The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-29
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Illustrated Sermons at Baptist
Church Are Popular.
Show Scenes From Lives of Bib
licaI Characters.
HEROES OF PEACE.
Forbes and BOyles Stop Dyna.
mite Wagon.
Team Ran Away on North Kan
sas Avenue.

For the first time in the history OF
tie North Topeka church. Rev. W. I.
Cole, the pastor, is conducting a series
of sermons on Sunday evenings illus
trated by stereopticon views showing
scenes in the lives of well-known Bible
characters. The innovation has proved
SO popular that the pastor has decided
to continue the sermon lectures.
Last evening the church was crowded
Standing room only was left. The
subject of the sermon-Iscture was the
lives of David, Saul and Solomon The
lantern slides were from paintings of
different artists The pictures are
chosen with a view of pleasing and in
structing both young and old people.
The familiar Amounting of David"
"David's Battle With Goliath" the de-
light of small boys, the scenes depicting
how David let Saul know that the lat
ter had been at his mercy and the
touching friendship of the ages. that of
David and Jonathan were included in
the life of David.
In the career of Saul his annointing
and the famous picture showing him
invoking the Witch of Endor were
shown. From the witch incident it is
thought that Shakespeare drew his idea
of Macbeth's calling on the witches.
Among the slides portraying the life
of Solomon was a scene representing
the visit of the Queen of Sheba to the
king.
Another series of pictures illustrating
the lives of more Biblical characters
will be shown next Sunday evening the
characters to be announced later. A
week or two ago Rev Mr.. Cole pre-
scented views of Hoffman's celebrated
Life of Christi pictures. This proved
SO popular that the plan described was
inaugurated the following Sunday.
The Loyal Sons class of the Central
Avenue Christian church have accepted
a challenge to a debate with the Ex-
celsior class of the same church after
the Bereans, composed of much older
and more experienced people than the
L. SIS had refused to pick up the
gauntlet. The debate will be held Feb
ruary IA, the place to be decided later.
The subject will be: Resolved, That
for his success in life. man owes more
to talent than to education" Represen-
tatives of the Excelsior class. including
A E Robinson, H. H. r. Blanchard
and Harry Anderson. will take the af-
ffrTnative or talent side and the Loyal
Sons representatives. including c. D.
Wellman, Commodore Mitchell and
Martin Nystrom, will take the negative,
or education side.
w. A Forbes of Rochester and
Frank Boyles of East Laurent street
are heroes. They stopped a team
hitched to wagon containing over
POUNDS
Kansas avenue and Laurent street.
The team was running away and the
driver, a farmer, had jumped out and
was warning people to stay away. be-
cause of the explosives in the wagon.
However, Mr.. Forbes and Mr.. Boyles
stopped the runaway and thus prob
ably saved a disastrous explosion.
Nevertheless they are too modest and
claim they didn't know that dynamite
was in the wagon
The North Topeka Horseshoe pitch
ers defeated the South Side club by a
score of STA to All at the North side
alley Friday night. The total score
Of the game follows:
First game. alley one, North side:
Conwen SO. Perry so; South side: ].
H. Simmons so, Wright rs. North
side won in seven games by Is points.
Second game, alley one North side:
Rundeu A. Forbes Is; South side:
won in six games by p points First
game, alley two, North side Work
man Sc, Gurtler SIS; South side: Steve
10. Matney 81. North side won in four
games by AZ points.
Second game. alley two North side:
Gabriel So. Deitrick 70: South side:
Pinney SO. Little IS. North side won
in seven games by 4 points. Third
game. alley two. North side: Manley
"a, Baer Sc; South side: Crompton 8.
Barrett T. North side won in four
games by IS points.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. H. P. Jensen of Hoyt, well
known on the North side, is recovering
from a rib broken when she tainted
and fell against a chair at her home
last Monday.
The Christian Endeavor society Of
the Central avenue Christian church,
will meet tonight at the home of Har-