The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-06
Y. p. C. D. Convention Next
Year Will Be in Baltimore.
Tithing System Adopted as q
Means of Church Giving.
DIR. BURNETT REPORTS
Retiring General Secretary Says
Work Has Increased.
Delegates Worship Tomorrow
in the Topeka Churches.


The nineteenth annual convention
of the Young Peoples Christian
union of the United Presbyterian
church will close tomorrow night.
Next year the annual gathering will
be held at Baltimore, Md.
Resolutions adopted this morning
provide that in view of the fact that
next year is the three hundredth an
niversary of the King James version
of the Bible, a period of time be
given by churches and societies to the
study of the history of the Bible; that
all young peoples Presbyterian or
carnations hereafter meet twice an
nuaIly IN spring and fall rallies; that
the general committee is requested to
provide a place early in the program
OF the next national convention for
social meeting of all delegates; that
the delegates promise that when they
return to their respective homes they
will present to their societies for def
mite action the recommendations of
various speakers that members adopt
the tithe as their standard of giving
to the church.
DR.. John Burnett of Monmouth. Ill.
the retiring general secretary. read his
report, showing an increase in the
number of intermediate societies, as
well as a substantial increase in money
given towards work in mission fields.
Rev. Orr Is Epigrammatic.
Rev. E. N. Orr of st. Louis. the in
coming general secretary, said in part:
Running q society is like riding a
bicycle If you stop you will bite the
dust.
THE church member who attends
only the social gatherings procIaims
his God in his stomach
You can't dance three nights in the
week and have society worthy of the
name.
81 have heard of q church where
twenty members prayed for the millen-
mum, when 200 members were playing
for the BOBBY prize in a progressive
euchre party. If let into heaven. in
pie would be gambling for each others
souls.
when a horse stops to kick he has
ceased to pull. This applies to a
member of society.
''The card tables are the assassins
of the spiritual life. Can you imagine
the apostles giggling at the girl in
tights or winking at suggestive re-
marks?
"When a society is run for the
amusement of it's members, expect to
see the undertaker's wagon back up to
the door,"
Judge Wallace Talks.
Judge w. H. Wallace of Kansas
City, who in place of DR.. Edward A.
Steiner Friday night spoke on Jesus
of Nazareth, the Man." said: "Jesus
Christ was the most wonderful and
beautiful character this world has
ever known. I will consider Him as a.
teacher. an orator. citizen and a
philanthropist.
'He opened the great future to the
search of man. All doctrine of prece-
dent was done away with when he
came and the doctrine of right and
. .xrrv-o
His enemies are forced to admit His
great influence on the intellects of
mankind for ages.
Even though He was without a
single farthing, Christ was the great
est philanthropist, for He left the
earth the greatest heritage that any
man could leave behind. He left hap
piness and the home. Above all He
gave to the world that great organi-
zation which has done so much for
charity, humanity and education-the
church"
The Ouivera quartette sang preced-
ing the address of Judge Wallace. A
song and devotional service was led by
DIR. ]. D. Rankin and Prof. v. Freder-
lex Mueller.
Cooper College Holds Banquet.
A o'clock banquet was held in
Gemmell hall by the faculty, senate,
alumni. students and friends of Cooper
college of Sterling, Kan. There were
lis persons present. After dinner
speeches were made by President r. T.
Campbell, DR.. J. D. Rankin, moderat-
or of the general assembly; DR.. r. NJ.
Spencer, president emeritus of Cooper
college; DIR. w. C. Williamson, of CIar-
india. Ia, and others.
The program for this evening and
Sunday is as follows
Saturday Evening.
S:0O-Devotions.
S:30-Address, "The Missionary
Crisis and It's CALL Rev. John G.. Dale,
Rioverde, S. L. p. (Mexico.)
Sunday Morning.
Members of convention will worship
in connection with the regular Sabbath
morning services of the Topeka
churches.
Sunday Afternoon.
2:30-Convention sermon, Rev. S. R.
Lyons. d. D., Richmond, Ind.
4:00-Open air gospel meeting.
Place and leader to be announced.
Sunday Evening.
7:0O-Young Peoples meeting, led
by ]. Mason Prugh, Dayton, Ohio
S:00-Address, personal Evangel-
isn,' Rev. T. c.. Pollock, d. D., Mon
mouth, Ill.
9:OO-Closing exercises, Rev. J. M.
McQuilkin, Carnegie, Pa. Incoming
chairman of the general committee.
Militia Is Recalled.