The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-10-13
THE BAPTlSTS.
Meeting Of 'he Minnesota State Baptist Con-
VehttOM at St. PaDl.

Meeting Of The Minnesota State Baptist Con-
vehtiOM ut St. Panl.
The session was held in the Baptist church.
beginning Tuesday evening. The meeting vas
called to order by Hon. M. II. Dunuell of
Jwatonna, and after the usual preliminary re-
:,gious exercises, Row. W. Whitney, Of Manka-
. preached the annual sermon "A welcoming
# tho church, and responded to by Mr.. Dun
"a.
On Wednesday, after the appointment of
various committees, addresses were delivered
in behalf of foreign missions, Sunday school
work, etc.
On Thursday, the third and last day OF the
convention was of greater interest than either
OF the preceding days, embracing as it did q
wider range OF subjects, aud that most import
ant Of questions, woman's work in missions
OFFICERS OF THE MINNESOTA BAPTIST STATE
CONVENTION.
PresGent--Hon. G. A Pisburv.
Vice Preside nts-Hon G. H. Keith, N. H.
Dunnell, Rev. z. Westcott w. q. Durkee, Hon.
J. Milne, T. ". Stebbins. e. KimbalL
Corresponding. secretary-Rev. II. N. Her
rick Of Minneapolis.
Recording secretary-Rev. 7. G. Field Of
Winona.
Treasurer-D. D. Merrill, st. Paul
Aaditors-Z. E. Brown, J. H. Randall.
Auditors, Term of Office expires lSS2-Rev.
r. W. Arnold, Rev. L. c. Barnes, Rev. f. L.
Gates, Rev. VIM. Fowler, E. NJ Van Duzee, w.
W: Huntingdon,
IT Term Of ofli;e expires 1ss3zG B; johnson,
A. NJ. Torbet, Daniel Frank, Esq.
Term OF Office expires |. S4-E. NJ. Halo
well, G. H: Herrick, Revs G. D. Belden, H. G.
Woods and E. c. Sanders
he committee on next anniversary reported,
advising ''that the time and place Of our next
bal 1p<k Ink~
executive committee Of the board Of trustees:
and that Rev. N. +. Hoyt OF Albert Lea pr each
the opening sermon, and Rev. F. T. Gates Of
Minneapolis be his alternate"
The main features of the report Of the treas
nrer, were total receipts from outside resources,
P3, 2O3. o., to which is to be added the contri-
butio1 re- of this convention, msking hs total
amount a little over 81 600
On motion five delegates from this conven-
ton were appointed by the chair to attend the
semi centennial meeting of the American Bap-
tist Home Mission society to be held in May
next at Saratcga, N Y, as follows:
v. Whitney, NJ d. Dunnell Alternates-H.
9. Woods, D. D. Merrill, N c. Younglove, A.
II: Torbet, G. u. Beedep
The following committee was appointed to
mako proper arrangements for tho celebration
Of the home mission semi-centennial celebra-
ton, to be observed at the meeting of the state
convention next year:
Minnesota Valley association-Rev. w. Whit
ney.
Northern association-Rev J. o. Milne.
Central association--Rev. J. H. De W olfe.
Southern association-Rev. R. w. Arnold
crow River association-Rev. F. E. Bost-
wick
Zumbro assocation-Rev A Whitman.
Scandinavian CONFERENCE.-THE. John Ander-
SOD.
The semi-annuel meeting of the Women's
Baptist Foreign Mission society was also held
in the church. The territory of the society
embraces en- Illinois. Indiana, Ohio, Michigan,
wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Dakota, Nebraska
Wyoming and Colorado. Every state was rep
resented by atleast one delegate The report
OF the finance committee showed the total funds
at command last year were $6,727.O .O4; ex-
Pend'f%res pei tyre $6. .s65: 90; balance on hand $961
Cincinnati in April, 1882.
AT the meeting Of the Pastoral Union there
were various addresses and some discussions.