The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-06-21

ated class of fifty-four, all of whom
had places before they were graduated.
The Deaconess works. one OF the wide
open doors for women. 1t is a field
that is not only ready to be worked,
but it is a field that is pleading for
workers.
The Junior hour, conducted by Mrs.
G. w. Avery, Conference Jr. Lg.
Supt. from Alexandria, was very
entertaining. She impressed her hear
ers with the fact that the church. can
not get along we'll without the chill
dren, any more than one caa light a
fire with only wood and no chips.
There are twenty chapters of the
Junior League in the District, which
| is an increase OF eight chapters over
the number reported last year. Mrs.
Avery has a very entertaining way
with the children aud they all love
her dearly. She gave us the follow
ing beautiful poem.
| DRIFTING! DRIFTINGl
"Only floating down the river, gay laugh
| ter, jest and song,
While the day is in the morning and they are
| all brave and strong;
! Only drifting with the current, such a little
| way from shore;
Drifting just little faster further down
| than e'er before.
Drifting carelessly but surely toward an
! end of dark despair, ..t.
Needless of the warning voices, while the
surface is so fair,
And the undercurrent bears them still more
| surely down the stream, .-a
Till they glide into the rapids, as they idly
drift and dream.
Save the children as they are launching on
the current swift and wide;
Save the boys as they are drifting with the
! strong and cruel tide!
| Save the girls within the rapids; save the
BOYS SO near the brink!
They are drifting, drifting. drifting, so much
faster than they think.
f. The Saturday afternoon session
opened with a helpful prayer meeting
led by the Osakis chapter, after which
very thoughtful and instructive
paper was read by Rev. J. T. Fl. Smith
of Little Falls on 'The relationship
of the League to the Pastor and
Church." The motto of the league
fully expresses the relationship of the
league to the pastor, and the true re-
lation will ever exist between them as
long as the leaguers 'Look Up" and
Lift Up The pastor and league
are important parts of the church but
at the best only parts, and this must
ever be borne in mind. The league is
not the church, but part of it, blessed
part, and its chief duty is to look up
to God, to the pastor, to the chul CHI
and to lift up the pastor and the
church, by lifting up itself and It's
members.
Miss Amy Avery of Alexandria,
read a paper on "Helps and Hindrances
of Early Christian Life,'' which was
full ofgood suggestions.
A question box which followed, con-
tanned some interesting questions, such
as ''What is the proper relation of
the Junior and Senior League?"
"How to carry on city mission work."
| "How shall good leaders be secured
where active members are few and
inexperienced" "How can the con.
dition of league be raised?". The
questions were ably discussed and
answered by the president of the
| District.
The President, Mr.. Bugge, in
business session reported that the past
year had been great one for Method
ism. The District work had been
greatly strengened and new leagues
had been established, with a member
ship of higher general grade than in
the past.
The Secretary of the District, Rev.
Geo. E. Tindall, of Frazee, reported
thirty-three chapters in the District,
with a membership of 672 active mem
bers and 1888 associate, an increase
over last year of AZ active and 81
associate; also twenty chapters of the
Junior League being an increase of
eight over the number reported last
year.
District reports were also given by
Rev. r. C. Marley of Verndale, Mrs.
Nina Hannifn, Hewitt; Miss Minnie
DIN, Wadena; and Mrs. S. L. Town
send Treasurer, Melrose, MINI.
The chairman of the committee on
time and place of holding the next
annual District Convention, reported
Fergus Falls, on the third Friday,
Saturday and Sunday of June, 1901,
but after some discussion it was de-
cided that the convention would bene-
ft Moorhead greatly and that that
place needed it most, SO it was agreed