The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
The Presiding Elders Coun.
Gil, Wayman Chapel
Opening and Bishop
Parks.

any thing, and if wonderful achieve
which men are measured, then the
subject of this paper, Bishop H. B.
Parks, D. D., of the 5th Episcopal dis
trict of the great old A. NJ E. church,
is truly and really great man. The
writer attempts not to give in detail
all the work that has been done by
him for the glory of God and fallen
humanity in this article, but calls at
tention to First, the Missionary spirit,
the go forwardness and zest that pre-
dominates in the bishop We all know
that the spirit of the age is expansion
fight or can attain to the Christ
Ideal") that is not burdened with a
large vision and with zeal for the
spread Of Christ's Kingdom and a
complete demeption of fallen human
ity, and such a spirit sets on fire and
puts in motion the very personality of
both mind, body and soul of this Chris
tian general. A wise councillor, sag
acious but fearless leader a scholar
and gospel preacher of the first magni-
tude, affable yet frank and firm, full
of sunshine and mirth, yet if you come
in contact with and study until you
know the man, one is convinced that
service, business and his work, are the
all absorbing interest that lie on his
soul.
Generalship and Diplomacy was full
ly seen, and wise leadership realized
in the committee selected and with
the location and general surroundings
of Wayman Chapel, corner of Twenty
third and Washington streets, St.DI
third and Washington streets, st.
Louis, Mo. The price paid for said
property, $13,500 is only one-fifth of
its real value. A large two story
brick building with its tower reahcing
heavenward and the spire going up as
if to carry glad tidings to the angels,
on the first floor is a kitchen, dining
room, lecture and class room either
amply able to accommodate two hun
dred people, large windows with their
many colorings and different hues in
the main auditorium with gallery
which will seat eleven hundred people
makes this one of the first churches
for space and beauty in this city,
closely allied to the church is the best
arranged nine room brick parsonage
in the west, all aglow with electric
and gas lights and in short the church
and parsonage is modern in every par
ticular. 102 feet front gives a large
play ground for the church festivities
The real object of the bishop, was a
larger African Methodism in st. Louis
and better and more churches. Two
missions were united and put into this
buildings, with the Rev j. w. Carter
as pastor. This gospel preacher has
been the means of thirty-six additions
in six weeks time. Sunday, January
18th, was the grand opening of Way
man Chapel A NJ. E. church, and to
make the first payment, a financial
campaign was launched, lead by our
distinguished prelate, Bishop H. B.
Parks and men responded to the call
from all parts of the district as you
will see from the list below. st. Paul,
the mother church under the leader
ship Of DR.. w. Sampson Brooks, (Blsh-
opric Timber. contributed largely to
the new enterprise, something over
500 was raised by this historic
church. And st. James A. NJ. E. church
and its Shepard, DR.. A. A. Gilbert, was
not mindful of the vision, the offering
from this well trained congregation
was over $50, the Wayman Chapel con-
gregation though young, led by Rev.
j. w. Carter, came forwarded with
$S5 and the Lady Captains in the Way
man church is to be commended for
Mrs. Caroline Grover, Mrs. L. A.
Lewis, Miss d. A. Porter, Mrs. Geo. A.
Davis, Mrs. Lula Murray, Mrs. Pearl
Davis and others became conspicuous
as financial generals. The entire pub
lie gave literally to the cause, the diff
ferent choirs made excellent music
an dthe Bishop committee and pastor,
DR.. Carter, are grateful to both pulpit
and press, who contributed to the
cause and made it possible for success.
The 500 raised here in this city and
the money raised through the effort
of the bishop in the entire district
amounted to near $1,S0O. The pre-
siding Elders Council being in session
the week leading up to the 18th or the
opening, gave prestabe to the occasion.
Just here eye Scribe" desires to do
Justice to the cause, church and men
who contributed from So to $40 at the
request of Bishop Parks, outside of
the Metropolis.