St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29

peal to each member and detailing the
financial obligations Of the church.
Each member IS assessed and the money
goes into the general fund, from which
the pastors salary is paid and all ex-
peISeS met. Every second Sunday two
collections are made, etc.
Rev. j. B. Hingely said the system
outlined by Mr.. Gilbert raised the fund
of the church considerably. Thatin his
church cards were sent out, being sub
stantially pledge to pay so much each
week during the year.
Rev. S. B. Warner said that the Meth
odists lacked system; that any system,
no matter how poor, would be good one
if properly carried out; that each church
had different system, and all should be
uniform, so that preacher would be at
home wherever he went. AZ
Rev. Mr.. Morgan, Rev. DR.. Chaffee
and Rev. Mr.. Lathrop also had some-
dam said if the preachers would do more
preaching on the subject of giving,
much good would be accomplished. q
A collection was taken up, and during
its progress Brother Eaton entertained
the congregation by singing, .'Help a
Little" ~
Glow to Better Promote Church
Extension Work in This State" was the
subject of Rev. DR.. Chaffee's discussion.
He said that in the past ten years, as
compared with the twenty before, the
Methodists had been
DILIGENT IN STARTING CHURCHES
I'VE have perhaps made mistake"
he said, Gin planting churches in too
many country places. We do not keep
up in the city work, and are wont
to attribute the fact to short
pastures. That donkey has been
overloaded. If we want to get on in
cities we must be enterprising. We
have been criticised in both cities for
organizing too feeble churches, but
if you wait to plant large
churches. you won't have any.
Like the mustard seed, they must be.
small in the start and gradually become
self-supporting. Many people want
large churches. What's the use OF
than this. We can't even fill this one in
this conference" Hon. A. G. Dunn
said:
This church would build forty
churches on the frontier" He con-
demned the people for building $4,000
churches when the frontier is entirely
bereft of them.
Mr.. Hazard, of the church, warmed
up, and was rather Wrathy because of
the roasting. He said that although
they had paid a big price for the church
they had helped the cause of Methodism
S25,0 900 worth on the outside.
Senator HoyE, of Red Wing, here said
that the agent appointed to take up sub
ScrlptionS to raise an endowment for
Superannuated ministers was danger
ously sick and in great need. A collec-
ton was taken up for the unfortunate.
Mrs. r. n. McKaig gave very inter
esting talk on "The Woman's Home
Missionary Society,"" and a pleasing
talk by Mrs. S. B. Warner on ''Our
State Work" was highly appreciated.
Mrs. A. G. Morrow told of the good
work that had been done amongst the
Chinese and the many young Chinese
girls that had been saved. Also how
many converts had been secured
amongst the Indians, and how they
would walk thirty or forty miles on a
stormy day to hear about
THE WHITE MANS GOD.
She told OF the missionaries among
the MormOnS, and what great need
there is for large increase in the num-
Der. She had travelled amongst them
etAl HItu hot StSH ouO OilSIt, HapPy
face there. She said the only refuge
women had was to go to
a house of shame; that "a
Young girl would look down into her
baby's face and not know whether its
father was her own brothers. uncle or
father. She thought that unless the
government put stop to the monstroas
iniquity, the people would be in a meas
ure responsible. She made a very pa
thetic address. -