The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21
WOrkmen Began Clearing Tract
for Huge Tabernacle.
Men Will Donate Labor to
Build Large Structure.
REV. |. E. HUNNEWELL COMING
Farmers Oranges Now Will
Hold Three Fairs.
Other News of Interest to the
People of North Shawnee.

Workmen today began preparing the
ground for building the tabernacle for
the revival services which will begin
Sunday. September 81. These meet
ings will be conducted by I. E. Hun
NEWELL and his assistants associated
with the united efforts Of the five
churches Of North Topeka.
The tabernacle will be built large
enough to seat about 1000 pc Nple. L
Will be located on the va:an. :rdct for
at Gordon and Quincy sire cts. Work
men today are cutting the weeds, the
lumber is being hauled and other work
preparatory to beginning the super
structure is being done.
%The work on the superstructure will
begin at o'clock Tuesday morning.
The preachers of the various churches
and committees will meet and dedicate
the ground at 8 o'clock and then the
workmen will get busy. 1t is proposed
to build this tabernacle with volunteer
labor The pastors OF the various
churches Sunday from their pulpltS
invited workmen to donate their serv-
ices to this cause. The invitation also
has been extended publicly.
Rev. Mr.. Hunneywell comes here to
hold these meeting with excellent rec
concentrations. Advance notes Of the
press and letters acclaim him to be
He will be accompanied by Rev. ]. H.
McCombe and wife. Rev. Mr.. Nc
Combe is his principal assistant and
Mrs. McCombe is one of his principal
workers. Mrs. H. c. Clase will ac-
company them as pianist and Mr.. H.
c. Clase is the musical director. Miss
Gene Lamont ia Bible teacher.
All of these assistants are said to
have considerable ability, and when
cooperating with the members of the
local churches, considerable success is
expected.
The members of the choirs of the
various churches will assist in special
music that is being arranged and a
chorus of about 100 voices is expected
during these services.
An effort will be made to complete
the outside work on the tabernacle by
Wednesday evening and then the
workmen will devote their attention
to the interior. Considerable attention
will be given to ventilation that the
members Of the congregation be made
as comfortable as possible during the
warm weather.
The meetings will begin Sunday,
September 81, and continue for several
weeks.
Cottage Prayer Meetings.
A meeting will be held tonight at s
o'clock at the home of Mrs. c. HI. Cave
at S33 North Van Buren, street. Rev.
j. E. Scheer. pastor of the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church, will lead
this service.
Another meeting will be held Friday
at s o'clock p. m. at the home of Mrs
Frank williams at 929 North Harrison
street Mr.. C. Kaser will lead this
service. The meetings which have
been held preparatory to the evan
gelistic services, which begn Septem-
Der 81. have been very interesting. A
good attendance is expected at these
last two meetings of the series.
Three Grange Fairs.
The state fair closed Saturday and
now the farmers in the north part OF
Shawnee county are devoting their at
tention to the various grange fair:
which will he held during the next two
weeks. Three fairs will be held II
north Shawnee county curing tni'
period. The Pleasant Ridge Grange neal
Kiro and the Kaw Valley Grange jus'
east of North Topeka will be held Fri
day and Saturday of this week and tn,
Indian Creek Grange fair Will be heic
October l and 2.
The farmers within the vicinity Of the
various oranges exhibited agriculture
and horticultural products at the state
fair and will show the same aat tn
grange fairs.
The fair is becoming ansannual ANAL
with the members Of the various
oranges. The Indian creek grange hal
been giving a fair every year for I
number Of years and the others have
been giving them recently. These fair
farmers are greatly benefited. by an In
crease in their scientific education
A True Fish Story.
Mrs. George Anderson. of 1886 Nortl
Kansas avenue, probably Is the cham
pion fisherwoman of north Shawne
county. Recently. while in the Nortl
Topeka fishing camp at Maple Hill
Nrn. Anderson caught German cat1