The Woodbine Tidings from Woodbine, Kansas • 1

THE WOODBINE TIDINGS. VOLUME I. WOODBINE, KANSAS, MAY 25, 1889. NUMBER 1. WOODBINE.

Sunday School at 10 o'clock a. m. Superintendent F. A. Conant.

Preaching, Sunday, May 26th, at 11 o'clock. Preaching, Friday, May 31st, at 8:30 p. m. ENTERPRISE. Prayer Meeting, Thursday, at 7:30 p.

in. Teachers' Meeting, Thursday, 8:30 p. m. Sunday School, 2 o'clock p. m.

Preaching every Sunday at 7.30 p.m Meeting of Ladies' Auxiliary at the residence of Mrs. Dr. Mcliill, on Wednesday. May 29th, at 2 p. m.

FAIRVIEW. Sunday School at 10 o'clock a. m. Superintendent J. VV.

Gibson. Preaching, Friday, May 24, 8 p. m. Preaching Memorial Sermon on Sunday, June 2d, 11 a. m.

CARLTON. Preaching, Saturday, June 1st, at 8 p. m. Subject: "A Hard Case." EUREKA. Preaching, Sunday, June 2d, at 3 p.

m. A. NATHAN, Pastor in Charge, friend Dr. Pattin opened his hospitable doors to us and entertained us royally. We act here as janitor, usher, chorister and preacher.

Our meetiDgs are held in the hall, which we use through the kindness of Mr. Watts. A large audience filled the hall and listened very attentively to a discourse on "Hypocrites." May the Lord cleanse Carlton from all such evils. Fairview church we found blown down by Thursday's cyclone, so that it was unfit for use. The damage is calculated to be about $600, and is, we believe, covered by insurance.

Our services are consequently being held in the school house. In spite of the misfortune that has befallen this church, all seemed to be in a smiling mood, and after a successful session of the Sunday School, superintended by Rev. J. W. Gibson, we preached from First Thessalonians, v-16 "Rejoice Evermore." The Lord gave us this blessing and we trust the congregation separated to their homes, intending to banish long faces forever.

Brother and Sister Tweed were received into the church and we all were impressed with the solemn responsibilities and privileges of church membership. After a hurried lunch for ourselves and team we proceeded as fast as we could go, which is not a 2:40 speed, to Eureka school house. High water and bad roads made us a little late. We found the house full of appreciative listeners, and did the best in our power to picture to them true religion. Commending the good people to God's care, we hastened back to Enterprise.

Every seat is occupied and people are coming in. God grant that they may all enter the pearly gates of heaven. Our subject was "The Good Samaritan;" it filled our own hearts with admiration for the true and noble and with disgust for the hypocritical and false. Thus ends a successful week's work in the vineyard of God. o- Children's day occurs June 9th, and preparations are being made in most churches for its observance.

A monthly paper is published in Omaha, for the purpose of aiding the progress of religion and morality in the standing army of the United States. RKLIUIOUM TOTE. There are over 80 Sunday Schools in Dickinson county. The next international convention of the Y. M.

C. A. will bo held at Kansas City, Mo. The general conference of the United Brethren church is now in session at York, Pa. The Ministerial Association of Junction City district convened last Tuesday evening, at (May Center, with Presiding Elder Madison in the chair.

Dickinson county Sunday School convention held at Enterprise last week was a success. Rev. Bright, the State Secretary, delivered two fine addresses. There will be three Chautauqua assemblies in Kansas this year: Ottawa, Topeka and Winfield. Most eminent speakers and lecturers have been provided for each.

Few people know that there are about thirty-four commissioned Chaplains in the United States army, while we have over 125 regular posts. Let us have an increase. The great publishing and book concern of the Methodist Episcopal church, celebrates its one hundredth birthday this month, and makes the following record, of which it surely need not be ashamed: 100 years ago it began with nothing but a debt for borrowed money; but for 100 years has paid its creditors 100 cents on the dollar; for 100 years has sold 100 cents worth for a dollar; and yet for 100 years has paid for the M. E. church an average of $15,000 per year; and in its 100th year it pays for worn-out preachers $1,000 for every year of its existence, and running its average up to $16,000 per year for the full 100 years, saving the church a direct tax of $1,600,000.

For 100 years its presses have proclaimed present salvation for every penitent. For 100 years its aid has kept the pulpit on the frontier line. For 100 years its publications have followed and cheered the pioneer. For 100 years it has preserved the unity of Methodist doctrine. For 100 years it has stood by the Republic and the people.

For 100 years it has supported free institutions, a free church, a free pulpit, free conscience, and free schools. AKOI THE CIRCUIT. Very fortunately our week's work always commences with the Thursday night prayer meeting at Enterprise, where we receive much strength for our trip. Thursday night of last week we had arranged for Rev. L.

E. Betts to fill our pulpit at Enterprise, but on account of the severe htorm the service was omitted. On Friday we were making preparations to go to Woodbine bj rail, when the word came that bridges and culverts being washed out, the trains would not run that day. We were disappointed in not being able to fill our engagement, but concluded that the Lord knew best how to iun the weather. Our next point was Carlton, which we reached after a long and tiresome drive Saturday evening.

At this place we have but very few members but hope for better things in the future; nothing but a very pressing invitation could have induced us to add Carlton to our already extensive work; however, if the Lord uses us as a humble instrument in his hands for bringing souls to Christ, we shall never regret the work Our kind.