The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-06
CHURCH OF ONLY
is DONATESS1
/ TO BIBLE fund!
First Congregation in Kansas
To Help the Sammies.
Big Springs Christians Rally to
Place Testaments in Camp.
SUNDAY is The FUND DAY
Every Church in State Expect
ed To Subscribe Then.
State Journal Will Receive Do
nations All During Week.

One of the first subscriptions to the
soldiers Bible fund from Kansas came
from the little church at Big Springs,
Douglas county. Following the first
appeal for funds for Bibles and Tesla
ments for the Sammies, the Big
Springs Christian church with a MEM
bership of fifteen men, women and
children, gave thirteen dollars to the
fund.
REV. A. c. Reed of Topeka is pas
tor of the little church. He holds SER
vices in Big Springs at stated inter-
walls and in his sermon last Sunday he
took advantage of Saturdays appeals
for funds. When he told his congre-
CATION of the plan as outlined in the
State Journal of last Saturday. the
church membership gave S13 that the
Big Springs Christian church might be
placed squarely and positively behlnu
the national army
The subscription from the Big
Springs church was sent to the Ameri-
can Bible society in New York and
was one of the first credits to the
Kansas Bible fund. The incident is
mentioned merely as an evidence of
the spirit behind the nationwide
movement Reports sent to Topeka
from all sections of the state indicate
strong sentiment for the Bible fund.
Hundreds of men who are not on the
church rolls and seldom il ever attend
regular church services, are giving TO
linz cause-just as they gave to the
Red Cross and the Y. NJ, c. A.-that
His word may go with the men who
charge the Hun trenches.
Sunday Is|the Day.
Every church in Kansas is expected
to solicit special subscriptions at It's
REGULAR services next Sunday. Hun
dreds Of four minute men Will make
anpeals for funds for the movement
which has received the endorsement
of President Wilson and the big pub
lie and army men of the nation;
Every minister in Topeka, Kan, and
the United States is expected to urge
subscriptions at his Sunday service. A
national fund of 100000 will be asked
Kansas has been asked to subscribe
mere $1,000. 1t is quite probable the
fund will be oversubscribed.
When the State Journal published
Subscription blanks this week, the first
subscription came from little girl on
the east side. Maybe 1t was LuI-
dIiment of the Biblical proverb that
"a little child shall lead them" Any
wav the first subscription sent to this
paper was from the east side tot who
gave a quarter to boost the fund.
rsYou say a quarter will send a
bible to a soldier" said the rather
scrawly childish handwriting. Il
want to send a Bible to some soldier.
wish it could 60 to my uncle from
Iowa"
start of the fund that is being gath
cred in the nation. A widow sent a
dollar and a newsy gave dime A
state emplOye whose name VIII not be
on either state ticket next year. sent
SIS. Outin the state the Sunday school
ORGANIZATIONS, the Epworth League,
the Christian Endeavor, the Y. M
c. A and the Y. W. c. A. organiza-
tions, the Bible societies, the Ladies'
Aid societies and the other church
atixiliaries are doing their bit. All
have been asked to get behind the
drive for Bibles for the American sol
diers 1t is doubtful, tho, if any of
the churches of the state subscribe
I'M proportion to their, membership as
did the little church in wayside dis
trict of Douglas county.
Churches in Topeka Aid.
Topeka church organizations will
hit from the shoulder in the drive for
Bibles and Testaments for the sol
diers. Practical assurances were
made today that every church in To-
pelxa will ask a special collection for
the Bible fund at their Sunday serv-
ices Details for the Sunday drive in
the churches will be worked out at a
special meeting of the Topeka Min
isterial union at the First Presbyterian
church at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. The meeting was announced in
a special call today by Rev. C. w
AIaggart, pastor of the First English
Lutheran church, and president Of
the Topeka union.
II believe all of the churches will
support the work. said Rev. Mr.
Maggart today. From all reports
have received, the sentiment in To
pelSa is strongly in favor OF the cam
paigu, and will give loyal support.
have not heard of a single church tina
is not willing to cooperate"