Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-10-07
PERSONAL MENTION.

PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Lizzie Peters was visiting friends
| in Owatonna last week. !.
Master George Bennett of Window is
attending Austin school.
Mrs. j. F. Cook is visiting in St. Paul
and Minneapolis this week.
| Eddie Bulls is visiting his sister, Mrs.
! A. D. Babcock, in St. Paul.
Fred Judson left Austin Monday for
the dental school at Iowa City.
F. w. Drake of Albert Lea, called at
the TRANSCRIPT Office Monday.
Mrs. Conductor Repas was visiting
friends in McGregor last week.
Allie Benton spent few days of last
week in Wisconsin, looking up brother.
| Mrs. c. H. Wilbour is home again
after quite lengthy visit to friends in
Boston.
! Mrs. Minnie Mayor arrived home yes
terday. She has been at Delavan for seve-
raj months.
Mr.. William Snyder. of Mitchell, Iowa,
is here visiting his friends. He Is the
guest of Mr.. S. Purdy.
Mrs. William Gore is visiting with old
friends IN Austin. She came down from
Minneapolis last week.
Mrs. Edsen Graves of Mason City, was
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. J. n. Wheat,
for q few days last week.
Mrs. George Campbell is spending this
week in Yankton, Dakota, with her
friend. Mrs. George Jones Preston.
Julius johnson leaves for Chicago to-
day to lay in the fall and winter stock
for the popular house of Mills & Jhon-
son.
We enjoyed call from F. Marschalk,
of the Aldine Co., N. Y, last week, who
is a very pleasant and intelligent gentle
man.
The Misses Augusta and Anna Peters
OF Fond du Lac, Wis, sisters of Mrs. G. s.
Hildahl, are in this city and will remain
for some time.
! DR.. P. B. Peck and wife will start for
Alden, Iowa, in few days, where they
will spend four weeks visiting friends.
They 20 via overland route"
p. F. Rooney, of Nevada, was in town
last week engaged in the laudable work
of raising fund for Mr.. Witch who
lost so heavily by fire recently.
Mrs. Mamie Jacobs Wilson received a
telegram Saturday evening informing her
that her husband was quite i'll at Mime
apolis She left on the first train going
north.
J. NJ Greenman, Mrs. G. W. Grimshaw,
and Mrs. Lizzie Messersmith were the at
tendants from the Austin church upon
the State NJ. E. Conference at Rochester
last week.
Miss Cappo was the recipient of an
agreeable call from number of her
young friends Friday evening, and should
have been a surprise party had it not
failed in its mission.
Mrs. G.. S. Hildahl goes to Chicago this
week, and when she returns the ladies
expect to see an elegant line of fall and
winter goods in millinery. Mrs. Hill
dahl will bring the latest city styles.
G. E. Havens, editor of the Woon-
socket Cd. T. Times, made US hasty call
last Thursday p. m. He had been to
Taopi, with his wife and babies, for a
short visit Mr. Ravens formerly resided
IN Dexter.
THE DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL CON-
VENTION
Was held at Brownsville, last Sunday,
Oct. 4th.
Called to order at 1890 by H. A. Nc
Cornell, of Leroy, President of County
Association.
A devotional meeting of half an hour,
was held, led by the President.
| Address by Rev. G. D. Belden, on Tx
cellencies of the Sunday School" There
should be an excellent superintendent, a
man of prayer, knowledge. zeal and
sense. An excellent teacher: should be
praycrful, studious and regular in attend
ance Excellent scholar: should be regu-
lar and attentive. Excellent results:
should be the conversion of the scholars
and bringing into the church, and train
ing up in Christian character.
How to Obtain these Exccllencies, p"
by John Criswell of Grand Meadow. By
prayerfully seeking the same, and when
found, by prayerful support in the work
of the Sunday School. :.
How to Interest Christian Men and
Women in the Sunday School work, by
JIG. Vaughan of Lansing. BY personal
solicitation, and trying to impress upon
them the importance of the work. Re-
marks on this subject also made by
Messrs. Greenfield of Brownsville, Sulzer
of Albert Lea, and Criswell Of Grand
Meadow.
%. m. Devotional meeting, conduct
ed by w. P. Hoppin of Dexter.
Lesson of the Day. Glass conducted by
Mr.. Mcbride of Austin, followed by crit
icism of the teaching method and matter,
bringing out and emphasizing defects in
both, so as to leave deep impression on
the teachers present.
How may Teachers improve their
Qualifications" opened by Mrs. Case of
Red Rock. by prayer, by faithful study
of the Bible. and the diligent use of every
means possible for greater knowledge
and efficiency. Also spoken upon by Mrs
Hoppin, Messrs. Criswell, Sulzer, and
Ranney of Grand Meadow, who made an
eloquent appeal to all present to enlist
the great advocate. Jesus Christ, to plead
theft cause at the throne of God
President Mcconnell by request, gave
an account of the union teachers meet
ing held weekly at Leroy. and empha-
sized the need and helpfulness of such
meetings for teachers where some uni
form line OF thought on the lesson may be
secured, and the discussion Of doubtful
points be had without taking up the time
for lesson teaching.
'The Bible for Teachers and Scholars,
by 0. c. Shadduc, and others, bringing
out the thought that the Bible should bt
in the hands of superintendent, teacher
and scholar and the helps should be helps
/ not take the place of the Word itself.