The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-10-12
THE CLOSING DAY.
The Missionary Convention Of the
Christian Churches Comes to
q Close.

The Missionary Convention Of the
Christian Churches Comes to
q Close.
The business session of the Minnesota |
State Missionary convention Thursday |
afternoon began with the report of the |
auditing committee, commencing the re-
ports of corresponding secretary and
treasurer as being correct.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported hi favor of adopting the recon-
mendation of the board through the cor
responding secretary as TO means Of in
creasing the income of the society.
Reports were made from churches, as
follows: Duluth, Minneapolis, st. Paul,
wood Falls, Cleveland, Morton, Olivia,
Sharon, Cannon City, Mankato, Med
ford, Brownsville, Taopi, Antrim, Belle
PLANE, Eagle Lake, Garden CITY, Name
Prairie, Pleasant Grove, Marion. The
reports showed most of the churches to
be in prosperous condition.
Revised articles of incorporation were
presented, and notice given that they
would be presented in one year for
adoption.
Committee on Missions reported rec
ommendation to the National Christian
Woman's Board of Missions to continue
its support to the Duluth work. and that
the work in Rochester and Redwood
Falls be referred to the state board.
The evening devotional exercises were
i'm charge of j. G. Harrison.
Mrs. w. j. Lhamon sang solo, "Not
Ashamed of Christ"
At this point Ed. Stevenson took
ID Of fhn nj in.
marriage Dan. Cornwall and Ann +. Da-
Wis, both of this county.
The evening sermon was by Lewis A.
Pier.
After the sermon the bride in the
marriage ceremony made confession of
her faith in Christ, her husband already
being member of the church.
l.. Lane then made a successful fnan-
cial appeal.
FRIDAY MORNING.
A Sunday school program that had
been arranged for tomorrow was APP
| pointed for o'clock this morning, so as
to enable the meeting to close this even
ing. All the speakers were not present.
w. A. Foster, of st. Paul, made an adj
dress How to Interest Young Men in
the Sunday School," and Miss A. b.
Choate, of Minneapolis, told how she
taught an infant class.
The Christian Woman's Board of Mis-.
sions began its session shortly after
O'Clock. Devotional exercises were led
| by Mrs. A. E. Major, of Howard Lake
At the conclusion of these services q
presentation was made to Mr.. and Mrs
Cornwall, who were married last even
ing, of tea set and water set. The ar.
ticles were purchased by committee OF
ladies who had solicited funds from
members of the convention.
The sessions of the G. w. B. M. are
presided over by Mrs. w. ]. Lhamon, o.
Minneapolis.
An address of welcome was made by
Mrs. M. r. Bly,, and response by Mis-
Choate.
| The president then read her annua
address.
Previously appointed committees ther
made reports.
The following were elected officers fo
the coming year:
President-Mrs. w. ]. Lhamon.
Secretary-Miss Teeple, of st. Paul.
!. State Organizer-Mrs. l.. Lane, o
Merriam Park.
Delegates to national convention-Mrs
Lhamon; alternate, Mrs. Lane.
Reports were listened to from the
state organizer, and from auXiliariee
and mission bands.
Just before the forenoon adjournmen
q request was made that the sermon o
last night be prepared for publication il
, the Christian Cleaner.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Reports of committees before th,
Christian Women's Board of Missions
continued.
Committee on future work recon
: mended the redlstricting of the state ant
, the appointment of one or more man
ayers for each district. They also re
commended that the general board es
tablish mission in East Minneapolis
, near the State University, and continu,
the support to the church at Duluth mex
year.
The committee on enrolment report
ed eight auxiliaries, four aid societies
and five mission bands represented il
the convention. Reports were mad,
from each of those societies showing al
increasing interest in all branches o
work.
f The afternoon was occupied by listen
ing to a report of the retiring state sec
rotary, Mrs. B. g. Bard of st. Paul; al
original poem by Mrs. Addie Gail Jenk
of Minneapolis; paper by Mrs. Lane
of St. Paul, on 1.-THE Needs and Benefits
of Woman's Work." paper entitled
Temperance as Related to Missions,
by Mrs. Holt of Minneapolis, and pa
, per on Relation of the Sunday Schools
, to Missions" by Mrs. s. p. Morrison o
Msnkato.
A paper belonging to the Sunday
: School hour, but omitted for lack o
time, written by Miss Matte Ankney o
Minneapolis, on "The Model Sunday
School Teacher" was read, and followed
! bv an interesting discussion on Sunday
School work.
The committee on resolutions reaC
their report, and among the resolutions
adopted was one of thanks to the church
and the friends of the church in Man
kato, to the press, and to the railroads
/. for kind courtesies and entertainment
T and to the Congregational church fol
use of their house.
A resolution was passed respecting
J the wider and more thorough dissemin
, alton of Christian principles in view O.
the immense immigration of Goddess
people from foreign lands.
Also one affirming the active sympa
} thy of the convention with all move
ments looking to the moral and relig
10uS Improvement OJ our own ClLiZtuS
and especially with the work of the w
G. T. U.
Before the close of the afternoon SEES
sion the story of the devoted efforts Of
Mrs. Lilly of Morristown to build q
church, was told before the convention
together with the history of her mis-.
sionary quilt. DIR. Atkinson informed
the convention how the quilt was sent
to st. Paul for sale, where the ladies
paid $l2 for it and sent it on to Des
Moines, Ia, where ladies paid S25 for
it and forwarded it to another point for
sale. The story aroused such enthusi-
asm in the convention that a collection
was taken up amounting to $lS.l6 as a
contribution to the missionary quilt
fund.
BY request Mrs. Lhamon favored the
audience with solo, and they then ad-
| journed for supper.
The exercises of the evening consisted
of an address by DIR. Clara Atkinson on
"Our Women's Work, Past, Present and
FUTURE" followed by sermon by w.
j. Lhamon, of Minneapolis.
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.