The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-03

with Mr.. Wilson, the city superintend-
ent of schools. asking permission to
talk to the school children regarding
the Junior work. and in about two
days he enrolled about 5000 school
children as members Of the Junior
association.
Among them a great many were
enrolled who had never attended
Sunday school before.
'One of the requirements OF being
a member of the Junior association is
that the children attend the Sunday
school regularly, and this association
presents the student one book OF the
Bible to be read by them, and when
they have read that one book they
are furnished with another, and so on
until they are furnished with all of
the books of the Bible in attractive
small volumes, pleasing to children,
all of this without any expense to the
children at all, with the exception of
1c postage stamp to take their month
ly statement to the association head
quarters.
THE Junior association is financed
by Christian men and women
throughout the country, where Rev.
House has been holding meetings,
and are thoroughly in accord with his
idea-that of paying more attention
inspiring them with upright, honor
able Christian ideas and teaching
them to have confidence in themselves
and grow up in these surroundings,
rather than devote so much time to
the expense of trying to convert them
after they have spent useless lives.
There are a large number of
members enrolled here in Topeka
which command the attention of the
teachers. and as above stated the
work was Immediately condemned by
Revs. Loveland, Guild and Hender-
son, and committee appointed at
one of the Ministerial Union meetings
to investigate the Junior association.
Not one member of this committee
ever called on Mr.. House to go over
his work with him, and during the
meeting with DIR. Estey last Sunday.
he suggested that Rev. House appear
before the Ministerial union, ex-
planning his work to them.
I'm order that there might not be
any misunderstanding. he prepared a
letter and appeared before the Min
isterial union yesterday morning, and
asked permission to be heard, but
was first confined to three minutes,
and after discussion they decided to
let him have ten minutes. and very
hostile attitude was shown him by
the ministers above named.
mfr. House talked with the minis
ters and explained his actions. and
admitted that q mistake had been
made in a statement which had ap-
peared In the Junior Association
Herald. and explained how the mis-
take happened to appear in that
manner, and assured the ministers
that the statement appearing in the
paper was not in accordance with
their plans at all, and was not meant
in that manner.
Regarding Mr. Wilson's letter. Mr..
Wilson gave Mr.. House kindly consid-
he nd the c0mmftfR9
agreed in the first place that there
could not be any harm in Mr.. Houses
visiting the schools. and there was no
intention on Mr.. Houses part to put
Mr.. Wilson in an embarrassing posi-
tion. whatever.
'On the contrary, he used Mr.. Will
sons picture and the historical part re-
garding Mr.. Wilson's life, as compil-
ment to a man OF his learning ana
standing who was interested In Sunday
school work. and the advancement OF
religion.
"A few of the preachers seem to take
this action as an advertisement ON the
part of Mr.. Wilson, and most emphat-
ically resented 1t, whereas 1T was not
intended in that manner at all. as any
broad minded man could easily see at
the very first glance.
Mr. House Is a most enthusiastic
worker, and most successful preacher
and evangelist. Many have expressed.
themselves that the few sermons that
he has preached here have been among
the best sermons that they have ever
heard. He ID not of the tango. hobble-
skirt advertising kind. nor of the roof
raising gymnastic kind, but one or
those preachers who talk to their con-
gregations in a way that impresses
them with the fact that he,- himself.
is intensely interested In everything
he has to tell them. and intensely in-'
terested in their comprehending just
what he means to tell them. He and
his co-workers can not help but do good
in this city.
The letter which Mr.. House was not
permitted time to read to the Minis
terial Union on account of the time al
lotted him cannot help but appeal to
the broad minded Christian workers Of