The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-12
CHURCH NEWS.
An Interesting Resume OF the
Weekly Happenings.
DIR. Evans Innovation at the
First Methodist.
TWO PRAYERMEETINGS
While He Talks TO Men, Wife
Will Meet Women.
The Baptists and Congregation
aIists Are Busy.

In the following will be found items
OF interest concerning some of the
principal churches in Topeka.
First Methodist Church.
Dear Mary: Isn't it splendid that
the State Journal has given US this
privilege of telling the interesting
things that are transpiring in the First
Methodist church. I know that you
will be glad and want to thank them
when you have the opportunity. 1
have wondered for some time how I
should be able to tell you all our
plans and hopes and successes, yes,
even our failures, although / hope
there will not be many of them to tell
about, and now, when my need was
greatest comes my opportunity, for
you are a regular reader of the State
Journal and so can keep yourself well
Informed along all these lines.
This is a good time to begin, too, as
this week opened so well. Miss Barge,
the field secretary of the Young Peo-
PIES Home Missionary society, was
here for a few days, and on Sunday
Organized a Home Guard. About 1S
children, between the ages of 10 and
IA years, Joined. The following OIL
GERS were elected: Wilbur Schick,
president; Alfred Vaughter. first vice
president; Dorothy Barber, second vice
president; Ray Oliver, fourth vice
president; Leland Brown, recording
secretary; Dorothy Berry, correspond
ing secretary; Marie Cope, treasurer;
Beryl Johnson and Hester Barber,
agents. A rally call and flag salute
were adopted and a course of study
was mapped out. The children are
enthusiastic and the Home Guards
give promise of being an active home
missionary society.
ron Monday evening the Queen Esther
circle received at the home of Mr..
Frank Cope in honor of Miss Barge.
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people there, and such a nice time as
they had! Miss Barge is so full of her
work that every word she says is in
teresting. And then, after refresh
mentS, DR.. Evans gave a good talk
along the lines of Home Mission work
The hour for leaving came all too soon,
but each one carried with him g. new
Inspiration for work and saw in a new
Hight the great, broad fields that are
80 ripe for harvesters, and SO near at
hand.
@The Bible study classes held a recep-
ton on Wednesday evening at the home
OF MIR. E. w. Hughes. They, too had
d delightful time, and all enjoyed the
talks of DE-. Lock and DR.. Evans. Not
the least of the good time were the fine
refreshments, possibly the word lunch
would more fifty convey the idea of the
good salad and waters. coffee, cake and
Eherbet that Mrs. Hughes so generous
" served.
Our prayer meetings you should not
miss. They are so full of life and
good tidings" that one cannot afford
to stay away. On next Thursday even
ing there is going to be an unusual
kind OF prayer meeting, or rather, /
should say. two prayer meetings, for
there are so many that on this evening
the men are going to meet in one room.
DR.. Evans VIII lead that meeting, and
the women are going to meet in anoth-
er room with Mrs. Evans as leader. You
must promise not tell If 1 whisper
that there is going TO be a fine surprise
1n store for each one who attends on
this evening. No, I dare not tell what
At is. but be sure to come, for you will
be glad you were there
The teachers meeting, which follows
Abe prayer meeting. is a great success.
It is not long. or rather. think should
say. it is SHORTCUT, Oh so goodi If
you are a teacher and are not attend
missing. You get or hours study
boiled down to Is or 20 minutes. You
cannot afford to stay away.
Last Friday evening the intermediate
EpwoFth League held. a social in the
lecture room. More than 100 young
of songs, recitations, selections on the
piano and several numbers by a quar-
fette, composed of Miss Elsie Graves,
Miss Margaret McAdams, Mr. Mcbride
and Mr.. Shumway- The program was
very heartily received. Then came re-
1Feshments, and after that games. Did
they have a good time? Do you re-
member of having had any dull times
when you were 16 or II? If ever a
social is a. success it is when one is
given by the Intermediates. If you do
not believe it come to the next one and
see for yourself.
On Saturday evening, December II,
Miss Otis Sunday school class will give
IN entertainment for the benefit Of the