The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-04
Held A STUDENT SESSION
CONVENTION OF SUNDAY SCHOOL
UNION CLOSED YES
TERDAY ~ y
HAS BEEN MOST SUCCESSFUL
ID. r.. NOyes Entertained Delegates
to n Drive in the Afternoon
Some Will Attend Church
Services.

The American Sunday school union
closed most successful conference with
a student missionary session last evening
at the House of Hope church While the
majority of those attending the confer
ence will remain in st. Paul today, in
order to attend the morning service a
the House of Hope church; and the even
ing meeting at the Central Presbyterian
church, there will only be brief devo-
tional and farewell service Tor the men,
bers of the conference this afternoon at
the House of Hope church. The confer
ence has been az highly successful one,
both from the standpoint of attendance
and of enthusiasm manifestedT in the
work, and those in charge of 1t are we'll
pleased with the results attained. Chi
cago was selected as. the place for the
next meeting, in 1901, and the conference
will last from Oct s to IA
The report of the volunteer student
missionary work presented last evening
showed that during the year 242 schools
had been organized, which included 1872
members. The students had travelled to-
tai of 1850 miles, had made 336 CONVEX
sions and had addressed 1924 meetings.
The following course of study was map
ped out for the coming year: Child
Study" by Elizabeth Harris; D. A. Fos-
ter's Manual of Sunday School Meth
ods,' and "Farrar's Life Of Christ
by D. w. Anderson, Sioux City; J. H.
Davies, Webster City, To-; Vernon NJ. Nc
CoOmbs, Rochester, Mimi; Carl r. Os-
back, Estherville, To-; John Nelson, Sioux
Rapids To-; Robert w Newman, c. L.
Ford and G. W. Morton, of Wisconsin.
The stereopticon views which were to
have been exhibited last night will be
given this evening at-the Central Presby-
terrain church instead. At the afternoon
session c. H. Frady, of Montana, told
of his work eamong the Indians. James
Stairway related some of his experiences
among the people. of Northern Michigan,
and Henry De Long told of his work in
Iowa. At 4 o'clock the members of the
conference were the guests Of D. r.
Noyes on carriage drive through the
city and out to Como park and back.
There were ten carriages, about sixty
guests being entertained.
Supt. F. G. Ensign presided at the
morning session. THE Work of Our
Missionaries This Winter was the sub
ject discussed. The missionaries IN the
Northwestern division are supporting a
missionary, Mr.. Wells, of Iowa, by vol
untary contributions. Mr.. Wells report
yesterday showed that he had travelled
Is, 76S miles during the past year, and had
raised $7,7H12 for the work. E. B. Ste
venson gave q report of the contributions
to the fund to support Mr. Wells. The
sum of 1913 had been contributed during
the year. The committee. on resolutions
offered a resolution of thanks to the Off
GERS of the House of Hope! church, to the
vice presidents in st. Paul and Mime
apolis.
The following officers and missionaries
Of the society will speak today as indi-
Gated below:
Rev. ]. NJ. Crowen, D. D., secretary, of
Philadelphia, at Dayton Avenue Presby
terrain church, st. Paul. at 1890 a. M,
and at First Baptist church at 8 p m.
F. G. Ensign, superintendent. of Chica-
go, and b. B. Stevenson, assistant SUI
perintendent, Of Cedar Rapids, To-, will
speak at the House of Hope Presbyterian
church at 1890 g. m.
Rev. G. r. G.. Fisher, of Mortified, at
Burr street Baptist church at 1890 a. M.
and Pacific Congregational church In the
evening.
Rev. Joseph Wells, state missionary for
Iowa, at Central Park M. E. church at
1890 a. m.
w. H. Kimberly and K T. scotthorn,
Of Nebraska. will give illustrated ad-
dresses at Central Park M. E. church in
the evening.
At the Central Presbyterian church In
the evening Supt4 F. G! Ensign will give
an address on the work of the American
S. S. union, followed with short ad-
dresses by Rev. A. b. Medium and Rev
G. M. Morrison. Plymouth Congrega-
tional church will unite in the service,
at which solos will be sung by Miss Jen-
ME Finch and Leonard Mason.
general invitation is extended to all
to attend these services and hear of the
work Of the American Sunday School
union.