The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-17

The Harvest Home Festival.
The Harvest Home Festival at the
Methodist church bsgau Sunday morn
ing with ..Old Peoples Day." The
morning sermon vas Especially for
old people. The text was: "Andteven
to your old age I am He; and even to
hoar hairs will carry you: have
made and will bear; even 1 will carry,
and will deliver you. Isaiah XVI, l..
The hymns sung were old-fashioned
hymns, sung to the old tunes and
were: Children of the Heavenly
King" How Firm a Foundation.
"We'rs Going Home to Die No
More" The church was decorated
with fall fruits and grains and hung
with the Epworth League colors fred
and white) as also with the Red,
White and Blue. Quite number of
old people who seldom attend church
were there, AS there were carriages
sent for all who could not come any
other way. The sermon was beauti-
full tribute to old age and all present
enjoyed the services. The older people
were seated near the front, and so
were able to enjoy the services. After
services the carriages were in waltz g
to take those who SO desired home.
AS the services in the morning were
! for old people, the services in the
evening were especially for young
people. The subject was Building
Character, and the text was: "What
house will you build me?'' portion
of Acts vii, 40. Character was COM
pared to an immense building. There
should be a solid foundation. Build
on the rock Christ Jesus. A beauti-
full sermon, which seemed peculiarly
appropriate for the occasion.
The lecture course began Monday
night. Rev. w. M. Runyan delivered
a lecture on 'The Pioneers. The
lecture was in poem form and in it the
lecturer gave the principal points of
the pioneer life and of the life of the
early itinerant preachers. It was pa
thetio and humorous. He described
tho carly pioneers homes and their
social life, the life of tho itinerants
and their families. The lecture must
be heard to really be appreciated.
Tuesday evenings exercises began
with piano solo by Miss Cramer.
"The Legend of Weiserhagan" was
read by Miss Edith Swartz. The lee
ture for the evening was Anderson
vile Prison. ny Chaplain D. D.
Akin. By the aid. OF large map of
the prison the audience was carried
through thirteen months of the pris-
on's existence. The prison was To-
Gated by Captain w. S. Winder, of
the Confederate army, near Ander-
sonvills, about sixty miles south OF
Macon, Gor2ia: wa. 1,540 by 1,75O
feet; built of palisades, or logs, twenty
or twenty-five feet long, sunk in the
ground about five feet. Chaplain
Akin was captured about May 6. 1864.
and was taken to Andersonville pris-
on; remained there some time: was
finally taken to Florence. S. c., and
UHei POI OlOO 1UdI ClOSe VI TIC W dr..
We may read of the life of some of
the prisoners of war confined in the
southern prisons, but We hardly can
get an idea of the suffering and hard
ships till we hear the plain, unvar-
nished truth, as told by Chaplain
Akin.
Wednesday evening, after short
prelude of music and elocution, the
lecturer of The evening, Rev. c.. D.
Hestwood, of Larned, was introduced
The subject was "My Chance The
lecturer used the word chance in
terchangeably with opportunity.
He affirns that everybody has a
chance to be one of Gods noblest.
He plead for high type of manhood
and womanhood; To improve the
chance God gives us. He referred to
a great many who, from the stand
point of the world, had no chance, yet
left behind them a name that would
live in the hearts of men FOR ages.
| Thursda y evening the lecture began
promptly at .:3O The subiec, was.
mails That Tear My Coat by Dr.
L. II. Murlin. This lecture must be
heard to be appreciated. Some of the
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