The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-17
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Rev. III. 4. Thayer Stirs Up State
Temperance Union.
Tells Preachers They Shouldn't
Be Detectives.
STAY IN THE PULPIT.
Says They Can Do More Good
There.
e. b. Cowgirl Of Topeka Chosen
President.
STAY IN THE PULPIT.

The convention of the State Tenn
perance union adjourned late yester-
day afternoon with the election of the
officers who viii head the union s
forces in its fight against the liquor
traffic for the coming year. E. B,
Cowgirl of Topeka was elected presi-
dent to succeed F. D. COburn, while
"A. c. Pierce of Junction City was
chosen to fill the Office of first vice
president. The secretary, w. L. Dex-
ter, and the treasurer, VIM. Macfer-
ran, were reelected to office. The
following were elected as vice presiz
cents to represent the various con-
gressiona1 district: First district
Rev J. D NJ. Buckner, Hiawatha;
Second district, Prof. w H. Carruth.
Lawrence; Third district, J. B. Cook.
Chetopa; Fourth district. William AL
len White. Emporia; Fifth district.
Rev. d. H. Shields, Salina; Sixth dis
trict, Rev W. H. Sweet, Downs;
Seventh district c. D. Chouder.
Wichita
A goodly sized audience greeted
Rev John L. Brandt. pastor of the
First Christian church of St Louis.
who gave the evening address at the
Christian church on The Turning
Points in National History Rev. Mr.,
DTdLQL Is a. IOrceIul vigorous speaker
ana held the closest attention of his
audience as he threaded his way down
the various important eraS of world s
history commencing with the birth of
Christ. which he characterized as the
most important event. He graduaIIy
worked up to the commencement of
Americas history and then elaborated
upon the vital epochs which dealt
largely IN the establishment and
growth of the American people and
American institutions, especially with
reference to the United States In the
light Of the repetition of history and
It's gauge of future events as a fore
caster of the growth and decay of in
sutuuons the speaker endeavored to
anticipate some of the more inpor-
tslnt steps in the evolution of Amer
4ca N the future In speaking Of the
temperance movement and its future
Rev. MI Brandt stated that the
churchsS OF America were still in the
era or unsettled growth. Material
conditions and surroundings about the
church had not been fixed and en-
urely settled and great many of the
churches were engaged in endeavor-
ing to pay of MORTGAGES and ohliea
tons which they had Incurred in tI1-
ing to keep abreast of the times
There was a certain atmosphere of
crudity in these relationships of the
church and its material suDDOrt a
relationship which would have to ba
worked out and perfected before the
greatest good could be exDected 70
spring out from the church and a
taxing hold of these great moral and
civic questions which are challenpfne
It's attention When the era Of
church building and raising of church
mortgages Will have been relocated to
the past then activity of paramount
Importance could be expected from
the churches of the land. They rep-
resent at present the transition period
IN the youth of the child
With the freeing of these incuu,b-
RANGES. the speaker considered. wouid
come the publication Of politics. for the
churcn would then enter into with force