The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-10-20

| Saturdays exercises opened with a
devotional service at 6:45 a. M, led by
DR.. o. A, Williams
The forenoon was devoted to state
work, and the work was mostly of a
business nature.
The committee on place and preacher
recommended that the place of holding
the next meeting be left to the conven-
ton board, and that Rev. R. G Mosher,
of Albert Lea, be chosen to preach the
next annual sermon, with Rev. c. f.
Hallowell, of Park Rapids, as alter
nate. The report was adopted The
places talked of for holding the next
meeting are st. Paul, Owatonna and
Rochester
President Emerson thanked the con-
vention for his reelection yesterday.
Rev w. W. Dawley, of Minneapolis,
was chosen member of the board of
trustees of ministerial aid.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented the following report which was
adopted:
Whereas, The boundaries of our
work are continually extending in this
state and the opportunities so rapidly
increasing for upbuilding the cause of
| Christ, therefore be it
Resolved, That we urge upon our
churches the necessity for greater self
sacrifice in support of our state conven.
ton work by increased offerings and by
personal endeavor.
Resolved, The we pledge ourselves
to loyal support of all the different
branches of the missionary work, by
our prayers and offerings, expressing
sincere gratitude to God for the bles-
sings attending the work of all depart
ments, and that we especially recognize
the increased responsibilities so provi-
dentially laid upon us in the newly &C
quired territory in the islands of the
sea
! Resolved, That we recommend all
Baptis to patronize our American
Baptist Publication society in their
purchase of Bibles and literary sup
plies, and by doing thus secure for
themselves the best bargains, and at
the same time aid the society in it's
excellent missionary work by the
profits from their purchases.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the noble work of Pillsbury academy
and urge our churches to show greater
interest in sending students to this, our
own institution.
Resolved, That we regard the cleo
ton of B. Ell. Roberts to congress by the
state of Utah as an indignity offered to
every American citizen and an insult
to the sanctity and the purity of the
Christian home; that we are in hearty
sympathy with every effort to expel
him from that body and call upon
every member of the House of Repre-
sentatives to use their utmost endeayor
to accomplish that end, and that the
secretary of the convention send copy
of this resolution to every congressman
of this state.
Resolved, That we endorse the Cen
trail Baptist orphanage and that we
commend it to the Baptist churches of
the state as worthy object of
benefcence.
Hon. M. II. .Dunnell, of Owatonna,
offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the trustees of Pills
bury academy through its treasurer be
requested annually to make to the Bap-
fist state convention ten days before its
annual session statement giving
amount and investment of the academy
fund created by the will of our large
minded and generous brother, the late
Geo. A. Pillsbury.
One of the committees resolutions
endorsed the anti-saloon league, but
this received SO much opposition that ii
was laid over until this afternoon. The
discussion was warm one.