The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-23
K.C.M.S.TO topeka
Sixty-FOurth Annual Conven-
ton To Be Held Oct. 9 to 6.
Many Leaders of Christian
Church Are on Program.
EXPECT 1000 DELEGATES
Kansas Missionary Society Or
ganized Ga Years Ago.

Twenty-Five Topekans are complet-
ing arrangements for entertaining be-
tween coo and 1000 delegates to the
sixty-fourth annual convention of the
Kansas Christian Missionary society,
which will be held October 2 to at
the FIRST and Central Park Christian
churches. The convention promises
to be the largest in the history of the
denomination in Kansas. Several lead
ing persons of the denomination will
speak ard a strong program has been
arranged.
Members of Committee.
The members of the convention
committees are: Reception, w. l..
Moore. 3. B. Eitelman, Mrs. /. A. Will
son A. G.. Taylor. Mrs. J. w. Owens
and j. +. Roose; entertainment, DR..
f. Claude Smith, Fred F. Dawdy, Mrs.
]. r. Marsh. Mrs s. H. Thomas, Mrs
n L. Copeland and Mrs. c. E Brown;
public ty. the Rev John D. thinner
: man and Guy c. Sick1er: finance, N.
4. Copeland, Chester Stamm, A. E.
Robinson, Fred kaufman, ]. F. Roose
and +. J. Crouch. The Rev. r. A.
Schc'l is in charge of convention ar
rancements and Miss Edith Russell is
general secretary.
Eve of the outstanding speakers
will be. DR.. I. N. McCash. of Enid
Okla, president of Phillips univer-
sity; Jesse NJ. Bader, of St Louis,
general secretary of evangelism for
the Christian churches; Prof. Harold
Humbert, teacher of religious educa-
ton in Boston university. Boston.
Mass. c. NJ. Yocum, of st. Louis.
secretary of the foreign department
of the United Christian Missionary
society, and the Rev. o. l.. Smith, OF
Bethany, Neb., secretary of the. Ne
brasIa Christian Missionary society.
DR.. MEGA h is one of the prominent
educators of the church. At Enid he
has been in charge of building one OF
the largest of the church schools.
There are more than 1900 students.
One hundred and fifty OF them are
preparing for the ministry and mis-
sionary service. Besides speaking on
the college and its work, he will de-
liver. two evening addresses on the
fundamentals of the Christian faith.
To Add 100000 Members.
Secretary Bader is in charge of the
dcnominational campaign to add L.
100000 members in the United States
in five years. He was formerly pas
tor of the Atchison Christian church
and served overseas with Y. M. G. A.
in the World war.
Prof. Humbert will speak at the
morning conference as well as de-
liver an address. He is on a leave
o. absence from Boston university and
il re-editing the graded Sunday
School lesson courses.
Secretary Yocum will describe the
general work of the church and will
give an illustrated lecture on the work
in Tibet of the late DIR. A. l.. Shelton,
formerly of Anthony, Kan, who was
Killed about three months ago IN
China by bandits.
The Rev. o. L. Smith is a former
Eansan having held pastorates at
Empor a and Wellington. He will
sneak on THE Call of the Home
Ease"
First Church Organized in 1855.
The history of the denomination in
II1nsas is closely interviewer with that
Of the state. The first Christian
church in Kansas was located at
Mount Pleasant N Atchison county
1t was organized in July, 1856, one
year after the territory of Kansas
was thrown open for settlement.
The second church was organized in
1857 near Harrington. The next
was organized at Leavenworth in the
same year. This church built the
frs building of the denomination in
Kansas.
The Kansas Christian Missionary
Society was organized at a conven-
ton Of the three churcne5 in 1858.
There has been an average net growth
in the church membership of 1000
per year since the first congregation
held regular meetings. In the last
fifteen years the growth has averaged
1000 new members per year
The church has no college in
Kansas. In 1854 the first building
, toc the Western Christian University
ga butt. The structure was sold a
NN;tle later on account of mortgage.
1t was presented to the church in
1872 but was destroyed by fire before
it was reopencd.
Garfield university was opened at
West Wichita in 1887 but was closed
in 1890 due to bad financial condi-
tions.
The officers of the convention are:
w. r. Ba5b, Girard, president; H ].
Myers, Florence. vice president and
the Rev. John d. Zimmerman,
Topeka. secretary.
The Convention Program.
The official convention program
will be as folio IS:
General Session. Monday Afternoon.
. 100 DevotionaI-Mrs. Clara H Hazel
rigg, West Side church.
> 20 Survey of Kansas: Northeast
T. V. Hubbell. district president Hia-
wdthn; SOutheast-Snm l. Smith. district
president. Parsons; North Central-B. N
Sypolt, vice president. Council Grove
South Central-A. II. Harris, district secre-
tnry, Sedgwick; Northwest-N. H. Gill
district president Atwood; Southwest
7. Wheeler. district secretary, Stafford.
AIS Introduction Of workers
4 80 Adjourn.
General Session. Monday Evening.
Z 80 Pipe organ voluntary.
T:45 Devotion, Il. w. Harrison, Third
church.
S: 700 Words of welcome-R. A. Schell
First church
$40 "The AIlness Of Christ" C. w. Nc.
: ~Quiddy, convention chairman, Arkansas
= City. A
1895 Music.
s:45 The Divine Imperative" Jesse NJ
Bader, st. Louis. \
Conference Period, Tuesday Morning.
s 80 Religious Education:
(hiIIrrufS DiYfsiOl-MrH. H A Paarea
Norton.
Young Peoples Division-Mrs. Mary e
Kurdish, Topeka.
Administrative Division-Frank G. Rich.
ard, Topeka, secretary Kansas s. S. Assn
$3.50 Circles, Triangles and Juniors
Miss Myrtle Keller, Topeka.
o; 80 Recess.
General Session, Tuesday Morning.
9;30 DevotionaI-Geo. Z. Lyon. Oakland
church.
9:45 Reports of District superintendent
MORT haast-L, II NJ. L. rln,,l L,