The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-28
MALLORY AT HEAD
Topeka Man President Of State
Christian Board.
Meeting Next Year Will Be Held
at Hutchinson.
BIBLE STUDY AT X. II.
Plan to Establish Christian CO..
lege Is Discussed.
Chancellor Strong Makes a Plea
Referred to Committee.
BIBLE STUDY AT X. u.

The annual jubilee convention of the
Christian church of Kansas has ad-
journed and the delegates are leaving
the city on every train. Many of them
Will stay in Topeka for the Ben Hur
performance tomorrow night and sew
eral of them are visiting places of in
terest over the city this afternoon.
Early this afternoon a big delegation
visited Washburn college and went
through the buildings of that institu-
ton. A bad beginning is good end
ing as far as the weather is concerned
with the Christians and today is the
only day during the meeting that the
sun has been shining. When the con-
vention started last Friday it began to
rain and it has showed. rained, bowed
and done everything disagreeable since
the convention was called to order.
Despite these weather conditions the
convention was by far the greatest
gathering in the history of the Chris
| tan church of Kansas. More speakers
of note, better speeches, finer music,
and much more encouraging condition
of the affairs of the church made the
convention great success from every
standpoint. On an average there were
about 1,500 delegates who were in at
tendance all the time at the convention.
There were about 100 who did not brave
the weather and who failed to come to
the convention.
There were many important things
accomplished during this jubilee con-
vention- The most important in the
| eyes of the state workers was the do
nation of $1,000 for work in the Kansas
missions. This will be used for the
| work of building up the interest in the
church throughout the state. Three
| thousand dollars was donated toward
| the memory of Mrs. Moses but this was
given voluntarily by the members Of
| the church. Over 81 900 has been rails
ed for this accomplishment.
The convention in Topeka has de-
veloped the fact that there are two
great factions in the Christian church
es of Kansas. Many of the speeches
| during the convention have limited at
| this underground fight and last night
| the whole matter came to a head and
| was fought out, as all good church
men would fight, to the very finish
| which, by the way. is but the begin
ming of another struggle.
1t seems that there are certain edu-
Gators of the church who greatly
| in favor of establishing a Bible college
| in the University of Kansas. For the
| last few years a Bible chair has been
| conducted in the university and has
| been presided over by minister of
| the Christian church. He acts as the
one Christian professor in the univer-
| sity. In the last year or so the edu-
| Gators have been having secret meet
ings and have planned regular Chris
| tian college in connection with Kansas
| university. The idea is to have this
college maintained by three professors
chosen by the Christian board and the
| teaching of the Bible and theology VIII
| be the two subjects to be taught. The
| rest of the courses will be given by the
university and these subjects VIII De
] free to the students. The idea was
| championed by Chancellor Strong of
| K u, who made a strong speech In
| the First Christian church last night.
DR.. D. H. Shields. of Salina, also made
lengthy talk in favor of the idea.
! This arrangement was met with Dig
! opposition on the part of the CHRISTIANS
| who are trying to organize denom-
| national college under the head OF the
| church. The fight was waged until late
last night and at last the matter was
| referred to a committee
| The officers of the convention were
chosen and were practically the fame
| as last year. DR.. Frank Mallory is
| president and chairman of the state
| Christian board Another office was in
serted in the constitution and it VIII
| be called president of the convention,
the duties of which are to preside over
ali of the conventions held by the
| church. H. L. Harris. of Lyons, was
chosen to this office. George E. Lyon
| of Topeka was chosen superintendent
of the Kansas Missionary society and
| Mrs Mcdaniel was given the office OF
| secretary of the c. w. B. M, also Sec
rotary of the Kansas Missionary So
| ciety under the leadership of George
p. LYON. David Owens, of Topeka, was
| elected auditor. L. P. Bonebrake, OF
| Topeka, was reelected treasurer.
| The next meeting of the convention
| will he held at Hutchinson. 1t was de-
cided to hold the convention early in
| September at this time of the year was
| too late for the comfort of the dele
| gates.
| The convention voted to publish the
! great paper read by ]. N Haymaker,
! of Wichita who spoke to the delegates
| on the necessity of young men entering
| the ministry. This was considered the
| greatest talk during the whole conVen-
| ton.
! by the Christian church this morning
1.-THE great state convention Wnlch
has been held in Topeka during the
| last six days is ended. Notwithstanding
| ing the bad weather it has been great
| convention. The addresses delivered
| showed that back of them were men OF
| rare scholarship and burning yea
| which set the convention on fire with
| enthusiasm for Christ. and the great
| work of his kingdom. A number OF the
| sessions were held in the great Audl
| torium where the platform was SUM-
i GENTLY large to accommodate the great
chorus which had been organized and
drilled by Miss Hazelrigg, supervisor of
music in the city schools, who played
| the great pipe organ with the skill OF
| a master. After listening to the good
| things of this convention the preach
ers and 1aymen will return home to do
| greater service for Christ than ever be-
! FORE
Halloween Pumpkins.
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