The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-28
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Not q Bad Fire on North Side
for Two Years.
Fire Co. No. 1 Points With
Pride to the Record.

1--WE have not had a large or de-
structive fire in North Topeka since
the Forbes elevator burned almost two
years ago." says George Clark, fire.
man at station No. on the North SIDE
This fall and winter only three or four
small confagrations have been report
ed. Many fires in the fall are started
by burning leaves, but although there
are many shade trees on the Nortn
side. not many of the bonhres result
ed disastrously. There is plenty OF ma
terial for large fires north of the kaW'
but owing to the vigilance of Captain
c,avker and his men at the North
side station. and the care of the en-
ployees at the mills and elevators
serious fires have been aVerted.
Navor Billiard presented each OF the
ar,Dlovees of the Billiard mills with a
S. gold piece Christmas.
Eap,1lar service at the North Con-
eresational church tomorrow. Preacn-
me at IL o'clock by the regular pas
+oT Rev. t ]. Pearson. His subject
vii he, Turning a New Leaf. sum
dav school at 10 a. M; Christian En-
desvor at els p. M, F. P. Rude, SUI
perintendent'
At the Baptist church, corner OF
Laurent and Harrison streets. W. L
cole. pastor. Sunday school $3.50 a. m
Preaching IL a. m. and 1880 p. m
Subject of the evening sermon Will be-
Back to Jesus"
The subject of the illustrated lee
ture at the Second Presbyterian church
tomorrow night will be, "Mormon1sm,
T ~ IL A
10 slides will be thrown on the screen
showing pictures of Joseph Smith, Jr-,
brigham Young and his wives, the
Salt Lake temple, the scene of the
Mountain Meadow massacre and the
missionary work that is now In pro-
gress there. Three views of work IN
Mt. Pleasant where the pastors broth
er, Rev. John Meeker, is a missionary,
will be shown. Rev. w. c. Meeker
will preach a New Years sermon in
the morning. By special request Mrs.
d. c. Bergundthal will sing 1.-THE Vir-
gins Lullaby in the evening.
At the Central Avenue Christian
church tomorrow Rev. John D. Zim-
norman will preach in the morning
on 1.-The Unfolding Life" and in the
evening on What About Hell?" BIZ
BILE school at 9:45 a. m, with annual
election of Bible school officers. Chris
nuaI meeting of the congregation will
be held on New Years day, beginning
at o. m. and continuing through
the afternoon and evening. Supper
will be served in the church.
The following order of service will
be observed at the Kansas Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday,
December 90: Sunday school at $3.50
a. m, w. A Thompson, superintend-
emit Story sermon by the pastor at
1926 a. m. Morning worship with
sermon by the pastor at IL a. m, ser
mon subject, Thoughts for the Clos
ing Year Junior League at p. m.
Senior League at 6:15 p. m. Evening
service at 1880 p. m. The third in the
series of special sermons to young
Running Streams or Stag
nant Pools" during 1913: 1.-THE
way of the world.''' 2-''The Other
Fellow" 3-"What Is Success - The
great chorus choir that rendered such
an elegant program last Sunday even
ing will sing the anthem Come Thou
Almighty King" Mr.. Waldo Haywood
will sing the beautiful solo. THE
Heavenly Star" NJ c. Holman will