The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-18
CHURCH NEWS.
Grace Cathedral Is Undergoing
Many Changes.
Dean Kaye Greatly Strengthens
the Choir.
WILL WEAR GOWNS.
Singers Are Also to Use Mortar
TILL WEAR GOWNS.
Singers Are Also to Use Mortar
Boards.
Items of Interest About Pastors
and Their Work.

Under the management of the new
dean, Rev. James de Beever Kaye,
Grace cathedral has seen some radical
changes for the better. Dean Kaye has
done much to improve the choir, and has
ENLISTED a number of good voices
Among those added to the choir since
the dean has taken charge are Misses
WATSON and the Misses Herbst, Miss
Nellie Millspaugh, Mr.. James Moore and
DR.. West. At tomorrow'S services the
eighteen young ladies of the choir VIII
appear in black academic gowns, for
the first time. Mortar boards will later
be worn with the vestments, but were
delayed in tranSportation and caps will
be substituted at tomorrow's services
Among the special music rendered by
the choir will be a solo at both services
by Miss Irene Horner. Last Sunday the
cathedral was crowded. Not only the
pews were filled, but all the available
chairs.
Rev. Thomas Hickman, of the Man
haitian Baptist church, will lecture at
the First Christian church of this city
Sunday evening, and the pastor, Rev.
f. w. Emerson, will address a temper
ance meeting in Kansas City under the
auspices of the Young Peoples Chris
tan Temperance union.
The much-disctissed libel on the press
by DIR. COuntermine, of the First Pres
byterian church, entitled Does the
Abuse OF Our Public Men by the Press
Foster Anarchy" did not receive suffi-
cient circulation to suit the author, and
has been published in pamphlet form for
distribution at Sunday mornings serv-
ices. The pastor trusts that everyone
who can will come and secure a copy
of this paper.
DIR. and Mrs Counterrnine, of the
First Presbyterian church, go to Be
atrice, Neb, Monday, where he will con-
duct special services during the week.
This is the church from which DIR. and
Tr- bar, In -, nd
it is very gratifying for them to go back
and labor with their old friends. Re
cent reports from Beatrice bring the
most encouraging intelligence of the
church.
Special music at the First Cumberland
Presbyterian church:
MORNING.
"Come, Spirit Come" .Towner
Male Observation-Disclosures Fenton,
Laurence. King and Brown.
Solo, THE Homeland" johnson
Mr.. ]. d. Brown.
EVENING.
1.-The Lord is My Shepherd McF'erran
Quartette-Miss Campbell, Miss Ded-
ham, Mr. Lawrence, Mr.. Brown.
Solo, "The Sweet Story of Old". west
Miss Ruth Campbell.
Mr.. G. H. Hunt, who is to be with the
First Presbyterian church about Feb
r1ary 10. was for ten years a success
full lawyer. His conversion was very
extra ordinary and of such a character
that when the call came to him to
preach, he Immediately entered the min
iStry and the great success that has
crowned his efforts wherever he has
preached gives full assurance that lie
made no mistake in passing from the
law to the gospel One of the most
thrilling sermons he presents is that in
which he narrates his experience in
coming from darkness into light.
The Christian Spiritualists will meet
in strictly private conference Sunday
to adopt bylaws. Also at 1880 in the
evening. Rev. G. w. Soaring will lee
ture. Mrs. S. V. Soaring will give tests
from spirits present.
The Occult Science club will meet
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Security
hall A Markley, chairman Mrs. Inez
Wagner, Occult demonstrator. Adnis-
sion free.
The reception given to the So new
members on Wednesday evening in the
First Presbyterian church, brought out
one of the largest audiences that ever
assembled in the church on such an oc-
caSi0n-
The quarterly meeting of the Wom-
ans Presbyterian Missionary union of
the city was held in the First church
Friday. 1t was an all day meeting.
The attendance was unusually large
and a fine programme given. FLASHES
from Watch Towers consisting of in
teresting papers on Alaska, Our New
Possessions, South America, Korea,
Persia, and China, were read by Mrs.
Garlic Mrs. Graft, Mrs. Frank Brown,
Miss Margaret Weiss, and Mrs. Silver.
These composed the main feature of the
morningt exercises. In the afternoon
Mrs. J. P. White of the Second United
Presbyterian church of the city, gave
an exceedingly attractive and Thought
full address on ''Romances of the Amer
lean Mission in Egypt" Ruth Hogue-