The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
CHURCH NEWS.
Topeka Preachers Mourn For
President Mckinley.
VIII Discuss the Nations Loss
in Their Sermons.

Sunday will be a day Of mourning in
/ Topeka churches. One week ago every
4 preacher IN Topeka raised his voice in
! supplicatlon that President Mckinley
might recover Now they are face to
race with the nations loss-the death Of
the beloved executive Every minister
I IN the city viii discourse on the untirne-
~ death of the president DR.. Fisk of
the First Congregational has announced
that It viii be his topic in the afternoon
and Dr. Mcfarland of the First M. F.
/ Church will make it his evening sub
| Ject- Other preachers who have not
| yet announced the fact will also be
heard from on the same sad topic.
The Sunday. school of the Third Pres
byter1an church held picnic on the
Reform school grounds Friday. At 1890
Two coaches were taken out on the
Rock Island by a switch engine and left
on the Reform school side track. About
40 young people were in attendance
and thoroughly enjoyed themselves, the
boys playing ball and the girls making
use OF swings and hammocks until
driven into the cars by the rain, where
they waited until picked up by the ST.
Joe train. The picnic was in charge OF
superintendent Squires. As it was still
raining when they reached town a COW
cred delivery wagon was hired to de-
liver some of the children at their
homes which were not on car lines
Notwithstanding the rain all the young
folks voted the picnic a success.
Rev D. NJ. Fisk of the First Congre-
gational church Will take for his sub
ject, "A Nations True Defense@Godi'
At the Christian Endeavor meeting in
the evening the subject will be, Some
Obvious Lessons for This Sorrowful
Hour"
The Topeka Ministerial Union will
hold its regular semi-monthly meeting
in the parlors of the Y NJ. c. A on
next Monday at ten O'Clock. The paper
viii be read by the president, the Rev.
0. NJ Bowman. Also matters of bust
ness make it desirable that there be
full attendance of the Union.
Unity church will reopen Sunday
after a vacation of two months Rev.
A Wyman, the pastor, has returned
from q visit to Iowa and Illinois, and
Will plheach on the subject THE Com
ing Year; What Shall it be For2'
The old pipe organ was removed from
the Church of the Assumption Friday
to make room for the new one, which
old one, which has done service for
several years, viii be rebuilt at ROehr's
and put on sale
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of
next week will be fast days in the !
Catholic church, on which days the use |
Of meat is forbidden.
The City Park Mission win hold sun
day school at p m. Rev J. D. Knox |
viii conduct the evangelistic meeting !
at 1880 p
Rev. DR.. Mcfarland. of the First
Methodist church. will take for his
Sunday evening subject "A Nations 1
Grief and a Nations Duty It goes
without saying that the subject is the /
untimely death of President Mckinley !
Rev. chas. Thomson, Of Hwangien,
China, viii address the mems meeting |
at the Y NJ. c. A. Sunday at O'Clock. |
NEWS OF NORTH SIDE CHURCHES.
At the Baptist church, corner of /
Laurent and Harrison streets. tOmOr-
row there will be the usual services.
Sunday school at $780, Preaching at II /
a. IN. and p. m by the pastor, Rev
W. B. Hutchinson, morning subject, |
THE TRANSPORTED Valley evening
subject, ''Manliness OF Christian Ser
vice"
Rev. Mr.. Charles Thomson who for
nine years was in China having been
sent there by the China Inland Mission,
viii preach tomorrow morning at the
Congregational church This will prob
ably be Mr. Thomson's last sermon here
as Re will leave next week with his
family for Clay Center and other
places in Kansas to visit. Rev. Thomson
and family were in China during the
recent trouble, Mrs. Thomson and chill
dren, however, leaving that country
several months before Mr.. Thomson
who Joined them here last spring. Mrs
Thomson is a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Graves. In the evening the
pastor, Rev. T, ]. Pearson. will preach
Sunday schoolsa $780,
The services tomorrow at the Second
Presbyterian church viii be Sunday
school at $3.50, r. w. Priddy, superin-
tendent; preaching at eleven o'clock
by the pastor. Rev. J. S. Glendennfng.
No evening service.
Tomorrow at the Kansas Avenue NJ.
E church at II o'clock. the presiding
elder, Rev. J. r. Madison, viii preach
and administer the sacrament In the
afternoon at three o'clock Mrs. J. R.
Madison will meet with the Junior
League. EpWorth League meetings at
z o'clock. Evening service at o'clock
with sermon by the pastor, Rev J. A.
Stavely. subject, Prayer for the
School"
CHURCH NOTES.