Church Worker du lieu suivant : Chase, Kansas • 4

OBITUARIES. Issued Monthly, 25 cents Per Year. W. E. WOODWARD, PASTOR M.

E. CHURCH, EDITOR. Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post-Office at Chase, Kansas, FEBRUARY, 1894. FEBRUARY, 1894. Hither and Thither.

The Ladies'. Aid Society has $125 in its treasury. Bro. Ansel Ernst was baptized on Sunday morning, February 18. Our prayermeeting has averged forty five persons in.

attendance, during the last four weeks. Rev. E. B. Ellis has been holding evening meetings for Bible study during the last seven days.

Mrs. W. H. Beaty has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. Christopher. She lives in Maza, North Dakota. A brief historical sketch of our home church appears on the third page of this issue. Cut it out, and put it away for future use.

On Friday evening, February 2, Christian Endeavor Day was observed at the Congregational church. The exercises were indeed excellent. On the second page of this number, you will find our church directory, revised up to date. Is your name on, any commitee for next year? Look and see. On Sunday morning, January 14, Sister Genivieve Lecrone was received into the church on probation.

Genivieve, was converted at our meeting last fall. Rev. R. J. Davis occupied our pulpit on Sunday evening.

January 14, during our absence at Lyons, where we had gone to take the presiding elder to his appointment. On Monday evening, January 29, D. M. Jessup, an ex- con vict from the Kansas penitentiary, delivered a lecture in, the Christian church on "Five years in Prison." Rev. G.

H. Woodhull, a former pastor of the Congregational church, occupied his old pulpit on Sunday evening February 4. He is greatly beloved by his old time parishioners. The Chase RECORD has been purchased by G. W.

Loman. C. O. Smith, the present editor, will move to the Strip in the spring. Bro.

Smith, in his connection with the CHURCH WORKER, as its printer. has been uniformely kind, honest, and competent. We wish bim much happiness in his new home. Bro. Loman is not a new hand in journalism, having operated the RECORD plant in former years.

He will resume the editorship in March. May success again attend him. S. Lewis was born in Madison county, Kentucky, June 15, 1872, and died in Chase, Rice county, Kansas, February 3, 1894, aged 21 years, 7 months and 19 days, In 1886 he came, with his father's family, to Kansas, settling in Greenwood county, from on here, making their home on a farm seven miles -west of this place. Some two years ago, they moved into town to give the two girls the advantages of our excellent public schools.

Leslie found employment for a time with Geo. H. Orr. In February, 1893, just one year ago, his heart was filled with the peace, a which revival passeth held all at the understand- Congregational church in this city Shortly after his conversion he. united with the Congregational church, since which time, he has lived a consistent christian life.

Last September he joined the run into the Cherokee Strip, and secured a fine claim near Pond Creek. He returned to Chase in November, expecting to go back to his claim in the early spring. But all his earthly hopes have come to naught. Consumption had already fastened its clutches upon him. After ling.

ering for three long months, now lured on by hope, then cast down by despair, he went to make his home in a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. The funeral services were held in. the Methodist Episcopal church, Chase, Kansas, the funeral sermon being preached by Rev. G. H.

Woodbull, a former pastor of the Congregational church. -LEITH-Margarett Smith Leith was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, November 27, 1814, and died near Chase, Kansas, ruary 14, 1894, aged 79 years, 2 months, and 18 days. In early life she moved with her parents to Ohio, where she was married, in 1834, to James Leith. Before leaving Ohio, she gave her heart to God, and united with the Presbyterian church. In 1844, they removed to Illinois.

Twelve years later, they went on to Iowa. In 1882 they came to Rice county, Kansas, making their home on a farm three miles south- west of Chase. Twelve years ago, one year after reaching their new home, her husband was called away, after living 48 years with her in holy wedlock. Since her companion's death she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Annie Leadley, near her old home.

She was the mother of seven children, six of whom survive to mourn their aged mother's death. H. Leith, our fellow townsman, is her eldest son. Her death was caused by lagrippe, contracted a few months ago, from which she was not able to rally. She toid us ten days before she died, that she was trusting in Jesus.

The funeral sermon was preached at the fawily residence by Rev. W. E. Woodward, and she was laid away to rest in the Raymond cemetery, Denominational Statistics. According to the United States census for 1890, the eighteen lead.

ing religious organizations in this county have a membership as fol lows: 1. Roman Catholic, 2. Methodist, 3. Baptist, GEO. C.

CHRISTOPHER, DEALER IN IMPLEMENTS and GROGERIES, CHASE, KANSAS. LYONS EXCHANGE BANK. Lyons, Kansas, Capital Surplus $4,000 A General Banking Business is Transacted K. MONROE CO. -healers inGENERAL MERCHANDISE, and WHOLESALE PRODUCE SHIPPERS.

We sell for cash or exchange goods for Produce. We think we can sell goods -CHEAPAnd pay you as much for your produce as any house in Rice county; Call and examine our stock and we will do you good. J. K. MONROE CHASE, KANS.

Wells, Wells. Wells. I will be here until MARCH 1st. and am prepared to bore your wells on short notice. Prices as low as the lowest.

Pumps and Windmills. E. T. DAVIS. CHASE.

KANSAS. State Bank of Chase. H. L. MARSHALL, Cashier.

A General Banking Business Transacted CHASE, KANS. 3,593,766. 4 Presbyterian, 5. Lutheran, 6. Disciples 7.

Protest. Episcopal, 054; 8. Congregational. 9. Reformed, 10.

United Brethren, 11. Evangelical, 133.313; 12. Jews, 13. Friends, 14. Unitarian, 749; 15.

Universalist, 16. Spiritualist, 17. Christian Scientist, 18. Salvation Army, 8,662. Of course, in these figures such denominations as are indentical in doctrines, and similar otherwise are classed under the same heading.

GEO. ORR, Deals in Wind mills, Pumps and does all kinds of Pump Repairing. Also keeps best grades of Machine Oils on the market. M. ISENHAUER (In Baur's Harness Shop.) BOOT AND- SHOE REPAIRING.

T. A. BAVINGTON, BAKERY, RESTAURANT ICE CREAM PARLOR. Northeast Cor. Square LYONS, KANSAS.

FOR FURNITURE, CARPETS WINDOW SHADES, PICTURE FRAMES. CHILDRENS' CARRIAGES, SEWING MACHINES, GO TO CRAWFORD DEUPREE, LyoNs, Kansas. JAMES BROS. Dealers in all kinds of CRAIN and COAL. CHASE, KANSAS.

H. W. SCHROEDER, HARDWARE, STOVES, TINWARE and CUTLERY, Tinshop in Connection. When in town put up at Orr's Livery Stable, Chase, Kans. STILL LOANING.

Notwithstanding the stringency of the money market I am still prepared to take all First Class Farm Loans. M. L. GRIMES. Lyons, Kans,.