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The Weekly Visitor from Hutchinson, Kansas • 2

The Weekly Visitor from Hutchinson, Kansas • 2

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Hutchinson, Kansas
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THE WEEKLY VISITOR formerly a' Presbyterian, was baptized Why don't the old political parties take a stand on Prohibition? Let some of their leaders inform us. at evening service. Lillian Myra Keama, her daughter, II. and son Sterling, 101 5th East, jill made the good confession. They will THE WEEKLY VISITOR.

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. D. Y. DONALDSON, Subscription: 25 cents. EDITORIAL.

NEWS NOTES. ne baptized next Sunday night. A most frightful accident oceared at the Santa Fe crossing on Main street Wednesday night. As the crowd was. returning from the drill of the frater nal societies at the auditorium a street car filled with passengers was crossing The Christian Endeavor convention was full; of good lessons" to christian workers.

The practical side of the christian life was freely'; discussed. Good citizenship had a prominent the railroad when a freight train backed into it knocking it off the track without injury to the car, but several Seven of the E. delegates stayed over Sunday in. the city and attended church with us. Subject for prayer meeting June 20 is, "Not Weary in Weil-Doing." I Cor.

15: 51-58. Next Sunday morning's sermon will be a discussion of the Lord's Supper. Hear it if possible. Children's Day offering was $35.40. There are .13 who will be enrolled in the one dollar league.

Miss Mapes who has been in college at Shelby ville, has returned to her home. We are glad to haye her with us again. The Intermediate C. E. will meet at 4:00 o'clock next Sunday.

Subject, jumped oft and of this number, three ladies were killed. The victims were Mrs. J. S. Patton, Mrs.

Wm. Burch and Mrs. George Koon, killed, and Geo. place, and duty to state was strongly emphasised. vIndeed many of the speeches were eloquent with patriotism.

It was beautiful to see such representative gathering of young people stand so openly and enthusiastically for the laws of our land and those who enforce them. There was no uncertain sound on the prohibition law; The Koon and Mrs. Conklin were injured. Several others received bruises but none who remained on the street car were seriously injured. The entire city is shocked at the dreadful disaster and the sympathy and prayers of the entire christian community go out in behalf of the bereaved.

"The fruit Christ wants us to bear." Fay Livengood will lead. 4 There are a few addresses yet lacking to complete our register. Please convention evidently believed it a law to be enforced with other iaws. The idea of a "Temperance Commissioner" was discussed and approved by the convention and commended to our legis lature' Like oth3r laws which are especially liable to be violated, the Prohibition law of our state needs a state officer who can act independently and I A 1 1 1 report at once any names that did not THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. appear in the published list.

The State Convention of the Chris tian churches will be held at Ottawa, ttuoYe local sentiment tnat August 20-24. Let a number of our brethren from Hutchinson arrange very any times allows the law to" be violated. North Dakota has such a commissioner and the most gratifying reports come frcm his work. to go. The First M.

E. church had their Children's Day exercises last Sunday A. M. The Presbyterian and Baptist It has been very gratifying to the Superintendent and all the teachers to $ee the steady and substantial growth of our school. We are well supplied with" efficient teachers and many hold themselves in readiness for service.

It is hardly probable that we realize the full possibilities before us in this work. There are dozens of homes in the reach of the church. that are not at work in the Sunday school. This offers a very fruitful field to enlarge our work. Let us keep up the campaign and fill our house with classes.

We have gone way beyond 200 in registration. Let "us raise our average attendance to the 200 mark. had their's in the evening. All report good services. Last Friday evening the members of the, choir met at the home of J.

B. If all the prohibitionists are "cranks" it is remarkable how the Lord loves them. Every church in this state is filled with "crank" preachers and every preacher preaches to a "crank" audience. You can judge how these "cranks" are turning by the number of sore noses that happen to get in the way. They are always red and show that something has struck them.

Allen, and a fitting way expressed their.hearty appreciation of the work Mrs. Allen has done for their work. Mrs. Allen will be greatly missed from our church. May the best of life be her portion in her new home the North-West.

There were six accessions to the We are glad that the light has been turned into some of the dark corners of our city. Our officers promise us a Honesty is always above par. Patronize our advertisers. Theyjire the best in trfe line they advertise. Christianity is a fixed standard.

It raises every man who will live it3 teachings to its own lever. chursh last Sunday as follows: Mrs. M. L. Ford, 104 West, formerly a member of the church at Stafford.

Mrs. Mary E. Keama. 507 N. Main, good cleaning up.

Let us stand by them and help to bring: about a pure city life..

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Years Available:
1900-1900