St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-28
METHODISTs MEET.
Thirty-Five Churches Repre-
sented at the Convention
in Hamline's Halls.
Rev. DR.. Carroll of Chicago,
Conducts the Opening
Exercises.
A State Union Of the Three
Societies Represented Will
Be Formed.
Bishop Fitzgerald Will Preach
His First Sermon in MINI
nesota To-Day.

Yesterday afternoon the two days,
convention of the young people of the
Methodist church of this state opened
at Hamline university. a place of
greater interest to the people of the
state than any other point in the North
west. The convention was the out
growth of desire on the part of the
Young Peoples Alliance of Hamline to
meet with such other similar organiZa-
tions in the Me thodist church of the
state and to confer on matters of
interest to these organizations.
Upon call being issued re-
sponses were received from many
points. and at yesterdays meeting there
were represented thirty-five Methodist
churches, the delegations being chiefly
members of one of three organizations.
the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeayor, the Young Peoples alliance,
or the Oxford league, all of which are
organizations found among the young
people of this denomination.
Rev. nj. ID. Carroll, of Chicago, had
been secured as conductor of the serv-
ices, and at 2 O'Clock he opened with de-
votional exercises in the chapel. MIR.
Stout, of the. State university, was
elected president of the convention, and
Miss Carrie A. Getchell, of st. Cloud
normal school, secretary. Among the
delegates attending were the following:
Miss Jennie White, Hector; j. Lewis
Keough, Hennepin Avenue church, Minneap-
oils; F. G. Eckel, LIE Sueur: Miss Clara Hill
yer, Winona; Albert Stacy Eden Prairie:
Miss Stella Norton and Mrs. w. Tanning,
Madelia; Almeda Fairbanks Dodge Center;
nhnl
Mary. Pearson, Miss Estela Velson, Thir-
teenth Avenue NJ. E. church, Minneapolis;
Arthur D. Whiting. E. A. Lathrop, North
field; Miss Louise Emery, Mrs. James A
Lavina Richardson, Broadway NJ. E. church.
Minneapolis; r. d. Fitch, Richfield; George
F. Dean, Miss Alice Pabodie. Miss Nellie G.
Eads, Franklin Avenue NJ. E. church, Min
nIeeapoiis; Mrs. J: H. Howe, New Richmond,
Wis. Miss Gertrude Kennedy, New Rich
mond, Wis: Miss Margery SWerdfger North
field; Mrs. DR.. WEIGH, Sacred Heart: Miss
Stella Nelson, Miss Mary Pearson, L. II.
Stevens, Thirteenth Avenue NJ. Z. church,
Minneapolis; Miss Bertha Mason, Monticello;
Miss Ida Whitson Northfield
AT 2:55 Rev. r. n. McKaig, of Min
neapoliS, delivered an interesting dis
course on the the subject, ssWhat Do
Young People Need to Thoroughly Fit
Them for Church Work?"
Rev. G. n. Showers following. opened
a discussion on the subject of How to-
Help the Pastor" A number of pass,
tors and young people took lively part
in this discussion, among the numbers
being Rev. F. 0. Holman and Rev. Mr..
Jennings, of st. Paul.
A song service opened the evening
session of the convention. At the con-
clusion of this it was decided to orga-
niZe state union of the three societies
represented, and committee was ap-
pointed to prepare resolutions on the
subject and present them at one of theS
sessions to-day. 4
1.-The Mission of the Saddle Bags',-
was the subject of Rev. NJ. ID. Carrelrs
lecture at 80 O'clock. The speaker
first outlined some of the missions of
the ancient countries, and touched upon
their growth and downfall. just as
truly as God appointed the apostles to
bear His word about, so truly he said
had God appointed john Wesley and
the Methodlsts to perform a certain
mission of His in this world The sect
which Wesley founded he argued. had
done great things for the middle classes
of Englands the class that composed the
bone and slneW of the English people,
The early colonies were on the whole re-
llglouS. but as soon as America became
independent and her doors were thrown
open to all classes of foreigners, there
came pouring in upon US great hetero-.
geneOus mass of people. 1t was among
these classes that the Methodist sa Idle
bags performed their great mission.
"How could the ministers of this coun-
try reach this widely-seattered people?"
asked Mr.. Carroll. THE era was one
the like of which was never seen. 1t
was at this time that the Methodist min
listers and their saddlebags were turned
loose. This itlnerant method was what
was needed. The ministers were mostly
unmarried men and they had their abid-
ing places everywhere. In those saddle
bags were their wardrobe, library
and all their possessions. There Z
was something chivalrOus in their
arnlor OF homeSpun. Sympathy begats
sympathy and love begat love. e
The story of the saddle bags reads
like romance. The journals of the
pioneers are full Of incidents of priva-
tons" Here the speaker dwclt at length
Oh some Of these privatons. He pic
tured the life of one of the pioneers OH
his travels, his meagre fare and
HIS MANY PERILS.
There will be numerous services to-
day. At $50 model class-meeting
will be conducted by Rev. NJ. ID. Garrett.
Bishop Fitzgerald. the newly appointed
bishop FOR Minnesota. breaches his first
sermon in this part of the country.
Twelve O'Clock, Sunday school: 12:45.
The Influence OF Young People i'm
Sunday school Work." Rev. NJ. d. Car
rell: 800, question box: 3 80, .'Relation
of Young People to Revivals." DR.. G. S.
lnniS: $3.50, young peoples PRAYER
meeting, Rev. J: 4. Sutton: 7:36. ser