St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-12
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Interesting Story OF Their Work
Yesterday at Rochester.

Interesting Story OF Their work
Yesterday at Rochester.
Special TO the Clone.
ROCHESTER,, Mlun., Oct. 1.-THE
feature OF the session last evening of
the Baptist state convention was the
annual sermon. delivered by Rev. W..
Il. Geistweil. of Emanuel church. Min
neapolis. He preached ably and pow
erfuIly on the "DiYine Plan of EYangei-
iZing the World.' as disclosed in Acts
j, s, and outlined it as the dissemination
by human means of a personal gospel
and the assuming of personal responsi-
bilities in evangellZatlOn. At the con-
clusion of this sermon. DR.. MOoreh0uSe,
of Chicago, the general secretary of the
Baptist Home Mission society, made an
address on the work of that OrganiZa-
ton i'll the Western states. in which he
took occasion to severely score the
Roman Catholics for their actions i'll
missionary lines. The convention had
for Its topic this morning State Mis-
sIons." and after the body was called TO
order President ID. d. Merrill appointed
the following committees:
On the Next Anniversary Meeting
Revs. j. ". Crooks, S. E. Pierce and A.
L. Candee.
On observation-disclosures. w. P. Mckee,
G. l.. Morrill,, K. c. Mosher. u. l.. Wit
tet.
On EnroIlment-Revs. j. a. Jenkins.
w. q. Andrus, r. e. Quarters, L. l..
Mann.
On Nominations-Reys. C. a. Reese,
Kay, Z. NJ. Jones. G. d. Baker, E.
Westcott, w. Il. Davenport, o. p.
Peterson, J. s. Lunn.
On Finance-Reys. L. NJ. Van DuZee,
j. l.. HOOlett. J. w. Powell, Z. c. Whit
ney, r. II. Gamble, j. II. Randall,
Frank Peterson. \. l.. ChristainSon, DR..
L. NJ. Marcellus, and DeacOns T. w.
Stebbins, \. n. Smart and +. w. Jew
cit.
These committees will report tomor-
row morning. DR.. L. R. Peters, secre-
tary of state missions, read the annual
report of The board. He explained that
there were three branches OF missionary
Work. the American, the Swedish and
the Norwegian Dane, with total of
fifty missionaries and about the same
number Of churches, and said that dur
ing the year the convention had taken
care of thirtY-eight American. fifteen
Swedish and four Norwegian churches.
There had been expended in American
work 50, 925. Swedish work S3,6I6 and
Norwegian work S1,31U. making a total
of S10,S51. The amount raised by mis-
Sionary churches for the current eX-
peuses of the year was S35.6S2. and the
amount for benevolent purposes S3.652,
grand total or money raised of IS $500.
Rev. j. w. Conley, OF st. Paul, made
an interesting address on state mis-
slOns. giving a thorough review of their
condition and work. DR.. Wayland Hoyt
then conducted a free conference on
the subject of difficulties Confronting
the Work; How to Meet and Master
Them" a number OF the ministers
took an earnest part in this discussion.
Rev. R. G. MarrelS. Of the st. Paul col
Ored church, made a few remarks on
his laDoTs. At the conclusion OF the
morning programme Rev. Z. P. Savage.
| of the Children's Ala society, st. Paul,
| appeared upon the platform with four
| little orphan children and made an eIo-
| quent plea for homes for them. The
afternoon was devoted to the standing
| committees on home and foreign
| missions, Bible and Sunday school
| work. and Pillsbury academy. General
| and woman's work was especially con.
| Sidered under the mission heads. Boston
| w. Smith related in detail the plans OF
! the committee on Sunday school work.
| and DR.. j. w. Ford, of Pillsbury
academy, gave a pithy talk on that in
| stitution, his remarks receiving tbs
| closest attention shown during the
! afternoon. The convention plans tc
| conclude its work and adjourn tomorrow
/ evening.