The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-19
CHURCH NEWS.
United Brethren Conference
Closes on Sunday.
Sessions Have Been OF Unusual
Interest.
ARE ELECTED
Assignments Will Be Announced
on Sunday.

Items of Interest About Pastors
and Their Work.
The United Brethren annual confer
ence, now being held at the Y: p.
church, corner of Twelfth ana quincy
streets has been of unusual interest TO
the denomination All sessions nave
been largely attended
The conference is presided over py
Rev W. NJ Wigley, of Dayton, o. AZ
the Friday session Rev. ]. B. Deaver'
Rev. J. H. Snyder. d. d. and Rev -
Lewis were elected presiding ELDERS.
Among the subjects for discussion
today was education. and as the con-
ference college is located at Lecomp-
ton the subject was of special interest,";
Tonight President J. D. Dooke, Oh
rene University and Rev. c. NJ Brook,
of Dayton, O., general manager OF Ma
rion Biblical seminary, and others Will
address the conference
Sundays services will be of interest
to both the conference and local con-
gregation- The presiding officer, Kew
w. NJ. Wigley, will preach at lO:SO a.
M, after which Rev. J. W. Thomas, OIL
Council Grove. will be ordained to the
office of elder by the laying on OF
hands.
At the close of the morning services
representa- tives of the station COM
1nittee will assign pastors of the con-
ference to their new fields for the COM
ing year. The pulpits of the city will
be generally filed by visiting min
isters-
The conference will close with the
Sunday evening services. Rev Dr.
coblentz is to be congratulated on ms
success with the erection of his new
church. in which the conference has
been held
Missionary society holds its annual
meeting at Lawrence, beginning Tues
day evening, October p. Rev Dr.
Countermine will deliver an address on
Wednesday evening, taking as sub
ject Some Everyday Features OF the
Great and Holy War in which We ale
Engaged" The meeting will be well
attended by Topeka workers.
Rev. ]. d. Countermine. of the First
Presbyterian church, will take for the
subject of his Sunday evening sermon,
THE Beauty, Strength and Perpetuity
of Gods Works." forwarding the idea
of teaching the Bible against the So
called modern theory of evolution
An adjourned meeting of the Topeka
presbytery for conference and prayer
will be held at the Third Presbyterian
church, November T.
Rev. F. W. Emerson, of the First
Christian church, addressed the teach
ers' institute in Holton Friday evening.
Rev. T J. Moppins, former pastor of
Lane chapel, c. NJ. E church, this city,
was appointed presiding elder of the
Kansas district at the recent annual
conference held in st. Joe. Mo- He will
start on his first round of quarterly
conferences Friday. October rs. Rev.
]. NJ Brown succeeds Rev. Mr.. MOppinS
as pastor of Lane chapel
Rev. H. A. OFT and wife. Rev. ]. B.
McAfee. Rev. ]. A. Bright, and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Keller are attending the
Kansas synod of Lutheran churches
and missionary convention at yelling
ton, Kas.. which is in session from the
18th to 21st-
The forty-hour devotion at the
Church of the Assumption will COM
mence at high mass. and vespers will
be in the evening instead of afternoon.
The collection will be for the fuel sup
ply
NEWS OF NORTH SIDE CHURCHES.
Rev. T. J. Pearson, pastor of the Con-
gregational church is at present in
Dover assisting the pastor there with
tomorrow here will be supplied by min
listers who are in the city attending the
United Brethren conference
Rev. w B. Hutchinson returned last
evening from Kansas City, Kan, where
he attended the Baptist state conven-
and evening usual at the Baptist
church, corner Of Laurent and Harrison
streets
Second Presbyterian church, Quincy,
between Laurent and Gordon streets,
Rev. John S. Glendenning, pastor.
Preaching at IL a. m and 7:30 D. m.
Morning subject THE Promise of a
Noble Life" Evening subject, "Legiti-
mate Effects of Gospel Preaching"
Sunday school at $3.50. ]. w. Priddy,
superintendent
Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church, Rev. ].
A StaveIy, pastor. $3.50 a. N. Sunday
school Miss Viola Troutman. superin-
tendent- IL a. m preaching by Rev. E.
L. Geyer, pastor of the United Brethren
church at Robinson, Kansas. 12:15 p. m.
class meeting $3.50 p Junior and In
termediate league. $50 D. m. Epworth
D. m sermon by the pastor. Fellowship
in the Gospel" A study Of chapter one
of Philippians, being the second OF a
series on that epistle.
The service tomorrow at the Central
Avenue Christian church will be Sunday
school at 10 a. M, preaching at IL a. m.
by the pastor, Rev. J. It. Purvis, sub
ject. Holy Spirit" In the evening the
service will be in charge of the c. E.
society and they will give an interesting
programme on ''Forefathers' day.
The services tomorrow at the Second
Presbyterian church will be first Sunday
services held since the putting in of the
building
CHURCH NOTES.
First Christian church. on Topeka av-