The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-13
Pupils Tested on knowledge of
Biblical Character.
PROMOTIONS ARE NEXT
Primary, intermediate and Jun
ior Glasses Queried.
Other Items of Interest on the
North Side.

| those held in the public schools, are
being given for the first time to the
pupils of the Central avenue Chris
tan church Sunday school. Questions
from the Bible are being asked the
members of the primary and inter-
| mediate department. The first ex-
animation was given at the home of
Rev. David Lyon, pastor of the
church, last Friday evening. The next
will be given some time this week.
So far about 40 have taken the tests
and the majority have passed. This
number includes a part of the pri-
mary pupils and some of those who
are sixteen years and over in the in
termediate department, and also those
| in the junior department The pri-
mary pupils who pass will be pro-
NOTED to the interme diate classes and
| the Intermediates who give satisfac-
ton will go up to the junior classes;
the juniors who pass will go on to
! the adult class.
! The commencement exercises for
the graduates of these two classes
will likely be held at the church next
| Sunday morning.
Giving the written examinations
came about this way. The Sunday
| school lessons are supplied by the In
ternational Sunday school lesson bu-
reau. A Sunday school which is
| classed as a front rank Sunday school
must come up to a certain require
ment in knowledge of Bible subjects
| and some form of an examination is
required.
At the examinations for the Cen
! trail avenue Sunday school, the ques-
| tons include the naming of the prin-
| cipal Bible characters of the old and
new testaments, something about their
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which demand general knowledge of
both old and new testament history.
Nineteen people expressed a desire
| to become Christians at the revival
| service conducted Sunday by Evange-
! list W. r. Dodd at the Second Pres
| byterian church. His subject in the
morning was mistakes in child train
ing, in which he denounced the pain
| less system of raising children, and
recommended prayer and hickory"
| Last night his subject was "ProcraS-
| tination,' in which he said that the
DEVILS chief imps were those who rec
commended delay in the matter of per-
sonal religion. Since Evangelist
| Dodd commenced his services last
| Tuesday night each congregation has
| been larger than the preceding one.
| until last night the Sunday school
| room was lighted to accomm odate a
possible overflow. the auditorium
was packed. The singing of Miss
| Grace Thompson. Mr.. o. L. Newton
and Mr.. David Bowie added greatly
to the spirit of the meetings. Rev.
Dodd will deliver one of his best SER
| mons tonight on ENaaman. and Mr..
| B. H. Stark of the Westminster Pres
| byterian church will sing. Meetings
every night this week except Saturday.
| The champion absentminded man
c17 OF n Gil 10 to- mt
| Sunday noon. After dinner he looked
| for his overcoat. He couldn't find it
but remarked to a friend that he was
sure he had worn one. Then his
| friend went to a hook on the wall and
| replied:
"Here is the coat you wore to the
| restaurant
''That-thats my coat, but not my
| overcoat It's the one L wear under
| the outer coat"
Later he learned that he had alb
sentmindedly reversed the position of
| his coats.