The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-15
IN NORTH topeka
Asbury Church Is Trying to
Lift an Old Debt.
Merchants Have Biggest Days
Trade of the Year.

An effort is being MADE Dy the
members of the Asbury Methodist
church to clear away a debt of $500,
which was contracted to make neces-
sary repairs, after the flood of 1903
In the campaign that is being carried
on, the members have been divided
into three divisions, the Republican,
Democrat and Progressive. A presi-
dent and secretary have been elected
at the head of each division which will
canvass in the interest of the cam
paign, which will be close the fourth
Sunday in July. The church has a
large mem bership. Besides paying
$3.50. of principal on loan, the inter-
est on the total amount has been kept
up, by the church. but with other ex-
penses the congregation has been I'M
able to pay the total Indebtedness.
The Asbury church is located near
the corner of Laurent and Van Buren,
streets. 1t was given to the negroes
for services when the Kansas Avenue
Methodist church was built. The
present pastor. E. c. w. Cox, who has
been at the head of the church for
the past fourteen months, has done a
great deal towards establishing socie-
ties for the betterment of conditions
of colored people in Topeka. With the
! debt paid, plans are being made for
the establishment of organizations of
worth in the church. such as special
classes for study in the evenings.
An expression of the appreciation
of the work which Cox has done
since taking the pastorate here, has
been made by several prominent men
of the city and state interested in bet
terment of conditions for the colored
race.
Seven in Car Built for Two.
A two-passenger Oakland roadster
was badly damaged Friday evening
when it struck the curbing, at the
corner OF St. John street and Kansas
avenue in an attempt to make TIE
turn. There were seven men riding
on the car at the time of the accident
None of the men was injured The
police did not learn the name of the
driver. The car was an out of town
one.
After striking the curbing breaking
| the front wheel and fender, the car
pushed forward hitting a tree, break
ing the rear wheel and MASKING the
rear fender
Big Day for Merchants.
The business of the north side mer-
chants will show a big increase, at
the end of this Saturdays sales, for
the reason that the largest number
of shoppers, were in the city today
| that there has been since the roads
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Buggies lined the hitch rack on Laur-
ent street and autos were all along
Kansas avenue.
At the Churches.
! North Topeka Baptist church: $50,
Sunday school: 400, preaching serv-
| ices; 700, B. Y. P. u; 500. peoples
popular service; sacred service of song
| by the choir on the church lawn.
/ Kansas Avenue Methodist church:
| Epworth League, 6:45 p. M, Pearl
Antrim, leader; subject, do 1 Honor
Christ in My Use of Sunday?''
The Rev. Arthur S. Anderson will
preach at the morning and evening
services at the Central Avenue Chris
tan church.
The subject of the address of John
C. Petrie, pastor of the Good Shep-
herd church, will be Catholic Prin-
ciples.''
| The Second Presbyterian church:
Joseph P. Hicks. pastor, will hear a
continuation of the subject. in address
by the pastor, What Is Real Chris
tianity?''
The Rev. J. E. Scheer, pastor of the
North Kansas Avenue Methodist
church will preach in the morning on
Leaving the Water Potts. and at the
evening service on Courage"
Notes and PersanIs.
Mrs. C. A. Fernstrom will leave Sun