Methodist Lever from South Haven, Kansas • 1

"Holiness unto the Lord.5' Zeoh. No. 5. SOUTH HAVEN, KA.NS-, OCTOBER, 1894. Vol.

1. 3CetKodist ever; Published Monthly in the interest of the Charge at SOUTH HAVEN, KAN. Come old and young, both rich and poor. Christ our Saviour stands with an open door. Come sick, come well, the story to tell.

The blood of Jesus can make you well. Affectionately, Your pastor and friend, J. A. Holmes. Free Methodist buildings, 14; membership, 830.

Associate Presbyterian buildings, membership, 100. OBITUARY. John Carl Hoppel, infant son of Mr." and Mrs. Henry Hoppel, died September 0th, at the residence of Mr. John Hoppel, of this city.

Carl was a bright boy, and much beloved by his parents and grandparents. We extend our sympathy. Rev. J. A.

Holmes, Editor. Subscription Bates. Single copy for one .25 cents Clubs of five $1.00 Entered at the post office at Sooth Haven. as second-class mail matter. In the swamps of the wild prairies fifty years ago, we new behold a city of 1,500,000 inhabitants.

In this city 140 Methodist churches are built at a cost of more than $1,750,000. With a membership of 22,000 for the last year in this city the Methodists have built one church every month. (Chicago.) But what of the country that was once known as the great American desert? now developed into beautiful farms, large cities and railroad centers, and dotted with churches and schoolhouses. The church membership of Kansas, as taken from the government reports of 1890, is as follows: Methodist buildings, 734 membership, Catholic buildings, 271 membership, Baptist buildings, 203; membership 32,698. Christian buildings, 190 membership, 25,200.

Presbyterian buildings, 207; membership, 24,050. Lutheran buildings, 139; membership, 15,033. Congregational buildings, 152 membership, 11,945. Friends buildings, 50; membership, 8,257. United Brethren buildings, 47; membership, 5,745.

Through the kindness of Bro. C. L. Crookham we have received the Carrollton papers which contained the notice of the death of Bro. Samuel Adkinson, a former member of this church, and one of its first officials.

Bro. Adkin-son was a true soldier, both under the flag of his country and the banner of the cross. We cannot repeat all congratulations, but it is a fact that a bright baby boy came totbe parsonage, Sunday, Anguot 2nd. Our prayers are that he may be spared and grow into manhood, and deserve all the good things said about him and we hope some day that he will take up our work and do better than we have done or hope to do. While we are praying for this we are informed that nineteen out of every twenty preachers in the Michigan Conference are sons of Methodist preachers.

His name is Ralph Mallalieu. Rev. J. A. Hyden will preach A LETTER FROM THE PASTOR.

Dear Brother and Sister: This is the month that we are expecting to begin special the conversion of the unsaved and the building up of believers in the Christian faith; we are praying for a refreshing from the presence of the Lord. 1. We earnestly request all our members to lay aside everything as far as possible, and put your whole soul, mind, and strength into the meeting. 2. We invite all Christian people to come and feel at home, do all the good you can, and receive good.

3. To the unsaved friends, we most earnestly invite you to come. Our prayers are that this may be the time and place when you may be able to sing, Happy day when Jesus washed my sins away." Brother and sister, you have it within your own power to make this the grandest meeting of all your lives. Come one, come all, to the gospel call, Both little and big: there is room for all. Come every night, both dark and light, The spirit of llsht can lead you right for us Nov.

25th in behalf of the veterans of the church,.