Emporia Baptist from Emporia, Kansas • 3

FIRST BAPTIST GHURGH, Council Grove, Kansas. Pastor. M. HOlT, changed his views regarding Baptist doctrine. His request was granted.

topics and leaders for the Young People's Society for-. October are as follows: 8 Work Where Christ Tells You to -Mark Nora Pulliam. 15 Lost Opportunities Jer. Heb. Matt.

Mrs. Keith. 22 An Old Time Missionary Jpnah Mrs. J. J.

Springer. 29 Giving, a Measure of Love Mark Mrs. Holt. B. Bring a friend.

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others will have to pay more to make up this average. Are you, my brother, my sister, doing all you can? Will you not try and pay each week? Remember -the words of our Savior: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Mrs. Kuza Treas. The Ladies' Aid Society meets every Wednesday afternoon, but use the last meeting each month as a missionary meeting. They are finishing the name quilt and expect to have some more work soon.

A general review was conducted by our pastor for the Sunday school September 24, Several papers were read, three short talks were given and some songs sung. Rev. Moore expects to move his family to Oklahoma, where we understand he has secured a charge. We wish him success and pray God's blessing to rest upon him and his work. The covenant and business meeting was more largely attended Saturday than usual, and much was accomplished.

The primary department has quite a novel plan for marking attendance and lesson study. The stars and hearts look very pretty on the wall chart. A Junior Union has been organized with fourteen members. Henry Cravens is the president. They hope soon to enroll as many more.

They have taken up the Junior Culture course of Bible study. Next month we expect to give the statistics of attendance on all church services for October. We hope there will be a good showing. Brothers Reese and Phillips and our pastor spent a half day cleaning and fixing the church stoves and pipes. Our pastor and his wife attended the State Convention at Ottawa.

We hope the young people will, ere long, become more interested in the Christian Culture courses. They are very fine this year. We have lost four members the past month. Brother and Sister Moore and their daughter Edna were granted letters. Brother Little of Alta Vista requested his name dropped as he had Officers.

Trustees John P. Stover, David Blanton, Johti Mcllvain, W. S. Gleasou, J. J.

Springer, W. H. Phillips. Deacons Stover, Johnson, WH Phillips. Deaconesses Mrs.

Eliza Feigley, Mrs. A Shaw. Cleric Miss Nannie Reese. Treasurer Mrs Eliza Feigley. Bible School Supt Springer.

President Mission Circle Mrs Holt. President U-J Rohrer. President Junior Union Henry Cravens. Services. Preaching- every Sabbath at 11 a and at usual time in evening.

Sunday school at 9:30 am. Young- People's Meeting 6:30 Sunday. Church Prayer Meeting Thursday evening. Covenant Meeting Saturday before the first Sabbath of each month at 2:30 m. Junior Union Meeting Sunday 3:30 m.

Woman's Aid Society, Wednesday 2:00 m. Mission Circle, last Wednesday of each mouth. Choir practice Saturday 4:00 m. Treasurer's Eeport. Received and paid on pastor's salary Aug.

7.. Sept. 3...... $2.00 14...... 3.45 11 3.90 21 2.25 17 3.25 28......

5.35 24. .....12.90 $35.35 The pastor was called the first of June. During- June and July there was paid on pastor's salary $30.52, making a total for the four months, June, July, August and September, $65.87. There have been only twenty-seven who paid anything" these past two months. Seven have paid by the week; thirteen have paid by the month; seven have made only one payment during" the two months.

Two who paid are not members of our church but attend quite regularly. There are 55 resident members. In the country near here, 12 members; non-resident, 18 members. Not quite one-half of the town members are paying. Only three country members have paid anything.

The estimate made when our pastor was called in June was for 10 cents per member each week on the basis of 70 members. But we have oqly 67 members and can count on only 55 of these at present paying anything. The 27 who paid their part two months average 16 cents each per week. A few have paid 25 cents per week. It will take an average of nearly 15 cents per week from each member to keep up expenses.

A few cannot pay this much, so Additional Emporia Locals. Since our, last issue letters of dismission have been granted to forty-five members of the. church. Emily Klinker to unite, at Meridian, Mississippi, Mrs. W.

I. Cole to unite at Pueblo, Colorado, Mrs. J. M. Baldwin, John W.

Dean, Mrs. Marcellus Henkins, Benjamin Heritage, Mrs. Heritage, Roy Heritage, Katie Heritage, Ruth Heritage, Alice Maude Heritage, Mrs. Anna Hill, Mrs. Libbie Hili, Albert Alva Hill, Sarah Hineman, Rosa McReynolds, Martha Rich, Flora Rich, May Rich, Lane Slane, Mrs.

Mary Slane, Mrs. S. C. Stout, Daniel Sullivan, H. R.

Wilcox, S. R. Simmons, Mrs. Mattie Simmons, Amy Simmons, Charles Smith, Mrs. Charles Smith, Mrs.

A M. Sinclair, Effie Sinclair, Ina Sinclair, Mrs. Maggie Haman, Mrs. John Garrette, Jannie Resce, J. E.

Bennett, Martha Lovett, Minola Hill, Alfred Flynn, May Ingwersen and Ella E. Eldred were granted letters to form an independent church Burlington..