The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-22
Yesterday Afternoon,

At the session of the synod yester-
day afternoon d. Clelland, of Duluth,
gave the report of the home mission
committee. There are 272 churches
in the synod, and of these 2OS,Were re-
1ceiving aid from the home mission
committee. The BOARD last year eX-
pended $4,000 in Minnesota through
the agency of home missions. IOO
souls more than last year had been
brought into the church during the
wear. A recommendation was made
by the committee that DR.. h. N.
Adams should be reappolnted 1or
next year as the synodical missionary.
DR.. Adams, as missionary superln-
tendent, followed with the report OF
his work. The synod had lost one
church at Lake City, but had gained
seven at other points. The grouping
of churches needed to be done away
with by more liberal giving. Inc
synod next year should send to the
board at least SIS, 900 instead of $lO,-
900, as last year. The synod OF Iowa
last year had become self supporting.
Could not the synod of Minnesota
make. an attempt at self support
within the next two years? There
were ID church buildings in process OF
construction. The year had been
PROSPEROUS in its material relations.
Most of the churches dedicated had
been dedicated without debt.
DR.. Medium, Of the central
church, St. Paul, spoke on "The Mis-
sion of the. PresbyterianChurch in the
Northwest" When Presbyterianism
was introduced into Scotland there
was homogeneous race. Here there
is such a mixture of races that some
thing definite was needed to build a
typical nOrthweSterner. The hrst
thing necessary to make man strong
mentally and spiritually was Presby'
terian theology. The fear Of God as
taught by the church was needed
hsMan's chief end was to glorify God.
1t was that thought that made the
Covenanters and Puritans strong. TC
magnify the sovereignty of God was
no small part of the mission of the
church.
Presbyterianism stood for high-in
telligence. The church had always
been the champion of the higher
education. Presbyterianism produced
clear heads. 1t developed head force
and heart force, also. The mission o
kirk and state had been re
pudiated in this country, but neve
could the kirk and school be al
vorced. The best thing that coult
be done for the state of Mlnnesot;
was to Presbyterianize it. No maj
could be true Presbyterian withou
being true Christian.
The ecclesiastical government, too, o
the resbyterianschurch was SUITED
to the northwest. The policy of thu
church was peculiarly suited to ;
new country. To run Presbyterianisn
Oh CUuSIcSd UiOudl " luOlpiCo was poO
Presbyterianism and worse Congrega
tionalism. Half and half Presbyter
ianism was a poor thing, just becaus
a whole Presbyterianism was the bes
thing on earth.
Rev. G. B. Augur spoke on "Hom
Religion" General G. E. Mason OF
'sThe Minister Out of the Pulpit;
w. A. Funk on "Church Finances,
Rev. f. j. Barrackman on 1.-THE 10
of Home Missions" 81. A. Palm o.
"The Joy of Giving" r. f. Sulge
gave the report on Sunday schoo
work and Mrs. Ell Terrence the repor
of the Ladies' Home Mission Society
Mr.. Funk's paper was a very goo
one. He thought that one OF tn
chief causes of failure is the ineff
cheney of the men selected to run tn
business matters of the church. The
$40 ea1oofo1 for cocio1 etQndinO fC