The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-23
Out of Town Ministers to Fill
Topeka Pulpits Sunday.
Nearly Fifty Sermons Will Be
Preached That Day.
GIVE THEIR IDEAS ON WAR
America Will Never Be in Same
Condition as Europe.
Association of M. E.
Conference in Session.
Today,s Program.

Today's Program.
e.oo n m.-Executive session of confer
ence members 49,. xxoror,s
Foreign Missionary society.
Address by DIR. John Harmon, president
of SaIina Wesleyan college, Sailna' Kansas.
rs a. m-Institutes on Rural Churcn
$50 D. m.-Banquet of Baker Z University
Alumni and Alumnae: IIcke f o az den Of cd
ucation President w. n. Mason Oh baker
presiding;
Anniversary of Board of SUNDAY ocnoois.
Address by NJ. j. Trenery.
The program of the Methodlst
Episcopal conference opened TINS
morning with a business session or
the conference delegates. Ihe usuai
business matters were discussed ana
reports on benevolenceS were mace.
An increase was recorded from every
district and figures showed material
increase in the financial status OF the
churches. Memorial services were
held at 1890 O'Clock.
Topeka puIpits will be filled for
both services Sunday by the out or
town conference delegates. Following
is the list of churches and the confer
ence men who will conduct services:
Euclid Avenue Methodist:
Morning, Rev. F. A. Hawke.
Evening, Rev. NJ. NJ. Culpepper.
Lowman Hill Methodist:
Morning, Rev. S. S. Klyne.
Evening, Rev. C. L. Hovgard.
Kansas Avenue Methodist:
Morning, Rev. T. E. Chandler.
Evening, Rev. ]. H. Mulvaney.
Walnut Grove Methodist:
Morning Rev. c. B. Zook.
Evening, Rev. H. o. Hotter.
Parkdale Methodist:
Morning, Rev. A. o. Raymond.
Evening, Rev. o. U. McProud.
Seward Avenues:
Morning, Rev. A E. Hughes.
Evening Rev. H. A Church.
Highland Park Methodist:
Morning, Rev. A. E. Ryerson.
Evening, Rev. H. E. Mcleod.
Oakland Methodist:
Morning, Rev. ]. W. Reed.
First German Methodist:
Morning, Rev. NJ. U. Ramsburg.
Evening, Rev. C. V. Shulenburger.
First Presbyterian:
Morning, H. w. Wharton.
Evening, Rev. Clyde Odom.
Second Presbyterian:
Morning, Rev. J. w. Waldron.
Evening, Rev. E. T. Rice.
Third Presbyterian
Morning, Rev. w. W. French.
Evening, Rev. o. K. Hobson.
Second United Presbyterian:
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First Baptist:
Evening. Rev. WILDER N. Mason.
North Topeka Baptist:
Morning, Rev. w. L. Morris.
Evening, Rev. w. C. Hanson.
Seward Baptist:
Morning, Rev. A. C. Koser.
Evening, Rev. J. L. Mitchell.
First U. B. Church:
Morning, Rev. E. E. Holler.
Evening, E. L. Geyer.
Second U. B. Church:
Morning, Rev. J. c. Wilson.
Evening, A. L. Day.
Evangelical Association:
Morning, Rev. J. J. Skinner.
Evening, Rev. c. F. johnson.
First Christian Church:
Morning, Rev. Fred Bailey.
North Topeka Christian Church:
Morning, Rev. r. c. Crosse.
Central Park Christian Church:
Morning, Rev. w. NJ. Rodgers.
First Congregational Church:
Morning, Rev. L. F. Waring.
African NJ. E. Church:
Evening, Rev. Geo. w. Braden.
Mt. Olive Colored M. E. Church:
Morning, Rev. Roy Bert.
Evening, Rev. J. Kansas Morgan.
Laymen's Conference.
The Laymen's association of the
conference met for the first time this
IilOIHlIiS dl Tie lTSl 0OnSTeSdl1Onal
church. o. j. Bowman, director of
religious education, of Topeka, gave
the opening address. He made a plea
for activity in the church and con-
demned the old 'sociable" as ANTE
diluvian' and entirely unfit for the
church and it's members
The young folks of the church are
the greatest problem of the minister
he declared. ITO keep them interested
and busy is the only solution that can
be had. Athletics have taken the
place of nearly every other form of
amusement and this fact should be
recognized by the church," he con-
unued. Cards and dancing are the
two most popular aniusements that
Methodism has 10 fight, and games
under good clean supervision is the
solution He concluded his talk with
a plea for activity for the young peo-
pie ard urged that both pleasure and
physical exercise be encouraged by
good clean athletics.
A resolution was adopted empow-
ering the Kansas conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church to in
crease the apportionment of the con-