The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-11

state Convention Held I'm
the City Last Week.


The HERALD's report of the proceed
of the Minnesota Branch ofthe Woman
Board of Missions Of the Interior close
with the session of Wednesday evening
Thursday morning was occupied wit
the official report. The treasurer r,
ported SAL GA as received, but fallin
short OF the appropriation. The pape
by Mrs. Dyar on Deficits and How t
Avoid them" suggested discussion O.
the plan Of systematic giving which,
carried out, would tend to solve tn
problem of the failure to come up to tn
standard of our apportionment. Tith
ing does not mean waiting till we secur
$1,000 and giving $1.OO, but from every
dollar we Law aside dime and from
dime we reserve the penny. Let us al
try this experiment.
The report of the State Secretary, Mrs
Peasen, was cheering and hopeful
Knowledge of what is already accom-.
plshed will be an incentive to greater
to our knowledge which is not always
complimentary to either. The tribute
paid to the service of those who had
passed oyer the river was a testimonial
of their worth, and an expression of our
loss.
Miss Hartwell, Fleld Secretary, re-
3,orted 1OS cb,,rchas x,;c;tad fo,r oo.,
terences attended, and 800 meetings
held in the interest OF home and foreign
work. She is daughter worthy of a
missionary. Neither heat of summer or
winters cold could have prevented her
filing each appointment, ma ie through
out the state. Her plan for the foreign
missionaries touched every heart.
Miss Evans, in commenting upon our
1essened contributions. stated that "ln
the City of Minnea polls. notwithstand-
ing the stringencv OF the times and the
financial depression, in one week $751;
900 has been expended for oriental rugs.
and that many a person who would re-
fuse to give q dollar to missions would
spend three or more to take the family
to the circus" She did not condemn
luxuries or amuse ments. but wished
money spent in similar manner might he
diverted into a channel TO bring greater
blessings to the children of man.
Miss Hartwell referred to the fact
that from our failure to paw the salaries
of our missionaries they were paying all
they could Spare out of what they had
received rather than abandon the work
so dear to their heart. We trust her
plan tor larger contributions will waken
response in every heart.
The devotional hour in charge of Mrs.
Love, of St. Paul, lifted our thoughts
heayerward, bringing us nearer to the
risen Christ. the great missionary. to
interpret to the world Gods plan of
salvation, and stirred our hearts to
more conservation of time. thought and
substance to the work OF our risen Lord
in foreign lands.
Thursday afternoon was given to the
reports of the work of our mission
aries, and to the children's hour. The
letters from Misses Gage, King and Ma
son were made especially interesting from
the com ments made regarding the ioca-
cation of their different fields of labor by
Miss Griffith, who last year returned
from Persia and visited these mission
aries, learning of their work as an eye
witness.
Mrs. Cotton gave a vivid picture of
missionary life in Africa. SO diverse froi l
that in Turkey, India or Japan. that it
will not soon fade from our memories.
The exercises of six little children gwen
in costume, and the little Chinese girls
story as told by herself, were all inter-
eSting.
The house was crowded at the evening
session. The choir from the Y. P. :. 4.
E., of Sank Centre, furnis he'd excellent
music. Mrs. Clark. vi st. Cloud, editor
of the state paper of the organization.
spoke of the Christian EndeavOr work
which is beivg done by 1000, 900 men,
bers of whom Is. 900 a. e in Minnesota.
Mrs. Love stated that the Minnesota
Y. p. S. {. E. has nearly doubled it's CON
tributIOns to missions this year, partial.
ly due to their special interest in Misses
Gage. Abbott and King, and had pro-
vided the entire salary OF Miss Moulton
as their o wn missionary.
Miss Anna Millard, of India, though
in this country for rest, had graciouslv
Welded to the many calls for her services
that she has been compelled to go to
the Pacific coast to recuperate her phys
icaI strength, and was therefore not able
to fill her place i'll the program.
Miss Brown, OF japan. occupied the
time with AN Interesting talk Of her i'm
pressions OF Indiana, gained ON her re-
turn to this country. Referring to the
Y. I. S. {. E. of Japan she said cottage
connected with the orpl,anage founded
bv Christian Japanese was named to-,
Father Clark who had visited the same
on his acknowledgements tour.
Friday morning was the last csSion
OF this delightful convention, and was
devoted to reports OF different commit
tees. and the adoption tf missionaries
Free Parliament, an excellent paper on
colleges and mission Dy Mrs. Hacket.
and the closing words of the pres ident.
Time and space for bids Of. Individual
mention.
The committee on resolutions referred
with touching tenderness to- our pro-
motel membeis, hearing loving testi-
mOnv to their worth and, deplOring our
loss; also expressed sympathy with MISS
Willard and the hope Tor her restors,.
ton to health.
The closing words of Miss Evans wer,
hitting to the occasion and it is matte,
IL.