The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-10-22
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.

The synod of Minnesota met in the
Presbyterian church in this city last
Sunday evening. There was large at
tendance both of ministers and elders
from different parts of the State. Rev.
Mr.. Ringland, of Duluth, preached the
opening sermon. Rev. Mr.. Murphy, of
Chatfield, was chosen moderator. The
synod then proceeded to business and
continued IN session until Monday p. m.
The morning sessions We're taken up
in considering the general work of the
church, within the boundaries of the
State; the afternoons were largely de-
voted to the discussion of particular
topics, and i'm the evenings popular meet
inys were held i'm the interest of tenn
perance, missions and Sabbath schools.
The temperance meeting on Friday
evening i'm the Opera House, was grand
success; it was pronounced by many the
best of its kind ever held in this city.
DIR. Stryker, of minneapolis, spoke ofin-
Temperance III its relation to the church,
Rev. Mr.. Patterson, of the same city,
showed its relation to the State, and DIR.
Carroll, of Saltwater, it's relation to the
youth. All these speeches were well
received and greatly appreciated. There
were no eXtravagant methods advocated,
| nothing like committing the church to
any political party was mentioned, but
| the necessity of all Christian men work
ing together for the SUPPRESSION of the
liquor traffic was clearly shown, and the
rights of citizens to protect themselves
against saloons and their baneful in
fluences were logically demonstrated.
Saturday evening the Presbyterian
church was crowded to its utmost capacI-
ty. Rev. Mr.. Canadian, the bright and
promising young minister, who has been
| lately called to take charge of the Pres
byterian church at st. Peter, showed in
a stirring and mastery address the mis-.
sion of American Christianity to Amer.
,a He said within our land we have
representatives from all nations to civil
ize, Americanize and ChristlaniZe; these
the work of the church. Miss Shields
missionary from New Mexico, pleaded
the cause of those among whom she
labOred with great fervency and power
while DIR. Allen, the Secretary of the
Board of Freedmen. gave IL graphic de-
scripti0n of the state of the colOred race
i'm the South. He is II very clear and
forcible speaker and being himself a
southern man, the son ola slave holder
he was able to give many touching illus
STATIONS of the results which emancipa
ton and the franchise had produced
He showed how rapidly the population
was growing, the power they were soOT
to exercise i'll the government of THU
country, and the necessity that existed
for their training and culture; and if We
may judge a speech by money stand
ard his went right to the heart, for as {
result collection of nearly two hundred
dollars was taken up at its close. Or
Sabbath the pull pits of the various
churches of the city were ably filled
both morning and evening by member
of synod. DIR. West, of st. Paul, official
ed on Sabbath morning in the Presby
terrain church, and his sermon will b,
remembered by many who heard it a.
long as they live. The reports from
other churches were equally tiattering
and all agree i'm saying that if much gOOC
was not done in this city last Sabbath, i
was not for want of good preaching
Perhaps this was one of the largest an(
most influential church gatherings ever
held in our city, and none could visi
the meetings ut any stage of their pro
gress, hear the reports read, and lister
to the men who took part in the discus
sIons without feeling that intellectual,
and morally the church was keeping
pace with the material developments o
the State, and that We had men among
us i'm whose hands our religious interest
were safe. The delegates, both ladie
and gentlemen were entertained in tht
homes of our citizens and all our ladie
bear testimony to the gentlemanly bear
ing, courtesy and culture of their guests
AT the close of the meeting on Monday
the following resolution was passed b.
synod:
Resolved, That the members of thi
synod would hereby express their heart
| felt thanks to the committee of arrange
ments for their untiring and courteOu