The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-09

| So sing the PentecostaI people who
are holding an annual camp meeting OF
the midwest states at Garfield park
The meetings have been in session for
about week and close Sunday night.
About 200 Pentecostal people are in at
tendance from Kansas, Colorado and
Oklahoma.
The gatherings are much after the
nature of an old-fashfoned camp meet
ing. About fifty tents have been erect
ed for sleeping quarters. The eating is
done in a big cook and dining tent.
At the casino morning, afternoon
and night, the religious exercises are
held. The worshiping is like that Of
the Holiness people or the Free Meth
odists. The Pentecostals believe in
making a loud and joyful noise" with
the mouth accompanied by c1apping of
hands and convulsive movements of
the body. This is supposed to be due
to extreme religious ecstacy.
AS the testimonials become frequent
and vehement the worshipers embrace
each other and jump up and down. Oc-
,casionally one of them will fall down on
the floor, and lie for an hour, appar-
that this is because the person has been
seized with the holy spirit.
In the midst of the praying, moaning
and shouting. few of the congrega-
ton will strike up a hymn, while 9TH
ers continually say in sing-song
GLORY. glory, glory, oh, glory to tho
Lord" Then high and shill on the air
will come a cry between a trill and
scream: "Oho-O-O-O-Oaho''
Then there will be a lull in the
demonstration only to be broken by
low moan from one of the Pentecostals
which sounds like the cry of pers'.n
in agony.
After the record breaking rain Mon
day night the camp presented a curious
sight. great amount of the bedding
had been soaked and was spread over
the benches in the casino to dry Part
of the stage of the casino is occupied
with beds and tents, screened from
sight by curtains strung on wires
1t is likely that the old soldier
named Arzinoe, who was found alone
north of Fairchild street near the
bikes a few days ago, will be sent to
the poor farm in the near future
This is according to the plan of Poor
vestigating the case. The old man
claims to be pensioner but can not
produce his papers. He says they are
in Kansas City. Mr.. Hale thinks he
least until the papers are found.
Meanwhile the old soldier is under the
care of the Kings, the humane officers.
Miss Lucy Ffederling and Mr. Elmer
Yost were married at the home of the
two and a half miles east of Topeka,
at o'clock last night. Rev. ]. Bar
raft ofhciated. The groom is the son
of Mrs. Annie Fiederling of Shorey.
The young couple left this morning for
a visit in Michigan Valley. They will
return to Shorey to make their home
in few days.
Miss Freda Belts is giving house
party at her home, 1929 Quincy street,
for Miss Margaret Emily KiSt1er and
Miss Buree McConahay of Kansas
City. Mrs. ]. B. Belts has asked the
guests of cards tonight to
meet them: Miss Juantie Putnam,
Miss Blanche Shirley. Miss Mollie
Sipes, Miss Vera Perkins, Mr.. Chap
pelle Foote, Mr.. Marshall Kennedy, |
Mr.. Arrow Hubbard, Mr.. William Col
vim and Mr.. Roy Johnson. The out of
town guests will be Mr.. Gilbert JAG
card, Mr.. Lawrence Price and Mr.. |
Irwin of Kansas City. The |
house will be decorated in pink asters |
and lavendar.