The Church Life from Kansas City, Kansas • 2

THE CIIUIICH IJFE. 'the Church for whatever they may iwish to say to or readers, and to do our very best to make the Methodist 'Protestant Church a praise and a blessing in all oui land. 1 II. Steps have been taken looking to a board ol publication lor this paper arid" its interests. Any idea that the enterprise js for "personal aggrandizement" is a mistake.

Further explanation will be given later. Methodist Protestant Expansion. 3'o the Ministers and Members of the Methodist Protestant Church. Dear Brethren; The Board of Home Missions needs one thousand dollars. Please go back and read that sentence again.

Now what does it say? Is it wants" one thousand That's true: but that's not what it says. It CORRESPONDENCE. tl The kingdom and its interests dominant hi your life! The King appointed you ambassador, or 'minister plenipotentiary, and you stand as a representative o(' that "far dintry here amongst your fel lows on earth. And by your intelligent patriotism and representative ability yon are to bring that 'Tar'' covin try very near, near to the minds, hearts and institutions of lire You will sn honor that kingdom, glorify its laws and. institutions a lid sovereign Lord, that there shall come to others a longing desire to.

kiiow more of that kingdom, and its liziBiish i shall be prized far above" citi zensh i in Koine or under any earthly power. Yea, and if you live with arid beseech men as ambassad n's of Christ Jesus, evei r''in bonds you will bring, men -the kingdom, or' he kingdom to The lleaverilv Jerusalem jstiall descend, I he kingdom of God shall be ''within yoii? iii Nthe heart is kingdom shall coine 'and ilis will shall be ae on earth as it is in heaven God shall take up his tabernacle with men Immanuel. is a "need." What for? That's easy. The Board is only engaged in one kind 1 of business. METHODIST PROTEST-ANT EXPANSION.

Write that in capitals. Send on your funds for that purpose, In all earnestness, good friends, the Board is absolutely dependent upon you. When your money comes, work of the goes forward. When -your money ceases to flow this way, ended is the Board's usefulness. 'During the recent holiday season the stream of your gifts has almost dried up.

But obligations continue. Now listen From 185,000 Methodist Protestints, a thousand dollars, aye, double a thousand, should reach us ic the next thirty days. And we believe it will. We have faith in you, brethren, Your faithful pastors, who clasped our hands in loving and earnest sympathy, who listened to our feeble words aty6ur annua1 conference sessions, and pledged 3 9 support! you meant it every word. Now for the demonstration of it.

Let your friendship blossom' and bear fruit in funds. And you, brethren, whom we have not yet met in the flesh, we stretch greeting and appealing hands to you. There is no better time in all the year than during this revival season, to se- cure gifts for this work. "God lovetha cheerful giver." We leave the matter with you. By February 15th.

we should have this amount. You willdo it, friends, God ble3s you We know you will. And member all the time that cry, "In nineteen hundred andone, and two, The assessment in full, and paid when due.V- i Yours for the expansion of the ist! Protestant Church in America. 'Having an accumulation of letters dating from the time the last issue of Church Life to the present, and which we could not give space to print entire, we have quoted sentences and otherwise shortened the matter, trying meanwhile to give all the items of news contained. in the different letters: This is done because if printed just as written, number would havo to be left over for one week and some perhaps jonger, and this might not be satisfactory to the correspondents.

Opening the one on the top of the pile, we rind a report from Bro. S. V. Martin, of Rose Hili, Kansas, charge. Bro.

Martin has been the patttor of this charge a long time, which speaks well for him and the people. First he says the brethren have put up a 7-room Rose Jlillr and, what is more, -it is paid for, with something'left over to go toward building a barn. Christmas exercises good. Pastor presented with $13 overcoat from Rose Hill, and a tine pair of gloves from Red Bud. Rose Hill thought their Sunday school superintendent needed "watching," so they gave him a $i5 one.

The next is a surprise from Weeping Water, and signed by i). S. Milburn. We did not know he had left Missouri, Is doing evangelistic work and seeking a location. He refers with some pride to his record of the past eighteen years in the Missouri conference.

Would suggest that Bro. Milburn communicate with Rev. W. Miller, Stamford, Neb. A request for sample copies from Bro.

W. F. Brooks, Cauthron, Ark. Only one kind of letters are more welcome than this those containing cash or its equivalent and none will hereafter receive more prompt attention. Another of the same sort from Wm.

Pursell, St. Paul, Ark. Ditto above remark. Anyone wishing to communicate with Rev. D.

C. Beaittie, secretary of Indian Mission conference, should address him at Bower, I. T. VV, M. Jones.

Monett, says: The Pisgah church at Monett, has recently experienced a -good revival, with fourteen professions The -finances of the circuit are in fair condition 1 Urn. A. H. Widney, A. D.

of CnuKCii Life, and Pastor Loudon Heights Methodist Prot-esttauf closed a most useful lifejdn earthrarid went to his eternal atnrcfay evening Dee. 22, JDOIL 1 (MalyUielbved by all who irti i Co ti sel an fribiidship gr fatly prized his brethren in the njsjry jbyj the cbiTdren und by th 'people whose heprierd he has been, uuijoreu uy our rcuipg puuuy. it Wri ter'of unusual iid the loss to) our people willte great antl his plac toi 4111. vWe ifchall -i present later an o'lUirirv notice v. -tU G.

E. McManiman, Sec'y-Treas. I J. time lid hi biographical, sketch; also, from tir tiiii lnbtLV of iH terary geiri di lU nlDiUtt With this issnf tho XflTC 5TBLE STUpYINf? CHURCH payer.rpsses to a new management, will dually 'W''ifie'' and' and; we tb -a more extended cir-worfein church -(he clilirchhais cuitttiou) aacf greater influence for good. ami grO'r, Relieve I -tto'i'feetter selection could and indications are for a successful year.

The pastor and family were jkindly remembered at Christmas time. A bright; encouraging letter from C. mg.rnore spiritnai graciQU tbe choice or edi-iriir Hves. and wKo ftor tlian Prof essbr H. T.

Stephens, of a toUablairits 1 I I 1L I ili-l-L -l-Jx groya nas oeen, connecieu wnu me TjumttauuvmuBi-Mruiiiui ui'-guuu papei f6r some time and needs no.in. deeds. Tjic daily; jiewspaper,) f-trodhctioh to its readers. WTe earnest- Mo. We notice by Bro'Iadd's stationery he is sin't' of 'the't Count v' Democrat.

rtenjijthej.ause rfpfc ayistundlj urge the; factors nflmQmbersin 9 Oiirn "yard1 V)f'h'ewst)ar( A i 'rrCk' TTrk. a Vito. niatnii iCtv! Tl 2 HJO lbavie'bitl brie' result; E. Lf.ary. Smith, was presented with a splendid.