The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-29

of the law school. and champion de-
batter. Rollo N. Harger and Guy B.
Morish at the present date are ably
assisting as teachers of the older
boys class.
In the spring of 1897, Superintend-
ent Mcdonald, who was about to grad
uate from Washburn and return e
his home, secured as his successor
James B. Brinsmaid of 1920 Lincoln
street. who was then a sophomore in
Topeka high school. Since that time
the work has been under Baptist SUI
pervision and leadership.
A Little Nfischievousness.
The development of such an enter
prise in the face of the obstacles to be
met in pioneer neighborhood, includ-
ing some opposition. a little mischiev-
BUSINESS, and more or less Indifference,
became excellent training for these
boys in leadership, persistence, and
managerial and executive ability. To
keep the program moving, without
pauses to tempt the mischief of the
older scholars, many of whom were
al the boisterous age, was sometimes
a real problem. The erstwhile
wouldbe disturbers, now grown to
decorous maturity, with children of
their own in the Sunday school today
no doubt have forgotten all such
"reminiscences, but the young super
intendent remembers, and smiles
In the old school room was recita-
teachers platform and facing the
other scholars. On this bench was the
Baby class" and behind it the super
intendent stood while conducting his
chalk-talks and lesson reviews. Once
during the most earnest period of his
discourse the superintendent mad
vertently dropped his hand on the
back of this bench, and Immediately
grabbed each a finger. Somehow the
maneuver escaped the rest of the
audience. But one pair of these low
ing little hands remains within the
range of our knowledge, grown to
young womanhood, and rendering eff
fective service as pianist in the Bap-
fist Sunday school of a western Kan
sas town.
Three Miles Through Snow.
One trying experience was a three
mile walk to the school house through
the three foot snow that fell in Janu-
airy, 1901, the superintendent being
the only one present, in an effort to
discharge his obligation of faithful
ness and regularity.
June 1, 1902, Miss Harriet E. God
frey. who had been assistant superin
tendent, succeeded to the superintend-
ency, and to her energy and devotion
is due largely the later development
of the Quinton Heights work. Under
her leadership preaching services were
instituted, and here the City and Rail-
road Y. NJ. C. A. secretaries ably con-
tributed. Indebtedness is acknowl-
edged to George E. Lerrigo, Charles
Titus, Fred G.. Mitchell. Thomas E.
Prout, George Hoyes, Jesse Shaw,
Robert Stone, Claude Conroe, o. NJ.
Showalter, Prof. II. L. Mcneil, former
Iy of Washburn college, and others.
In the summer of 1906 the Baptist
churches of Topeka engaged for work,
under the direction of the Baptist
City Mission committee, d. w. Bean
blossom, ministerial student attend
ing William Jewell college lat Liberty,
Mo. Mr.. Beanblossom devoted his
summer and weekend vacations to
PASTORAL work divided between the
Seward avenue and Quinton Heights
Sunday schools, and his labors bore
fruit in the organization of an indie
pendent church. the Seward Avenue
Baptist church, and the Quinton
Heights mission.
Evangelistic meetings under the
leadership of Rev. Edith Hill Book
er, in 1907 and in 1908, under chapel
several accessions, all of whom
held mem bership in the First Baptist
church. Meetings were now being
held in a large tent, having outgrown
the school room quarters, and agita-
ton was begun for chapel building.
With the help of the First Baptist
church, lots were purchased at Twen-
ty-fourth and Lincoln streets, and the
present building, of cement blocks, IS
by 40 feet, was begun in July, and oc-
cupied in Sept. 1907. Financially un-
able to finish the interior, the Mis-
sion was forced to postpone dedica-
ton exercises for two years, or until
September 5, 1909.
The following week, after a success
full service of three years. Pastor
Beanblossom resigned and left to COM