The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-15
in NORTH topeka
Eyangelistic Campaign by All
the Churches Begins.
Workers VIII Visit Every
Home on the North Side.

Members of every church in North
Topeka Sunday night began an evan
gelistic campaign that will take them
into every home on the North side
during the fourteen days that it will
continue. The campaign is united
effort by all churches to create a
greater interest in the church and to
awaken. tardy members and bring out
new ones
Practically every church has
worked out an individual program, al
though personal work will be an i'm
portant feature of each. Members
of the Second Presbyterian church in
on personal work altogether and
twenty committees fired the opening
gun Sunday afternoon.
At the Kansas Avenue Methodist
church personal work will be COM
blned with services to be held in the
church for fourteen evenings. No
regular committees have been ap-
pointed to take charge of the work.
volunteered their services and a gem
eral request has been made by the
pastor for cooperation by all mem
bers of the congregation.
The Rev. I. H. Beckhold, pastor of
the Central Avenue Christian church,
evangelism for some time and con-
siderable personal evangelistic work
has been done through his church
ever since his arrival. The campaign
therefore has fitted in with his work.
The campaign by members of the
Central Avenue church will not end
with the expiration of the fourteen
days but will continue until Christ
mas. Similar work will be done by
the North Topeka Baptist church and
other churches on the North side.
Do Paroles Help?
While paroles may be good thing
for the persons paroled, they do not
help the officers, Union Pacific De-
tective Gains believes. Old offenders
associate paroles with light sentences.
when they do come, and that feeling
in a criminals system doesn't serve
to lessen crime, the officer says.
Considerable difficulty is being en-
countered by the Union Pacific rail-
way in persuading coal thieves and
other petty robbers to keep away from
the railways property. Several of
these offenders, while they have been
turned over to the police several times
and convicted of the charges made
against them. are turned loose on pa
role almost Immediately after convic-
ton.
Notes and Personals.
Miss Georgia Clutts, Miss Emma
Clutts and Miss Lucille Jones have gone
to Kansas City where they will spend
several weeks with friends and rela-
tiveS. From Kansas City the three
young women will go to Chillicothe,
Mo-, where they will visit friends for
short time.
Miss Clara Jones and Miss Spencer
went to Lawrence Saturday where
they attended the K. U.-Nebraska foot
ball game. While in Lawrence they
were the guests of Miss Irene Curtis
and Miss Helen Moore. +
Miss Vera Peake has returned to
Manhattan after spending several days
at the home of Miss Edna Mcclure,
Quiz SIR poo Il a
is junior in the Agricultural college
at Manhattan.
Mrs. w. S. Blackhart of 14O1 North
Van Buren, street was surprised by
number of friends Saturday night who
called to congratulate her on her
birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs Q. c. Meyers spent
Sunday at the home of Mrs. MeyerS's
Meriden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Clark of
Onaga spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude c. Maze of 1892
North Quincy street. The trip was
made in an automobile and the party
returned to Onaga Sunday night.
George Neff and Harry Neff spent
Sunday n Silver Lake. The trip was
made on motorcycles
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beuchner motor
ed to Kansas City Sunday and spent
the day with friends there.
Members of the Tsuneo Taxa Hashi
I'm DFOlQery cluD Will meet IueSudy
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Clar-
ence Gabriel, 933 North Quincy.
]. L. Hollister, who has been on the
Pacific coast for the past two months,
has written friends on the North side
that he expects to remain in southern
California, where he now is, until
spring. Mr.. HOLSTER whose home is
in Shorey speaks of the California
country in glowing terms. While on
his trip he has already been in Seattle,
Wash, Portland, Ore, and other large
cities on the coast.
George Ausherman, Lon Berry,
Charles Burnbaumer and ]. o. Brown
ing of Elmont were in North Topeka
on business Saturday.
A. c. Hastings of Granville and r.
K. Ream of Kilmer were in North
Topeka Saturday on business.
Use Monarch Auto and Furniture
Dresser on your auto.-Adv.
Miss Irene Peck, who spent the lat
ter part of last week with friends in
North Topeka while she was in the
city to attend the teachers convention,