The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-11
CONVENTION OF Y. W. G. A..
UT Minnesota, Held at MankatO. Nov.
4-6, 1892.

line nrSt meeting of the convention
was held Friday morning at $50, LEI
oy Miss Belle M. Jeffrey. The mail
thought of the meeting was an earn
est desire for the blessing of God up
on the convention. The regular or
ganization was postponed until after
noon because Of the small rnumbe
present.
A devotional service opened tn,
afternoon session. At three o'clocl
the chair was taken by Miss Charlotte
Il. Willard, chairman of the state e1
ecutlve committee, and nominating
committee was appointed, which, aftel
short time, during which Miss EN-
ma Silver spoke OF methods of scien
tlfic Bible study, reported the follow
ing:
President-Miss Anna D. Lewis
Mortified.
First Vice President-Miss Jennie
Bennett, Mankato.
Second Vice PresiGent-Miss Stella
Sheldon.
Secretary-Miss Luella Turrell,
Mortified.
Assistant Sec's-Miss Mary FELTON,,
Minneapolis, Miss Harriet Foss, Ham
line.
Business followed with reports
from the different associations.
A few minutes past four Mr.. e. w.
Martin, Genl. Sec. Y. M. @. A., Man
kato, spoke some practical words in
''Bible Study--A Practical Method"
AT 7:30 p. m. d song service was held
followed at eight o'clock by an address
on 'Motlves to Christian Work." by
DR.. Smith Baker, of Minneapolis. The
address was full of earnest Chought,
taking the motive of love to Christ, to
fellow men and to ourselves as being
the true motive to Christian service
fer others and for his cause.
The session of Nov 9Th opened at 9
a. m. with prayer service. At 9:2O
business was again taken up, reports
being heard from still other asSOcia.
tions; and at ten o'clock Miss Emma
Silver lead Bible training class CIV
ing an idea of how to reach young
women, and of how to use the Bible in
the most effective way in winning
souls to Christ.
This meeting was followed by more
business, after which Miss Elizabeth
Wilson, International Sec. Y. w. G..
A., led finance meeting. Associa-
tions reported total of S125.75 for
the work, and in the meeting individ-
ual pledges were made, amounting to
S165.50.
In the afternoon Mr.. Christie, Of
Turkey, spoke of the work in that
country. An address was then given
by Mr.. D. Willard Lyon, of Chicago,
'"The Call to Evangelize the World"
The call was represented as a very
urgent one for number of reasons
because the field is a great one, en-
bracing the whole world; because of
the great number of those in whose
behalf it was issued: and of the mad
aquacy of the heather religions; be-
cause of the urgent pleas from the
missionaries and from those who have
been converted from heathenism into
the glorious liberty of the gospel of
Christ.
After this address the business of
the meeting was closed, after which
three conferences were held, one on
missionary work; one on city work
and third on college work.
On Sunday, Nov. 9Th, the first
meeting was one of special prayer, led
by Mrs. M. ]. G. Wilson, of Minneapo-
lis. At 1890 the pastors of different
churches spoke to young women. The
afternoon session was held at four
O'Clock, meeting for ladies only.
The church was well filed and all
present felt great urgency of de-
Gliding for Christ: all were impressed
with the power of the Holy Spirit on
the lives of His children, and of it's
power to take weak and feeble ones
and make them strong in his strength.
There were two evening services
held, one at the Baptist church, led
by Miss Wilson, the other at the M.
E. church, where addresses were Civ
en- by Mr.. D. Willard Lyon and Miss
White, of Chicago.
The last meeting of the convention
was held in the Baptist church at
nine o'clock. In answer to the cues.
tion what has the convention
brought you?" responses were made
by many of the delegates, telling in
what way the convention had brought
an added feeling of responsibility and
of the need of more cOnSecrated
Christian service. After this words
were spoken to the convention by
Miss Willard, Miss Silver, Mr.. Lyon,
Miss Wilson and Miss Jeffrey. After
prayer the meeting was declared ad
journed by the President, Miss Anna
ID. Lewis. SEC. OF CONVENTION.
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