The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Late Edwin Section Gave 500
to Baptist. Church
Just Day Before He Died
Rev. Barrett'S Life Work.

Edwin Section, who is to be buried
from the North Topeka Baptist church
at 1870 o'clock Sunday afternoon vol
unfairly gave 800 toward church inn
provement only a day or two before
he died. Rev. J. Barrett, founder ana
retired pastor of the church, told TINS
at a supper given in the church last
night by Rev. w. 1. Cole, present pas
tor. in honor of the choir, newly Or
eanized by w. NJ. Van Ness. Rev. MI
Barrett said he had told the late Mr..
Section that the church needed repairs.
without further solicitation Mr.. Scot
ton made out a check for 500 to be
expended upon the church which ne
had helped organize and build about
40 years ago
The speaker also told how ne (nln-
self had organized the Baptist church
at Onaga 81 years ago with eleven
members and that lately the 1S5 pres
ent members raised 500 for electric
lights and improvements. Organizing
churches and raising FUNDS mas peeh
the veteran pastors work for 40 years
one of the last incidents of his career
was his helping the church at Linwood
raise $1,000.
Rev Mr. Barrett also said that by
boosting and cooperation, proper
fionate work could be done in the
North Topeka charge. He pointed OUT
that only about half of church mem
workers and that only 20 per cent OF
the population in general We're pro-
fessed Christians; also that it was the
duty of sincere church workers TO
lower both proportions mentioned. he
related how Rev. Mr.. Cole had re-
ceived calls from other churches, put
had preferred to remain here, where ne
thought he could do the most good
IT also developed that w. NJ. Van
Ness choir director for 20 years, had
received good offers from other
churches to help in the music, but had
remained with his own choir without
pay out of loyalty to his home church
The speaker closed with a tribute
To the women of the church. for their,
serving the supper and for the loyalty
of the women in general to church
work.
Similar sentiments, especially to Mr.
Van Ness and the women, were ex-
pressed in talks made by Fred Voiland
and c. c. Nicholson.
A basketball team was organized by
f. P. Denney, leader of the Intermedl-
ate society, among the young people
The team will practice at the church
basement every Friday evening.
The women who prepared and served
the supper follow: Mrs. d. NJ. Foltz
Mrs. Hurst, Mrs. James Williams, Mrs.
w L Cole, Mrs. Irl BOyce, Mrs. j. +.
Warnock and Mrs. w. NJ. Van Ness.
Those who ate supper included the
following: Miss Margaret Cole and
guests. Misses Cravens of Excelsior
Springs, Mo, Rev. w. l.. Cole, Rev. j.
Barrett Messrs. w. NJ. Van Ness, c.
c. Nicholson. Fred Voiland, l. P. Fraz-
Ter. Albert Tomilson, Water Cole. Earl
Williams. Earl Cole, w H. Zar5er,
Ray Diffenderfer, Ezra Martin, Charles
Martin, J. c. Clousi, Joe Warnock. Fred
Hurst L. P. Frazier. c. NJ Elmore,
E. E. Baird. L. H. Schenck, Irl Boyce,
Paul Van Ness, Ralph Zarker, Vernon
Warnock, William Boast, John NJ Will
liams, C. d. Wellnlan. Kenneth Clark,
d. NJ. Foltz. J. NJ. Williams. F. P. Den
ney. A T. Rowe, w. A. Baird. F. s.
Williams ]. E. WarnocI, T. NJ. Forbes,
E. C. Smith, Rob NJ. Campbell, Will
liam L. Hofer and L. B. Grow.
Regular services at the North To-
peka Baptist church Sunday. The Van
Regular services at the Kansas Ave
nue. Methodist Episcopal church Sun
day. December 1. The church has
bought an individual communion set
and it will be used for the first time
Sunday morning. The subject for the
evening service will be Things Money
Cannot Buy" Anthem, I'VE Worship
Thee Ashford-the choir. Solo,
Now the Day Is Ended" Bartlett
that NJ. c. Holman is the director of
this great chorus choir.
The romance of Alaska will be told
in pictures tomorrow night at the Sec
ond Presbyterian church. The pur-
chase of Alaska in 1857 for seven mil
lion dollars was called Stewards Fol
~" In 1900 more than fourteen mill
lion dollars was taken from there in
gold, besides six million in salmon.
Some of the interesting pictures in
clude the reindeer introduced by the
missionaries; Point Barrow, the most
northern mission station in the world;
Eskimo, glaciers, mines, dog teams
and other views of the frozen north.
The Lords Supper will be observed
at the Second Presbyterian church to-
morrow morning.
Regular services at the North Con-
gregationa1 church tomorrow. Preach
ing at 10 o'clock by the regular pas
fillment of Prophecy" Sunday school
ut 10; F. P. Rude. superintendent.
christian Endeavor at 6:15 D. M, led
by Miss Frances Little.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. ]. A. Booth of 1914 North
Polk street entertained for Mrs. Julia
Gibson of Ottawa and Mrs. S. G. Noel
of Unfonville, Mo, at dinner Friday.
Those present were: Mrs. Gibson,
Mrs. Noel, Mrs. ]. A. Cowan, Mrs H.
Leedrum, Mr.. and Mrs. H. williams
and son Clarence, and Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Booth and son Roy
Miss Mildred Hancock gave a linen
shower Thursday afternoon in honor