The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-10

racket. earthquakes. howls. slamming
seats, Gathering feet scuffles, etc, etc,
was all Tthat answered Dr.! Schaeffer's
attempts
hut perseverance succeeds. DR.
Schaener has been conducting. children's
meetings so long that he has gained
the jewel, patience after Is minutes of
the hardest Kind of arm waving, feet
stonEing. and vocal9culture through
megaphone from the Tostrum he finally
managed to gain semblanee. of quiet
and peace. snr
.'FIark You are doing fine! God bless
youi Keep quiet!' he cried incongru-
ous3y. His fellow evangelists on the
platform with him laughed ike good
fellows over the mixture of phases.
Now we viii distribute the flags.
shouted DR.. SchaeffeF- at the TOP o. his
voice. THE big ones are to be return
ed. but the small ones may be kept by
the children who carry them"
Bling! Bang Crash! began c. scram-
bic for flags. To be sure all wanted
littlesones TO keep and none wanted big
ones ito go back The result was that
the teachers carried most of the big
faes.
Parade is Started.
Then the parade was formed. Two by
two the restless youngsters marched
out on the street. Twenty pieces of
Marshalls band and an even dozen of
ToDelSas finest policemen were on
hand to lead the PROCESSION. A contin-
gent of Reform school boys in their
neat Khaki uniforms and led by their
bugle corps joined in. Away the parade
started, the band playing Onward
Christian Soldiers. The column swung
west on Seventh street to Kansas ave-
nue. and marched north to Fourth street
and couRtermarched back up Kansas
avenue over four blocks in length. In
cessantls- a Battery of voices lifted from
the long lire. Yells. songs. cheers in
teFmingled in one long continued roar.
1t was wonderful orderly noise, one of
cheer, happiness, joy, freedom and IN
quenchable mouth
At Ninth street the, procession turned
west to the state house, and congrega-
ted on the north steps of the great build
ing. Governor HOch was on hand and
urged the leaders to take the children
into the basement of the big building,
his plea being that it was too cold out
ss@a.
I'VE have room for two or three thou
sand down there, said the governor.
But we have four or five thousand
here replied DR.. w c. Evans with
I laugh.
IAN right" said the governor. then
we must stay outside
So the youngsters were stood in rows
on the big step. Within ten minutes it
was a sea of fair young faces, every one
full of happiness and genuine childish
exuberance. It was real beauty, a pic
ture that would have fired an artist s
soul
Crowd Is Photographed.
I Then came the job of getting a photo
graph. Can you imagine the magnitude
/ Of such a task2 The policemen cleared
away the crowd of onlookers for the
picture man to get an unobstrueted
vista. Just then section began their
yell.
/ "Quiet now" yelled DR.. Evans.
/ "Sunbeams, we are little sunbeams .
started up in song another contingent.
Everybody keep still,'' roared out
/ Dr. Schaeffer through a megaphone.
After a lot more Of cajoling to the
youths to not wave their flags, the pho
tographer managed to snap his instru-
ment and the picture was took.
Then DR.. Chapman prayed. But only
a few standing close around him were
cognizant of the fact. For the most
part the children were laughing and
babbling away with just as much mer-
Timent as ever
Then the crowd sang the Glory
song and sang it. too. The big mass
Of stone was almost disintegrated by
i the volume of childish treble which
fractured the atmosphere.
Governor Hoch was then introduced
to speak. He said.
Hoch Tries Questions.
IF had time 7 would preach you d
little sermon or a sermonette.
The other day I saw a little bog