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

4 worship or Coo. Inc cnOlr was COM
| posed of the following persons, who
rendered very acceptably several appro-
| pirate selections: Misses Emma Hills
Louise Caldwell, Emma Smith, Alice
| Davidson, Maggie Dubois; Messrs. J. E
Caldwell, r. P. Murdoch, W. E. Stan
ley, Charles E. Fisher and E. G.
| Wright"
In March, 1873, Rev. J. W. Stogdill
became pastor and was greatly beloved.
He died October Ii, 1873 The year was
| filled out by Rev. H. j. Walker, who re-
| Gently died in Florida. March 1874, Rev.
j. L. Hanna became pastor, serving
| three years. He was followed by Rev
John Kirby, who remained three years.
| During his pastorate the original
church was remodeled and greatly en-
| larged. The building called Kirby
| Chapel, was dedicated November 16,
| 1879. March, 1850, Rev. R. s. Sparks be-
came pastor, remaining one year. He
| was followed by Rev. Bernard Kelly,
| who served the full term and in March.
1884, was succeeded by Rev. D. w.
Phillips, D. D. On the night of May Z,
1884. the church was burned, together
| with the pastors library and the church
| records. Efforts were at once made 10
rebuild, and on Sunday, May 10, 1885.
Bishop W. X. Ninde. This building
cost 81, 900, and was dedicated without
the taking of a collection, as all had
been provided for beforehand. Rev. T.
| S. Hodgson, D. D., served the church
| from 1885 to 1883. Rev. n. L. Gates,
Pm. D., followed, remaining one year.
From March, 1889, to March, 1881, Rev.
| r. T. Savin, D. D., was pastor. During
| his pastorate the present commodious
parsonage was built and furnished. He
was followed by Rev. L. NJ. Hartley.
who at the end of eighteen months was
transferred to San Diego, Cal. The
present pastor, Rev. Don S. Colt, came
TO the charge January 1, 1893.
Mr.. Hiram Imboden has served as
musical director fifteen years. Most of
this time there has been congrega tionai
singing.
The presiding elders who have served
the church have been: Rev. John Nc
Quiston, Allen Buckner, G. w. Pye, A
H Walters, c. A. King, Thomas Adds,
]. d. Botkin, W. j. Martindale, D. D.
The Sunday school is the outgrowth
of Union Sunday school which met in
the old frame school house where the
High school building is now located. In
September, 1872. w. E. Stanley came to
Wichita, and during the same month
was elected superintendent. At that
time the attendance, including officers,
teachers and visitors, was about seven
ty-five, and the enrolment about one
hundred. The average attendance is
now about seven hundred, and the en-
rollment more than one thousand.
Mrs. H Imlboden was member of the
school which met in the old school
house. She is now the musical director
of the primary department, which is
twice as large as the original school j.
Z. Caldwell, an active worker in the
College Hill school, was the first must
cal director of the original NJ. E. Sun
day school. Tt is believed that Mrs.
Imboden and Mr.. Stanley are the only
members of the present school who were
members in 1872.
Some of the special features of the
school are it's Bible classes, one of
W1fich has an enrolment of one hundred
and thirty, and an attendance Of al
most one hundred; its kindergarten in
connection with the primary depart
ment, and its music under the direction
of Thomas Shaw and his orchestra.
The corps Of teachers are faithful and
efficient-thirty-tw in number, and to
their efficiency and faithfulness, the SUI
perintendent attributes the success of
the school
This afternoon will be held the ff-
tenth anniversary of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society, under the
supervision of the following officers:
President, Mrs. H. Imboden; vice presi-
dents, Mrs. H. Mason and Mrs. D. Ev-
erert; recording secretary, Mrs. r. c.
Parker; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
H. K. fuller; treasurer, Mrs. H. Meek
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well; historian, Mrs. Anna Taylor.
This evening will be the reception to
former pastors and presiding elders.
w. E. Stanley will deliver the address
of welcome, which will be responded to
by all the former pastors present.
A pleasant time will then be had in
giving early "reminiscences.
Tomorrow afternoon will be the ami
versary of the Home Missionary society,
conducted by the following officers:
President, Mrs. D. 7. Dunbar; vice pres
idents, Mrs. W. w. Kirkwood and Mrs.
Don S. Colt; secretary, Mrs. George Z.
Campbell; treasurer, Mrs. N. McClees.
All the Methodist churches in the city
are taking part in the Quarterly Cen
tennial.
The greatest treat probably of the en-
tire session will be the lecture of DR..
Joseph T. Berry, editor of the Epworth
Herald, What a Tramp Saw In Ire
land" DIR. Berry has few equals in the
world as a lecturer. and has wonderful
descriptive powers. It is said that the
Irish people enjoy his lecture almost
equal TO visit to the Emerald Isle. and
they will doubtless be in attendance in
great numbers, as well as Americans
who are anxious to hear the great word
painter, and close observer graphically
portray what he witnessed in Ireland. |
The lecture will be followed by a re-
ception given by the four Epworth |
leagues Of the city.
Visitors are arriving by every train !
and the reunion starts out with the
brightest prospects.