The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-12-08
Mankato Conference.

The Semi-anntal meeting OF the MankatO
Conference met with Congregational church
Tues and Wednesday Of this week. The
Conference was called To order Tuesday ut
400 T. NJ by Rev. IL. ii. Hart, of worthing-
ton. Rev. Albert Warren was chosen scribe
pro TEN.
The roll of pastors and delegates was made
out, which rs completed I'm the evening was
"a follows:
U"rthingson.- Rev II II Hart, pastor; Mrs
CLARKE. delegate.
Was,co-Rc W Cheney, pastor; Mrs l. W
Cheney, delegate.
Fdirmont.-Rev J ii Mason, pastor.
FrseLorH.-Rev Wilbur Fisk. pastor.
!Shsri.OrR Nj A Seymour, delegate.
Bslgrdde.-F0 Torrey, delegate.
Jlnssrihs.-Rey J ; Rounce, pastor.
MipletoH.-Rev . o Rundell, pastor; Mr..
Sprague, delegate.
Soafh B,md -Rev VIM Powell. pastor.
Nsr,iRg.-John Johnson, delegate.
k5"kGto.-Rev Albert Warren
Rev NJ W Montgomery. of Minneapolis, and
Rev Pollock, of this city, were made hon
erary members of the conference.
In the evening sermon WIS preached by
Rev Wilbur Fisk. of Freeborn, on the Power
of Love.
At the close of the sermon Rev ii Mason
WAS elected moderator. Rev Wilbur Fisk
scribe. Revs II Mason. ii IL Hart and 5 X
Perkins, standing committee.
Wednesday morning the first exercise was
an essay On Probation, by Rev Albert War
ren. of this city, in which il was shown:-l
Taat II there is Il probation after death II
has NJ advantage over the probation in this
life THAT the bible, when interpreted
according 10 right principles of interpreta-
ton. does not teach that there is any second
probation. 3-That as the only persons To be
benefited by the doctrine OF second proba
ton, rs set forth by the advocates of the
throns, ali infants, idiots, antediluvians, and
perhaps some heather or grossly ignorant
persons. no one can expect u chance of re-
pentance after this life, unless he belong To
one of these classes.
Rev L W Cheney followed with an address
in which he answered the qucstions: May
We expect frequent conversions! On what
conditions He held that, judging by eN-
perience, we may not, but Judging by the
Willingness aud power OF God We may. The
conditions are that these christians do their
part and hat they have the power of God"
The second condition follows Us Il. conse-
-quence OF the first.
After devotional meeting led by Rev -
Rounce. of GAINESVILLE. Rev J II Mason u
Fairmont gave an interesting and suggestive
address on Position and Aggressive Elements
in Preaching.
In the afternoon the subject of Systematic
Benciicience was presented by Rev H IL
Hart. Of worthington. This was very inn
portant subject and the conference gave il II
long and careful consideration II deserves
to be set clearly and fully before the people
from all our pulpits, rs no doubt it will be
from many of them.
The conference. closed the exercises of the
supper, at which Revs L W Cheney and II
Mason ofiiciaied. 49,.
Rev Albert Warren, of this city, was ap-
pointed To preach the sermon at the next
conference.
Rev J. :. Rounce, OF GAINESVILLE, was ap-
pointed alternate.
the conference adjourned till evening.
The evening session was occupied by Rey
VI W Montgomery, Supt Of the A II NJ for
MIMI, on the kind Of men we want for pas
tors and the kind Of churches we want to CO..
operate with the pastors.
In the afternoon the ladies had q meeting
in the interest of Home Missions at which
papers were presented by Mrs Williams.
of Minneapolis, president Of the MINI, Home
Missionary Society, and by Mrs l. w Cheney,
of waseca. Mrs Montgomery, of Minneapo-
lis, WAS also present and added much to the
interest of the meeting. The Missionary
Society here will hereafter make use of the
envelope system in making collections for
missions
The inclemency of the. weather prevented
a large attendance, but those who did bear
the weather were well repaid for their labor.
And il is to be regretted for the cause of
Christ and the good of the Individual christ
ain, that more did not exert them selves to
come out.
The conference ut the close of the evening
session agreed to meet in six months ut Fair
mont This meeting was one of the best If
not the best that the conference has ever
held.