Clay Center District News from Clay Center, Kansas • 4

District Missionary in India. On Nov. 15th the wedding anni- LEONARD VILLE. Another conference year is almost gone. While we have not done all we wanted to do, some things have been done and the work is advancing.

During the year some souls have been saved and some have been added to the church. The Sunday school seems to be taking on now life. Harry Colwell is our new superintendent. The teachers meet each Thursday evening to discuss the lessons. H.

Dief-endorf their teacher. The Epworth League renders a good program each Sunday evening. Much has been done this year in the way of repairs. Here the Ladies' Aid Society deserves much credit. The Aid is naver idle, it has made over three hundred dollars this year.

This is a fine record for the number in the society as it is small. Leonardville has less than sixty resident and, many of these are children, leaving a very few to meet all obligations. We must say that they do well. We will have some money to report to conference on the different claims. We think people will make a very good showing on this year's work.

They have been loyal to their boxes sold well, enabling the League to add $15 to their treasury. Fve ot the classes of our Sunday school are entering into a contest for the month of February. Each pupil is given so many points for attendance, for bringing their quarterly, for being on time and for studying their lesson at Each new pupil counts so many points for the class. At. the close of the contest the two classes receiving the smallest number of points are to entertain the other classes.

The members of the classes and their teachers are taking quite an interest in the contest. II A 1)1) AM AM) HANOVER. HANOVER. On account of ill health, Mrs. Taft resigned the superintendency of the Sunday school and Prof.

Kuntz is carrying the work on very efficiently. Miss Margaret Wermich, another teacher, is doing good work as president of the Epworth League. The league is organizing a class in mission study. A pie social was given by the league a short time ago. The Ladies' Aid society is making strenuous efforts to pay for improvements made upon the church and is succeeding admirably.

CENTRALIA. There have been two pastors appointed to this charge this year. The Rev. A. L.

Tainter, having been appointed by Bishop Smith at the conference last March, who served the charge until October, when he was placed in charge of Marys-ville and moved immediately to the field. The Rev. E. L. Geyer was secured to fill the vacancy at Centralis the remainder of the conference year.

He took charge October 29th and moved on to the charge. He found a nice bunch of people and was very graciously receiveld and both pastor and people seemed very much pleased. After the pastor was settled, on-3 evening, an unexpected crowd came to the parsonage and gave the new pastor a gratuitous pounding, that was not hard to endure, but most graciously received. The charge is in a flourishing condition with a membership of 2 89 and a Sunday school with an average attendance of 150, an Epworth League and Ladies' Aid Society. Every department of church work is in fair condition, with splendid prospects for future success.

Centralia is a church going community and has a population of a-bcut 700 and only two churches to support. Hence a good opportunity to do good work. A few weeks revival resulted in three conversions and strengthening of the church in general. We expect the Benevolences to be paid in full. MARYS VILLE.

Pres. W. N. Mason of Baker University' was a recent Marysville visitor. The Sunday school under the energetic leadership of J.

J. Smith, as superintendent, is promising larger things for the future. An orchestra has been organized that will add much to the attractiveness of the school. The classes are- catching the spirit of organization which always brings added interest and and the general tone of the school is one of aggressiveness. The Epworth League is carrying on a bible study class in Phillippians which is proving very interesting and helpful." Miss Nellie Billingsly is the leader.

Prof. Ostrum of K. S. A. who came up to Marysville to address the Sunday afternoon Men's Meeting on Feb 9th.

cave our people a fine pastor. During the year they have Friends at Hanover made the him abundantly. Many tor and wife a nice Christmas do-outside of the church have assisted nation. The Sunday school had a on pastor's salary and donations. nice program and Christmas tree.

Two or three of our families ara HADDAM. going to move to Southern Texas, The Ladies' Aid Society has re- versary of the pastor and his wife, the members and friends, gave them a great surprise. More than one hundred people assembled at the basement of the church and after a delightful social hour and a delicious supper, presented them with a very handsome set of Bavarian table china. Again on Feb. 1st, our friends took us by complete surprise and gave us a "pounding" which' left no sore, spots, but left us with a well filled larder and some cash'.

GREEN LEAF. The Ladies' Aid Society of Ash Creek have raised money for the fencing and laying of cement walks to the church, and are waiting for weather that will permit the work to be done. This will complete the work and make it one of the finest country church properties anywhere in these parts. Rev. H.

S. White helped the pastor in meetings at Greenleaf for three weeks in November. The sermons were very able and helpful and every one had the right ring of the gospel truths. The church was helped and strengthened spiritually, as every one will be who gives the gospel a chance at their lives. Meetings were held at Ash Creek and Beaver Creek which resulted in five accessions to the church and a deepening of the spiritual life in believers.

Death has entered two of the homes of the charge since the last issue of The News. Sister J. Parker of Greenleaf and Sister Melissa Vio-lett of Ash 'Creek, who died in the faith. Good congregations greej; the pastor at every church and the work is closing up for the year very nicely. OXAGA.

A two weeks' revival meeting has been held at Onaga this quarter, Rev. B. R. Smith. of Soldier did the preaching.

While the visible results were not great the general uplift was good. Miss Viola Troutman of Topeka visited us in January and organized a AVoman's Foreign Missionary society. With Mrs. G. W.

Clark as president, Mrs. Frank Gurtler, Secretary and Miss Bess Treasurer. The Sunday school has now Mr. Wesley Gurtler for superintendent, but as he is wintering in California, the assistant, Mr. Charles Crumbak-er, has charge of the school.

The Rolling Prairie Sunday school suspended for the winter but will re-- snme activities in March. JUST KEEP OX KEEPIX' ON. elected all it3 officers and is busy. The Sunday school is increasing in interest. The Christmas program given was up to the usual high standard.

Miss Griffiths, our District Deaconess, rendered us a week of very-helpful service. Prof. MoCulloch has kindly filled appointments for the pastor. We would like to see the professor on a charge, if Providence should lead him in that direction. The Epworth League meets regularly and the prayer meetings are sustained, We are nearing the end of our third year upon Haddam and Hanover charge and as we look back over these years they seem pleasant to us.

AXTELL. Spiritually, Axtell is doing well. The prayer meetings have more than trebled in attendance since the holidays. The Epworth League has never been as prosperous and spiritual as now. There were three Epworth Heralds taken last year now there are twelve.

There were seven We are very sorry to lose them and their help. We wish for them the best of success as they go to dwell where the gardens grow and flourish in, winter and where the flowers bloom all the year. Now as we look back over the passing year, let us not be discouraged, neither should we be satisfied to make it a model. May we profit by our mistakes and be determined to reach a higher goal in the future. If God moves the work, at which we aim a little higher, let that give men courage, for 'tis his assurance of your ability to do greater things.

I hope to see all the pastors of Clay Center district at conference, wearing smiling faces, and may our District Superintendent be so well pleased that he will laugh out in cabinet meeting. MAHASKA. The Ladies' Aid Society at a recent meeting re-elected the same officers for the ensuing year. Brother Grant Morey has been elected delegate to the Laymen's association at Lawrence, March 7-8. Since our last report death has come into our midst and taken one from our number in the person of W.

R. Lowrie, Brother Lowrie was a good man. He was a soldier in every sense of the word and went to his reward Thursday night, Jan. 23. Funeral services were held the following Sunday from the Methodist church, conducted by Rev.

G. G. Morrison of Reynolds. Nebr. The large crowd that attended his funeral showed the high esteem in which our brother was held as a address that Sunday morning on "The Faith That Wins." Owing to the heavy financial bur Central Christian Advocates taken last year now there are thirteen.

The Sunday school under the masterful management of W. S. Mc Knight, is doing splendid work. Axtell is blessed with one of the best and most zealous Aid Societies that it has been our privilege to meet. And under the direction of the president, Mrs.

Bessie Harrison, they have accomplished great things this year. The crop failure of the past three years has crippled the work finan- den being carried by our people the benevolences will not be in full but will probably be slightly in advance of last year. MORGAN VILLE. Nothing unusual or startling has taken place on the Morganville charge this quarter though all the interests of the work have been looked after and some things have teen accomplished. In the fall a meeting was held at Shiloh in which the pastor was ably assisted by Rev.

E. O. Johnson of Enterprise. The Junior League, under the care of Mrs. G.

I. Bodine, junior superintendent, has prospered. They have been studying the benevolent work of the church and have contributed ten dollars to the regular benevolences and five dollars towards the thirty pledged by the.Ep-werth League for the support of a If the day looks kinder gloomy And yer chances kinder slim, If the situation's puzzlin' An' the prospects awful grim, And perplexities keep pressing Till all hope is nearly gone, Just bristle up and grit your teeth, And keep on keepin' on. There ain't no use in growlin' And grumblin all the time, When music's ringing everywhere, And everything's In rhyme. Just keep on smiling cheerfully, If hope is nearly gone, Just bristle up and grit your And keep on keepin' on.

Exchange. Christian citizen. The pastor and family spent a i cially and prevents the correspond- ing healthy showing that the spiritual indicates. The church remembered the pastor and family during the holidays with presents and cash to about $25.00. A patrol of "Boy Scouts" has been organized.

very pleasant day recently in the home of Miss Clara and brother John- Gwin. The Epworth League gave a box social at the city hall Thursday evening, Jan. 30th. There was a good attendance for the night and the.