The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-28
Name of DIR. w. s. Athearn of
Des Moines, Iowa,
Is Added to List of Speakers at
Golden Jubilee.
REV. A. E. WAGNER To BE HERE
Pastor of a Topeka Church
Over go Years Ago.
Rehearsals for Big Event to
Begin Friday Night.

One Of the big men who will be on
hand for the Golden Jubilee Celebra-
ton of the Sunday School association.
beginning next Tuesday, is Dr. W. s.
Athearn, Phi D., head of the depart
ment of religious education of Drake
university, Des Moines, iowa, and lee
turer on religious education at Column
bia university. Until recently 1t was
not believed that he could be here for
the convention Recent advices,s how
ever, are to the effect that he will be
on hand He is considered one of the
best informed men on the religious ed
ucational subject in the country
Incidentally he has the finest, with
perhaps a single exception collection Of
Sunday school periodicals. books, etc.
in the world He is high in the work
school associations, and also in the
work of the Religious Educational as
ISOLATION, and therefore brings the two
together.
An old time pastor of Topeka, and
one time president of the Kansas Sun
day School association will also be on
hand Rev. A z. Wagner, PHI D., D.
D., pastor of the English Lutheran
church in Topeka more than twenty
years ago, and president of the KAN
sas Sunday School association in 1895
and 1897, has written friends he will
be on hand for the big meeting next
week, and he will be given a place on
the program His visit is partly for
ances- AT present he is connected
with the Gettysburg seminary at
Gettysburg. Pa
Final Rehearsals.
Final rehearsaIs as whole for the
big historical pageant, given in con-
nection with the Golden Jubilee next
Monday night, will begin at the city
auditorium Friday night of this week
when the chorus of 200 voices has
been asked to be on hand 1t is the
first general rehearsal of the music
for the spectacular feature of the pro-
gram The rehearsal will begin at
1880 o'clock, and Miss Mildred Hazel
rigg, chairman of the music commit
tee, is anxious that every member OF
the chorus be on hand
hearsal of the big pageant will be
held at the Auditorium Heretofore
rehearsals of all the episodes have
been held, but the work of putting
to be done. and also there remains fit
ting the music to the progress of the
pageant The final rehearsal of the
pageant, including chorus and par
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
For the rehearsals Saturday night
and Sunday afternoon Prof H Au-
gustine Smith, OF Chicago, who Will
entire convention, will be on hand
to direct the work
Arrangements for the pageant have
fallen in a large measure upon Mrs g.
A. MusseIman, chairman of the pag-
cant committee, and her aids, and
upon Miss Mildred HaZelrigg, chair
man of the music committee, and the
members of her staff of workers
A A Knapp, chairman of the COM
Tnittee having the tickets for the pag-
cant Monday night in charge, Is warn
ing all those who have not procured
tickets to do so at once Admission
will be by tickets only Distribution
to the various Sunday schools has
been made as far as possible, but
some of the schools have not yet
asked for their quota of tickets Care
is being taken not to give out more
tickets than there are seats in the Au-
ditorium, preventing a congestion a
limited number of tickets may be had
from the Y. NJ. c. A and the Y W.
C A Full reports on the number OF
tickets given out will be insisted upon
Sunday afternoon at the final re-
hearsaI.