The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-22


Thursday and Thursday Eyening-Dr.
Berry's Great Lecture.
Last night at the First NJ. E. church
the opening OF Quarterly Centennial OF
Methodism in Wichita was commenced
with the great pipe-organ concert Civ
en- by Professor Edward F. Kreiser,
assisted by Mrs. II. Beaumont and Mrs.
W. S. Bracken.
The audience was one Of the most re-
fined of the city and there was not one
but voted the occasion as one of the
happiest. There are some things Which
the pen cannot describe or words paint
and with Professor Kreiser manipulat-
Ing the worries of the great pipe-organ
the delightful strains given out with
such harmony is one of these occasions.
Some times the great organ gave forth
the laundering tones of an artillery,
and others the sofest lay Of the canary
BIRDS song would seem harsh when
placed in comparison.
he had full command and the great
instrument did his biding as though he
had hypnotised every reed All were
delighted, not only with the grand in
strumental music. but with the charm
ing Vocals given by Mesdames Beau
mant and Bracken.
The following program was rendered:
Part l.
l. Sonat, Op so ......... ...Guilmant
Allegro AIodera to-LaEgo -Allegro
Vivace.
& .Daybreak" ........ .......Spinner
Introduction to Srd Act 'Lo-
hengrin 1890. .........-.. Wagner
3. March Of the Magic Kings. Dubois
Pastorale Louis XIV. 80. Greg
4 Vocal Duet-Contentnen
-.---.-.-. ..GUr1ng-rhomas
Mrs. Howard Beaumont and Mrs. w,
S. Bracken.
8. Gavotte ....... . Goldner
Transcribed for Organ by Ed
ward F. Kreiser)
Concert Varia tons on ''Vesper
hymns '.--.... $50. 49,. whitney
Part II.
6. Bourree-FTom Second Son
ala Tor VioEn) Bach
Z. Largo .....-......-. ....- Handel
March Religieuse Guilmant
o. foCdI '.---..-...--. 500. ..SelecteQ
Mrs. Beaumont.
3. Swedish Wedding March. .Soderman
Chanson Ballade ...... ..Bachmann
oCHeIZo 1900. ..--.......-. Munro
10. Voval-Hindoo Song go. ..Bemberg
II. Gavotte (fMignon"
Vverture- Raymond" Thomas
1t viii be proper doubtless to give at
This time short history Of Methodism
in Wichita and from the records the
Following is cleaned:
In the spring of 1870 Wichita Meth
odism was included in a circuit which
q 1Gy. -
10 the Emporia district. which included
all of Southwest Kansas. with Rev c.
r. Rice presiding elder. The Rev. w.
h Zellers, young Pennsylvania theo-
logical student, was appointed pastor
and began his work in May, 1870. The
first Methodist church class was organ
lied in little frame building on Main
street, with eight or ten members,
among whom were Mr.. and Mrs. J. 2.
Allen, Judge II. c. Sluss, c. c. Fees,
Mrs. E p. Waterman, Mrs. Rachel
Duncan, Mrs. Stungis and her son Ed;
the names of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G..
Mosher were added soon after. c. c.
Fees was the first class leader The
services were held for time upstairs
over a livery stable at the corner of
Third and Main streets, and during the
winter of 1901 in the afternoon, in the
small Presbyterian church building 10
Gated at the corner of Second and
Water street. In the spring of 1871 Rev.
n. NJ. Haun was made pastor.
In March 1872, Messrs. J. c. Fraker
and ". B. Smith went to Bmporia,
where the Kansas conference was in
session, and asked the bishop to make
Wichita a station with regular pas
tor. they promising to guarantee his
support. This was done-the Rev. J. :.
Nessly was appointed to the charge; |
and during that summer the first church |
was built on the ground where the pres
ent beautiful edifice now stands. Serv-
ices were held in the school house dur
ing the summer. The following notice |
OF the dedication of this church, Sc TAX
en- from the Weekly Eagle of December
5, 1872:
THE dedicatory services Of the NJ. F.
church took place on last Sabbath. |
Reys. n. T. Mitchell of Topeka, Fisher |
OF Lawrence, Kelly of Emporia, Hart
man OF Fl Dorado, Elder McQuinston
and two or three ministers Of the dis |
trict were present. The morning ser
mon was preached by DIR. Mitchell, on
The Rise and Progress of Christ's |
Kingdom on Earth which was able |
and eloquent, and was listened 10 with |
marked attention. After the sermon a !
Fraker, showing that the society had
bought lots, built a commodious par
sonage and church. finished and fur
nished the church with seats, sofa, |
chairs, chandeliers and bell-everything !
complete-leaving them with an out |
standing Indebtedness of about sixteen |
hundred dollars, which the congrega- |
ton was politely asked by Rev. Mr.. |
Mitchell 10 foot UP. After raising six /
hundred dollars. the meeting was dis |
missed TO meet again at 2:S0 O'Clock, at |
which time a grand Sunday school mass
meeting of all the schools in the city |
was held, singing and short speeches |
being the order Of the excuses. At the |
evening service DR.. II. d. Fisher 4
preached very able discourse on The
Divinity OF Christ W. 3. Smith then
made a statement of what had been 1
raised in the morning. showing that a
thousand dollars was yet TO be raised /
20 clear them Of debt Rev. b. Kelly /
then took the stand and in his usual /
happy manner on such occasions made
q few remarks, and in thirty minutes
time the thousand dollars was raised,
clearing the church entirely OF debt /
The house was then dedicated 10 the !
Awarded