The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-12
At the Y. P. A. Assembly in
Garfield Park.
italian Mission Schools in Kan
sas City.
TO LEARN.
Italians Eager to Acquire Amer
lean Ways.
Rev. Erffmeyer, Mission Super
intendent, Tells OF Work.


holding its eighteenth annual assembly
at Garfield park, this morning told of
the mission. the school which is con-
Quoted there.
Our work is conducted in what is
known as the Little Italy of Kansas
City This district lies in the north
east section Of the city and has about
1000 Italian population. Among these
people we have established a mission
school
Our headquarters at present are in
q rented building at 617 East Fifth
street. In this building we conduct a
night school for men, on Monday, Tues
day Wednesday and Thursday nights,
and with religious services Friday
nights On Friday afternoon we have
q manual training class for boys and
on Saturday afternoons a sewing class
for the girls We also have a Sunday
school class Sunday afternoons and
services Sunday night
The attendance at the night school;
average about sixty each night The
men are anxious to learn English and
American ways. The majority of them
have belonged to the Catholic church,
but have left IT and seem to lean to-
ward Professionalism A great many of
them are inclined to be socialists.
'As a rule they are honest and there
IS very little petty thieving among
themselves. However, they are hot
tempered and resent a wrong. Their
sense OF Justice Is very keen.
THE girls marry very young usually
when about sixteen or eighteen years
old. They very seldom marry outside
of their own race. The business of the
district is conducted largely by ItaI-
1ans. Some of them have acquired cons
siderable property and are becoming
fairly well to do.
Besides Miss Heynenen, their teach
er. who appears on the programme this
afternoon we have a deaconess who
visits among them. We are also contem-
plating engaging an Italian preacher of
our church to preach to them regular
~. We will probably erect a new
building of our own, within the year
near our present headquarters
One of the features of the program
"Wednesday afternoon was the annual
address by F. NJ. GabeI of Holton, pres
1dent of the Y. ?. A. In part he said:
I'VE are indeed living in a favored
time. The yesterdays have been more
generous with our today. The best they
had is freely offered to enrich our pres
emit The forces of mind and manner
behests of men. If it therefore meant
much to 1--we yesterday. it means in
fnitely more to live today. Up to the
door of your and my OppOrtunity there
has been brought the enlarged posi-
bihties of an ever increasing useful
ness It is in this our day. when if
young man wills to do a thing. there
IS nothing to hinder None dare plead
he lacked opportunity. The wide awake
young people who do things, are MAX
ing opportunity. If your life or my life
l. not counting aggresSively for all that
IS true, it is because we do not care.
The Young Peoples Alliance, through
its multiplied form of activity, opens
channels through which any young man
or woman may reach higher attainment
IN mental culture and soul life"
Mr.. GabeI also gave d resume of the
years work, covering the forward move
ment in the church. normal work, mis-
sion study classes Junior work new
field secretary, all of which showed a
v ell defined advancement along all
lines
The reports Of the Y. p. A. secretar-
les took up the rest of the afternoon.
The report of G. T. Barthel of Dover,
Ok, IN part was as follows:
The Kansas conference branch of the
Young Peoples Alliance consists of 81
societies with q membership of 1856.
Progress has been made during the
past year alone nearly all lines. A
notable increase in the growth of mem
bership and finances is shown by the
statistics. During the year lust closed
156 Of our young people were converted.
Twu young people of this organization
are -tithers.'
The future of the organization is
bright with prospect and the achieve
ments of The past will stimulate to
greater endeavors. The society has
raised for all purposes about S5,400 +"
Rev. G. HeinmiIler, D. D, preached
an excellent sermon.
This morning the regular programme
of devotional exercises, chorus drill
and Bible study was carried out. The
features of this afternoon are addresses
by Miss Heyenen of Kansas City the
Italian mission teacher, and Mis-
Susan Bauernfernd of Toxic, Japan.
The programme for this evening ana
tomorrow follows:
THURSDAY EVENING.
7:45-Praise services. Male quartette
s Sermon = Evangelistc. Rev. e |
StaebIer, D. D.
FRIDAY MORNING.
S-Devotional. Rev G. w. Lands
9-Chorus drill, Rev. D. Swart. di !
rector.
Emission Band. Miss Hattie Solt.
1O-Ehective Methods for Acti,a |
Workers, Rev C Staebler. D. D.
11:1O-Bible study. Rev. G. Heinmiller. |
ID. Ill Preaching the Unsearchable |
Riches of Christ. Eph 8
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
0-Lecture-Impelling Forces in |
SoGlwinning. Rev. G. Heinmiller D. D. |
Instrumentation
Nv. NJ.
Music-Ladies' quartette.
Relation Of the w NJ. S to the
Church" Mrs. E. w. Petticord.
Relation of the Pastor to the w NJ |
s., Rev. c. F. Erffmeyer.
4:30-Young Ladies' Hour. Mrs. w c. |
johnson
Roy Ridgewav. a farmer who lives
seven miles southeast of the city, went
through the Indian creek bridge five
miles northwest of Granville with a
threshing machine engine when he was
bringing the machine to the city. People
who passed by soon afterwards rescued
him His left leg was broken and the
other was severely cut He also receiv-
ed Scalds from the esca ping steam.
rrha f.1raShfng engine belonged TO Frank