St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-13
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NEXT YEAR AT MINNEAPOLIS.
ID. ID. Merrill, OF st. Paul, Chosen
President of the Association
Rev. G. l.. Morrill, Will Preach
the Next Annual Sermon -
Teachers and Pupils OF Pills
bury Academy Were Present.

Special TO the Globe.
ROCHESTER,. Mimi. Oct. 12.-The ses-
sion last evening of the Baptist state
convention was devoted entirely to the
consideration of state missions. Seven
minute talks upon various phases of
the work were given by the mission
airy pastors. l.. Jacobs, of Brainerd;
f. r. Leach, of st. Paul: E. B. Jackson.
Of New Duluth; w. S. Black. of Win
dom; A. L. Cando. of Farlbault; q. L.
Wittett of Waseca. and w. 81. Daven-
port. of Little Falls. Following these,
district missionary work among the
Swedes and Norwegians was discussed.
Rev. l.. NJ. Stolberg spoke in the inter-
ests of the Swedes, and the Norwegians
found a fitting champion in the Rev.
Knute Nelson, namesake of the gov
ernor. who by his eloquent re-
marks indicated the right to the
name he bore. He said that there
were 100000 Norwegians in the state,
and earnestly pointed out 10 the conven-
ton the need of emphasizing the work
among them. Business pure and
simple, with not a touch of religion, was
tee on the next anniversary reported in
favor of holding the convention of 1894
in Emmanuel church, Minneapolis, and
Rev. g. L. Morrill,. OF Calvary church,
was appointed to preach the annual ser
mon at that time. with Rev. Israel Berg
strom as the alternate for the honor.
The committee on resolutions reported
the customary batch, and all were
adopted with little comment by the
convention, with the exception of
the one on temperance, in which
the license clause excited a sharp de-
bate. As finally passed license nigh or
low was condemned. The treaSurer's
report showed an indebtedness of $1,000,
but with means of raising that amount
on hand. The report of the nominating
committee resulted in the election of
the following officers: President, ID.
Merrill, st. Paul; vice presidents, E. Nj.
Van DuZee, Rev. E. Westcott, Carey
Emerson. Rev. n. l.. Christensen, DR..
b. w. Ford, George NJ. Palmer, Chester
w. Brown, n. n. Smart, Rev. Frank
Peterson; corresponding secretary, DR..
L. r. Peters, Minneapolis; recording
secretary. Charles H. Moss. Minneapo-
lis; treasurer, j. A. Ridgway, Mime
apolls; auditors, j. II. Randall end I. E.
hughes, SGdUulIlS Committees Oh NOlH6
missions, foreign missions. woman'S
home and foreign missions, Bible pub
LEGATION and Sunday school work, spirit
ual state of the churches, obituaries,
and on the educational society, were
also elected.
The report of a special committee,
consisting of Rev. Z. NJ. Van Duzee,
Rev. E. 4. Pope, DIR. j. w. Ford, g. ii.
McCleIland, T. G. Whitney, T. w.
Powell and A. F. Gale, on amendments
to the constitution, was then made, and
it was recommended by them that new
articles of Incorporation be drawn up
and the bylaws revised. The committee
submitted their draft of the proposed
reviSiOnS, and it was adopted article
by article, though the discussion on them
was prolonged into the afternoon. The
revision was strictly technical and in
wolves no change in the work of the
convention. The Baptist Young PeO-
pies union was in control this after
noon, and. after an address by their
president, one-minute talks were heard
concerning the work in local societies.
Rev. j. w. Conley and Rev. S. a. Me-
Kay made short addresses, following
which were the reports of committees.
1t was PillSbury academy day, and that
school at Owatonna was closed that
teachers and scholars might be present
here. Hon. George A. Pillsbury, of
Minneapolis, was also in attendance.
The convention will adjourn this even
ing, but tomorrow the newly elected
board Will meet to plan for the coming
wear.