The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-13
ELECT MORE DELEGATES.
Methodist Conference Completes That
Part of Work.


| conference which meets in Baltimore,
in May, this afternoon. Three of the
delegates were selected at the meet
ing held Thursday morning but the
selection of the remaining delegate was
left until this morning, when DIR. w.
Z. Hanson, presiding elder of the Clay
center district was elected to fill the
place.
At the meeting of the lay electoral
conference held in the Congregational
church today four delegates were Sc
lected to represent that body at the
meeting of the general conference.
The complete delegation from the
Kansas conference to the general con-
ference in Baltimore as selected to-
day and yesterday is as follows: From
the general conference: ]. T. McFar-
land. j. S. Ford of Kansas City; ]. R.
Madison of Manhattan and w. C.
| Hanson of Clay Center, elected at the
meeting this morning. The Iaymen
Will be represented by c. D. Walker.
Atchison; Mrs. Flora Bechtel, Law
and c. B. Stemen of Kansas CITY
Kansas DR.. L. H. Murlin, president
OF Baker university, Baldwin and J.
f. Staveley of Junction City were Sc
lected as alternatives by the confer
ence.
w. S. Hensler of Junction City was
elected chairman of the laymen's
electoral conference which is in SEES
sion at the First CONGREGATIONAL
church. corner of Seventh and Harri-
son streets today and H. c. Rushmore
of Kansas City, Kan, secretary
Churches Cater to Rich.
During his talk delivered to the
members of the Kansas conference at
the Methodist church last night DR.
Henry J. Coker, field agent for the
church extension board of the Meth
odist church called attention to the
there a Ic
the Capitalization of church buildings
He pointed out the fact that there Is
growing tendency on the part of
church organizations to shun the out
skirts when erecting new buildings and
to locate them near the centers of the
fashionable residence portion of the
cities.
There is a constant trend toward
the uptown districts on the part of our
churches" said DR.. Coker. They are
being built where the cultured people
live and where the population is in
creasing the churches are decreasing.
Where we are most needed we are
most rare.
1T is a noticeable fact that there are
comparatively few laboring men in the
average congregation of this day and
age and a reason for that condition
may be found in the Capitalization Of
our churches in the fashionable dis
tricts of our cities. Many of this class
of people and especially the men seem
to have become estranged from the
church of Jesus Christ and prejudiced
and embittered against church life in
general.
There is a condition bordering on
real heathenism among this class of
people and many of them are just as
far from God as though they were ma
tives of foreign land. The fact that
many of them are underfed, and under
clothed and suffer from physical wants
while the rich of the country throw
away their wealth on fine clothes and
costly banquets may have something
to do with this condition which surely
exists.
"If there should come a slackness of
work it would be but short time
until the conditions in this country
would be such that the very bulwarks
of our country would be threatened.
There are many in this land Of ours
at this time who are depressed in mind,
soul and heart and without a ray OF
hope. I do not think that this coun-
try needs a great army and navy to
prevent invading armies from taxing
our land from us but there is an in
sidious foe eating at our vitals which
we should not consider too optimisti-
cally.
mo nation is large enough to save
itself unless it is founded upon right
eousness and unless it is a God-fearing
and Christ-loving nation. And God to-
day insists that we shall take notice
of these men of foreign countries Who
are pouring themselves into this coun-
try"
In closing his talk DR.. Coker asked
the Kansas conference now in session
for a $4,000 donation for the home
missions and church extension board
The programme for this evening ana
remaining sessions; 49,
1880 p. m.-Anniversary OF the
United Educational boards. DR.. l.. H
Murlin, president Baker university
chairman. Singing, by Baker Unlver-
sity Glee club. Addresses, by DR.. j.
t Mcfarland and Rev. p j. Maveety-
Saturday. March IA.
$50 a. mAAddress, by Bishop NC
Dowen. -
sion.
900 D. m.-Anniversary Woman's
Home Missionary society. Address, by
Miss Carrie Barge, Delaware, Ohio.
1880 D. m-Foreign Missionary So
ciety anniversary, Rev. j. A Molter'
chairman Address, by Dr. Don W.
Nichols, Greencastle, IND
Sunday. March is.
900 a. m-Conference Love Feast,
led by Rev. J. A. Swaney.
11:O0 a. m.-Regular preaching ser
vice. sermon by DR.. D. w. Nichols
At Auditorium.
200 D. m.-Special pipe organ Sc
lection, by Prof. c. A Ellenberger.
2:3O p. m.-Ordination Of deacons
800 p. m.-Sermon, by Bishop Will
liam Frazier. D. D.. LII D.. Chicago.
At First NJ e. Church.
1880 p. m.-Evangelistic services
Sermon, by DR.. c. c. Cisseil, pastor
Washington Avenue M. e. church,
Kansas City. Kansas.
Monday. March 16.
$3.50 a. m.-Address. by Bishop Nc
Dowell.
900 a. m.-Regular conference ses-