The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-26
CHURCH NEWS.
Christmas Work of the Queen
Esther Circle Girls.
Boxes of Good Things Prepared
for the Homeless.
MY Dear Mary:

MY Dear Mary:
How glad we shall all be to have
you back in the Sunday school class
again. We are all eagerly waiting for
your return and expect you to meet
with us at our little tea on next Fri
day evening. Then we shall expect
YOU to tell us all about your good
times and all the things you have
seen You must be prepared to have
a regular volley of questions fired at
you, and 1 give you notice now that
we will have nothing else doing, !"
but shall look to you for the entire
evenings entertainment.
Now for the news of the day. I told
you a couple of weeks ago of the en-
Joyable evening the Queen Esther
Circle spent at Mr.. Cope's home with
Miss Barge. Since then Miss Barge
has been i'll. She has been in the hos
pital for most of the time, but is once
more with Mrs Cope, and 1 am glad
TO tell you she is d good deal better
The girls of the circle have been pre-
pairing boxes and a short while ago
sent them to Ritter Home. Helen and
Gertrude wrote to the Home and
found out about a girl by the name of
Alice. Alice was in need of various
things, and so Helen and Gertrude to-
gether made up a box for her. All
the girls of the circle paired off in
this way and looked out for one girl
in the Home I am anxious to find
out what Alice had to say when she
got that box opened.
Last Tuesday was very busy even
ing at the parsonage DR.. Evans met
the executive committee of the Broth
erhood of St Paul, and they spent the
evening planning for the work of the
coming year. Mrs. Evans met the
candy committee of the Sunday
school, and they packed candy into
boxes for the Christmas entertain
ment- Needless to say 1 was on the
candy committee and we had very
sweet time, as 1 can prove by every
person present.
the pastor and his wife were home to
all Every one has such a good time
at the parsonage that they are glad
they went / want you to be sure and
call next Friday They always seem
so glad to see you, and somehow that
makes you more than glad that you
went.
Some time in January Dr. Evans
Grove church. This will be illustrated
and be about the scenic beauties of
California, probably about the Yose-
mite valley. although that has not
been definitely settled.
The Kansas Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church is to begin special
meetings next week and DR.. Evans
has promised to aid Mr.. Stavely.
The Alumni of Baker University
will serve banquet in our church on
Thursday from to p. m. You
know the teachers of the state are
holding their annual meeting in the
city at that time, and as many of the
Alumni of Baker University are to be
here. they are going to improve the
opportunity and have reunion.
Our Sunday school will observe next
Sunday as Decision day. This is a fine
thing. as you know so well. How
glorious it is for the children to make
q stand for Christ on this first Sunday
OF the New Year, and how it rejoices
the heart of the teacher when some
boy or girl for whom she has been
praying goes forward and says that
Ia MI to L. hi
Christ from then on.
1 wish you could have seen the chill
oren on saturday evening. Such bright
eyes and happy faces one sees only
once year, when Santa Claus is ex-
pected- The little ones gave an enter
tainment called "A Carnival of
Daisies" and it was a grand success
Such dear little faces and sweet sing
ing one does not meet with every dav
Each child did his or her very best
and everybody was more than pleased
and all too sorry when it was over
Then Master Parr sang. He has a re-
markedly sweet voice, and was good
enough to respond to an encore. Lit
tie Margaret Rust sang a lullaby to
her dolly. Everybody remarked how
sweet 1t was She is such a tiny tot
and sang her song just as if she and
her dolly had been in room all alone
Randolph Adams had a piece to speak
but such a big room and so many peo-
pie so overpOwered him that he could
not make the piece come out. Then
came Santa Claus. and how the chill
dren did greet himl They brought
him a lot of things to take to those
who might not get so much as they
and he in return gave them all boxes
of candy. The time to leave came all
too soon, but $50 saw all the little
eyes closed and the coast clear for
Santa to fill the stockings.
On Sunday morning DR.. Evans told
the sweet story of the Christ child in
an entirely new way. He says the
Christmas story, the birth of Christ is
not complete unless it includes the
crucifixion- And after listening to his
sermon yesterday 1 feel sure that he is
right
In the evening Mr.. Mitchell, of the