The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-11
OF STATE.
They Will Meet for Their Annual
Convention at Owatonna Next
-.. ~. Monday Evening.
decentralization" Will Be the Theme
of the, Weeks Meetings-Out- -
line of Program. So

The annual session Of the state conVen-
ton Of Baptists will be held In. the First
Baptist church of 'Owatonna, Oct, 1917.
The convention supports ten district mis-
sionaries, and has had under appointment
pastors and students supplying. forty
four churches. Several new points have
been taken up, notably in the northern
section of the state along the lines of
the Minnesota & Interna tional railway
and in the Rainy River district. Six
churches have been organized and seven
buildings have been erected - There are
as many more preaching stations as
churches. The expenditures for the year
for mission purposes have amounted to
about $4,000. -....' , 49, 2
The theme Of the meeting will be
"Evangeliza ton." The singing will be
led by the chorus of the Owatonna Bap-
list church under the direction Of Pro-
lessor E. j. Owen of Pillsbury academy.
After words Of welcome by DR.. E. B.
Jones, pastor of the church, and a re-
Spouse by Carey Emerson of Minneapolis,
president of the convention, the annual
sermon will be preached by Rev. w. B.
Riley Of the First Baptist church Of Min
neapolis on the theme, "Supernaturalism
and the Success of the Church." 800
Tuesday the report of the state conven-
ton board will be followed by a discus
sion of the eVanSelization of the state.
Addresses will be given on the country
ter and on city work by Rev. H. B. Steel
man, pastor of the Woodland Park Bap-
list church Of St.. Paul. Tuesday after
| noon DR.. H. F. Stilwell of the First Bap-
fist church Of St. Paul will give. an ad-
dress on Spirituality and Evangelical
| ton Addresses will be given by sew
eral Of the convention missionaries, and
Tuesday evening Rev. F.. l.. Anderson of
Austin will speak on ''Evangelization and
the Written Word" and DR.. w. W. Daw-
ley Of the Central church of Minneapolis
will speak on CHARACTERIZATION and the
| Spoken Word
Last year at the convention commit
tee on evangelization was appointed, OF
which Rev. G. A. Cleveland of Mime
apolis was chairman. This committee
will report Wednesday, =.
| Wednesday afternoon the various
phases Of the women's home and foreign
mission work will be considered, and ad-
dresses will be given by Miss Katharine
| e. Baro, who has been working among
the Kiowa Indians at Saddle Mountain
and also by Miss Julia Austin, secretary
| Of the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety Of the west. Wednesday evening
addresses will be given by Rev. G. F.
Holt Of Minneap polls on the Cost Of Evan"
. gelization," and DR.. J. B. Thomas of Chi
cago on Our Country''s Evangelization.'
Thursday morning will be DEVOTED tc
| educational matters, with addresses by
DR.. Emory w. Hunt, president Of Den1-
son university, Granville, Ohio, on "Edu-
cation and Evangelization,' by M. H
Dunnell Of Owatonna on the Needs OF
Pillsbury Academy" and by Rev. r., c.
Mosher of Albert Lea on THE Pastor and
Education" Thursday afternoon there
will be a reception by the faculty Of Pills
bury academy to the visiting delegates
The academy needs a boys dormitory
money for which Is now being raised.
| Thursday evening addresses will be
given by DR.. J. W. Ford Of Pillsbury
academy and by Rev. Joseph Clark, mis-
sionary on the Congo. T. -.
| Friday morning the Sundayssehoof work
speak are Sunday School! n Missionary
Ernest Fagenstrom, J. II. Irish and Rev
Messrs. M. Berglund, q. 'Melby and c.
H. Rust Friday afternoon the Young
People will have their session, at which
addresses will be given by Rev. F.. e. r
Miller Of Mankato; president Of the state
B. Y. P, u, by Rev. L. A. 2Clevenger OF
Minneapolis on the development: Of the
Evangelistic Spirit. The ;conventionHwil
| close Friday evening with addresses by
Rev. II. L. Ketman, district secretary OF
the A. B. P. S., and by Rev. DR.. Hunt OF
! Ohio.
! It Is expected that about 200 people will
go down from the twin cities, Monday
afternoon. and a special train over the
Milwaukee road has been provided, which
| will leave Minneapolis at $3.50 and St
| Paul at o'clock.