St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-14
They Hold Their Thirty-Seeo
ond Annual Convention at
ST. Cloud.
John Day Smith Expresses
Radical Views on Education
Of Ministers.
The President Of Pillsbury
Academy Vigorously Re-
plies to Him.
Two Women's Missionary
Meetings Go on at st. Cloud
at the Same Time.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Oct, 13.-Tnv
thirty-second annual convention of the
Baptists Of>the state Of Minnesota con-
vened at the First Baptist church in
this city to-day, where over 300 hun
dred delegates met. The principal ses-
sion began at 2:30 this afternoon, when
the educational society held its second
annual meeting. In the absence of the
president and vice president, d. D.
Merrill. Of st. Paul, was called to the
chair. The annual report of the board
of trustees was read and adopted. It
adds few amendments to the bylaws
prescribing the conditions upon which
applications for educational assistance
shall be granted. Seven students had
been assisted at the Pillsbury academy,
and one lady at the Morgan Park Theo- !
logical seminary. The total expendi-
ture amounted to $767.24, and $3.50 had |
been received for special designation. |
There was a balance in the treasury OF !
$3.50. A discussion then followed on
the needs of
An Educated Ministry.
Rev. f. G. Whitney was the first
speaker, and argued in favor of the sys-
TEN and work during the past year.
John Day Smith, of Minneapolis, who
followed, rather severely criticized the
present system of educating young min
listers. They were fully prepared at
the expense of some society, and when
they left the seminary a good position
was provided, and then the first thing
they did was to say how they sacrificed
themselves. They received good salar-
les, and there was no reason why they
should not prepare themselves Just likel
a lawyer or doctor. He suggested
that there be fund set aside from
which money could be loaned
to aspirants for the clergy
which they should pay back after they
entered the pulpit. Senator Smith was
vigorously opposed on the position he
took 4y Prof. j. w. Ford, president OF 1
the Pillsbury academy, who commended !
that the young men who sought theI
ministry were always poor. A rich one
was all exception. A lengthy discus.
sion followed, which was cut short byl
the report of the committee on nomina-
ton of officers. These were elected:
President, S. q. Cook, Minneapolis;
vice president, John Day Smith. Mime
apolis; secretary, Rev. S. A. Mckay, +
OwatonEa; treasurer, q. H. Herrick.
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w. o. Huntington, Minneapolis; D. d.
Merrill, ST. Paul; w. w. Blllson, Du-
luth; delegate to the national educa-
tional convention in Philadelphia, John
Day Smith.
WOmen's Home Missions.
While this session was in progress the
WOmen's Home missionary meeting was
also held. Mrs Ii. ID. Gates, of st. Paul,
presided. Mrs. G. A. Reese, OF Mime
apoliS, read a paper on Mexico" set
ting forth the neglect of the society in
that direction in allowing other denomir
nations to supplant it in that field, and
Rev. 5. German, of Leroy, returned
missionary, supported the statement.
Rev. j. w. Crooks, district missionary
for Southern Minnesota, made an adj
dress, telling of the want of work in
that field. Mrs. w. j. Harris also de-
livered an address on the work of the
Chicago institute for the training Of
young ladies for mission work, with
which she is connected This evening
the Introductory exercises took place,
and the delegates were formally well
coined by Rev. q. ii. Gamble, of this
city. The annual sermon was delivered
by Rev. S. L. Price, and Rev. Lemuel
Moss spoke upon the subject, The
Place and Claims of the Local Church in
the Scheme OF Christian Missions"