The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-12
SYNOD STILL At WORK
REPORTS AND LISTENING
TO ADDRESSES
MANCHESTER IN GOOD SHAPE
Principal Wallace Hopeful of u
Bright FutEre-SynOd to- Meet
at Albert Lea Next
Year.

synod convened for business yesterday
morning
After some preliminary routine bust
ness, the committee systematic bene-
ficence recommended through its chair
man, Rev T. H. Clelland, that the
synod recognize the incoming of the
new century by special offerings to be
devoted to the removal Of church debts.
the endowment of Albert Lea and. Maca1-
ester colleges, and for increased offer
ings to the boards.
The report was discussed iii detail, the
synod being divided on the subject of
the churches offering endowment to the
| colleges. Several pastors objected to the
churches taking the initiative in the ef-
forts toward securing such endowment.
1t was moved to substitute for the cause
increased support in the resolution for
the word endowment.
The resolution was finally, after a half
hours discussion adopted.
A resolution providing that the church.
es Of the synod aim to reach the definit 9
amount of cent per day for each COM
municant member, as the least sum that
each communicate should give to the en-
tire work of the boards this year was
adopted.
Rev. A. B. Mel6rum gave the report on
foreign missions which showed that in
their offerings, three presbyteries had
fallen behind, Duluth 81, Mankato $102,
and Winona $99. The other four presby-
teries have increased in their gifts as fol-
lows: Minneapolis, $500; Red River. S12:
st. Cloud, $38; st. Paul. 81 ,1G0 the total
net increase from the synod being 81, 567
or IS per cent. The total amount of the
contribution from the synod of Mime
sofa during the past year was $40, ISL :;
from churches, $780, from Sabbath
schools, $500: from wcmen's auxiiiaries
S6.f49; from young peoples societies, $973
The number of contributing churches was
125 Only % Sabbath schools had contrib-
uted. The committee recommended the
adoption of the advice given by the gen.
eral assembly, that leach church shall
make at least two offerings annually for
foreign missions" one of which shall be
taken Easter Sunday, and the other
about Christmas.
The report of the special committee on
young peoples work was given by Rev.
M L. Baracl<nan, and after an hours
discussion was referred back to the COM
mittee with the suggestion that they
look over the publications already In the
field and prepare report advising as to
the best.
In moving a vote of thanks to the COM
mittee DR.. Medium stated that he
thought it's members had missed the Sc
cret of the church's weakness today.
which was in the home rather than the
Sabbath school.
A resolution of sorrow for the death
of Rev. S. G. Anderson, of Toledo, O.,
| former pastor CT the Goodrich Avenue
| church, was adopted.
AFTERNOON MEETING.
In the afternoon the first business was
i the receiving of reports of committees,
| and the following were SUCCESSFULLY re-
| ceived and adopted:
Report of the committee on ministerial
relief, presented by Rev. Thomas Thayer.
! Report of the committee on freedmen,
presented by Rev. Mel. w. Davis.
Report of the special committee to CO.
operate with the board Of trustees of
Manchester college in raising the debt,
presented by Rev. a. B. Medium.
Report of the committee on home mis-
sions presented by Rev. w. e. Bates.
Report CT synodical superintendent Of
; missions, presented by Rev. w e. Bates
for Rev. r. n. Adams, unavoidably abb
sent.
| Following the report of the committee
| on home missions, Rev. DR.. Phraner, of
New York, one of the travelling secre-
taries of the general home missions
board, was introduced. After few fe-
licftous remarks on the activity displayed
by Minnesota presbytries IN the home
mission field, DR.. Phraner sketched the
good work that is being done by this
board, and suggested that it was not
generally realized that the board is play
ing most important part in the growth
of the church. OF the 2SO churches in
this state, all had been p!aflSeti antf
fostered by the board.
Presby terrain churches in this state
We're drawing from the board nearly
81, 900 per annun1 more than 1T was pay
Ing in, and the fact that the report
showed that ninety-one churches had
contributed absolutely nothing he sug-
gested mildly, showed that there was
still room fer better work
DIR. Phraner concluded with the state
ment that from personal observation he
knew that in many instances home mis-
sionarieS had more unfavorabIe circum
stances to contend against than those
in the foreign field.
MACALESTER COLLEGE FINANCES
The most important order of business
of the day was then reached, the report
of the trustees of Manchester college. In
rising to present it, Rev. Dr. Wallace.
principal of the institution was warmly
appiauded.
After welcoming the synod 10 the col
lege halls .he scene of the uninterrupt-
ed struggles of those interested in keep
ing the institution afoat, DR.. Wallace i'll
few enthusiastic words described Tie
magnificent location and environments
of the college Within view OF those in
the room, no fewer than five Institutions
of higher learning were visible, viz: the
state agricultural college. HanIino uni
versity, Concordia college. St Thomas
college and tlle Swedish College
lie then passed on ID detailed reference
to the property owned by The coiferye.
the chemical laboratory. rhe library, on
p.ah
To the members of the teaching staff he
paid a warm tfibute and spoke with
pride of the fact that most of the pro-
fessors had STAYED with the college
through hard times and financial strin-
geneies.
The curriculum embraced a four-year
preparatory course and a four-year col
legiate course, involving in all about fSa
forty minute rccitationS ner week The
enrolment so far this year was 14a, as
against 80 last year, and there were
prospects Of twenty more students en-
rolling before expiration of the pres
ent term
The principal then reverted to the hard
times through which the college had
passed, hard times which happily, were
rapidly becoming a thing of the past
The trustees had been compelled to pay
$4,000 for grading levy and 81, 800 for sew
ers. much against their WILL The great
est debt. though. was the $70.se0 which
the main building had cost
AT the time. 1889, subscriptions amount
ing TO S125.C00 had been secured, but tie
bad times which came on about then,
mace it impossible to realize more than
a small portion of this amount The
trustees. however, had struggled along as
best they could, making heavy personal
sacrifices and enduring many hardships
and row he was thankful to be able to