower, whose stems
meeting over it, prevent it from getting
out of its place and rising to the top, as
air bubbles always do when disturbed or
released. The spider then, with the part
ascends to the surface a second time and
fetches down another bubble of air. part of
which 1T secures in the same fashion, and
with the remaining part ascends to the top
to bring down some more air. 1t repeats
this curious proceeding until within the
bower it has succeeded in forming a bubble
of air as big as a plum, concealed and
kept in its place by the silken meshes of
the weeds, like the network of a small
balloon Thus the spider, in the same way
mat mason carries stones and lime to
ms building, carries down bells of air from
the surface to build for itself a crystal
palace, whose clear, transparent dome and
walls. thin as the finest film, are yet suf-
hciently strong to keep out the great body
OF water and to enable the creature to live
at the bottom of the pond as easily as If it
were on dry land. In this luminous nest
II lays its eggs and rears it's young in per-
fect security, and when the air within
threatens to be exhausted it is renewed
from time to time by the visits of the Great
ure to the surface of the pond
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03

Out of the swirl of the seething flame.
out of the hell of the rushing fire.
but of the Jaws of horror dire,
\ slip of girl with baby came.
A slip of girl with chubby child,
A slip of girl like fragile flower,
\ slip of a. girl with hero's power,
Speeding away SO wild.
Alone she was in maddened throng
Running with savage Death;
Weary and faint and scant of breath,
She bore her burden on and on.
Never a thought of selfish fear
Comes to the fragile, iower-likc girl;
Though the black smoke rolls and the hot flames
swirl
She staggers along with her brother dear.
calm is the heart that love makes brave;
Swift and beautiful its feet
That run errands love makes sweet;
At last she stumbles into the pool
Safe from the fire in the waters cool,
She and her darling brother Joe.
All little girl, with heart so true,
Speeding away from the fires fierce wave.
With never a thought but TO shield and save
Heaven be praised for such as you!
Thank God. Where passions flame and flare,
Where cla,norous self browns out the prayer,
Where men grow devilish with despair,
The flowers of love are blooming there.
Eva Donaldson
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03
REMEMBER.

That whenever public meeting of
the Peoples Party or Farmers ALI
ance is to be held,in Minnesota or
elsewhere, if you will drop us posi- tai
card we will send you, free of CHARGE a
bundle of sample copies of The REP
REsENTATIvE, on condition that the
party writing for them will circulate
them at the meetingiand try to get us
some subscribers.
Remember that while stump-speak-
ers d o great work, by rousing up the
people, setting them to thinking, and
summarizing the arguments; the real
and abiding work must be done by
newspapers, which come into mans
house and his mind, weekr wee k. afte
like the continued dropping of water
on stone: answering objections. re-
newing impressions and digging their
way deeper and deeper into the souls
and conSciences of men. The Plutoc-
racy understand all this; this has been
their chief agency in controlling the
people. Let the reformers be equally
wise in their day and generation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03

There is more Catarrh in this Sec
tion of the country than all the other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years it was supposed to be in
durable. For great many years doc
tors pronounced it local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment pronounced it incurable. Sci
ence has proven catarrh to be consti-
tutiOnal disease and therefore requires
constitutional treasment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by f. J.
Cheny & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. It
is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. facts direct
ly on the blood and mucuous surfaces
of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address,
T. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
eS@ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-03
AS MANY LIVES AS A CAT.
A Tennessee Youth Whose Career Has
been Studded With Mishnps.

There is now living in Cleveland a youth
whose ability, fguratively speaking, to
light on his feet is equal to that of any
cat that ever lived, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer The youth may justly be called
the most fortunate youth belonging to the
state of Tennessee His hair breadth es-
capes are legion. Life for him has been
one long accident when it hasn't been one
long escape. Every season brings some
new and startling peril, out of which he
somehow energies in some new and start
ling manner. AS the son of Mr.. and Mrs
VIII Traynor and nephew of Judge Arthur
Traynor he has high social connections
and was really born with a silver spoon in
his mouth which he has managed to keep
there during the II years of his existence
without once letting it fall out. But he
will get into trouble. Long before he was
old enough to todde he made it a point to
fall out of bed every night. and when he
was able to walk developed a dangerous
fondness for the fire. He kept up this ten
dency to gravtate when little older by
falling out OF some tree at least once every
week, and he is said to have gone through
this performance so often that it finally
became a pleasing diversion which his
friends would gather to see and which he
performed with admirable grace and as
tonishing mutabity from danger.
But the great 1all Oh MS lie was made
in Nashville. He was visiting his aunt
Mrs. Norris, a wealthy lady who had
apartments at the Maxwell at that time.
One day while young Traynor, or French,
as he is Familiarity called, was on the third
floor of the hotel. some one called him
from the bottom, and, not caring to walk,
he concluded to slide. Everybody gave him
credit for his sensible intention to stop at
the second floor for change of banisters,
but the rapdity with which he NOV
ing at that point made such a change quite
impossible, and ne went on without stop
ping, managing by some acrobatic md-air
feat to turn over SO that he could alight
gracefully on his head, which he did, and
was picked up for dead, but pulled through.
Since then accidents have followed each
other with more or less peril to himself.
Once he was chased by a blacksnake. and
the picture of that snake standing on the
tip of his tail in close pursuit is still vivid
to his memory. And twice he escaped
death from drowning. But all these ac-
cidents are put in the shade by his latest
mishap. While riding a mule the other
day the animal threw him and, having got
him down, kicked him into the corner of
the fence, where a nest of hornets were
unfortunately situated The maddened in
sects came out to investigate and very
nearly finished what the mule had left of
the young man. He is now lying in bed
at his home with relatives in Cleveland,
swollen beyond recognition and minus four
teeth, which the mule extracted.