St. Paul daily globe., 1886-06-09
THE BLUFF CITY BUDGET,
Bible School Convention of the Min
nesota Association.
Serious Dynamite Explosion Report
ed From Clam Lake.
Bible School Convention.

The Bible school convention of the Mime
sofa association was held in the First Baptist
church of Saltwater yesterday, and was at
tended by about forty delegates for St Paul
Minneapolis and and other parts of the state
The convention was opened at 10 a. 1n In
troductory remarks were made by President
j. h. Scott of Minneapolis Reports were
next made from the different Bible school in
stltutes held during the year. nominating
committee was appointed by the president
consisting Of Rev. H. Kennedy of North
field, Mr.. Tompkins of st. Paul and Cary
Emerson of Minneapolis. An auditing com
mittee was also appointed, consisting of
Messrs. Whitney and Anderson of Mime
apolis.
AT p. m. there was a conference on "Our
Needs" Mr.. Cary Emerson, of Minneapo-
lis, followed on ''How to Secure and retain
bible School Teachers A short recess Con
taken, after which Rev. G. H. Gamble q
brilliant yonng clergyman of West ST. Paul,
spoke eloquentlyon ''How Can instruction
and Systematic Giving for our Benevolent
Work be Secured" The afternoon session
concluded at $50, when it was announced
that the evening session and the exercises of
the remaining two days would be held in the
Universalist church, the congregation having
offered the use of it to the association while
in session. The Baptist edifice is inadequate
and the Universalist church is much larger
and better adapted for the purpose.
The evening session opened by service of
song, conducted by Prof. L. w. Ballard fol-
lowed by discussion, led by Rev Harold
Kennedy and addresses by Rev. w. T. Chase,
D. D., the subject being, Ought Not the Bible
School Be Reconstructed by the Church; and
by Coston W. Smith, The Leading of Christ
and Training it Has Services, the Real Object
of Bible School Work The executive COM
m1ttee in its report recommended that writ
ten reports be sent by each school to the an
nual convention, detailing in brief the work
schools pc iolI -,
spiritual results; that more Bible instructions
be held this year than last, and if possible one
in each Bible school; that normal classes be
organized in as many Bible schools as poss-
sible. J. II. Scott of Minneapolis was elected
president, George Clark of Saltwater vice
president, and Frank ]. Wilcox of Mortified
secretary and treasurer. An executive COM
mittee was appointed, consisting of J. W.
Grfggs, w. ". Bushwell. James H. Drake
Rev. G.. L. Norris, T. E. Hughes. ]. V. Read
and w. B. Critchell. The invitation of
Warden Reed to visit the prison was accepted,
and resolution passed thanking the Uni
versalists for the use of their hurch, the
Baptists for entertaining delegates, and the
people generally for their kindness. The
Minnesota Baptist association will meet here
to-day and tomorrow.
THOSE PRESENT.
Among those present are Rev. W. F. Chase D
D. D., ]. H. Scott and wife, Rev. D. D. Mao
Larnin and wife, Rev. T. G.. Field and wife,
NJ. B. Critcher, Joseph Anderson, G. G. Ca TT,
Cary Emerson. ]. V. Read, Boston; W. Smith,
Rev. Robinson, NJ Fl. Kelly and wife, Miss
Carrie Robinson, a. G. Robinson, E. H Page,
Mrs. J. o. Wild. Mr.. Dow, D. D. Whitney,
D. L. Babcock and wife, Charles H. Stephens,
Mrs. Dickrom, Mr.. Lindsay, Mr.. Carr and Miss
Bateman Of Minneapolis; Rev. G. H. Gamble,
j. W. Griggs, Jr., Mrs. ID. D. Merrill, William
Wakefield, Mr.. Tompkins, W. H. Smith, Miss
Nellie Hope, Mr.. and Mrs. Dussed,
Mrs. H. D. Gates T. S. Hop
kins, Misses Gardner, Mrs. Hanson
and Mrs. W. S. Barrett of st. Paul; Rev. Will
lam Gil1es of Anoka, Rev. John Rounds and
wife of Red Wing, William Fowler and John
Mars of Newport, Rev. W. E. Baker and wife,
and Miss Ames of Lake City; Rev. H. Kennedy
and F. Wilcox of Northfeld, D. F. Gross of
Lakeland and Miss Campbell Mrs. H. Hall,
Miss Emma Epman and Miss L. Bonham.