The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-30
MEETING OF MUCH INTEREST.
BISHOP MORRISON TELLS OF THE
MOVEMENT THROUGH THE d.
LUTH DIOCESE.
BISHOP
ADDRESS.
Up WHIPPLE'S A
Interesting "Reminiscences of Epfs-
copaI Missionary WorIA-The
Auxiliary Meeting.

celebrated its fifteenth anniversary i'll
Christ church yesterday. There were
morning, afternoon and evening ses-
sions, and the attendance at all of the
meetings gave evidence of the interest
in the work The meeting was called
to order by the president, Mrs. G. B.
Brunson, and committees on mite
chests, credentials and entertainment
were appointed. Mrs. Hector Baxter,
the secretary called the roll, which
was responded to by representatives
from the following parishes:
Anoka, Beaver Falls, Belle Creek Birch
Cooley, Cherry Grove, Faribault cathedral,
st. Mary's and Church of the Ascension in
Faribault Hastings, All saints Gethsemane,
Grace, Holy Trinity, st. Julien and st. Paups,
of Minneapolis; Mortified Red Wing, Rush
ford, Rush City, Shakopee, Saltwater, White
Bear, Willmaf, WinOna and Church of the
Ascension, the Good Shepard Messiah, Res
q qGres;n s.. Clements. St; James, st.
st. Philips, st. Stephens and Christ church,
CT st. Paul.
There were 600 women in attendance
After the transaction of some business
Bishop Morrison and Bishop Gilbert
addressed the meeting. The delegates
then retired to the guild house, where
a reception was held and a lunch
served. The ladies who received were:
Mrs. Morrison, OF Duluth; Mrs. Gilfllan, of
Duluth; Mrs. w. B. Folds of Minneapolis;
Mrs. Brunson. Mrs. Gilman Mrs. Denis Fol-
lett and Mrs. Hector Baxter. They were as
siscted by Bishop Gilbert.
In the afternoon the president, Mrs.
G. B. Brunson, read her address, CIV
ing an outline of the work done by the
auxiliary, and of it's aims and hopes
for future work. After her address
Bishop Gilbert presented her with a
golden cross in behalf of the auxiliary
over which she has presided for ten
years. Then followed the reading Of
the secretary's and treasurer's reports,
which were accepted as read. The
various branches of work aided by the
women were discussed, Prof. Perry
presenting the needs Of the church
school in Wildwood. The delegates
proceeded to dispose of the funds ON
hand, making appropriations according
to the needs of the various church in
situations. Toward the close of the
afternoon session occurred the election
or officers for the ensuing year. The re-
suit was:
President Mrs. c. B. Brunson, of St. Paul;
mrs. IIrf,;. wee president Miss sybil Carter. Of
Whte Earth; second vice president, Mrs.
1enms Follett. of st. Paul; third vice pres-
dent, Mrs. Frost, of Red Wing; secretary
ana treasurer, Mrs. Hattie Baxter, of Min
neapclis. Mrs. Dennis F., IIet! acted as record
ing secretary.
The meeting was closed with a bene-
dlctlon pronounced, by. Bishop Gilbert
Addresses of absorbing interest in
connection with home and foreign mis-
slonary work marked last nights meet
Ing OF the woman's auxiliary of the
episcopal board of mission in Christ
church. The attendance was very
large, ard those who talked to the la
dleS gave instructive word pictures of
the progress of the labors for the ex-
tensc1on of Christianity both at home
and abroad. Preliminary to the exer-
clses proper there was a short devo-
tlonal service which Rev. Charles D.
Andrews conducted. Following this
Bishop Gilbert introduced as the speak
ers of the evening Bishop Whipple,
Bishop Morrison, of Duluth and Rev.
Mr. Ihurston. rector of st. Paurs
church at Winona
Rev. Mr.Thurston delivered the OPEN
ing address. He is a young prelate,
VINO has only recently taken charge of
the parish atTWinona, and he is an
eloquent and forceful talker He con-
fined his remarks to the necessity of
Jealous missionary work as a means
of maintaining the church as an insti-
tuition and extending the religion of
Christ. The speaker pointed out clear
ly the duty of Episcopalians as Chris
tlans owed to civilization in the great
work of redeeming the world 1t was
not money alone that would accom-
pllsh this; labor in the field was more
to be extended. Christians would have
to work and toll for the reform that
was contemplated, and it was a beauti-
fUt thing in this line that the women
had become so thoroughly interested in
missionary work. He congratulated the
ladies of the auxiliary upon the great
work which their organization was as
slst1ng the board of missions to accom-
pljsh and for the diocese of Minnesota
he had great admiration on account
of the place it held among other states
of the Union in the grand, universal
field of religious extension
The address Of Bishop Morrison fol-
lowed, and in the most part it was con-
fined to the missionary movement now
being extended throughout the diocese
of Duluth. He said that he considered
it an especial privilege to be permitted
to speak before such an important
church organization as the womans
auxiliary, more so on this occasion,
where the auxiliary was identified with
the Episcopal church in Minnesota
But what the home missions needed
just now more than any one thing was
more money to carry out the great
scheme of field extension which the
church had inaugurated. His diocese,
as originally established, embraced ST.
900 square miles of territory, and re-
Gently that vast area had been extend
ed until now the diocese over which
the speaker presided included North
Dakota. Fourteen years ago there
was hardly soul in his territory other
than the red man; now the population
was something more than 10000 peo-
pie. The spiritual welfare of these in
habitants had to be looked after, and
the Episcopal church was in duty
bound to dc its share of the mission
airy work and the bishop looked for
ward to a time in the no distant future
when the funds would be at his dis
posal
Bishop Morrison said that there was
great need for missions among the IT.
dams of the Rainy Lake division of his
diocese, and that in North Dakota
there was a pitiful lack of missionary
enthusiasm. More money was neces-
sary to open up this new section Of the
diocese, and there was a demand for
good men to fill the posts. The latter
were hard to find, because they could
not be induced to undertake the new
work with the meager facilities that
could be offered to them. The bishop
said that from observation he judged
that the whole heart of the auxiliary
was in this work of spreading God S
work, and he did not wonder at it
when the work was such a beautiful
one. He congratulated the ladies upon
the success their organization had at
tanned in the past, and he predicted for
it wonderful growth and greater
ACHIEVEMENTS in the future.
The address of Bishop Whipple con-
sumed about thirty minutes, and 1t
1.-as renIete with Interesting rernin-