Northwest Expositor du lieu suivant : Downs, Kansas • 5

A Pantor's Wile Visits the Woodston, we boarded the train Monday morning for Beloit and were safely landed here later in the dav. Long will our visit to Woodston circuit be held in remembrance. Yours sincerely, May B. 'McKee. -The mills atEntcrpri.se, Kansas, malic seven hundred barrels of flour dailv.

Denver has thirty-four church organizations. Somebody please give the number of saloons it has. The editor is pained to hcar of the poor health of his father and other dear ones at Shelbyville, Indiana. The John's Creek class on Man-kato mission has a new board oi trustees for the purpose of building a church house. It is estimated that while 25-COO Knights Templars were parading in Denver, 200,000 spectators Wakocuoy, July 28, 1S02.

I'kv. and Demi Brother: Having no other way of communication than writing, I thought I would drop you a few line-. I am in the field yet. living and battling for the right, and praying for you and Brother Ponlton. Also, weekly, 1 pray for the rest of the ministers of the conference.

I rejoice to learn of the continued success of the work in the conference. May it go on until the desert blossoms as the rose. I am superintending a Sunday school and preaching every Sunday, excepting during harvest. I go twenty miles or more to fill one ap Beloit, July 14, 18S2. Dear Brother Myer: Having just recently returned from oar visit to Rooks county, I thought I would write you a sketch of our round.

Well, to begin with, we boarded the evening train going west Friday, July 1, and before reaching our destination for the night were aroused to the fact that it was raining; and when we arrived at our stopping place it was still raining and we had a few rods to walk to get from the depot to our lodging place for the the night. As we, like most of the U. B. preacher's folks, had nothing on that rain would spoil, we gathered our babies and grips and were soon sheltered under a Christian family's roof, where we were made to feel at home, and thanked the Giver of all good for the shower. were on the Bev.

B. Bibler contemplates jegiiining a rival meeting at the Iiilinan appointment, on Clayton Circuit, about September 1. Hon. J. It.

Hamilton, the re-uiblican nominee for state senator pointment. We have the presence of the Lord. I hope you and Sister Myer will remember us in your prayers. Give our love to all the brethren in the ministry. 0, how I should like to be at some of your quarterly meetings! May the "great Head of the church bless you and Brother Poulton and give you great success iu preaching at all your quarterlies.

I am, as ever, your unworthy brother iu Christ, 0. A. Chapman. for this district, is the son of one of the ablest ministers of the U. B.

church in Indiana. Our Hoy. You don't know what is in your boy. Bear with him, feed, clothe and love him. He as most other boys may be bad.

You think him lighthearted and lightheaded. Remember he callayou father, mother, yet. When he played in your lap you fondly hoped that some day "he might be a great and good "man. Now that he has grown larger his young blood has driven him into worldly rind gleeful sports and he is impatient toward serious things, you almost despair. But don't be snappish and thu3 make him feel that you are disappointed, in him.

You may think that there is nothing iu him, that he has no 'pride, no ambition; but wait and see. You know what is in him. He is your boy, bears your name and is to send it on down "the stream of He inherits your fortuue and fame and is to transmit them to generations to come. Hope for the best. Let him grow, develope.

His mental and moral nature will likely improve. Educate him. You rhay think money spent in that way is in vain. But there may be an un-kindled spark, an unfeaed flame, a smouldering fire, a latent energy which the teachers aid, the associations of books, may arouse develop-anddirffc and thus start your boy agoing with such energy and determination that no power on earth can stop him short of the topmost round of the ladder of human excellence. You can and should educate your boy.

more to follow Mrs. Anna Harley, Norcatur, Kansas. During the past vear, three thousand and seventy-one students 1 I I TT i 1 receiveu instruction in united Brethren colleges. The church has Eligible. thirty-two buildings.

The following members of the Northwest Kansas conference are Ihe next day being Saturday, and Mr. HcKee about ten miles from his Sabbath appointment, we concluded we would drive over that evening. Our conveyance for this trip was hardly as convenient as one might devise, yet, having a good conscience -and willing hearts, we were not long in being carried safely overland to our stopping place for another night, where we made the acquaintance.of another Christian family and felt truly that our visit was to be a pleasant spot in our memory. The next morning being Sabbath we arrayed ourselves for church, and after driving about two miles to a little white school house we enjoyed ourselves by listening to a portion of the precious Book explained, after which four identified themselves with the church. After services were closed we were en- eligible as delegates to the next Gen eral conference to be held in Dayton, 31ay, lb'Jlj.

II Myer In giving the educational statistics of the church the secretary of the board calls special attention to the fact that the statistics of Central College are included. Mrs. Bibler, wife of Rev. Bibler, is at Croton, Iowa, visiting an aged mother. She has the two little boys with her.

She will return to her home at Beloit about the 1st of September. The Enterprise Journal says: "The J. B. Ehrsam Machine com Poulton A Poulson Herrick Carper Ketch uni Courtlier McKee 31 Jennings JDierdoff Lewis 0 II Grimes McMillen WIMurphey Lambert Smith Harsh Haskins LPMcKee WEstep Burch Wagoner "aged in getting acquainted tor a P. 31.

Herrick, Secretary. Pastoral The Importance of Visiting. season with many of the good people of whose names and faces we do not trust ourselves to remember here but will be familiar with all when we go home to father's house. From the school house we went over hill and dale for about four miles to a place chosen for the ordinance of baptism. A nicer place could not have been found Eleven followed the example of our Master by being baptised, and may the Lord keep them faithful till He comes is our prayer.

Well, we spent the week traveling from one place to another, always feeling that we were welcome, which added erreatlv to making Pastoral visiting becomes very important, if it is what it ought to be. The most important feature of the pastor's visiting is to benefit his people spiritually. They should be made to realize that the kingdom of heaven is brought near them by him. It is important because it is necessary that he become acquainted with the condition and circum- Ten Days' Cainnmeetiiig. There will be a campmeeting on the Hill City circuit, near Old Whitfield on Bow creek, in Graham countv, seven miles south of Dens-more, beginning September 1 and continuing ten days.

All people, are invited to attend and join in the worship of God proclaiming salvation to the lost. Those coming by railroad will stop off at Densmore, where there will ba conveyance, to camp ground. There will be pasture for teams. All ministers are urged to come. Please write me before hand.

J. C. Burton. Pastor, Densmore, Kan. Hoisiiig'ton.

pany of that city, is by far the largest manufacturing company of its land west of Chicago. They make a specialty of building flouring mills.1 Chester Levi, son of Sylvester and Mary Morris died near Kanona, Kansas, July 21, 1892, aged ten months and one day. The bud will unfold a beautiful flower in the glory world. Funeral by Rev. John Throckmartin.

Associate Editor of The Telescope Rev. M. R. Drury, D. D.

has just enjoyed the needed life giving breezes of the Atlantic Ocean and is viewing the sights and New York City, Cape May Point, N. and other noted summer resorts. General Weaver, the nominee of the people's party for president, does -not smoke, nor drink nor swear. As much should be said in favor of Generals Harrison and Bid-well and Mr. Cleveland since they all are members of the Presbyterian church.

Members of church who I stances of his members that he may August 8, 1892. Our last quarterly is just past. our visit pleasant. As we started for Woodston the latter part of the week most of the men folks were in the harvest fields. The Lord has wonderfully blessed that field of labor with a great harvest, and may they remember the great Giver in as much as He requires at their bands in supporting those whom He has called into His vineyard to gather the wheat from the tares and to sow the good seed in honest hearts, that they may return to the Lord in due season.

At Woodston the good people are laboring hard and faithfully to secure the remainder of the needed -i -v riT Skll l-t lS)l-l On Sabbath there was a baptism of the Holy Ghost. The people gave be largely governed thereby when preaching for their special benefit; because of the impoitance of comforting the sick and looking after the poor and forsaken. In no other way can the pastor become so well acquainted with the condition of mankind, and human nature, as by pastoral visiting. Some people need to be studied a great deal, and after all they only become partly known to the pastor. Pastor signifies shepherd; and if a pastor would not have his flock go astray, it is necessary that he look after them as it beeometh a good shepherd of Jesus Christ.

S. P. Koester. (jod the glory. We met the claim of our Presiding Elder in full.

The are true are temperate. The dedication of the Ionia church yesterday was a success in: every respect. Dr. Weller preached two grand sermons. Be made many friends for Central College and, we predict, a large number of stcdents.

He is a very pleasant and agreeable conic sa'ionalist in private. Marajer McKee of the college was also present and assisted in the services. The church is 26 by 44 feet in size and is a fine building. The women did pastors claim "will be met in full. We will meet the claim of the conference.

This work has given the pastor this year, sixty-five dollars and fifteen cents. We have 1 received forty into the church. A. C. West, Pastor.

Married, At the resident of the brfdes parents near Ionia, Kansas, July 27, 1892, Mr. T. A. Malvay and Miss M.D.Douglass, Rev. A.

S. Poulson officiating. Dedication. and we hope soon they may be enabled to enjoy rich seasons of grace, therein. May the dear Savior revive his work all over this field and all other fields is our greatest desire.

Oh, that all mankind would turn to the Lord and be saved! Brethren, let us get more in earnest and pray for the salvation of souls everywhere. After spending the Sabbath pleasantly, and we trust profitably, at The new church at Ionia will be dedicated August 14, Dr. Weller officiating. All people are invited to be present. A feast of good things is expected.

A. S. Poulson, Pastor. There are thirty-five church schools in Kansas. Rev.

W. W. Carper, pastor of well iii'providing the excellent bell Lavewell mission, visited his aged already in the tower. The house mother and other relatives a few cost $1,200 of which $352 was miles north of Lebanon, Kansas, secured just before the dedicatory about the latter part of July. prayer..