The Baptist headlight., 1894-02-22

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Rev ". /. Grant. &. A. was !,
the city Sunday. We are always
/ glad 10 meet Rev. Grant and eouHn-
SCI N1th him about tie work in
i general He always has a word
Of cheer for is.
/ Rev. 5, II. Beasley vas in the
city few days last week. return-
ing ifon -, Zoe. where ne has
been engaged IN d good meeting
e. ter days We were glad to
neet our co-workel .A ,ospel,
as We always are.
Funeral-The funeral of Mr..
Belford Jones. formerly barber.
but of late a farmer. of this city,
was attended on the 10Th inst, by
Rev's P. Johnson and ]. c. c.
Owens at the Second Baptist
church at the hour of two o. m.
Mr.. Jones died Saturday, the 18th
after an illness of several days.
He leaves a wife, several children,
relatives and friends to mourn his
loss.
The Second Baptist Church re-
ports good service all day Sun.
day. The congregation was large
and attentive; the services i'm
pressive; collection, ID. Sunday
School was good; attendance 100;
collection. SI.4o. Rev. G. d.
Olden ID. d.. will leave this week
for Kentucky, and will be gone
several days. We pray for him a
successful and pleasant trip.
The results of the protracted
meeting of Shiloh Baptist Church
is indicated as follows: CONVEX
slons, d; additions to the Church.
IS; collections. SII5. All debts
and obligations of the Church
have been about cancelled. The
financial condition is all right.
We have now working member
ship of about 100. An average
attendance in Sunday School of
about 40, more than two-thirds
of whom are members of the
Church. The majority of the
young people as we'll as that of
the old, are regular attendants at
our church services; and the flu
ture outlook for the Church is very
encouraging.
Funeral-The funeral of Mrs.
Marian Drane was attended at the
b Street Baptist Church on the
Sth inst, at p. m, by Rev. P. w.
Barker. pastor, and Rev. P. ID.
Skinner d. ID. Mrs. Marian
Drane was the wife of Brother
Sidney Drane. She was born in
Kentucky Jan. u, 1860; came to
Kansas. in the year 1883,
where she remained up to the date
of her death. That occurred
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 1894. at the
hour of p. m. Mrs. Dranc had
only been iii one week up TO the
day of her demise. She leaves
husband and host of relatives
and friends to mourn her loss.
The United Charity Association
of the city of Topeka are doing a
grand and acceptable work in of
fering relief TO the poor and needy
of our city. May Gods gracious
rest upon them; and
may their efforts bring good to
the city in more ways than one.
We look forward with anxious an
.icipations to the near future when
he dark clouds of the present
evils will subside and the light of
1 new and glorious day will break
upon us. Such results. however.
most assuredly follow. if the much
needed moral reform comes. as
he final consequence of the vari-
ous revivals that arc being con-
lucted within this and adjoining
.tates. These glorious meetings
,rowned with such gracious sue
.ess, seem TO be foreshading of
better times. Check the tide of
yickedness so prevalent all over
his broad land. Close the doors
# the saloons and gambling dens.
which are none other than the in
titutions of satan that throw open
ne very food gates of sin, and
hus making ways for the COM
nision OF fraud. theft. murder,
nd all manner of deviltry, and
,eace. plenty. and abundant pros
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