The Topeka state journal., 1901-11-23
CHURCH NEWS.
Thanksgiving Offering to Be
Taken Tomorrow
Because of Small Attendance at
Union Services.
EMERSON TO PREACH.
He Will Deliver Thanksgiving
Sermon.
Revival Services at First Pres
byterian Church.
EMERSON TO PREACH.


Union services held in the several dis
tricts on Thanksgiving day. would be
taken at all churches the Sunday pre-
ceding, which is tomorrow The reason
of this change is very small attendance
at the Union services, and the collec-
ton is correspondingly small. The en-
tire proceeds last year amounted to
only $40, a sum SO small that 1t was
hard to divide among the several char
table institutions BY taking the col
lection at the churches, the Union hopes
to show a creditable increase over for
rner offerings of the kind, and be able
to give substantial support to the local
charitable institutions. Between Sunday
and Thursday, contribution boxes will
be kept in all the banks and several
other public places accessible to any
one wishing to make an offering. The
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held at the First Presbyterian church
and the sermon will be preached by
Rev. F. W. Emerson.
The happy concurrence of several i'm
portant factors have made the past
week a memorable one in the annals of
the First Pres sbyterian church. The
great religious movement inaugurated
several months ago by the general as
sembly has been stimulating many
churches in the city to renewed endeav-
or along special lines. the idea being to
bring the individual church up to a
higher plane of Christian thinking and
living. With this end in view the First
Presbyterian church secured the services
of Rev W. H Kearns of Beatrice, Neb
The selection was a very happy one
Mr.. Kearns is young man of excellent
accomplishments and breaches with
great force and adaptability- He be
heves the Bible to be the Word of God
and himself to be one of Gods messen-
gers ordained to give it to the people
Believing this his sermons are strictly
Scriptural and consequently full of life
and power He breaches without notes
and uses Illustrations drawn largely
from the Bible itself. Mr. C. H. Coultes
the singing evangelist of Chicago, has
greatly aided Mr.. Kearns in producing
deep impression on the multitude of
hearers who have come to listen again
and again to the old book What a
book 1T is. The people love it today
more than ever. 1t is by all odds the
most popular work on the market and
who ever desires to make a success of
bringing men to higher life needs only
In the spirit Of Christ to unfold and il
lustrate this book. The meetings will
continue all next week. The pastor will
begin Monday afternoon a series of
Bible readings on the book of Exodus
illustra ting the deliverance of men from
the present evil world Mr.. Coultes will
conduct the song services which will be
followed in the evening by a short ser
mon and testimony meeting. The ev-
ening services begin at 7:30 o'clock and
present and enjoy the meeting.
1t is announced by the pastor that
the congregation of the First Baptist
church will have chance to vote after
the Australian ballot system on a very
important subject The voting will
take place after the morning sermon
which will be d sequel to the one given
last Sunday This is not a collection
or a subscription, but is something more
important than either.
The Ladies' Missionary society held a
social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs E
H Anderson. 1901 Tyler street Friday
evening. Miss Wark. a missionary
among the Pottawatonie Indians, was
present, and told of her experiences and
her work. chicken pie supper was
served, the proceeds of which were
turned over to Miss Wark to be used
In her mission
A week from tomorrow will be "Deci-
aion day in the Sunday school of the
First Baptist church. On that day
members of the Sunday school will be
given an opportunity to join the church
A special harvest and Thanksgiving
service will be held at the Unity
churoh Sunday morning for the chill
dren-
"A special musical and literary enter
tainment with supper will be given at
the Swedish Lutheran church Thanks
giving.
me West Side Reading club will meet
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. A 8. An
drews, 41a Woodlawn avenue.
Following are the special musical
programmes at the churches tomorrow:
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.
Organ voluntary-..af Nj editation'' =. = .Batists
s0ng-."rhe Sands of Time Are Sink
Mrs. Warner. s0un0d
Mr. Roehr.
'nA- Ar Mr. Roebr. b:''''''''' whitney
(Evening)
Mr.. Roehr. 49, 1nSson
The Day Is Ended. Bartlett
Violin Obligato. Mr. Harry Roehr
ofrertory-"Gavotte Pastoral .Durand
"F1nals. Second symphony'' .widor
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL.
(Sunday Morning)
Te Deum c,;;s Farmer
Il Lay My Sins On Jesus '..... schumann
Quartette.
s0'0-'se'e''s' iEvening5 mrs NieinhanS
6eneoictus IN onartattes Schneider
ouartette. al 81
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
(Sunday Morning.)
There is Land of Pure Delight
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.~wait Thou, stiiI iiIpar'e.'e' French
Mrs James Moore.
abide With Me ..'..-s....... s'..-',-, Havens
Quartette.
incline Thine Ear to Me- .Himmel
Quartette.
(1fr c. K Coultes Will sing and lead
the chorus-)
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION.
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