The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-18
BIBLE CLASS GRADUATION
Eighty-Ffve of Mrs. c. F. Menninger's
Pupils Will Receive Diplomas.

The closing exercises of Mrs. C. F.
Menninger's third Bible class take
place tonight at the First Presby-
terrain church, when its eighty-fve
mem bers receive neatly gotten up di-
plomas, representing four years of
study. The Bible classes were started
twelve years ago, a public graduation
ceremony taking place every four
years. The classes are absolutely nom
sectarian, embracing members of all
denominations, including Catholics,
and the members of the graduating
class range in age from 8 to 76 years.
reached large proportions, the total
mem bership this year, including thirty
non residents who take their course
by the correspondence method,
amounting to 500. One peculiar fea-
ture of the work is that it pertains
strictly to Bible study, and has no
social aspect connected with it, for it
is general belief that in order to
keep up interest in a Bible study course
occasional social events must be held.
A new feature of the work during
the past year has been the formation
of a class of fifty colored members,
which has been doing diligent work.
There are 105 members of the local
Y. w. C. A. connected with the be-
ginning classes.
The address to the graduating class
will be delivered by DR.. Stephen S.
Estey. After an interesting program
is carried out, Mr.. J. H. Engle, secre-
tary of the State Sunday School asso-
citation, will present the diplomas.
The following are the members of
the graduating class:
Tuesday division-Mrs. ]. c. Alli-
son, Mrs. L. K. Butterfield, Mrs. r. j.
Brown, Miss Maud A. Barnes, Mrs. I.
L. Better, Mrs. G. G. Blakely. Mrs. w.
L. Bush, Mrs. Frank Campbell, Mrs.
c. H. Chandler, Mrs. ARA J. Clark,
Mrs. C. S. Galloway, Mrs. S. J. Crum-
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Dennis, Mrs. D. @. Diven, Mrs. A j.
Dunlap Mrs. F. P. Edison, Mrs. Robt.
D. Carver, Mrs. F. E. Grote, Mrs. F.
E. Grimes, Mrs. J. D. Gardner, Mrs.
James Haggart, Mrs. ]. W. F. Hughes,
Mrs. D. G.. Kline, Mrs. F. A. Rooster,
Miss Minna l.. Rooster, Mrs Frances
Lyman, Mrs. Anna Lyman, Mrs. Helen
| E. Lindsay, Mrs. c. w. Myers, Mrs.
Carroll B. Merriam. Mrs. E. Montgom-
| cry, Mrs R. S. Morrison, Hrs. Louise
| T. Morehouse, Mrs. Alice B. McGill,
Mrs Alberta D. McGiffert, Mrs. Will
| liam Macferran, Mrs. M. F. Mckira-
han, Mrs. w. H. Nicholas, Mrs. G. w.
Parkhurst, Miss Villa Rodgers, Mrs.
Wilhemina Robinson. Miss Annie M.
| Redfield, Mrs. H. l.. Shirer, Mrs. 7. E.
| Sabin, Mrs. Lille E. Sturtevant, Mrs.
c. H. Searle. Mrs. Minnie B. Scott,
Mrs. w. l. Trump MRS. w. II. randy
Mrs. E. Turner, Mrs Mary Van Slyck,
| Mrs. Charles Wore, Mrs. o. E. Walker,
Mrs. B. A. Walker. Mrs. James D.
Walker Mrs. Mary Waters, Mrs. M.
Weightman, Mrs. H. J. Whitcomb,
| Mrs. w. H. Wright, Mrs. Mary G.
| Wagner.
| Sunday division-Miss Mary Alex
ander, Miss Margaret Brown, Miss
Kate Bacon, Miss Nellie Babcock, Miss
| Grace Clark, Miss Margery Glasgow,
Miss Grace Grote, Miss Mabel Kingsley,
Miss Isabel Mills, Miss Florence Mid
daugh, Miss Agnes Ost, Miss Mar
guerite Parkinson, Miss Esther
Rodgers, Miss Jean Rodgers, Miss
| Marjorie Rodgers, Miss Margaret
/ Russell, Miss Enid Stricken, Miss
Allison Shaver, Miss Helen Shaver,
| Miss Helen Stephenson, Miss Maude
| Ward, Miss Verna Morley.