The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-05
PRESBYTERY IN SESSI ON.
Ministers of Presbyterian Churches
Listen to Talks.

A meeting Of the Topeka Presbytery
| began last night at the Third Presby-
| terrain church.
The series of meetings will be of ar
| evangelistic nature. Last night Rev. l.
c. Deuise, of Clay Center, delivered an
address on the subject, THE Life Album
dant." This was followed by an hour
of humiliation and prayer, conducted by
A. J, Harshaw, d. D., of Junction City
This morning DR.. Foulkes of Kansas
City spoke in regard to THE Three
sion Rev. S. A. Alt of Riley discussed
the topic. Expect Great Things OF
God" He was followed by Rev. H. M
Frank of Topeka, whose subject was,
Attempt Great Things for God" This
evening at 7:30 Rev. J. D. Countermine,
D. D., will speak of THE Work of Win
ming Souls The service will be con
c1uded by a conservation meeting in
charge of Rev. A M Reynolds.
At this mornings session the following
resolutions were adopted:
l. That every minister of this Pres
bytery be requested to devote one SER
vice each Sabbath during the next four
months to evangelistic preaching and
work, the special object being the con-
clearly, earnestly and lovingly to the
attention of every one his duty to give
himself entirely to the Lord
2. That pastors be urged to enlist the
assistant of their members in personal
work for the unsaved and to this end
preach on the deepening of the spiritual
life and the duty of a closer walk with
God, In order to be made meet for the
Masters use," and prepared unto every
good work, especially in witness bear
ing for Christ both in public and in
private.
8. That the formation of prayer circles
be encouraged and that at these meet
ings the revival of Gods work and the
conversion of the unsaved be the bur-
den of the petitions
4. That wherever practicable work
ers' training classes be organized, in
order that scriptural methods of win
ming men be studied and workers
equipped for personal service.
S. That some time during the coming
six months a series of special evangel-
istic meetings be undertaken by each
pastor, either with or without the as
sistance of brother ministers
6. That we offer the following topics
as being appropriate for such services:
(a) The responsibility of parents to
win their children to Christ. A plea for
the restoration of the home altar and
religious conversation in the home.
(b) A day of humiliation and prayer
for determination and intercession
for the church.
(c) The responsibility of the church
for the salvation of the lost
I'D The duty of officers and teachers
to win our Sabbath school scholars and
the young people to Christ.
(e) The Christians personal respon-
sibility to win his immediate friends
and neighbors to Christ.
60 The duty of the church and in
dividual Christians to win to Christ
those who have practically no interest
in religion and no sympathy with the
church.
7. That in connection with these
services. as far as possible, house to
house visitation be made in order to
invite to Christ and to the preaching or
His word those who do not habitually
attend church services, thus obeying the
Lords injunction that His servants go
into the byways and hedges and COM
pell them to come in
g. That this committee be instructed
to send, at the expense of the presbytery
a COPY of these resolutions to every
pastor and elder in our bounds, and
that the pastors be urged to read these
resolutions from their pulpits.
g. That this committee ascertain as
far as possible the plans of each pastor;
whether or not he desires to have as
sistance in these services and how much
of his time he can give to helping other
churches, and that it assist the
churches in putting into effect these
recommendations.