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

Pfpestone Distpict met at the NJ! r..
church in this city Tuesday evening
with the following Minister'S in
Rev. Carl Anderson, Luverne;
Rev. JIM. BullP.& Plpestons:
Rev. d. H. Carmichael, Balaton.
Rev. Follensbee,
Rev. q. w. Hickman, Slatyon.
Rev. Thomas HamMy, Worthington.
Rev. Mr. Irwin, Wood; Lapke:
Rev. Mr: McKenize,. Brewster.
Rev. Mr.. McCausland.
Rev. Mr.. Morse, Adrian.
Rev. j. A. Orrock, Hendricks.
Rev: w, A. Putnam, Rushmore.
Rev. j. A. Saunders. Ellsworth.
Rev. W. s. Hobart. returned
Missionary from Pekin China, q
former pastor of the church, now Of
Evanston, ILL.,, who is. home on fur
Tough is aleo attendance to deliver
Missionary addresses tosthe institute
The Session opened Tuesday even.
| ing 1T 500. Presiding Elder J: NJ.
| Bulb, i'm the chair after song ser
| vice led by CIV. Hickman of Slayton
Rev. d. H. Carmichael led in pray
er after which Rev. Morse of Adrian
was elected Secretary. DIR: Hobart
was. then introduced by the chair
man. In his opening remarks, DIR.
Hobart said ''He' hardly knew
whether it was necessary to be in
troducted to the church or not as ii
was twenty years, since he was
pastor; most of the people that were
then here were gone. However
with the building he. was we'll &C.
Cu&inted as he had nailed some. of
the sheating onto the studding and
some. of the shin]ges, ON the roof.
In his address he said in, part
The three causes of the recent, up
rising was from the. political, COM
nasrcial, and religious. The greed
OF the governmental for a foot hold
ON the Orient. The commercial
causes were the ambition Of indi-
viduasl for gain. The introduction
Of the opening trade being one Of
the leading causes.
, Everything foreign is detestable to
the China1nan the uprising was
therefore a movement against the
foreigner and against the Mission
airy because he was a foreigner. In
the uprising 1877 protestant Mission
aries lost their lives and about sos
native Christians belonging TO- the
Methodist church out of $500 to 1000.
Very few of the native Christians
apostoled. The surprising thing
was that there were not more for,
owing to a misunderstanding of the
doctrines of the resurrection, the
heather thought the christian bodies;
we're to raise again in three days So
to prevent this the bodies were cut
in pieces an then burned.
In conclusion the DR.. said these
were the first martyrs of the Meth
odist Church.
That it it was worth while to
preach the gospel to Paul the apostle
who prosecuted the early Christian
church it was worth while to preach
it to China who could offer that
stamp of Christianity to the world.
The session of the institute this
morning was opened with Devotion
al services conducted by Rev. Put
nam of Rushmore.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Saund-
ers, Hambly and others.
The chairman then took the chair
and took up the order of business.
Rev. Hambly moved the appoint.
ment of an evangelistic committee !;
after discussion it was decided to
make committee of five, one from
each subdistrict and the presiding
Elder Rev. J. M. Bull, Rev. Thos.
Hambly of Worthington, Rev: Irwin
|of Wood Lake, Rev. Lutz, of Red
wood Falls and Lozer of Jasper were
appointed members of this COM
mittee. On motion of D. Fl. Car
michael, committee of three on
Missions was appointed as follows:
Geo. Hickman, Slatyon.
d. H. Casmichal, Balaton.
G. A. Anderson, Luverne.
A committee on resolutions, on
motion was appointed, consisting Of
Rev. McCausland, Morse, and
Saunders.
The DrOprame was then taken uD