Our Methodist from Dodge City, Kansas • 2

the preacher in charge is joyous, hopeful, even iiappy over the futate Gtad'frfword, and if he is not returned the elder ill fean another mob. Englewood, The church, a handsome brick No. 41, is dedcated. There was no when looking back over the past, the people will wonder at their lack of faith and hope. Cobonjldo.

-The storm of the battle is debt to raise, as this society goes on the "pay as you plan. The railroad has reached the place and the dark fronteer clearing away, and from the blood stained battle-field of a county seat con test, the church and the people are be gining to rally. The church is on the are being faithfully gathered into line by T. C. Benefiel, mho has tendered double service that of preaching and paying the preacher.

Hugoton. The church here has been so far completed as to be occupied. Chas. Brown resigned early in the1 year to attend school, but on acccunt of the continued illness of his wife changed his plans and took work1 elsewhere, as I had supplied Hugoton with A. G.

For-men, a most acceptable and faithful man from Iowa. He comes a supernu-mary knocking for admission. He is a foreman indeed, faithfully directing the Lord's work. Ingalls. Political changes have changed the plans of this circuit.

A discouraged pastor returning to Missouri was of no special help. Ingalls: holds, at present, the county records of Grav county, and is a point for a Methodist battle with sin and a victory for the Lord. We have an organization ot twenty-five, members, and a good Sunday-school Hon. A. T.

Soule, of Rochester N. has built a beautiful church which we will soon Hartland This place after; going down has come up with a victorious banner waveing. A good revival both at Hatland and Kendall, and the faithful labor by the pastor, W. B. Marsh, who knocks at our door for admission, has made this a desirable circuit and one that doubtless will be of credit to the church.

Jetmore. -A successful year, of soul saving, ingathering, and development has days of discouragement and the poverty of failure are passing away. A religious awakening; a baptism from on high and thisl will be a choice field of labor. The circuit has suffered more than any in the district, by crop failure. W.

E. Woodward, the pastor has a wife who; is a most successful worker, and is destined to be a useful laborer for the master. Ford. At Ford City a foundation for a number 19 is laid. At Bucklin, the Rock Island junction town, an organization is effected.

With a good crop, a grand year's work can be built on the foundation laid in the name of the Lord by his faithful rervant O. Baird, the pastor, who has labored faithful for a reward in the sweet bye and bye. Fowler. A handful of Methodist with only faith and.zeal as their stock in trade, have erected and paid for the largest and yet not too large church in the district. Each of the several points in the circuit have been wonderfully blessed.

Surely it is the hand of the Lord. The parsonage is small and the allowance but the people are among those who do what they can. J. Hamlin Smith has been led by the Lord as he has led the hosts on to victo-tory. His good wife has taught that lesson which comes only from the min-istery of suffering.

Garden City. Heavily in debt, spir-itualy dead, only a glemer of hope to be seen rising on the horizen of the future, but now the church under the in spiration of a consecrated minister- having attached the obstacles, has written Methodist line. At Modock a church-No. 1 has been erected with very few members, and no outside aid. At Pence there is a bright future.

The people of this ci rcuit are loy al and true, and the prospects for years to come are of the best. Jonathan Zook is the pastor. He has labored hard, faithful and effectual, and the people ask his return. Dighton. The Wichita of -Western Kansas keeps in a front rank, and pro" poses alwys to lead in everything.

The church "No. 41 is ready for dedication. It is the neatest finished and best furnished building in the district. It will have the! largest debt to raise of any at its will respond promptly with more 4 than the dedicator will ask. A blessed quickening in the church and the conversion of two score souls keeps it on the spiritual line, Jonathan Qlick has been a faithful servant, and his wife a most valued worker.

Dodge City. "A year of continual growth and increasing power" is the record in brief. The churc is top small, a new and larger building is a necessity." The dark history of the past days of Dodge City are being forgotten, and from the position she now occupies on prohibition, Sabbath observance, church school progress and material growth, it mattes the history of the past read like an exagerated fary dream: Once in the days of cowboys, gamblers and saloons, this presiding Elder was ordered out of town by a and he left too-on account of a prohibition movement. Now the pastor of our church is on the police force, and the presidingrelder is greeted by a congregation the church connot accomodate. There are no saloons, gambler's dens or haunts of vice and' i iniquity.

It almost uncreditable. oOne of the gang in his dying! struggle i uttering? amid his oaths a curse on the as -it was the instrument of this is destined to be the city of Southwest Kan sas next to A Wichitatnd ourichurch is upto thet times; Lowther ia the administrator and fearless minister of following the labors and prayers of the handfull who amid many discouraging circumstances have held the cross- high for the healing of the people from the de-sease of sin. On all lines, and in all respects this charge is up and inf ull. D. L.

Knowles, the pastor has; followed the on her unferled banner of voctorv: Lord as he has called aloud for the ghosts "Debt lifted," "spiritual power," "altar of Zion to follow after. of saving grace," "quickened 'member ship," "consecrated workers," "growing Johnson City. A church No. 19 A has Sunday-school," "overflowing prayer been dedicated with a subscription to pay the debt. The society has gathered and is at work on all Methodist lines, At points good beginnings are made.

On account of failing health V. H. Brink, resigned a quarter since, and the assistant C. E. meetings" and "old-fashioned a class meetings made joyous by the.

shouts of victory of the' redeemed." Our churchr though lately enlarged to double its original seating capacity is now too small and a i new building is a necessity. M. Ban ford is the Lord's I captain of the host, and has everything in advance on all million lines. Grisby. This circuit is new and scattered but has in it a future.

The' forces Van! Meter has taken.jcharge. Both of these brothers are and "love their ipeople," and have from. those who. know of their labors and victories, "well done." Lakin. A county contest, still unsettled has caused a stand, still..