The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

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St Paul.s Evangelical church-Corner
Fourth and Monroe streets. Rev. Mr..
Voightling, pastor; residence, Alma, Kan.
CHURCH NOTES.
At the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning. the pastor, the Rev W. M
mon on Light" Special theme at
both services suggested by fact of last
service of year. Special music.
At the First Cumberland Presbv-
terrain church the Rev. Loyal W Mad
den, pastor, will preach on the DUTY
of Church officers" and ordain and
install elders and deacons Sabbath
morning at II o'clock. Full attend
ance of members of the church de-
sired. Subject at 1880 p. m. will be
How Old Are You?"
Justice R. A. Burch, of the supreme
court, has been asked to read to the
congregation at Unity church Sunday
morning a paper read by him before
the Missouri Valley Unitarian confer
ence at Lawrence last fall, on Some
Observations on the Scientific
Method"
Sunday afternoon the Rev. Thomas
s. Young, pastor of the First Baptist
church, will preach the New Years
sermon at Quinton Heights school
house. The male quartette from the
same church will sing. In the evening
Judge j. S. West will speak, subject
Jim Bledsoe's Theology"
The morning topic at the First Luz
theran church, the Rev. H. A. OFT, pas
tor, viii be, fProvidences Which IN
spire Personal Trust in God" There
will be no evening service.
At the Lowman Methodist Episcopal
chapel the morning service will be con-
Quoted by the pastor, the Rev. G. E.
Holconbe. Topic, Pure Mindedness'
The evening services viii be conducted
by the presiding elder.
The latter part of the praise meet
ing to be held at the Y. NJ. @. A, colored
department, Sunday, December 81, at
p M, will be turned into a memorial
service in memory of the members of the
association that have died during the
past year. All men are welcome at the
rooms, 406 Kansas avenue.
The annual meeting of the First
Christian church. the Rev. Charles A.
Finch, pastor, will be held Monday
evening.
The regular gospel meeting win be
held at the Young Women's Christian
association rooms Sunday afternoon at
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viii give the gospel message. Special
music has been arranged for.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the
First NJ. E. church at p. m. Monday.
There will be a quarterly meeting
at the A. NJ. E. church. Sunday, De
cember 81. also watch meeting.
At the First Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday morning at II o'clock
there will be a reception of new mem
bers by the pastor, DR.. w. G. Evans,
with a suitable address. At 7:30 Dr.
Evans will preach on "A New Years
Message"
At the First Baptist church Sunday
evening the pastor will begin series of
illustrated sermons on Across Pales-
tine by Carriage and Horseback" The
special subject for this evening viii be,
The Story of Mt. Carmel Most of
the views presented were taken by Mr..
Young while on this trip as a delegate
to the Worlds Fourth Sunday School
Convention" held in Jeruselum April,
1904. There will be special music at
this service. The morning subject will
be. Hope"
The subject for the Sunday morning
service selected by the Rev. Charles
M. Sheldon at the Central COngrega-
tional church will be Lessons From
the Passage of Time The topic for
the Senior Endeavor at $50 o'clock
is Looking Backward; What Have I
Earned This Year2" The pastor
speaks to the society at 1880 O'Clock.
At the North Topeka Baptist church
the morning topic of the pastor the
Rev. Walter c. Evans, will be, THE
Narshaling. of Christian Forces. At
1870 .. m. an antiphonal musical ser
vice. Two choirs of twenty-five voices
each one stationed in each end of the
church to sing responsibility Choirs
drilled by. Prof. W. NJ. VanNess. The !
first Service of the kind in an Evangeli- /
cal church in this city
At the First Congregational church
the Rev. Francis Hayes will have for
his Sunday morning topic, "Resolu-
tions: Shall We Make Them ?" In the
evening, "A Message for Today From /
the Life Of Joseph"
The pastor. the Rev. F. E. Mallory, |
Of the Third Christian church, viii /
preach an ordination sermon in the
evening. subject Called to the Chris
tfan Ministry" Following the sermon
Mr.. John D. Zimmerman viii be or
dained to the Christian ministry.
Six Buildings Burned.
Charlton, Ia, Dec. 30.-F'ire early
today destroyed six store buildings on