The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-10-22
freedmen was made by Rev. j. III.
Sammis, and was adopted.

a thorough canvass to reduce the in
debtedness OF the college; that this
canvass be conducted by representa-
tives of the college subject to the ad-
vice and approval OF the synod's COM
mittee on the board of aid for colleges.
The report of the committee on
temperance was made by Rev. L. N.
Weaver and was adopted.
The records of the Red River, St.
Paul and Duluth Presbyteries were
approved, on the recommendation of
the committees to which they were
referred.
Rev. d. B. Jackson, representing
the Childrens' Home Society, was
given three minutes to speak, and said
that there is growing sympathy over
the state for orphan children and an
increasing willingness to receive them.
In the past eight years, 1900 children
have been saved in this way. He
asked cooperation and support in the
way of giving information of children
needing homes and of homes willing
to take them.
Rev. j. S. Sheriff., of Minneapolis,
editor of the church paper, The North
and Vest, offered the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the work of the
Childrens' Aid Society, as presented
| by Rev. ID. B. Jackson, it's representa-
tive, meets with the hearty approval
of the synod and is commented to the
cooperation of our pastors and people.
This afternoons session was devot-
ed to foreign missions and young peo-
pies rally.
| Tonight Rev. Pleasant Hunter, ID.
D., of Minneapolis, will give an ad-
dress.
| The Saturday afternoon session of
the Presbyterian synod was opened
with prayer by Rev. A. B. Nichols.
The synod directed that So be paid
toward defraying the expense of the
committee ON benevolence and
finance.
The records of the Mankato Pres
bytery were approved.
The report of the synod's foreign
missionary committee was presented
by Rev. Geo. G. Pollock, D. D., and
was approved. 1t made the follow
ing recommendations:
First. This synod would urge all
eastors and stated supplies to make
party and generous plans to increase
the foreign missionary interests and
gifts of the congregations and to
this that they avail themselves of the
literature furnished by the board at
New York.
| Second, That the synod urges up
on all Sabbath schools greater atten-
tion to foreign missions, giving the
cause regular place in the instruc-
tions of the schools, especially observ'
ing the first Sabbath before Christ
mas as suitable time for foreign
missionary exercises, accompanied by
the giving of gifts for this work.
Third. We recommend that two
offerings be made each year fol
foreign missions, and that the second
) of these be taken in the month Of
April.
Fourth. That each church bt
urged to contribute at least INVENT!
per cent more than last year, tina,
the debt may be liquidated and thu
work adequately maintained.
The synod was addressed by Rev. j
G. r. Ewing, D. D., representing tn
foreign mission board.
The synod listened to the VENERABLE
Mrs. G. O. Van Cleve, who with he
, sister, organized the first Sunda
school in the state in 1923.
. The report of the committee OF
young peoples societies was mad
by Rev. W. G. Covert, and was adopt
ed. 1t made the following recon
mendations:
First. That the agreement of tn
board of Home and Foreign Mission
with the Women's Boards be approx
ed and the young people, in the in
. terest of order and increased effec
: tiveness, he requested to comply wit
: the terms of the agreement.
!. Second. That sessions urge a
they see fit the claims of all tn
+ bands of the church. That they SCI
!. at least that information concernin
the woman's boards be put before tn
e young people.
, Third. That ia view of the fac
f that Rev. VIM. Wallace, of Mexico
: has been assigned for support to tn
t young people of our synod and tn
S synod of Colorado, we recommen
him to our young people for support
6 Fourth. That the young people o
the Presbyteries be urged to supper
9 the home board especially as repre-
4 sented by our pastors at large.
] Rev. John Sinclair addressed th
I synod on personal Recollections G
q Mckay, of Uganda"
e The synod was then addressed b
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