The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-14

three hundred. The Epworth league
has q membership of eighty. The
Methodist Brotherhood is one Of the
live organizations of the church, H.
b. Lautz, president. Under the SUI
pervision OF the Brotherhood are the
Gospel teams. with Geo. M. Hammel,
leader, who have been very active the
past six months in holding meetings
in many places contiguous to Topeka.
|zfn which more than a hundred per-
sons have been converted.
The women's organizations are very
strong and helpful in promoting the
work of the church. The Ladies' Aid
society members are always busy with
some work of their hands in the in
terest of the new church fund which
Is being gathered.
Some "Chestnuts."
The Dorcas society is composed of
the younger married women of the
church and is organized to promote
the social life of the church member
ship. Husbands OF the members are
known as "Chestnuts." (For knOWl-
edge of the mysteries of that order
the writer refers all inquiries to J. H.
Booth Of the State Journal composing
roOm.) The Woman's Home Mission
airy society and the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society are thriving bands
Of women dedicated to the cause OF
w
Leader in Beneyolences.
The Walnut Grove church has be-
come in recent years one Of the lead
ing churches in the Kansas confer
ence in the support of the various
benevolent enterprises of the church,
especially the cause of foreign mis-
sions. In June, 1913. the church as
airy pastor in China, the Rev. w. 8.
Bissonnette. Mintsing. By June,
1914, the church had met in full the
amount Of his support for the year
twelve hundred dollars.
For the conference year closing last
March the offerings of this church for
home and foreign missions totaled
$1,426, being second in the whole
Kansas conference. which includes the
eastern third OF the state. Manhat-
tan with over a thousand members
/ in its First church only exceeded
| these figures by fifty-five dollars.
The Tithing System.
The secret of this remarkable rec
ord is the ttthing system that has
| been partially adopted by the church.
! Between forty-f1ve and fifty OF the
| members in recent years have prac-
ticed the plan Of bringing into the
/ ''storehouse," or church treasury, one
| tenth OF their income the next Sun
| day after it is received. One-half Of
|
local expenses of the church. the 9TH
er half is set aside for the benevolent
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causes. By this method about one
hundred dollars per month Is re-
ceived for missionary and, other be-
nevolent purposes from the tithers
alone Many who do not 1.-THE pay
every week or month to both the To-
cal support Of the church and its
work outside OF its home parish. The
total benevolent offerings Of the
church for the past conference year
was more than $2.1OO.
Revival services.
At present the church is engaged in
revival services under the direction of
the pastor. assisted by gospel teams
from the First Baptist church and Ber-
ryton. The attendance has not been
very large but some good results are
being seen in conversions and addi-
lions to the church membership.
It is the hope of the church to be-
gin very soon an active campaign for
funds for q new church edifice which
is greatly needed. The different de-
partments Of the Sunday school are
very much crowded. The site, facing
Harrison street by reason of a jog In
the street. is one of the most attract
i've in the city.
Build Modern Church.
| 1t Is proposed to erect a beautiful
and modern structure that will serve
the church in its growing work and
that will be an ornament to South To-
pelea.
! A good beginning was made towards