St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-12
REVIEW OF A YEAR.
The Baptists of Minnesota Be-
gin Their Annual Weeks
Celebration.
Home and Foreign Missions
Considered and Reports
Presented.
Foreigners All Have Bibles,
While the Americans Are
Without Them.
Royal Arch Masons Meet and
Elect Officers for the
Coming Year.

The annual convention of the Baptist
churches of Minnesota is being held this
week in the First Baptist church at
Ninth and Wacouta streets. The con-
ventlon proper began with Yesterday
evenings session, but the day was spent
in missionary Sunday school meetings.
The Women's Home Missionary so
ciety, presided over by Mrs. H. E.
Gates, met at 10 o'clock in the morning.
After the devotional exercises with
which the meeting opened, Mrs. w. w.
DaWley delivered an interesting address
on systematic study in preparation for
missionary work. Mrs. II. K. GRAY. vice
president of the chidren's work, spoke
earnestly and well on the Importance of
enllstlng the Interests of school children
IN the missionary work, and in speak
ing or the dangers of unrestricted I'M
migration, urged the necessity of reach
ing Immigrants through their children.
a brief poem by Mrs. Crooks, the dis
trlct missionary'S wife, was read by
MISS Wakefield, and. after prayer and
hymn, Rev. }. w. Crooks appeared
and gave a brief talk, describing his
experiences in the work, and especially
OF the hopeful outlook at Montevideo
and CaZenovia. He spoke enthusiastic
ally, and asked Tor the
Prayers Of Those Present
to aid him in his mission. In the dis
cuSSion as to who will aid in continuing
the work Mrs. L. X. Gray said that the
Wisconsin society had raised 1000 a
year for the scandinavian work, and
thought Minnesota ought to do
as well. I. II. Peters, superintendent
OF missions. moved that the society
continue to raise the 5000 contributed in
former years. The motion was unani-
mously carried, after discussion. Miss
Burdett, of Chicago, was the last speak
er III the morning, in the absence of
Mrs. j. n. CrOunse. Her talk, being
chiefly an account OF personal expe-
rIenceS IN home missionary work, was
interesting in the extreme.
Luncheon was served in the parlors
OF the church during the noon recess,
and when the society convened again at
40 there was an address by Rev. |. G.
Mabie, in behalf of the A. 3. Missionary
union. Miss NJ. A. BuZzell, of Swaton.
China, was listened to with great atten-
ton, as she spoke of what the Baptist
church is doing in The Orient The ses-
sion closed with business of minor i'm
portance and prayer meeting.
The Afternoon Session.
The session Of the church convention
yesterday afternoon, which was~held in
the auditorium while the women were
in session in the lecture room, was given
over to discussion of the Sunday school
work. Boston w. Smith, Uncle Bos-
tom" conducted the meeting, but the
time was found to be so short and so
totally inadeqate to the demands of the
subject that it was decided to hold an
annual Sunday school convention, time
and place to be hereafter fixed.
After the opening devotional eXer-
I clseS Rev. j. Mitchell made an in
formal report of his missionary colport-
age. He talked OF the vast Importance
of the work of the publication society,
and stated as an interesting fact that in
all his experience he had yet to meet
with Scandinavian or German family
in which Bible was not to be found.
1t is the native Americans who have no
Bibles.
The Chapel Car.
Rev. j. M. Savers had something to
tell of his experiences in the chapel car
work, and spoke of innumerable cases
of conversion due to services held in
this car, which is sidetracked wherever
there seems to be need of a revival.
Boston w. Smith was brief but
spirited, and now and then extremely
humorous in his talk on the Sunday
school work. He considers the Sunday
school of inestimable good to adults as
well as children, and veteran in the
work, speaks with wisdom and eXpe-
rience.
Rev. F. NJ. Eldridge, business man.
| ager of the Ensign, gave an address on
the Importance of a state Sunday school
organization. Such an organiza-
ton, in his opinion, would enable
the power of the church to be
| more accurately gagged, and each Sun
day school, feeling itself but part of
! the great Whole, would be stimulated to
/ greater effort. Rev. w. II. Geistweit
closed The afternoon session with an adj
dress on the Book in the LESION"
Rev. r. f. Y. Pierce's address on How
to Apply Truth" being omitted.
The Convention Proper a
! began at 7:3O, the exercises being con-
Quoted by d. ID. Merrill, president of
| the convention. The welcome on be-
half of the St. Paul Baptists was given
| by Rev. V. A. Sage. The programme
committee reported the arrangement of
! the weeks business.
The annual sermon was preached by
! Rev. William GiikeS from the text Co
lossiaus l., %. After the sermon came
an address by Rev. &. l.. Morrill, on
The Distinctive Mission Of a Baptist
Church; What 1t Is and How 1t May
Best Be Accomplished" This address
was the last of the evening, and at its
close the convention adjourned until
$50 this morning. The subject of Estate
! Missions" will occupy the attention OF
the convention this morning. and mis-
sions and Education" this afternoon.
| Fancy Baldwin Apples, Dbl, So. so
| The ANDREW SCHOCH GROCERY Co.