Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-06
This committee for the pastyear has been
President, Rev. W. K. Marshall.
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President, Rev. W. f. Marshall.
Vice President, Fl. R. Brill.
Secretary, A. FL. Ross.
Treasurer, G. D. Strong.
Additional members-D. Nurgan, d. @.
John, A.,Gotzian, R. Forbes and the pre-
siding elders e;c-o6icio.
The President, Rev. W.. X. Marshall,
presided and led the usual devotional ex-
ercises incident upon the opening of the
meeting. The venerable Rev. David
Brooks offered prayer.
Dr.Marshall said that they had been dis
appointed in their speakers. Chaplain
McCabe could not be present as also could
not DR.. Rust, and they would have to get
along as we'll as they could. Let US pray
and sing and shout if anybody wanted to.
1t would perhaps do good if somebody got
a good old-fashioped shouting spell on.
God bless the work tf this society -
that instead CT two and 4 half churche,
per day Is now the work may roll up to
five and tee per day.
lie introduced the Rev. 81. @. Jennings,
who remarked briefly that the work of the
Church Extension society was begun by
Moses. When that holy man
had weathered the great 1nundation and
descended from the mountain with
his family the first thing he built was an
altar to worship the Almighty God, who
had so niraculously delivered him. We
find these affairs everywhere throughout
the world. 1t does not seem to me to be
an accident that righteousness and power
go hand in hand. The nations who have
the most power and influence in the world
ara the most religious aud Christian. The
best work that good men can do in this
world is to increase the respect of other
men Cor God, and to spread his work by
erecting affairs, from which his truths can
be proclaimed.
Sat the sounding Of the trumpet" was
sung with much yigor and earnestness, and
remarks followed by Hon. R. R. Briggs,
Moorhead, Mimi, lawyer, who had been
elected as one of the
lay delegates to the general conference to
be held in Philadelphia next May. He was
believer in Methodism. One of the
crying wants OF the world to-day was more
Methodist churches. The greatest fact of
the century is the progress which Method
| Ism has made, and am forced to conclude
that the progress in the next century will
be even more astounding. The clergy of
| the church he must say went far in ad
vance of the laity in the march of this
progress. He wanted the laity educated
up to the point of giving more freely to
church work than has been the case. 1t
should not be how little can
give, but how much can
I give. He believed in a consecrated
pocket book. This matter of giving aid
to church work was largely a matter of
education. The matter of church extern
sions should be taken to the heart of the
laity. Collection matters he advised the
clergymen, should be pressed with more
vigor. Churches should and must be
established il the vast west and the lay
members mus contribute. Bear down
harder on the lay member and make him
bear his share of the work.
Another hymn
81 saw sturdy pilgrim
In tattered garments clad,'
was sung and Rev. R. Forbes secretary
Of the conference and alternate
to the general conference was
introduced There were only two men be-
tween him and Philadelphia. If they died
aid vent to heaven he would so to Phila-
delphia. But he hoped they would not.
There need be no trouble in raising mon
ey for church extension. The Methodist
people were the most liberal and cheerful
and large hearted people in the world.
That was his experience. They need
but to be asked to give freely and largely
to every good and worthy object. This
work Of church experience was very inn
portant one, and he hoped God would
prosper the work.
Another hymn was sung, and
H. TIL, ;-4,
said who cannot but feel rejoiced at
the aggressive spirit of the church in the
work of extension. The great trouble with
the Methodist people was that they did not
give enough. A few were fully enlight-
ened and posted in this work, and did their
share of the work, but the anxiety of the
work was by no means general as it should
be. When the people generally received
the burden of this work on their hearts the
contributions would be more liberal.
The meeting then adjourned.
PROGRAMME TO-DAY.
The usual business meeting in the morn
ing beginning at 8 8. N.
At o'clock p. m. the Woman's Home
Missionary society will hold their anniver-
sary. Mrs. Dr.. Starkey will preside.
In tR0 evening Lne conference diSbof1-
cal society will meet.
j. NJ. Akers will read a poem and VIM.
Mckinley deliver the annual address.
Lag Electoral Methodist Conference.
The Lay Electoral conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church Of Minnesota
and Northern Dakota met at 10 a. N. yes
terday (Friday) in the Central Presby-
terrain church, in this city. This body is
composed of one delegate from each pas
toral charra within the con farenca bounds