The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
CHURCH NEWS
Ministerial Union Will Meet
Monday Morning.
DIR. Countermine to Read a
Paper on Anarchy.
MIR EMERSnN,S CHuRCH
MR.. EMERSON'S CHURCH
Rev. Charles Finch, of Newton,
to Fill His Pulpit.
G. HI. Coultes, Evangelist, Leaves
Topeka For Iowa.

G. HI. Coultes, Evangelist, Leaves
Topeka For Iowa.
The regular meeting of the Ministerial
Union will lbe held in the parlors of the
Y. M. G. A Monday morning at 10
DR.. Countermine, subject, Does the
Abuse of Public Men by the Public
Press Foster Anarchy" All the min
listers of the city are urged to be pres
emit There will be election of officers.
Rev. Chas. A. Finch of Newton will
preach at the First Christian church
tomorrow, and Rev F. w. Emerson will
fill his pulpit at Newton.
In his Sunday sermon Rev. Abram
Wyman of the First Unitarian church
will Speak of Longfellow's poetry as a
help to daily life.
Miss Alice Dedham will sing the solo,
Shall I Be Forgotten" at the First
Cumberland Presbyterian church Sum
day evening.
\ Rev. Samuel Garvin of Nebraska City
will conduct a series of meetings at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, COM
mencing about January 6.
Evangelistic services will be held at
the Third Presbyterian church all next
week..
The annual meeting of the congrega-
ton will be held at the English Luth-
eran church on Thursday evening, jan
uary 2, at 7:45 p. m. Reports from the
council and various societies and organ
izations of the church will be read.
The Topeka District Missionary con-
ference convened this morning at half
past nine at the First M. E. church
The principal address for the day was
given by Rev. M. c. Hartzell. Sunday
morning there will be missionary SER
mon@-in each of the Methodist churches
of the city and the following ministers
will preach; First church, Rev. M G.
o. M. Bowman; Lowman Hill chapel,
Rev. J. T. McFarland; Walnut Grove
o>.urch, Rev. j. r. Madison; Oakland
church. Rev. FL Seaman; Parkdale
Avenue church, Rev. ]. w. Reed.
A Union League Missionary mass
will be held sunday evening at the First
NJ. E. church, with address, 1.-THE
Christianity of Missions by Rev. M. c.
Hartzell, pastor of the First M. e.
church of Elgin, III.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
G, H Coultes.. who has been for the
past seven weeks assisting DIR. Coun-
termine leaves Monday for Cedar Rap
ids. Iowa, where he meets Rev. DR.. L.
S. McCaslin and with him enters upon
a two months Engagement in evange-
listic work. Mr.. Coultes has made
many warm friends during his stay in
Topeka He will sing morning and ev-
ening at the First church, Sabbath
The session of the First church has
extended a generous invitation to the
p~resbytery of Topeka to hold it's next
annual meeting in the First church.
The meeting will be held the first OF
April and will in view of the revision
question and other matters of universal
interests in the Presbyterian church be
of great Importance.
As the result of the special services
held in the First church, between 80
and 40 new members have been added
to the church roll, and many more have
Joined other churches.
The First church is making prepara-
ton to observe the week of prayer which
begins with the first Sabbath in Janu-
airy, and expect to have another series
of special services. The church was
never in a better spiritual condition and
everything is encouraging to a large
i~ngathering in the near future.
DIR. -Countermine goes next week to
Clay Center to assist Rev. L. G. Denise
in some special services. The latter
part of the month he goes to BeatriceHI
Neb., his old home, to assist Rev w. H.
Kearns in some meetings.
The woman's Missionary society car
ried out the programme, which proved
exceedingly interesting and helpful and
was listened to by a large number of
ladies.
NEWS OF r CHURCHES.
North Topeka Baptist church, corner
Laurent and Harrison streets, Rev. w.
b. Hutchinson, pastor. Services at II
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject,
"a Meditation for the Closing Year"
Evening subject, 1.-The Past Year"
Sunday school at $3.50. B.. Y. P. U. at
$50 D. m.
At the Church of the Good Shepherd
Sunday, the services will be Sunday
school at 3 p. m Evening praye with
sermon by Dean Kaye at 7:30 p. m.
The pastor, Rev. t. J.. Pearson, will
preach Sunday morning and evening as
usual at the Congregational church.
Sunday school at the usual hour.
AT the Kansas Avenue M. e. church
Sunday morning at II o'clock, Rev. 0.
M. Bowman of the Hill church
will preach There will be no evening
on account of the meeting in
the First church of the topeka District
Missionary conference.
CHURCH NOTES.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, corner
of Huntoon and Polk streets-Services at
IL a. M; subject, Christian Sciences"