The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-27
THEY ARE BUSY
Delegates to Christian Church
Convention Hear Speeches.
New Ministers of Church Intro
duced This Morning.
NINE BEGIN THE WORK
Receive Assignments in Differ
ent Sections of State.
Convention Closes With Meeting
Tomorrow.
NINE BEGIN THE WORK

The delegates to the jubilee conven-
ton of the Christian church have no
time for play these days and from s
o'clock in the morning until IL at night
the Christian church and the Auditor
ium is alive with delegates and To-
peka people listening to the excellent
speeches and the important business
| which is making the convention one of
/ the best in the history of the church.
| All day Monday the church delegates
| conducted a pioneer period and all of
| the old records and works of the church
| were revived and brought to light. AS
| one of the delegates said today:
| Il have never realized the great work
| and great hardships endured by our
| church until 1 heard the many things
mentioned at that afternoon session
| Monday. And then look at the work
| the church is doing today. 1t makes
| me proud to think that l belong to such
| an agent of Gods work. There have
/ been reported this year in Kansas All
| additions to confession and baptism
| And from other sources we have re-
ceived over 1900 members to our church.
All of this makes a total of over al
most 5000 additions The losses have
J been less than usual. only $50 deaths
and about 1900 losses in other ways.
| This leaves US a net gain of almost
| $500. But this gain in members is not
| all. Fifty years ago we did not have
| a church building owned by the church
| We held our services in school houses,
| halls, private residences and every
place we could find shelter without pay
ing for it. Now we own church pro-
perty valued at over $750,000 This
pioneer meeting has given spirit to the
convention and the delegates Will work
with more zeal than ever when they
see what the past members of the
church have been doing.
Last night at the Auditorium the
two principal addresses of the conven-
ton were given by Charles A. Finch,
pastor of the First Christian church of
this city and Rev. c. M. Chiffon of st.
Joseph, Mo.
The former spoke on THE Potential
ity of a Conquering Church. and he
gave as his main argument the infiu-
ence of a hard working, sincere, well
educated pastor. He also gave the inn
portance of democracy among the MEM
bers of the church and the doing away
| with social bars
The minister from st. Joseph made
big hit with the convention when
! he urged the unification of all of the
churches of the UNCONVENTIONAL creed
| in the country. He mentioned that
fact that there is too much skepticism
| in the churches at the present time
and civilization had reached the criti-
cal point-aS a result hindrance to
the churches. He advised that the
churches combine and form creed
that could not be touched by the most
skeptic of educators.
Today the Pioneer Period of the
convention is being continued and the
| Christian Endeavor period iS com
menced. 1t might be mentioned that
tho Jubilee convention OF the church
| ia divided into four periods-the G.
W. B. Nj, the Bible, the Pioner and
the Christian Endeavorer. This last
period will be OF special interest of
the young men OF the church and sew
eral college men will speak tomorrow
and this evening. Chancellor Strong
of the University Of Kansas will be
the principal speaker of this period
and he will speak at the First Chris
tan church this evening. The meet
ing tonight will not be held at the
auditorium
A rousing meeting was held at the
First Christian church this morning.
The new ministers of the church were
introduced to the convere on by the
president and their assignments were
stated. All OF these men have had
some experience in the ministerial
work There are several college grad
uates among the new men and they
have done mission work during their
vacations AS the president said
''All OF these new brothers are good
looking and have endless energy for
the work they have chosen. They all
have excellent preparation and we
welcome them to our midst
The new ministers and their assign
ments are as follow@O. L. Bennett,
Bennings. kan; Spencer Linnaeus
Jackson, Dighton; Chester A Snyder.
Leba; John Bezani, Marrowville; D.
L. Norris. Lyere; w. Y. Allen, Fort
Scott; Howard J. Meyers, cheney;
c. H Mattox, Hiawatha and .. H.
Loomis. Oswego.
The reports of the future work"
committee was made this morning
and several new plans and expecta-
lions were heard. 1t il planned to es-
tablish missions in all parts of the
state and to pay special attention to
the foreign missions. Kansas day was
celebrated this morning also ana three
patriotic speeches were given by John
Zimmerman OF Horton. F. E Blanch-
ard OF Smith Center, w. H. Scrivner
of Beloit. In speaking of the work OF
the Kansas church MI Blanchard OF
Smith Center said;
ssThe Christian church is blessed in
supporting the missionary cause and
in following the rules of the work of
the missionary parties. There are four
rules-the rule that exists in nature,
the rule of the true individual, the
rule in which the church that is mis-
sionary in spirit and in practice is the
living, growing church, and the rule
in which the church is able to see
that it is blest not only in giving but
in exact proportion and their LIBERAL
ity and loyalty in missionary cause
The entertaining committee has
given UP the idea of taking the dele
gates on a Seeing Topeka" trip The
time set for it was taken up by the
bad weather and the convention IS be-
hind in ito work at the present time.
IA a result all entertaining features
have been Cancelled. Most OF the del
egates will stay over after the conven-
! ton and hear Ben Hur and visit diff
ferent parts of the city and this plan
ned seeing trip around the city will
not be missed.
Tho rroe,ra ,,,r,,e for this evening and