The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-11
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Finch. I'VE are not charging that
amount for the badges and the
program, but in order to defray the
convention expenses which will come to
something like s., 5000.
This has been the custom at other
conventions held recently, and is gen
proper means of meeting expenses. 1t
is most equitable way of handling
the situation
Champ Clark Guest of Curtis.
Champ Clark of Missouri the noted
politician, will give an address on
Good Citizenship at the general
Christian Endeavor meeting at the
Auditorium Sunday evening at 8
o'clock. While in the city he viii he
the guest of Senator Charles Curtis.
The first meeting of the convention
was held this morning at the First
Baptist church. 1t was a secret ses-
sion, and when a reporter dropped in
for news. woman, endowed with an
intellectual mind shooed him away.
The presidents and secretaries of each
state organization of the Christian Wo-
mans Board of Missions were present
at the gathering. Mrs. Anna Atwater
is national president and Mrs. M. E.
Harlan, secretary. They both are from
indianapolis, Ind.
This noon the ladies in attendance
were TAKEN TO the country cIuD, WneGe
they were entertained at luncheon by
the @. w. B. NJ. union of Topeka.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock a meet
ing of the board of directors of the
American Christian Missionary society
was held, and at $3.50 O'Clock the board
members of the Foreign Christian Mis-
sionary society convened. The after
noon meetings took place at the Firsc
M. E. church.
The Opening State Meeting.
Nearly 500 delegates attended the
opening meeting of the Kansas state
Christian churches at the First Chris
tan church last night. J. N. Hay
maker of Wichita, president of the
board, was one of the principal speak
ers of the evening meeting Much of
Mr.. lawmakers time was devoted to
a discussion of the business organiza-
ton of the church.
The Wichita man urged upon the
convention the necessity of well or
ganized corps of district evangelists in
every section of the state. These men
should understand the situation and
condition throughout the state; and
see that every church has proper or
ganization and good business head,
was the theory of lawmakers talk.
Clifford A. Cole of Abilene, state
president of the Christian Endeavor,
made a strong plea for the Christian
Endeavor society. He told the conven-
ton that too much time was devoted
to the church alone and that the En-
deavor society had suffered from non
attention. The society not only needed
the church, he said, but the church
could not do without the society. "To
me as a pastor" declared President
Cole, ST have found the Christian En-
deavor a great training school for
church workers.
Short talks were made by Mrs. ]. E.
Mcdaniel of Topeka, secretary of the
|C. w. B. M, and by George Q. Fos-
ter. state president of the Bible
schools. o. L. Cook of Stockton, chair
man of the convention. made the final
address.
The musical program was leading
feature of the evenings meeting and
probably had as great tendency to
arouse the enthusiasm of the conven-
ton as did any of the speeches.
During the business session which
followed the evenings program
committee was named to select a date
and location for next years conven-
ton The committee is composed of
Luther Moore of ColuIn bus. Mrs. I. A.
Wilson of Marioa. w. S. Lowe of Kan
sas City. Mrs F. H. Smith of Herring
ton, ]. c. Reynolds of Lyons