The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Renew Branch 7. M. G. A. Move
ment in First Ward.
''Men and Religion Meetings
Create Interest.
JAPANESE GIVES TALK
Addresses Audience at Kansas
Avenue Church.
Other Items of Interest on the
North Side.
JAPANESE GIVES TALK

In connection with the Men and Re
Iigion Forward movement which are
being held in Topeka with several meet
ings at the Kansas Avenue Methodlst
church. some sentiment has been
aroused to stablish a branch Y. M. Z.
A. on the North side. A branch of the
institution had just been started Just
before the food of 1903 Inc Dulldlns
and equipment were badly damaged by
the waters and since then the First
ward has been without a branch. How
ever, within the last year the idea mas
been agitated but no definite steps nave
been taken. However, since the meet
ings this week the subject has again
come up and something may be done
about the matter
The spirit is not to run opposition to
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. on the South
side but to furnish place more ac-
cessible to the North side young men,
While the North Topeka ehurches ana
the second Presbyterian church nave
Young peoples societies and two OF the
churches use some gymnasium EQUIP
ment III connection with the organlza-
lions. However, a suggestion has been
made that the churches unite IN the
establishing OF a Y. NJ. c A: Tor al
of the North side young people
Al The Kansas Avenue Methodist
church last night, Yutaka Mlnakucnl,
a Japanese Yale graduate and worker
in the missionary field, gave an unique
illustration of how Christianity Appeals
to his countrymen. He said that with
in ten years two Buddhist priests, also
Yale graduates had converted 4,uvV.ooo
Japanese to new religion consisting
of a mixture OF the best elements OIL
Christianity, Confucianlsm ana Budd-
hisrn The priests started this rel1glon
themselves after studying uIlaer Ills Us
tan people at Yale. They took from
Christianity the one God idea, from
Confucianism its moral and from
Buddhism its best philosophy. Inc
speaker of last night reasons that II
was the Christian elements that ap-
nealed TO his people and said that II
gave a great hope for the future OF
Christianity in Japan. He SAID tnAe
the shirt Of missions was eXempnned
i'm the fact that David Livingston, the
great African missionary, died in Al
RIGA while on his knees praying Tor
the Christianizing of the dark con-
tinent- o,o
rnwittingly recognizes Christianity ev-
cry time he writes 1911 as this sig
mites that over 1900 years ago CHRIST
was born ,, -
connection with the movement Will be
Tohn Dean of Seattle, WASH VINO VIII
speak Friday night
In union there is strength
The East and West side divisions or the
Central Avenue Christian church laoes
have united under one set of oniceIs, as
II u believed better work can be done by
the new form of organization Hitherto
under two sets of officers the society has
been divided by an imaginary line runnlns
north and south of the church. me OF
ficers of the society follow PresldenI'
Mrs T T. Rowe; vice president, Mrs; =
NJ Williams; secretary, Mrs Alma Mil
err; treasurer, Mrs Alien
Interest in the proposed orchestra for
the Central Avenue Christian church =
growing. Several of the young men, since
reading an item in the state journal
Tuesdav. have said that they We're willing
to take I'D the matter If some one viii
lead and train them. A few Of these
Young men have musical instruments ana
them if the orchestra can be organized