The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-17
TAKE HOPEFUL VIEW
BsPTIsTs ARE ENCOURAGED WITH
0UTLOoIx FOR MISSION
en- 100 WORK
MISSION 4 FIELD EXPANDING
oMce it for Ensuing Year Elected
at sf1 Yesterdays session--carey
Ieq Emerson Is Presi-
1.R 't9fn dent.


Ihen mest1impertant part of the pro-
gfamme Off the evening session of the
/ Nalnnesota Baptist state convention was
the report of the missionary committee
WHICH was read by Mr.. Pope, the secre-
vary. Ahe report showed that fifty-rwa
men Were employed by the society as
naisslaharfese in the state, and that they
had accomplished great deal in the
past year They had opened twenty-tiyts
new neids and had formed fifty-ffye new
slatlens. seven new churches had been
organized through their efforts and I'LL
new memoirs had been taken into the
cndfcheSa which We're under their care.
/ IN financial way they had raised $2O, 9N
lor the general work of the missionary
department. of the church. The report
showed the conditions of the fields to be
III encouraging circumstances and recon-
tmended general forward movement all
aiong the*iine of mission work.
The report was thoroughly discussed
by Rev. G. H. Gamble and Rev. W.. b
Riley both of Minneapolis. MIR Gamble
spoke on the subject, '.At the Front, :
and Mr. RheSis subject was ''The Call To
Conquest They agreed with the recon-
mendations> of the report and encouraged
the members of the convention to lend
; their hearty support to the carrying OUT
of the several Recommendations
The work fof the morning session was
the electings of officers and the appoint
ing of the standing committees. The new
officers are:
President-Carey Emerson.
Vice PreSidents-Rev. j. c. Hoblltt, .lG.
M. Van DuZee, H. w. KingSburys &. L..
Lampson, Rev. G. l.. Conley, j. I'll. Irish.
Rev. F. E. r. Miller, Rev. Frank Peter
son. Rev: B. R. Patrick, Rev. III. Kaas,
Rev. G.. Melby
Corresponding Secretary-Rev. e. R.
Hope.
Recording tsecretary-D. D. Smith. ST.
Paul.
Treasurer-Dr. +. a. Ri6gway.
Auditory. e. Hughes, j. III. Randall.
s Il TRUSTEES.
Trustees. Glass 1so4-T B. Lindsay,
Rev. L!stA. GIevenger, J. T. Barnum, A.
+. GaleG Rev. NJ. Berglund, Rev. H. i.
Steelman. III s. Gillette, Mrs. E. q.
Thayer, sReys f. c. Whitney, Rev. I'll. f.
StillwelI. -
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following are the standing commit
Home eMissiens-Rey. A. +. Erickson
DR.. q. %. Clark, Rev: l<nute Nelson, j.
H. Hickman Rev. S. w. Hoover.
Foreign Missions-Rev. G. III. Gamble,
Rev. e. J., Anderson. Rev. S. MeMines,
Rev. w illiams Cowden, A. J. Hoag.
Women'S Home and Foreign Missions :
Cleft for the ladies to fHf
Bible Publication and Sunday School
Work-Rev. Nv. Reisinger, Ernest Hagen
strom, Rev G. L. Morrill,, Rev. o.. H.
Skotherm, Rev. Fl. FL. Allen.
Spiritual State of Churches-Rev. o. p.
Peterson, Rev. G. w. Stone, Frank Bal,
Carl Bennett, Rev. c. T. Halowell.
Obituaries-M. w. Withers, Rev. III. A.
Erickson, Rev. J. II. Mitchell, Rev. NJ.
F. Fifield, Rev. M. B. Critchett.
Commission on Systematic Benefcence
Glass 1904-T. H. Irish, Mrs. George
Griggs.
Trustees Ministers Aid secietxClass
1905-Rev. L. A. Cleyenger. 80.
The afternoon session was given to re-
ports from missionary fields. several of
the missionaries. speaking of the work
among the foreign population of the
state. Rey.iG. E. Morrill, and Dr. O. A.
Williams. of Minneapolis, and DIR. H. c.
Mabie, OFFS Boston. delivered interesting
and instructive addresses A