Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-06-27
At STAPLES IN 1900.
The Meeting OF The North
western Baptist Assocla- %
ton Closed Thursday. m i.
ILNY VALUABLE Talks GIVEN
Rev. II. F.. StilWell Delivered
An Excellent Address
Last Evening.

Last Evening".
The Northwestern Baptist as
ISOLATION held the third and last OF
it's meetings at the Baptist church
in this city Thursday. All delegates
were present, which added consider
able to the benefit derived.
During the afternoon session it
was voted to hold the next annual
meeting at Staples, beginning Tues
day, June IL, 1900, and continuing
for three days. The Introductory
sermon will be preached at that
time by Rev. c. T. Ha1lowell, OF
Park Rapids. His alternate is Rev.
L. II. Steinhoff, OF Detroit. The
doctrinal sermon will be delivered by
Rev. K. N, Morrill,, of St. Cloud,
whose alternate is Rev. C. G. Cressy,
of Bemidji.
At the beginning of Thursday
mornings session revival prayer
was led by Rev. c. T. Hallowell.
The committee on systematic bene.
ficence did not make report. Rev.
S. T. Bachelor, OF Long Prairie, de-
liyered an excellent address on ''The
Pastors Development of the Ben.
evidences of Church, He said he
aattched great importancein educat-
ing and directing churches in all
benevolent operations. He believed
that with wise and careful attention
the contribution toward missionary
work could be doubled. The re-
manning part OF the forenoon was
left to the discussion OF the Sunday
school and it's work. Mrs. A. L.
Cramb, of st. Cloud read a good
paper on THE Pastoral Work OF the
Teacher She attached consider
able Importance to the fact that a
teacher should become we'll &C
quainted with the scholars. not only
in the Sunday school but at home.
Her paper was full of good sug-
gestions.
Normal Work in the Preparation
for Teaching" was the subject of a
well composed paper given by Miss
Crummett, of Detroit. Her plea was
for an advanced standard in the
work in the Sunday school. Two
short talks, one ''The Benev olenceof
the School," given by Rev. K. N,
Morril and the other, "What Shall
We Require of the Scholar" given
by Rev. w. T. Milliken, both proved
very interesting, for each was a sub.
tect with which most of the dele.
gates present were somewhat &C
quafnted. The main point OF the
two was this: That to be a success
full teacher and to be able to impress
what is being said upon the younger
gene, alton one must feel the force
and beauty of the things he is
endeavoring to teach. ''The Confer
ence on Sunday School Work" was
led by Rev. E. M. Lulett, of Mime
apolis. He advocated the atten-
ance as the Minnesota Baptist Sum
mer assembly which is to be held at
Lake Minnetonka from August Is to
September 1. The assembly will
give a course of construction Of
methods for ministers, Sunday
school workers, youngs peoples So
cieties and others.
The talk given by Rev. K. N. Nor
rill, of ST.. Cloud. on Personal Ele.
ments and Habits as Affecting Use
fulness" was simply excellent. He
said that what was really required
was to have good strong man be.
hind the words uttered, a man OF
character and power. We should
apply great principles and methods
to our own experience and life, for
one who leads a pure and holy life is
the one who will be of the most use
in this world. His talk was given in
the most beautiful language, which
was enriched with many beautiful
thoughts. Just before the forenoon
meeting closed what business was to
come before the delegates was trans
acted. 1t was at this time that the
missionary committee Of the as
ISOLATION, for the ensuing year, was
appointed. This committee is com
posed OF Rev. L. H. Steinhoff, OF
Detroit; Rev.W. IT. Milliken, OF
Brainerd; and Rev. K. N. Morrill,, OF
st. Cloud.
In the afternoon the meeting was
in the hands OF the Young Peoples
society. Miss Flora Terry presided
and Miss Ida Huff acted as secretary
Praise service was led by Rev. L.
H. Steinhoff.
g jeff H. Irish was to have given a
report of the associational president
but not being able to be present the
same WAS given by Miss Alice Crum.