The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-08
To TOPEKA
Wichita Clergyman Named to
Succeed Rev. W. C. Evans.
Pastor Of Wichita Methodist
Church Past Seven Years.
HAYIGHORST SAID NO.
Preferred to Remain at His
Church in Ohio.
Or. Lynch Selected By Bishop
Luther Wilson.
HAYIGHORST SAID NO.

Rev. Frank n. Lynch will succeed
DR.. W. c. Evans as the pastor Of the
First Methodist Episcopal church in
this city. Dr.. Lynch comes to Topeka
from Wichita where he has been pas
tor of the First Methodist Episcopal
church for the past seven years.
Word that DR.. Lynch would be the
successor TO DR.. Evans was received
this morning by Harrison Clarkson,
Chairman of the special committee OF
the official board of the church to
whom was entrusted the task of find
4ng a man TO take DR.. Evans place II
came IN the form of a telegram from
Bishop Luther Wilson, in charge of the
kansas conference Of tee church, who
has assigned DR.. Lynch to the pulpit
OF the first church in this city.
When Dr. Evans was forced to re-
sign from the pastorate of the First
church to take the place of presiding
bishop Of the Oakland district of the
church. a committee of five was ap-
pointed with Harrison ClarksOn as
chairman 10 look over the field Of
Methodist preachers with a view Of
picking one out to take charge Of the
church here. Under the plan Of the
organization-Of the church the matter
OF assigning a minister to charge
rests entirely within the jurisdiction Of
the bishop Of the conference in which
the church is located. But it is the
custom of the bishops to assign such
men as the congregations may desire
whenever it is possible TO do 50.
Dr. A r. Havighorst of FindIay, O.,
was decided on by the committee as
the man they would Ike to have IN the
pulpit here Dr. HayighOrst has re-
Gently been assigned to presiding
eldership of a district in the Ohio con-
ference. The bishop of the Ohio con-
ference was willing to give DR.. Havig-
horst up to the Kansas conference and
Bishop Wilson was willing to assign
him to the first church. and the matter
was left to Dr.. Havighorst to decide
as to whether OF not he would accept
the call.
A couple of days ago he announced
his determination to remain at his re-
cent assignment in Ohio, although he
was highly fattered at receiving the
call from the Topeka Methodists The
committee, it is understood then did
not have any other particular man in
mind and left the matter to Bishop
Wilson. He decided that the best man
Tor the place was Dr. Lynch of the
First church in Wichita. and he ac-
cordingly assigned him to the pastor
ate mere 1t is likely that DR.. Lynch
viii be here to take charge of the ser
vices on Sunday
Dr. Lynch is one of the prominent
Methodist ministers in this part OF the
country and has been most successful
in his work at Wichita He is about
forty-five years old and has a wife and
I'VE children He is native of West
Virginia and completed his education
in the Ohio Wesleyan university at
Delaware, Ohio. A classmate of his at
this college was Mr.. E. H. Anderson
Of this city After getting his degree
at the university DR.. Lynch returned to
west Virginia where he began his
preaching and came from a charge at
Grafton, w. Va, to the First church at
Wichita about seven years ago.