The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-04
Che qaGista Daily aare: Saturday 1oriu a1ay l. 1901.

Iigious subjects. If teachers cannot be
found who wiz serve without pay. they
/ should be paid And there is as much
reason for endowing religious as secular
/ schools or Libraries. The Sunday even
/ ing and mid-week service. when found
Improbable under present arrange
ments, might probably be converted into
classes for religious instruction
The Kansas Home Missionary society
commenced its sessions al I,50 p. n Dr..
Cordley. president in the chair.
Prof L J.. TVhittemOre. treasurer, an
n0unced that the year closed April 1st
without debt The churches contributed
from April 1. 1910. 10 April l. 1871. s. a5l- g.
Thus closed the nrst year Of SELF support
The W0man's Home Missionary union Of
New York contributed 500 for the Syca-
more work 1Irs. Breads nickel band
fund contributed $3.50 The total n
come Of che society last year was S6.z70-s9.
Total expenditures S4.579- 6. Balance on
hanl, S69l-14
AIRS. l. p. Broad spoke most enter
tainingly Of the nickel band fund, which
is more officially known as the kan
sas Homeland circle Boxes are distri-
buted by 1Irs. Broad 70 anyone who viii
promise a small sum regularly. These
nickel bands are now in 10 churches with
a membership Of 1.59g-a little more than
half which are children The fund is 10
be used Tor some special new work
Il Is probable that the money viii go
towards the support Of a ranch mission
ary fl the neglected nsIds Of western
Kansas.
Rev. L P. Broad. superintendent q
missions IN Kansas. gave his report; 50
missionaries have been at work supply
ing forty-one churches. These mission
aries preached approximately 1ss3 ser
mons. made 45G pastoral visits. CONVEX
si0ns, 81 Received into membership in
these missionary churches 10 persons,
of whom . came on confession Of faith-
Several missionaries Of the missionary
fields spoke briefly OF their work.
Rev. Dwight y. Plat Of Smith Center,
Kansas, gave q most historical sketch
Of the first religious service held in
Wichita
In the latter sixties Rev. I. \. Plat
on an exploring expedition came TO the
little village Of Wichita. his desire
was to hold some religious service. AZ
ter hunting around awhile he found a
school teacher with whom he went 90
call upon the postmaster. BE found the
postmaster TO be saloon keeper. He
was not on view however. being on trial
az court for murder The bartender
vas there, however and laying down his
violin. came forward 20 serve the school
teacher az the postoGce counter. Mr.
Platt picked up the violin. which had
been laid down on the bar and on lit
ing the bow found II 70 be q good one.
He played and sang a secular song. The
men left the gaming tables and gathered
around the man who could fiddle and
sing 1lr. Platt then sang religious
song and laying down the violin on the
bar preached 20 these men in that sa-
loon. This was the hrst religious ser
vice known to have been held in wichita
DR.. J. Z. Roy. Chicago. western secre-
ta-y Of the American Missionary society,
addressed the association in regard to
the ne wwork lately opened up in Porto
Rico
Friday evening opened with a devo-
tional service led By Rev Charles N
sheldon he said. In our individual
relation 10 God there are TWO additional
facts.
L Gods knowledge OF Us. his FER
feet understanding Of Us. cod knows
all We do and why2
2 God is personally. enthusiastically
in terested IN every thing we do God is
interested in all Lle work Of our hands
BE is Interested in business, politics,
industry. God is interested In railroads.
IN the type writing machine and in al
the useful Industrial Developments
These two great things make a living
link between our lives and Cod
Rev L. c. SchlacEe. Great Bend, gave
an address on Heroic Elements in cur
Kansas Congrega tionaIsn.
Congregational history begins with the
POLITICAL history OF the state The drst
preacher who steppe- on Kansas soil
was a Congress ionsIist TIE drst
church. the first college, the first &C.
clssiastical body was CONGREGATIONAL
But Cougregationallsm IS more Than
these Kansas Congregations ists come
TO kansas because their syupa Thy with
liberty. FIRST minister came In 1S54.
Us name was Rev. ar. Lumb. VINO set
tied il lawrence The first churches
were formed as anti-slavsry churches.
The next minister was Gr. Adair
brother-ir-Iaw Of John Brown. IN The
settlement Of Kansas the pro-siavery
forces relied on force The puritan eIe-
nsnt on settlement IN Achison the
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