The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-09-06
J. K. Shellenberger, of Cleveland.

which was complete and hlled Will
valuable information for those pres
ent. In regard to raising funds dur
ing the past year, it showed that the
Marion church and the Garden City
Christian Endeavor Society were the
banner ones, having raised the largest
amounts.
In the absence of the treasurer, S.
G.. Robertson, Carey E. Morgan, of
Minneapolis, read his report for the
year. This showed that the receipts
from the corresponding secretary were
S355.S6. and from the recording secre-
tary $3.50. The total amount paid out
was $422.75, leaving balance on hand
Aug. oath of $S3.11.
The report of the auditor, A. ?. Ire
land, of Minneapolis, showed that the
treasurers report was correct, and
both reports were accepted.
After singing, the convention list
ened to J. D. Houston, Of Aberdeen,
S. D., editor of The Western Work, who
made his monthly publication the
subject of his remarks.
More singing followed, and j. HI.
Hardin, of Cincinnati, general secre-
tary for the United States, spoke up
on CLONE Missions"
The program as published was car
ried out this afternoon. The conven-
tion will get into the new Christian
church tonight, and Rev. II. O..
Breeder, of Des Moines, will preach
the sermon. He arrived this after
noon at 800 o'clock.
FRIDAY.
At this forenoon's session, after
an animated discussion, it was
voted unanimously to raise $500
to engage a travelling evange-
list, provided that the General
Home Missionary Board will supple
ment this with another $500, which it
will do. The travelling expenses
must also be added to this. Tonight
the $500 will be raised by pledge, the
plan being to have fifty men each
guarantee $40.
The society has had two invitations
for holding the next convention, one
from Duluth and one from Litchfield,
and the latter will probably be &C
cepted. The business meeting will
occur Saturday morning, when this
matter, and the reports OF COM
will beconsidered.
The new Christian church was &C.
the delegates of the Mime
sofa Christian Missionary society last
evening for the first time, and all
were free in their praise Of it. The
church has been erected at cost of
sc, 900, and is large, airy, well lighted,
and one of the best buildings of it's
kind in the city. The floor slopes
toward the pulpit in the center of the
south side, and two entrances lead in
from the Second and Grove street
sides. The building is brick veneered,
has fine colored glass windows, and
will seat about 500 people, and will fill
the wants of the church for many
years to come. That such large
structure should be reared by so COM
small church membership,
none of whom are possessed of any
great surplus of this worlds goods, is
highly creditable, and worthy of emu
lation.
The large and spreading chandelier
was presented by the boot and shoe
men of Boston, at the solicitation OF
Mr.. G. H. Austin, and they also added
800 in cash to their generous gift.
Mr.. Austin has placed beautiful
double memorial window on the Sec
ond street side.
The following is complete list Of
the delegates, present, corrected up
to this forenoon:
Antrim-Mrs. Geo. D. Johnston.
Antelope Hills-Love A. Sandborn,
Mrs. Mary A. Todd, Mrs. Susan Cleve-
land.
Cleveland-Mrs. DR.. Randall, Rev.
J. X. Schellenberger, Mrs. Cynthia
Jackson, W. o. Layton, j. A. Wright.
Cannon City-Isaac Waite, Anna
Buchanan, Geo. Buchanan.
Concord-Mrs. f. Wilcox, S. J. Sher-
wood, d. D. Avery, Mrs. d. D. Avery.
West Concord Albert Tilton.
Duluth. L. Henderson, Rev.
Robt. Grieve, Mate Maxwell, Mary A.
Lucas.
Eagle Lake-Rev. w. H. Burgess.
Excelsior-Rev. A. f. Armstrong,
Rev. w. w. Pew.
Garden City-Myrtle Wrightson,
Rev. Claire L. Waite, Mrs. John Os-
good.
Howard Lake-Rev.and Mrs. Truax.
Acknowledgment Randall, J. Nor.
ris, Mrs. w. o. King, Rev. W. o.
King, Mrs. Eta Blake.
Litchfeld-Rev. J. E. Cohenour,
Gertrude Knights, Alice Knights.
Marion-Mrs. Persis Niccum, Cora
McCaleb.
Minneapolis-F. Fl. Mellen, Miss A.
M. Choate, J. G. Hanston, Mrs. Emma
Hodges. Mrs. A l.. HOSkinS, Mrs. N