Winfield Monthly Herald from Winfield, Kansas • 1

QJ. r-r No. 3. SEPTEMBER, 1891. Vol.

2 locals. Mi loniy HeralilJ Hudson Bros, are willing to spend fnblished by the FiretBaptist ChurcL of Wlnfield Iter. Geo. F.Wrlgbt. EDITOR.

703 Church Street SUBSCRIPTHW PRICE, 25 CENTS A YEAR. a part of their earnings for the good of the public. They have erected a ters and one son, came to Winfield in March, 1884, and for over seven years has lived in our midst. During his life time he has occupied positions of honor and trust, not only in temporal affairs but spiritual as well. He was one of the constituent members of several Baptist Churches in Indiana, and during the years of 56 to 64 he was the deacon that it would be his chief joy to proclaim the message.

Such preaching would soon fill all the pews and ere long the buildings would have to me down and give place to larger ones. But this was not all. No one should try to teach, to practice law or medicine, to be a merchant or mechanic, or to try to do business of any kind. Unless bur hearts and minds are enlisted in our business to large 500 pound bell over their store, striking the hours and half hours, day and night can be heard all over the city, and hundreds of clocks and watches are regulated every day of our brother Rev. J.

C. Post, who assisted in the funeral services. Jle such a degree that our work becomes was always very much interested in a pleasure and we take hold of it with by the striking of this bell. They have a fine assortment of Clocks, Watches and Jewelery. They are pleased to show their goods whether you buy or not.

the educational work and not only hoy, we cannot make a grand success, subscribed the amount necessary to but will have to take our places constitute himself a life member of among the little and unknown men Morgan Park Theological Seminary, and women of our calling or profes- but he also made several of his oas- sion. LAYMAN. Over 100 delegates and visitors were present at the association. The pastor wishes to express his thanks to the committees and tors life He has ever tri ed to live a consistent Christian life; CHURCH DIRB STORY, MY FATHER" KNOWS. In one of the public schools of a and during the twelve weeks of confinement to his bed he did not mur large city, while the school was in session, a transom 'window fell out mur or complain.

During the many I members for performing their part so well in entertaining the friends at the association. 1 The Walnut Valley Baptist Association in connection with the Ministerial and Layman's Quarterly Conference and the Ladies' Home visits of his never expressed with a crash. By some means the a doubt about his final triumph and cry 0f "fire' Was raised, and 'a terri-victory, at last. ble panic ensued. The scholars Wednesday morning at 8:30, sur- rushed into the street, shrieking in rounded by his relatives and friends wnd dismay.

The alarm extended and Foreign Missionary Conference, held its twenty-first Annual session with thelst Baptist Church at Win: he went to sleep Jesus. His spirit to the teachers, also, one of whom, a took its flight to the God who gave yoUng lady, actually jumped from Pastor-Rev. Geo. P. Wright, Residence, 703 Church St.

Clerk-J. A. Wood. Treasurer J. A.

Smith. Collector-B, F.Wood. Trustees-J. A. Smith, S.

C. Smith, E. P. 'Hickok, M. L.

Wortman and 0. J. Jones. Deacons -B. P.

Wood, II. B. Miller, D. S. Sher-rard, Isaac WicofiE and W.

E. Jimison. Chorister Prof. L. M.

Gordon. Organist -Mian Millie Chandler. Ushers for South Side 1. H. biverd Assistant, Carey Wood- Usher for North Side Dr.

M. L. Wortman. Assistant, Charles Wicoff. SUNDAY, SCHOOL.

Superintendent Prof. J. A. Wood; Assistant Superintendent, Prof. E.

P. Hickok; Secretary, h. R. Birdsell Assistant Secretary, Albert Cheney. SERVICES.

Bunday School, 9:30 a. in. Preachinc 11 a. m. and 8 p.

m. Youug People's meeting, Sunday evenng bo-tore preaching Regular Prayer meeting, every Wednesday evening. Covenant meeting, ednesday evening before the first Sunday in each month. Communion, first Sunday in each month after morning service. Quarterly Business meeting, first Monday evening in January, April, July and October.

Ttie pastor and wife will be at home on luesday afternoons to receive any who may choose to cmII. The pastors reserve the forenoons of each day except Monday for his study. it to that happy meeting with the the window. Among hundreds of field, Aug. 25, 26, 27 and, 28.

The meetiners were full of interest arid loved ones who had gone before. children with whom the building was CP heartily enjoyed, especially the Ladies' meeting, Wednesday evening and Young People's meeting, Thurs crowded, was one girl, among the best in the school, who, through all the frightful scene, maintained' en- fira nntnnneii va Tria vVlnv in floor! DON'T TRY. day evening. On July 12th, 1891, the minister i i. Rev.

J. N. Clark, D. 'of Kan sas City, gave' us a stirring address, Tues. on "Baptist Mission," in his sermon said, "We should not 'i try to be Christians.

It was a i i-t moved not. After order had been strange statement and immediately i restored, and her companions had and Revs Frankly Johnson, D. Pres. of Ottawa University, preach iiijr aitcuuiuu woo cmutcu Uu been DroUght back to their nlaces.the ity aroused to know how he would Luestion was asked her, how she camo ed an excellent seririon, Wednesday, and Rev; J. M.

Via of Oxford, gave explain his position. The explana- to sit so stiii without anparent alai in us an earnest, practical 'sermon on tion in substance was this: "When rxrhU wna In annn a The following committees have been appointed for 1891: Baptism Mrs. Anna M. Wright, Miss Minta Garrett, Miss Jessie Stretch' Miss Alice Miller, Miss Iva i). Crane, V.

E. Jimison, 11. B. Miller, Walter Craue and Willie Lamport. Scnday School WouK-Prof.

J. A. Wood, Prof. R. A.

Owen, J. Kowland. Mrs. Bertha Frey, Misi Martha Hail. KiruvtKr.

nEPKTVIVfl. AND INTRODUCING StR ANG one forces himself to do a thing, the fright. giving." Rev. Geo. P.

Wright of Winfield, effort makes itself visible and that "My father," said she, "is a fire- mars the effect. Again the Chris man. ana Knows what to do in such was elected Moderator, and A. D. Phelps of Wichita, Clerk.

ERS Mrs. N. J. Newhouse, Mrs. William Wilhur.

Mrs. Evil Littell. Mrs. MttTtPiret Tet- tian life should be as the stream which without any effort, flows on er.Mrs.T. V.Lamport, Mrs.

A. B. Ariiient, Lizzie Harrod. Misa Pearl Martin. Miss The next session is to be held with a case, and he told me if there was an alarm of fire in the school, I must iust sit What a beautiful Celhm Bliss, H.

H. Siverd, J. S.Mann, Charley from the fountain to the ocean. Wikoff. Emporia Avenue Baptist Church of flnriii.

(liTHitTvna Mrs. Ella Mann. Mrs. M. Wichita.

This was only a eide-thought in the illustration of faith! "My father Cordon, Mrs. Agnes Sillimnn, Mrs. Viishti Smith. Mrs. R.

L. Krenoh. Mrs. Col. Whiting.

Mrs. Harriet Wikoff, Mrs. Lnura Evans, Miss Blanch Emerick, Miss Maggie Herpicb, Miss sermon, out it was tne sermon to me. told me so, and my father knows!" It set me to thinking and more and This is the gist of the whole mat OBITUARY. Bertha Teter, H.

Itoberts, laddie liimseu, Carey Wood. Mtair! E. H. Bliss. L.

M. Gordan. Eugene more its truthfulness took hold of my ter implicit, unfaltering trust i heart. This view by no" means ex- TTooVn1v FotW Gentry. Mrs.

Wartman, Mrs, Laura Jonathan Stretch, was born in But Trout. ler county, Ohio, Nov. 7th, 1817. eludes temptations nor oppositions of 0 giCK Mrs. Rebecca Miller.

Mrs. Olive Armstrong Mrs flnrrio Phenix. Mrs. S. Glottfelter.

Mrs. a.ny nature which come in our path. The man will have verv. little Here lie uvea until years ot age C. Morgan, Mrs.

Mary Wood. Mrs. Sallie Martin.u A. D. Hendricks, A.

B. Arinent, A. The stream battles against the rocks, trouble with the devil who can over- P. Johnson, Moses Poor Doacons, and Mrs. Susie Miller, Mrs.

E. when his father and mother with five brothers and three sisters, moved to Battle Ground, Tippecanoe county, A. lyner, Jirs. jn annie jjiiss. Temperance Prof.

P. llickok, Mrs, E. the shifting sands and various other come himself. obstacles great and small, but still its Horse-racing, foot-racing, andball- flow is effortless. Yes, if any Chris- playing on Sunday, are bad things.

Cone. Mrs. Cora V. Adams. Indiana.

When 19 years of age, up Mm. E. P. Hinkok. Mis.

A. D. Hond Ilus tflnrnrw.u Arln.ins. Miss Etta on profession of his faith in the Lord nan lire is to do genuine, attractive Arment. Miss llosa Fayotte, Miss Lydia Tyner, Jesus Christ, he united with the Firs Advisory Committee Deacons, Trustees, Clerk and useful, it must be spontaneous, the No man can have right views out-flowing of the heart.

This was about redemption who has wrong 1 Baptist Church by baptism, at the Treasurer ouvu o. i-bb. iuun uu4icj Sooiety, II. Sillimun, S. Martin, Mr3.

hands of Rev. D. E. French. V.

Adams, Mrs. K. 11 iiliss, 4 the great thought, but my mind ran views about sin. on. The preacher talked as though The happiest of all men is the In Feb.

1849 he married Miss Home amo Statk Mission Collection lot Sunday in July, U. F. Wood, Miss Ida Byers and he were fulfilling an agreement and unpretending Christian whose chief Delila Knight, who departed this hie some ten years ago. Uou gave Pcbwoation Sooibtt Collection last Sunday in October O. J.Jones, Miss 0, Me rill and Miss Lillie Park.

"Address all communications for this paper to the Editor. them seven children to bless their married life of whom only three girls that made the sermon prosy; so the is lomaKe otnere mippy Dy i i vast them good, and who tries to in- thought came, no one should try to huan happines8 as a means of preachy His mmd should be so filled making them good. He only is the with tlTe subject in hand and in his true imitator of Christ, "who went and one son remains. Entered at the Post Office in Winfield, KaSBUj second class mail matter. Mr.

Stretch, with his three daugh heart with such love to God and man about doing good." 1 3," 7.