The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-08
REAL LOSS TO Topeka
DIR. Guilds Departure Is Regretted by
Hundreds Here.

Mrs. d. L. McEachron, chairman OF
a special committee, read a statement
| Wednesday night at a farewell mem
| bership dinner at the Central Congre-
gational church expressing the regard
and affection felt for DR.. and Mrs. Roy
B. Guild, who will leave for New Y DIRK
Thursday. April Is.
DR.. Guild is extremely human" and
a good mixer, and is generally pop
ular in Topeka. He is a member OF
the board of directors of the CONNER
cial club, and has been one of the most
valuable members of the Topeka
Rotary club of which he was the other
day made an honorary member He
will be associate secretary of the Fed
Grated Churches in Christ. The field
is a broad one, and the work will be
much to the liking of DR.. Guild, who
enjoys nothing better than dealing in
big things.
In response to the statement We'd
nesday night by Mrs. McEachron, DR..
and Mrs. Guild both spoke of the sat
isfaction which they have found in
luctance to leave.
Members of the committee which
prepared the statement A. A. God
ard, Mrs. d. L. McEachron, Mrs c. J.
Evans, E. F. Stanley, L. D. White
more.
Expression of Appreciation.
The statement:
- Many of the members off Central
communion service, three years ago in
June, when, in the hush of the eve
ming, at that sacred communion hour,
our leader and pastor of so many years
gave over to another the leadership
of his people.
And now after so short time of
work together, we are asked again to
give up our pastor whom we nave
come to love, and for the same reason
for the larger work of the Kingdom,
with the world as the field of activity
A deep concern, and a sense of per-
sonal and united loss fills the hearts
of the members of Central church, and
at this family gathering tonight, the
last which we shall have with DR..
and Mrs. Guild in the relationship of
pastor and people, we wish to express
to them our deep regret in their going
away from us to other fields of labor,
and to assure them that we shall feel
their loss most keenly. We would ex-
press to them our sincere appreciation
of their work among us and of what
they have been able to accomplish in
and for the church during their stay
here. We know that they have worked
Lirelessly for it's growth-always that
The spiritual life of the people might
be quickened, and the churchS mem
bership ncreased-inf1uencing many
n-church going people in the com
munity to come and worship with US,
and to unite with us in church mem
oerShip.
DR.. Guilds Success.
We feel that DR.. Guild has succeed
ed to a remarkable degree in perfect |
ng the organization of the work, until
every detail of it is some ones sacred |
and every member of
he church is a working member. |
With his leadership and guidance |
funds have been pledged to pay the !
mortgage debt on the church property, |
L burden which has rested heavily I
upon US, and a new parsonage has !
been acquired. He has taken an ear |
nest, active interest in the Bible |
school, which is at the most effective |
he workers there to always feel his
ready sympathy and support. Our |
young people will keenly miss his |
for in the boys work and in |
he girls work he has ever shown a |
1eep interest and an appreciation OF
he importance of it.
With his cooperation the music of |
our service has grown to a degree of |
perfection that it has become a real |
part of our worship.
We wish to express our sincere APP
oreciatian to him also for his leader
;hip in affairs other than those con-
lected with Central church. AS citi-
ems of Topeka we regret his going
lway, for the part he has taken in civ
C affairs during the past three years
las meant much to the city and COM
His interest in the work of
he Commercial club, the accomplish
n0nC OF the social survey ana the
weakening of public conscience to ex-
sting evils, the agitating of many re- \
orms which make for public health
nd civic Righteousness have been |
,art of his work while in our city. He
las also interested himself earnestly Il
n the regeneration of a number of the Il
mall churches of the county.
The students and faculty of the col II
eye who have come to know and love I
linn as friend and ever ready coun-
ellor, will sincerely miss him, and
will ever think with pardonable pride
hat as one time student of Wash
urn college he is a part of the great
Vashburn family.
Work of Mrs. Guild.
To Mrs. Guild, who has given most
of her time and of her
plendid talents to the work of the
hurch we would express our appre-
iation of all that she has meant to us,
0 her untiring devotion to all of the
hurch's interests and her fine, warm,