The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-04-25

Tint the moYs,As+wns,, saeags0 II
The work tho mosehe besame' eoa-
vincsd Of the neear IL. Hethediam n
evangalize the world.
This subject was discussed by
Rev. Putnam, Hickamn,. Hambly,
and Carmichael. ..... ,a
Rev. Geo. Hickman them read q
very fine paper on. Freedman's, aid
and southern education.
Some Of the many good points
raised was that as the increase of
the blacks was so rapid that it would
soon NO longer be the question what
shall We do with the nereo,. but
what shall the nergoes do with us.
That the only way to meet the
question was to educate him in the
higest sense Of the heart intellect
and indimdustrial' education was
the best solution of the problem.
That Booker T. Washington will be
probably the Washntgon to- the
negro The criminaEnegro does not
come from the schools but from
the uneducated and idle classes.
Discussion followed; by Anderson,
Carmichael, and Hambly.
Rev.. W. Fl. Irwin, of Wood Lake
them resd apaperon aenominational
economy. That we-hve in. day oil
combination, Capitalization, and
economy. Large business intreste
were combining, nations, reforming
alliances The churches. aught to
combine or form alliances that
there should less eloquent wind and
more pastoral work.
A. discussion followed. by knden-
son, Orrock, McCaasland, Hambld,
nulI and Irwin.
Rev. Bidwell,, of the. Baptist
church was then introduced to the
institute and given privilege of the
hbor. He spoke Of the relation. of
Baptists and, Methodists< and said
tina Baptists~ were for water. the
Methodists for wind and:h he thought
they must be in their clement in
this country. G. w.: Lutz being
absent his papers on social relations
of pastor to the church, was omit
ted. Rev.. Putnam who; has the
longest continuous passionate in: one
place in. the district was asked 10
state his, experience which he did I'm
q few Words Mr.. Scott, one of Rev.
Putnams old parishmen was then
given the privilege of che door:
A paper was then. read by Rev.
McC ausland, of Adrian on how to
i'm prove the prayer meeting.
Prayer is the essential Of christian
life.. This was followed by spirited
discussion by the institute =.
The afternoon session was opened
with devotional exercises conduct
I'D by Rev. J. A. Saunders, at the
close of which the report of the
committee was: read
and adopted. as read: Report of
Evangelistic committee. Your COM
mitee beg leave to submit the follow
ing report. We recommend that
the systematic evaRgelistic work be
inaugerated through the district
during the coimng year: That
camp meetings. be maintained at
every accessible point during the
summer season. and that each sub
district so far as possible procure in
ownership or rental tent for such
purposes. We recommend that our
Presiding Elder secure COM
petent evangelist for winter cam
paigning in all OF most of our
churches
We also commend to the conisd-
ersation of the district the practice
of association of pastors in the re-
viewing of the charges. Thomas
Hambly chairman W.H.1rwin, Secy.
Report of committee on Resolu-
ton, Resolved That the best thanks
of the preachers of thePipestone dis
triot be given to the kind friends of
Worthington who so royalty enter
tanned them during the Institute.
Resolved: That the thanks of
the Institute be given to our Presid
ing Eelder Bro. Bull for his cheer
full and dignifed conduct in presid-
ing over the meetings and to the
pastor of this church Bro. Handy
for his kind and brotherly care in
arranging these meetings.