The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-28
BUSINESS AND
SOME PLEASURE
Takes Up the Time of the
UniyerSaIiSt Convention
YOUNG PEOPLES UNION
Also has Two very Interesting
Sessions

The first session Of the state conven-
ton Of the Universalist church Of Kansas
began in the Plymouth Congregational
church at O'Clock yesterday morning.
Rev. c. S. Sargent, pastor Of the Congre-
gatonaI church in a short address extend
ed to the delegates and members Of the
church hearty welcome to Wichita.
and Capt. a. c. Pierce of Junction city
responded on behalf Of the local church
and state organization. Then came the
organization Of the convention. c. II.
Trott Of Junction City is president and ..
Bees wafer If this city secretary. The
reports OF al Of the officers AMI the sec-
rotary Of the board OF trustees were read
and the president appointed the following
as a committee on credentials. Miss Mel
lie Parkhurst, Miss Grace Cook and Mrs.
.. Buckwalter. The committee on reso-
lutions is composed Of Abijah Wells, Jesse
Burt and LorTing Trott and the committee
on religious services, A. c. Pierce, S. n.
Belden and Mrs. S. Borreu. The conven-
ton then adjourned until eleven o'clock,
while during the intermission the Young
Peoples Christian union was organized.
At eleven o'clock Rev. w. Z. Gossow
Of Seneca, Kansas, made an address,
choosing as his subject, Faithful 10 Con-
yiction. de treated the subject in a very
entertaining manner. The speaker has a
fine voice and pleasing delivery. Mrs.
Lottie Bryant sang a solo at the close OF
this meeting.
net and listened to the reports of the
churches over the state as given by the
delegates. All of the churches are in
fiourishing condition financially and new
members are constantly being added and
the church was never so strong in Kansas
as it is at present. The members and
ministers are taking a lively interest in
the work and this is advancing the cause
of the church a great deal over the state.
After the business meeting Dr.. J. T. AK
tel of Newton made an address on Where
DO We Belong?' which was interesting.
This was followed by a solo by Master
Charles Adams. Last night Rev. r. B.
Evatt Of Junction City delivered his ser
mon on is Intellectual Development Con-
sistent with Christian Character" and
the Tuxedo Quartet sang.
At ten o'clock yesterday morning the
annual convention of the Young Peoples
Christian union was organized with Mr..
Lorring Trott Of Junction City in the
chair. and Miss IDA Starcke as secretary.
The president made snort address and
included in it his report for the year and
then each of the officers of the state or
ganization made a report OF their depart
ments and the work OF the union has been
doing the past year. Owing to the alb
sence of several members who were TO
appear on the program at the morning
session, after the appointment Of the
committees tha union adjourned until
o'clock. The committees appointed were
as follows: Auditing. Misses Grace Cook
and Nellie Parkhurst and Mrs Mary R
Seymore. The nominating committee is
composed of Walter Starcke, Rev. Cos
SOW and Miss Mary Brown; the committee
on resolutions IS made up Of Rev. King
Miss Ida Starcke and Miss Jennie Mich
ales.
At . o'clock Miss Mary Brown Of this
city read a very interesting paper on
True Service" and Miss Cook read u
paper. on THE Young Peoples Christian
Union as a factor for, Christian Charac-
ter." This paper was prepared by Miss
Eva Stafford of Seneca, but she was IN