St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-22

ings. One gentleman said that in his
church society they limited everybody
TO two minutes. and rang the bell on the
speaker when the time was up. A
young lady from up north said that
they had a still better scheme in her
church. BY preconcerted plan
hymn was agreed upon, and as soon as
the speaker exceeded the time limit the
meeting sang him down. Laughter.
Miss Wizards paper on the Lookout
Committee" Miss Leven's OH the Mis-
sionary Committee" and Miss Tread
Wells on the Neglected Committees"
were all admirable essays. well written,
pointed and full of good thoughts.
THE QUESTION BOX.
The session closed with question
box" conducted by General Secretary
John Willis Baer. of Boston. Mass. MIR.
Baer is bright, keen. alert, quick
witted young man, an excellent speaker
and clear thinker. AS an Instance OF
his ready wit, his answer to this ques-
ton may be cited:
slow would you work with fellow
committeeman who shirks his duties?''
II wouldn't work with him. Laugh
ter. Yet l would try to arouse him,
wake him up. Some of our members
are suffering with spiritual spinal men-
nights. They must be cured"
In reply to some question relating to
the temperance problem. Mr.. Baer said
that the remedy was to StOp"diScuSSiug"
and go to work. By"work"he explained,
he meant, 90 to the primaries, sacrifice
party for principle, and see that the
right men were sent to the political
conventions.
kick, kick, kick and agitate," said
Mr.. Baer "until this question becomes
all-important."
MIR. Baer related several pat and
humorous anecdotes to Illustrate his
points. Somebody asked him why the
Christian Endeavor societies expert
enced more difficulty in holding the
young men than in retaining the young
ladies'.
Possibly because it is pleasanter to
hold the young ladies'" answered Mr..
Baer, at which there was uproarlouS
laughter.
Before the close of the afternoon SEES
sion. Rev. Ii. A. Risen, of Winona,
made strong and felicitous appeal to
the delegates to hold the '94 convention
in that city. 1t needed the Christian III
huence, MI. Riser said. as badly as st.
Paul. The saloon power had increased
IN Winona, and the devil lived there as
much as he did in st. Paul.
MORNING WORK.
The Endeavorers began the second
day of their convention by holding
early morning prayer meetings at varl-
Gus churches in the city. The services
opened at $50 a. IN. AT 9 o'clock all
The delegates, numbering some 500. as
sembled at the Central Presbyterian
church for the morning praise service,
which was conducted by Rev. ii. A.
Risser, of Winona. At its conclusion
President Jayne announced the follow
ing Committees:
On Resolutions - Jesse Chase, st.
Cloud; Miss Mary Armstrong, Albert
Lea: Miss Matte Knapp, Rochester.
On Nominations-J. E. Thwlng, l.. l..
Dodge, Minneapolis; Miss E. Under
wood. Fergus Falls: Miss Mary E.
Treadwell. st. Peter; Miss Maud Hess,
Chatheld; Miss Eleanor Long. Miss
Alice Perry, st. Paul.
On Business and Finance-Walter V.
Haight. of Minneapolis, chairman; +. Il.
Moore, 81. Paul; Il. A. Ottmeyer, New
Ulm.
Miss Carrie A. Holbrook, state sec
1etary, reported that last year the union
had G35 societies, of which number 40
were junior societies. During the year
10 of these societies dropped out of eX-
istence, and SO senior and 80 junior So
cietieS were added to the list, giving a
grand total of SO senior and 240 junior
societies. These are divided among the
different denominations as follows:
CONGREGATIONAL, 1871; Presbyterian,
1863; Baptist, 81: Methodist Episcopal,
70; Union, 62; Christian, %; Free Bap-
fist. 10; United Brethren, 10; Friends,
s; Welsh Presbyterian, Z; Evangelical
Lutheran, 5; Episcopal, 3; scattering,
s; undenOmlnational,4 +.
The eighty counties of the state are
grouped INTO twenty districts. In the
year Miss Holbrook attended seventeen
district conventions. She travelled III
the interest of the Christian Endeavor
work wi hIu the limits of the state 4, ZOO
miles. Reports received from 240 unions
show the following: Active members,
7.071; associate members, 2.10S; honor
AIRY members, 632; joined the church
during the year, 100; the amount of
money raised for all purposes, SO. 133. 81.
The society having the largest active
membership is the Simpson NJ. E.. Mn
neapOlis, numbering 131. The largest
society, counting all classes of mem
bers, is in the First Baptist, of Mime
apoliS, 165.
State Treasurer William q. Berg, of
this city, reported the union in solvent
condition. President Jayne. of Mime
apolis, told of the work in Minnesota
and briefly outlined what the society
has accomplished i'll this state. After a
,, solo by Miss Grace Morehous. of st.
Paul, which was much enjoyed,
John Willis Baer, the general secre-
tary of the United Society of Christian
Endeavor. then delivered a highly in
/ terestlng address upon the growth of
| the Endeavor movement. Following
this, Mr.. Baer conducted the Free Par
lament in which the delegates dis