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iarly Missionary Built Split -Level House in Kansas
.SI'I.IT'-I.KVIX NOT NEW - In .Shawnee Mis
sion, hons.. this spill-level home built bv the
Iicv. I nomas .jonnson in ni:i!i in me wilds oi
the Kansas territory slill stands. It is a re
minder to suburbanites who regard their
split-level homes as the latest in architectural
design mat a Ikieinoais'. missionary mouKiii
of this construction lung ago. lUPI)
Religion in America
19th Century Unitarian's
Words Still Painfully Familiar
Hy I.OUIS C.VSSKI.S I recently set their (eel upon the Why does God let this nap
United Press International p.-uhway. j pen to those who love him?
"In every earnest life there n ,s always a dismaying ex-! Is it punishment for spiritual
are weary flats to tread, with )encll(.c, cvcn tn veterans who ' pride, a way of reminding us
the heavens out of sight no . ,. . ., , , ' , h
sun. no maon-and not a tint l,i,v" bcen lhrouBn " ma"y i ,h,lt we can, ncver be
of light upon the path below; i limes before ami know that it jour own, that we cannot be
when the only guidance is the , will pass. In fact, it is prob-; Jailliful and loving for a single
faith of brighter hours, and the iablv mure distressing lo Irue;"01"' 1,,,lcs.s Kvcs ,,s
secret Hand we arc too numb'sainls lhan tn the rest of us.
and dark to feel." I The belter you know (Jod. Ihe
Those words were writlcn in 1 more you miss the sense of His
Ihe inlh cenlurv lv Ihe Unitar-1 Presence when it is withdrawn
Ian theologian,' James Martin- f'"' a wll'lp-
can.
They describe a condition that Johnson's Christmas
Is painfully familiar lo every .
pilgrim. Cards To Carry Seal
St. Teresa called it "Hie dark WASHINGTON UIM )-Prcsi-night
of Ihc soul." Other saints, : dent and Mrs. Lyndon R. John
less noetic, have referred lo it son will send red and white
simply as spiritual dryness. nrisimas cards emnoswd wunirom ine rai race ni daily Hie.
; ine piosiurniini seal in world una wiuidraw nun a quiet place
' leaders around the world. , lor a spell of baltery-rcchnrg-
Bv WII.I.I.VM It. HRINTON
United Press International
SHAWNEE MISSION. Kan.,
(UP1) The suburbanite of the
20th century may consider his
split - level home the latest
innovation in architectural de
sign. But it isn't.
It harks back to the early
1800's.
A Methodist missionary. Ihc
Rev. Thomas Johnson, built his
split - level home in the wilds
of the Kansas territory in 18:19.
The house still stands today
in this Kansas City suburb. It
serves as living quarters for
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Wiltz. Wiltz
is the custodian and guide at
the Shawnee Mission Museum
operated by the Kansas Stale
Historical Society.
Large by suburban standards,
Ihe house consisted of two
stories, 100 feet long and 20 feet
wide, when it was first con
structed. An addition was added
later and that's where the split
level may have had its incep
tion.
SIcp-doun Added
I The addition. 20 by 75 feet,
1 w as constructed on ground three
feet lower than the front section,
so a step-down was added for
the split-level design.
However, the front sec
tion had 10-foot ceilings, while
the rear ceilings were only nine
feet high, causing a four-foot
step-down in the second story.
! Later. 50 feet was torn off the
rear of the addition without
destroying the split-level effect.
I The Rev. Johnson built the
j house as part of the Indian Mis
I sionary School, the Shawnee
I Methodist Mission and Indian
Manual Labor School, which was
: financed party through federal
j grants.
j lii his house Mr. Johnson
i added such modern-day items
: as built-in closets and insulation.
The latter was provided by an
J 18-inch thick brick wall. The in-
sulation keeps the house cool
j in the summer and warm in the
winter.
Logs Hand-hewed
Built of hand-hewed logs and
i wooden pegs, Ihc house is still
i in much the same condition as
: when it was first constructed.
Yule Spirit Carries
To Parking Meters
ST. HELENA, Calif. (UPI)
The holiday spirit is rampant
in this Napa Valley wine grow
ing community 50 miles north
of San Francisco. City fathers
removed the tops of parking
meters. inserted Christmas
trees decorated by school chil
dren and proclaimed free park
ing through Jan. 6.
The old house heard manv
things, including the laughter of .
Indian children attending school
and the cries of the first set of
twins born in Ihe territory. It
provided lodgings for the first
Kansas territorial governor and
later the commander of Union
forces, who camped at the
school during the Civil War.
Two Missionary teachers, the
Rev. and Mrs. Jesse Greene,
became the parents of Ihe first
set of twins born in the terri
tory. The twins were born in
the Rev. Johnson's house.
Andrew H. Recder, the first
; territorial governor, used the
! house for his quarters when the
Kansas territorial legislature
, had its first meeting in lf!5j in
j one of the Indian school build
I ings. One of the starting routes
of the Santa Fe and Oregon
j trails passed in front of the j
house. I
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grace In do so? Some of the
saints have thoughl so.
Sheer I'aligue
Sometimes, also, "dryness"
may he brought on by sheer
fatigue including Ihe emo
tional fatigue which results
from caring a great deal about
others.
The New Testament records
that Christ Himself frequently
found il necessary to disengage
Darkness Apt to Call
ny Is unanimous j The cards extend greetings j ing. If
ss is apt In fall, i r a "Blessed Christmas and ! son wl
Ihe most self-giving per-
Their testimony is unanimous
lhat the darkness
suddenly and unpredictably, on a Happy New Year." go on indefinitely without run-
Ihnse who have walked fori The loitering is black on n ! ning drv of feelings, il is sure
years in Ihe light of faith, as ' while background with a red I Iv presumptuous for Ihe resl of
wcu as on tnose who nave only I hand al the bolloin. i us lo expect lo do so.
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Unification for
Victory in Texas
AUSTIN, Tex. (UPI) - ,1. .1.
(Jake) Pickle today credits a
unifying Democrat parly of
Texas for his sweeping victory
over conservative Republican
Jim Dohbs in a special con
gressional election in President
Johnson's home district.
Pickle, a self styled moder
ate, swept all 10 counties in
Ihe district and polled B5 per
cent of the total vole.
With onlv two rural boxes
out. he led Dobbs 27,206 lo
lfi.Olffl.
Pickle replaces Homer Thorn
berry, D-Tex., who resigned ef
fective Friday lo become U.S.
district judge' at El Paso.
Thornherry succeeded John
son when Ihe President moved
up to the Senate in ia:i8.
Met Overwhelming Defeat
Dobbs carried only a few
scattered boxes over Ihe dis
trict. In others lie met over
whelming defeat, such as Box
124 in Austin, which voted for
Pickle 454 lo 24.
The defeated candidate who
campaigned hard against the
Kennedy administration before
Ihe President was assassinated,
conceded Tucsdnv night wilh a
I statement that "I've been pret
ty thoroughly beaten."
I Pickel, who worked for John
son when Ihe President first
went In Congress in 11137 from
Ibis district, called his election
"a vote of confidence in the
Democratic party and in Presi
dent Johnson's administration."
II was Ihe 49-year-old Pic
kle's first elective race, al
though he had been a behind
Ihe scenes power in Texas
Democralic circles (or 2a years.
I'rienil (If ('iinnally
lie is a close personal friend
i of Cov. John Connallv. another
i political ally of Johnson's.
j Observers had been watching
Ihe central Texas special dec-
tion lo see if the Nov. 22 as
sassination in Dallas would ad-
; verselv affect Texas' trend to
ward conservatism.
Texas Democrats had split in
; conservative and liberal wings
I in recent eleclions This split
' appeared lo be gradually wid
ening betore last mtmlh's shoot
1 ings. One ol Kennedv's undcr
i lying motives for coming lo
i Texas was lo sooth Ihe two fac
; lions.
j Alter Ihe President was
slain, parly leaders called lor
unity and pleaded for an end
lo ihe parly squabble. Tues
day's voting in this congres
sional district reflected closing
! of ranks.
I Dinah Washington's
Rites Draw Throng
I'liii'Ai'.o urn - wnh
thousands of persons gathered
outside in bitter cold weather,
funeral services were held lor
blues singer Dinah Washington
Wednesday in the church in
which she was baplied
Three thousand persons filled
S l.uke llaptisl t'buivh and
:!,oou lo 4.000 others surrounded
Ihe church on Chicago's Soulh
Side during the 2': hour ser
vice lUutal was in lUur Oak Ceme
tery Miss Washington, i:'. died in
her Detroit home Saturday Her
seventh husband. Dick iNight
I Train i I,. inc. :!a, defensive star
for the Detroit l.iuns football
team, tound her body when he
awoke Aulhoi ihes said she ap
parently took an overdose of
: pills Irom a bottle found near
h Kennedy Eulogies
To Bo in Booklet
WASHINCTON il PP - The
Senate li'.ilcs Committee will
publish a special booklet con
laming all congressional eulogies
for President Kennedy.
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