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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1887
Page
3
Neighborhood news from Bloomington and surrounding areas recounts school openings, local guests, travel to California and Kansas, a flood of farm updates, church and meeting reports, a railroad survey through Six Corners, farming and crop notes, and growing local business tied to Protech tailoring.
Recap of Kansas Yearly Meeting activities including education reports from Hesper Tonganoxie and Grellet Academies, discussions on Bible study, character formation, and a strong emphasis on educational facilities. Highlights include speeches by Prof Fellows and Prof Edwin Stanley, and a youth program with Alaska curiosities. Also covered are meetings Sunday through Thursday with sermons, testimonies, temperance concerns, missionary reports, and officers elected for the year.
A Kansas monthly meeting approved draft epistles to London and Dublin Yearly Meetings and one to all American Yearly Meetings. Minutes urged ministers to close sermons in season, foster reverent prayer, and direct that county and state meetings acknowledge speakers. Reports note costs, caretakers’ expenses, and a call for outside state meetings to incorporate per local laws. The meeting adjourned in thankfulness for guidance. An unrelated note promotes a medical pamphlet and October opera attractions. Shopping notes advertise Shoppell Portfolio addresses and building plans in New York.
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