St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-24
Congregational Conference anc
Home missionaries At Work.


school secretary, NJ. w. Montgomery, j. ID.
Crum and c. w. Merrill
On Revivals-Revs. E. C. Evans, E. L.
Rogers and Henry Plant.
Committee On The Pilgrim-Revs. j. ID.
Morley. L. w. CLANCY, NJ. w. Montgomery,
]. II. Crum and c. w. Hackett.
On Taxation of Parsonages-keV. Nj: NC
G. Dana, Judge a. II. Young and Rev. ID. Z.
Hovey.
To Visit Carleton College-Revs. Fl. Fl.
Hart, Z. N. Noyes, }. H. Mason, ). Is. FAR
bank and R. S. Cross.
On Place and Preacher-Revs. l. L. Convey,
K F. Norris and George W. Sargent.
Rev. L. S. Williams submitted imam
cial report of the Widows and Orphans
society. which showed the receipts to have
been S495. 81, and the disbursements
Sl35, leaving a balance on hand of $360.34.
The land donated by Judge E. S. Jones as
home for disabled clergymer was spoken of
at some length. The report was adopted.
The association then took a recess until af-
ternoon, i'll order to make arrangements tor
the annual meeting of the
MINNESOTA HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
DR.. J. w. Strong was called to the chair
and the committees, etc., appointed for the
Congregationalist society Otficiated for the
Missionary society. Rev. j. l.. Cory and
ID. o. Bell were elected directors for three
years, and Rev. G. w. Merrill was elected
in the place of Rev. G. A. Hood. The
treasurer's report showed that during the
year there had been RENTED from all
sources Sc, 1876. An extended report of
the missionary work for the year was pre-
scented by Supt. Morley. From this report
1t appears that there have been lis aided
churches, in ten of which no
services have been held during
the year; 101 have maintained regu-
ular services; 76 have houses Of workshop.
and IS have parS0nageS valued at $50, 600.
The report gave a detailed statement where
these parSonages were situated. Debts on
Is churches, amounting to So, 900 were re-
ported paid. New churches were reported
organized at Silver Lake, Church of Cove
nant Minneapolis, Madison. Dawson, Lyle,
st. Anthony Park and Cable. Three indie
pendent churches: MankatO, Union church;
Minneapolis and Como av. Minneapolis.
The report spoke of the good work that had
been done, and stated that since the last
meeting a year ago, 20 new missionaries
had been secured. 1t was suggested that a
series of home missionary conventions be
held for the purpose of developing enthusi-
asm in the cause Rev. B. johnson made
an address in behalf of the Scandinavian
people. as also did Rev. j. S. Anderson
and George Wiberg.
THE CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION
met again in the evening and listened to
entertaining addresses from Rev. w. w.
BarrowS, d. D., New York, of the Ameri-
can Home Missionary society; Rev. j. E.
Roy, d. D., Chicago, of the American Mis-
Sionary association, and Rev. j.. I'll. Cobb,
ID. D.. New York, of the American Con-
gregational union. The evening was a
memorable one and was enjoyed by all pres
ent. This morning the association will
meet and transact miscellaneous business.
Various reports will be heard, among them
that of the committee on the Pilgrim. that
of the committee to visit Carleton college;
and President j. w. Strong will give his
report from Carleton college. Rev. Nj.
Nee. Dana. D. D., will talk upon the
church and the labor question, and dis
cuSsion will follow.
THE LADIES' FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY
will occupy the entire time during the after
noon, and the programme of the Congrega-
tional association will be skipped. Col. j.
d. Davis, who has recently returned from
Japan, where he went as missionary, will
deliver an address. Following is the pro-
gramme for the evening: ''Work Among
the Scandinavians, Rev. NJ. w. Mont
gomery; ''Tne Slavic Population of Mime
sofa: How to Reach them with tile Gospel, u
Rev. H. A. Schauffler, Cleveland; 1.-The
Seminary and our Foreign Population, y
Prof. H. NJ. Scott, Phi. D., Chicago. This
will conclude the session.
HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Yesterday morning the Woman's Mis-
sionary society met at the Franklin Avenue
NJ E. church with a large attendance.
Numerous and interesting reports were pre-
scented. Two of the most interesting were
reports of the Pacific and Owatonna con
ferences Mrs. Prof. Ellis extended
greeting to the society in behalf
of Ohio, and Mrs. e. S. Will
iams the presiding officer, responded
Dr. SCHUYLER, of Cleveland. read an inter-
esting paper. and Secretary Keith. of the
Bureau of exchange, presented the report
of that body, which was accepted. Miss
Borchett. of St Paul, who will go to the
Cleveland training school. preparatory tC
entering upon mission work, was introduced
to the society. The treasurer'S report
showed that 81, 695.17 had been received
from different sources.
Catholic Orphan Fair.
The board Of directors of the Catholic
Orphan association met again last evening
to make further preparations for the orphan
fair which opens in Harmonic hall OH next
Monday. The secretary of the board was
directed to request the pastors of the vari-
Gus parishes to announce in their respective
churches next Sunday that the fair would
commence on the following day; to explain
to their congregations the object of the fair,
and to urge upon them the necessity of Civ
ing the enterprise a generous support. The
board has appointed Mr.. Ambrose Lennon
to dispose Of prize tickets throughout the
state, He carries with them the proper
credentials from Father James McGolrick,
with the endorsement of Bishop Ireland.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Lennon will be met
with csed mile falthe by every one he ap-
prOaches on his mission. The board ex-
poets to realize $4,000 from the fair to
meet the expenses incurred in the erection
of the new orphan home. There will be a
refreShment department at the fair and
meals will be served at all hours of the day
at popular rates. Those benevOlently dis
posed cannot do better than to patronize the
| refreshment department, presided over by
ladies who will be most accommodating and
attentive to their guests.
Advice to the County Democracy.
To the Editor of the Globe.
Now that the Democracy of the state of
| Minnesota has placed a ticket in the field that
receives not only the Endorsement of the
Democrats of the state, but all others who
| believe that the government should be ad.
| 1ninistered in the interests of the people, lei
me ask is it not high time that we should
carefully consider the situation in Hennepin
| county? / am one of those who believe that
at the present time we should put forth
every effort to place in nomination i'll Henne-
pin county for every position man of well
known reputation and character, and thor
oughly competent, and not handicap
| our excellent candidate for gov
ernor by yielding to the pressure
broaght to bear in the interest of any candi.
| date ON the ground of nationality. We are
| well aware that Hennepin county has always