Church Worker from Chase, Kansas • 1

(IK Vol, 1. CHASE, KANSAS, JANUARY, 1894. No. G. Words Fitly Bpokfn.

Watch Night Meeting, About two hundred and fifty people assembled at our church, on Sunday evening, Dec. 31, at nine o'clock, to participate in the exercises arranged for the occasion. The Congregational people, having dismissed their own services, met pher, Ella Haas, II. Maberry, Mary Monroe, Walter James, Elton Hopkins, and the pastor. Memory beyond the Grave.

Psychology teaches us that a thought once fixed in the memo can never be eradicated, and that Thd jwgregational Retyai. The christian people general were invited to observe the week of prayer at the Congregational Church, beginning on Monday evening January 1. Rev. C. T.

Young was the leader for Monday evening, Rev. F. J. Griffith for Tuesday evening, Rev. C.

G. Howell for Wednesday evening, and the writer, for Thursday evening. During these four evenings the average attendance exceeded one hundred. On Friday evening, according to previous arrangements, Rev, Severance an evangelist from Wichita, Kansas, began a- series of 'pentecostal What is morally wrong can never be politically right. The dramshop is tho recruiting rendezvous of hell.

Wilbur Fiske. The lawless liqour traffic is sap ping the foundation of this republic. Bishop John Ireland. I hardly know any more potent cause of disease than alcohol. Sia Wm.

Gull, M. D. Red wine, but unfermented was used at the passover. Very Rev. Barn ett Clarke, A.

M. While the doors of the public house are open, those who have money will enter and buy drink. Lancet. It is prcpool5rou3 to bo against alcohol in other places and welcome it on the Lord's table. Hon.

riTT Smith. Wine means primarily the jui and often, aS I believe, the unfn merited juice of the grape. Akc; deacon F. W. Farrar.

From this we fipd that wine an ciently was the more expressed juice of the grapo withont fcrmcn tation. Dr. Adam Clarke. All the ciiines on earth uJ'imt lestrey so many of the human race, nor alienate so much property -as drunkeness. Lord Bacon.

Tho liquor traffic is to day the heaviest clog upon progress and tho deepest disgrace of the nineteenth century. New York Taw- UNK. It is the duty of the government to make it easy for the plo to do right and eliflicult for the people-to do wrong. 1 Ion. W.

E. Glad STONE. Have You Spoken? A young laely was accustomed to call upon a sick friend where a little child became much attached to her. She often stopped to talk with tho little girl alxmt ordinary matters. Oiio day, looking down in tho thoughtful, loving eyes, under a sudden impulse she asked: "My darling, do you lovo Jesus?" The child stopped abruptly, drew her into a room which they were passing shut the door, and clinging closely to Icr, burst into a Mood of tears.

Looking up at last with glad face, t-he paid: Miss Alice, 1 have been praying for fix that you would peak to mo abou Jesus, and now you have done Whenever you came, lexpected hear you say something, and I was beginning lo think that you never would." Rain'rf Horn. with us. lhe.nrosram consisted of bible readings, brief sermons, gospel songs and recitations. Ihe pastor presided. Appropriate addresses were delivered by Revs.

F. J. Griffith, G. Howell, C. T.

Young arid S. P. Monroe. Select readings were rendered by Miss Anna WieJand ana Miss JNellie Harding. Bro.

J. W. Maberry, at present a layman, added his quota to the occasion. About loO ueoule staid until the meeting closed. The last half hour was devoted to personal consecration.

When our strong sweet bell rang out on tho midnight air, pro claiming the old year gone, and the new year at hand, were on our knees, communing with God. What the Liquor Men are Doing The United States government expends four hundred million dol- lars annually for the punishment of criminals. If Massachusetts fairly represents tho situation all over the country 84 per cent of this amount is chargeable to the Juiuor traffic. Peoria III. cniovs the unsavory distinction of making more whiskey than any other two cities in the world Oiir country contains 2.0,00'1 saloons.

On an aveage eacn saloon receives into its coffers fifteen dollars per day. Hemtc the amount paid into the sa loons per day is $3,750,000. The drink bill for one year is according found to bo During tho- last fiscal year, 2G, bushels of grain were used in making distilled liquors in this country alone Liouor drinking bears a close relation lo crime. Out of 4,030 criminals convicted in tho Canadian courts during the proceeding year, only 132 were to tal absUiners. The Beer annually consumed in the United States is sixteen gallons for every nlan, woman, and child The' world contains 51,000 Of this numlicr 20,210 arc located in Germany.

Orange Bhssoms. On Thursday evening, December 28. 1803, at the Methodist Epieco pal parsonage, Chase, Kansas, Mr. John Peterson and Mis Carrie A. Kecsling were united in mar riage by Rev.

W. E. Woodward. The newly wedded couple will make their home on a farm five it only requires the pr oper chain of: circumstances to bring the thought vividly before us aga'u. How gladly would" we blot many passages in our lives had we only the power.

In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, after the rich man had died and was in torment, applied for help rom Lazarus, when Abraham said: ife time received thy good lungs." He remembered his old home and five brothers. Now if his establish the. fact that memory is carried beyond tho grave, think of the remorso endured by souls who have constantly turned a deaf ear to alJ the entreaties of God's servants, trampled over mothers prayers, hardened, their hearts against the gentle wooings of the Holy Spirit, and rejected Christ as their personal Gospel Gleaner. The Christian Church Revival. In our last number, wc reported twenty three "members taken in from the world, and twelve received from other churches.

The meet- ingn continued seven days after this report was made, and seven morowcro taken into the church. Following arc their names. Grace Smith, Hiram Markle, Herbert Fortna, Malcolm Loman, Clinton Green, Mrs. Hiram Markle, and Lcc Green. The meetings closed on Sunday evening, December 21, after having run twenty two days.

The" whole number taken into the Church was fortv two. The breth ren went from here to Lansing, Kansas, where they expected to re sumo their Wc were in formed not long since that their work- there was rewarded with twenty eight accessions to the church. Hurrah for Samoz, Tho King of Samoa is determin ed that his subject shall be sober. He lias issued the following order: "No Fpiritous, vinous, or fermented drinks, whatever, shall bo Fold, given or offered to be bought or bartered by Sauioan, or Pacific Islander resident in Samoa. Sterling He is an unusually fluent1 speaker; and large throngs waited upon his ministry.

On the follow-Sunday the services were transferred to our church' for the better accommodation of the great crowds. On Sunday afternoon the preacher delivered a sermon to the children. On Monday the meetings were taken back to the Congregational Church, where they continued until the seven days, for which the evangelist had been engaged, bad come to an end. Ho then went, in company with lie v. C.T.

Young, to Little River, where he will devote another to the Lord's work. Much good was done among the Christian-people. The. preacher is at his best when he is talking about the Holy The church need nothing so much as ihc outpouring of the Holy Ghost. i Our Church Papers.

Our annual canvass for the church papers resulted as follows: The Central Christian Advocate will visit Rev. F. J. Griffith, Rev. U.

J. Davis, Rev. S. P. Monroe, II.

W. Benson. Thos. C. Christopher, Anna Doran, Mrs.

W. V. Enfield, J. Christopher, Mrs Rebecca Doran, Thos. Handy, W.

H. Ernst, Win. Haxton, Mrs. X.J. Honkins, W.

1). Mcharland, J. Monroe, Samuel Sanderson, Will Smith' J. S. Monroe, bchono vcr, T.

P. Smith, W. C. WiHard and the pastor. The North eslcm Christian Advocate will come to Rev.

B. P. Monroe, and I. N. Smith.

The Western Christian Advocate will be read by A. E. James. The Central has accordingly 23 subscri the North Western 2, and the Western 1. Annie b.

Swain's mag azino. "Woman At will come to Grace Enfield and Rhoda Ernst. The Western Methodist comes to II. A. Mabcrry, and the pastor.

The Epworth', Herald is miles to the Eoulh-east. now visiting G. C. Chnslo.