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

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i letter from Dr.. Bri,en WAS
then read by tile chairamn, express
ing his, regrets at not being able to.
attend the Institute and ssking that !,
Rev. Bull state, the conditio1. Of the
iHsmline University when he was
there last which he did briefly.
Among other very beautifed things
about the school he mentioned the
deep spiritual atmosphere Of the
school and it's ideal place for
the education of the children Of the
Church also showed the advantages
of being in Hamlin rather than. the"
state University because more per-
sonal attention is given to- the stu
;dents~ He also" urged the Ministers
to take the collection for Hamlin and
send it in as soon as possible.
Mr.. Terry, of Slatyon,. not being
able to attend, sent his paper to tn o
.inetitute which, was read by the
secretary. The, paper was on. the
Ideal Minister. If one was TO und,
he was to be sent to 6laIton.
Rev. J.A.Saunders, then read "a
paper on the Idesl Layman. Among
other things the Ideal. Layman
must be a conssoraed christian will
ing to, give of his means freely for
the support of the gospel Always
attendant upon the services, prayer
tmeetings, Epworth League meetings, +
and other meetings of the church.
Honest and confidential with his
pastor and 1.-Two q life Of. love and
peacefulness in his home.
The paper Was discussed. BY minis,
tens and 4 motion was passed, re-
qnesting Rev. Saunders to publish
the papers in the Midland. A few
remarks were them made ON the:
subjects of Tithing by DR.. Hobart.
It made it easier to give for. there.
was always a fund. to draw from.
Also it was educational and was usu
ally accompanied BY prosperity.
! Remarke were made by Nc Cans
land and Anderson. This closed
the programme but the missionary
address by Dr:Hobart. He dealt,
with tho needs of the missionary
work the extension of the work and
the duties of the church to the
work.: He said that the increased
call for missionary appropriation
was due to the expansion of terri
tory as the time of gathering Of the
harvest was now at hand that thous-
ands were ready to. come into tn =
church and were being held back
because the missionaries had moro, J
than they can handle. There were
plenty of young men and women
ready to go and the only thing IN !,
the way was the lack of funds. He
also said that in tho older missions.
the native workers were now self
supporting. He. also related how
the missionary society WAS found by
three young men who pledged one
another and said that they would 60
as missionaries this aroused
the church TO its duty and the
societies were formed.
He said that the duty Of tho mission
ary was to make the native worke11
so efficient that he would be ne
longer needed and could go on to
develop new fields. The address
was followed by a. question box con-
ductied by DIR. Hobart that brought
out much interesting and valuable
information.
In the evening, DR.. Hobert gave
a. lecture on the troubles in China,
beginning with the out break in 1898,
the down fall Of the Emperor and
the elevator of the Empress Dowager. :.
The outbreaks were not against the
missionaries but the railroads.. The
at the M. e. mission
because it was nearer the legaiton4
and there was more room; burning
Of all the missions but the Methodist
and Catholics inside the city related
how the German Minister was shot
in his chair by Chinese soldiers. A
high Chinese officials palace was
taken possessions of for
tho rafuooa. How the boxers tried =