The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-22
GAINING ON SATAN
n. L. JONES TELLS PRESBYTERY
OF DIFFICULTIES IN FOREST
LAKE FIELD
HE HAS AN UPHILL TASK
Holds Six Services a week, Keeps
Own Horse and Drives 1850
Miles for $500
Year.

The unholy condition of affairs prevail
ing at Forest Lake was the chief topic
at the midwinter meeting of the PreSby-
terry of ST. Paul which was held in the
House of Hope church yesterday. There
were present twenty-three ministers and
three elders, including representatives
from Saltwater, White Bear, Red Wing,
South st. Paul, besides those from this
city. DR.. A. B. Medium was chosen
moderator and J. G. Robinson stated
clerk.
r. L. Jones, who has been acting as
special evangelist at Forest Lake, applied
to the presbytery to have his license
extended for another year. Clerk Robin
son then remarked that the spiritual con-
dition of Forest Lake was not all that
could be desired, and he had found con-
siderable unholiness there, to his great
sorrow. 1t appeared to him that trouble
was coming there from both sides, so
that there was a sort of a religious
chaos prevailing.
Mr.. Jones felt called upon to make some
statement in regard to the spiritual con-
dition of his district. He admitted that
there was a great amount of wickedness
to be contended with. but he had reason
to believe that satan was slowly but
surely, losing ground. He informed the
doer might be FASTENED provided some
means were discovered whereby some
mddle-aged minister could be secured
who was well Versed in law and ex-
perlence, and who could be induced to
go TO this place to hold six services each
week, travel forty miles, to keep his
own morse and work to bring about har-
mony for 5000 year. He thought the
field was ripe for a man of this char
acter, as he had been trying to do all
this with $500 a year. Mr.. Jones ex-
planned that there were stations in this
district that made the use OF horse
an absolute necessity. He claimed to
nave Travelled over 800 miles during
the past year. He also commented upon
the fact, that the wicked lodges of that
locality have been in the habit of giving
saturday night dances, which he has
partially succeeded in stopping.
In view of these statments the preshy-
Iery decided to extend the license of Mr..
Jones for one year, and it was unani-
mously agreed that he was not only
faithful, but efficient. Mr.. Jones' ambi-
ton TO become duly ordained minister
ana medical missionary aroused more
discussion. in which it was emphatically
stated that there were no short cuts 10
the ministry. and that every one would
be Obliged to go through the same course
of study.
The presbytery appropriated 5000 to nav
the debt on the Faribault church. which
was transferred to the Winona presby-
terry; Or. Egbert was released to the
presbytery of Westchester. He is now
stationed at New Rochelle, N. Y. DR..
Kirkwood formerly of this city, but now
ohIclating in Hanover, Ind, was given
letter of dismissal to the New ALBANY
presbytery. DR.. Schwartz was transfer
red to Steuben, N. Y. Rev. Richard
A. Clark and Rev Feather were re-
celVed into the st. Paul presbytery.
Rev. A. Durrie was received from the
Bismarck presbytery and assigned to
Hastings parish Robert Otis, student
OF Macalester college, was examined as
70 MS religious experience and motives.
His answers were satisfactory and he
was taken under the care of the pres
bytery. The April meeting will be held
at the East Presbyterian church, St
Paul.