The Topeka state journal., 1901-07-20
AT The CHURCHES
Dean Sykes Leaves For BaIti-
more 30 Visit Children.
Rev. John F. VOn Herrlich VIII
Preach Sunday.
NO SUCCESSOR FOUND.
Bishop MfIIspaugh Has Not Yet
Made a Nomination.
News About Topeka Pastors and
Their Work.
NO SUCCESSOR FOUND.

Dean sykes, of Grace cathedral. has
gone to Baltimore to visit his children.
He win be gone month, and the
pulpit will be supplied while ne is gone.
Next Sunday Rev. John f. Won Herr
Itch. Of Kansas City win officiate, and
the following Sunday. Archdeacon
Crawford viii occupy the pulpit Then
Canon Bywater VIII return and con-
tinue in charge until Dean Sykes re-
turn.
There is stiu much speculation about
who will be Dean Sykes successor
The nomination viii be made by the
bishop. but the vestry has not yet re
ceived an intimatiOn Of who viii be
suggested as the new dean
There has been some gossip concern
ing Canon ByWater with the new post
but the talk has not taken definite
shape.
There is also a rumor afloat that Rev
Won Herrlich Will succeed Dean Sykes
ait the cathedral here. Mrs. Won Herr
Itch is a pleasing singer and both are
well known in Topeka Mr.. Won Herr
Itch has a reputation for being a great
church worker and for building
churches up with which he is con-
nected-
That preachers are considered very
unsophisticated was shown one day
this week when a very plainly dressed
man appealed to one of the pastors OF
the city for a loan Of 30 cents to mend
his harness so that he could get home.
He claimed to own a farm west Of
town and home in North Topeka,
and that his wife and daughter at
tended the pastors church The pastor
had never heard of them, and hap
pened to be out OF change, so that the
loan was not negotiated. This same
pastor was beaten once to the extent
Of eight dollars by similar means. and
is a little bit cautious about investing
any more silver in that way. He has
decided to abandon his loan agency for
all time
In speaking of short sermons in
sultry weather, Rev. N. F. McKirahan,
of the First u. p. church, says ne never
the entire service within one hour a
preacher can say enough in thirty
minutes to keep his people busy ap-
plying it for the next six days" says
he The Sunday evening service is
the bugaboO of the ministers, and most
of them would like to see it repealed,
or declared unconstitutional AS a
rule people only care for one service
on Sunday. and prefer to visit with
their families in the evening. One good
big union meeting Sunday evening
would be better than a dozen small
meetings IN dozen churches There
are so many meetings that call for the
presence OF the faithful that many
find that Sunday. instead of being a
day Of rest, is the busiest day of the
week"
Chief of Police Stahl viii address a
public meeting of the Young Peoples
Good Citizenship Federation at tine
First Baptist church on next Sunday
evening, July p, at o'clock
Shadows Of a Great City, or city
Slums" is a. free stereoptfcon lecture
by Rev c. W. Wall, Of Chicago, at the
German Methodist Episcopal church.
corner Of Tyler and Fifth streets on
Sunday evening, July d It will be in
the German language The lecture will
be interspersed by beautifully illus
trated songs, and the features of the
evening viii be highly interesting and
instructive.
At the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation, Sunday, a p. N, there will be
several short talks on the topic What !
have seen Of the power of God to save /
men"
While the governor of Missouri has
for rain, the churches of Topeka OBJ I
served last Sunday for the same pur-
pose Kansas leads, and never fol- /
lows.
Jokes about pastors running of to
the seaside and mountains in hot /
weather. while the evil one never for !
axes his post. does not apply to all /
the Topeka ministers. for a goodly I
number of the city pastors are keep 4
Ing up their regular services and do /
ing pastoral duty through all the hot |
summer days.
This hot spell has shown the churches /
the necessity of providing for the COM Il
fort of the pewhoiders. and another 4
year may see electric fans shirt waists 4
and ice water established as a part of /
the equipment of the up-to-date con-
gregation-
NORTH TOPEKA