The Minneapolis journal., 1903-10-15

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struments, a total Of $1,000, re-
| ceived from the Margaret Pilisbury
| fund. During the year there was re-
ceived from the executors Of the es-
tate of George sA.&Pillsbury $246,OO0;
premiums of $780, from the estate of
Margaret. Pillsbury. $40, ,000;. a total
Of s$266,650. '-,e ss,& t--. -.
Acting Principal W. A. shedd made
| a glowing address on Pillsbury, show
ing Its good facilities and it's bright
| outlook. The academy is twenty
seven years Old and has graduated
400 students, s,is e..
In a general discussion on the
academy, the Following spoke: E. S.
Sucker, pastor ssof .. the Owatonna
church; e. Fagenstrom, a graduate:
Rev.sR. }M. West, ST. Paul; Rev, IT, Fl.
HILL .NorthfieId; John Day Smith, Min
n1leeapolis; 1le and a. 1 r. Fowler Of Mime
'@~ Christian Education.
The . secretary and treasurer's re-
Ed,afifona RSTf 6f the so1ieslT aanesota Baptist
Rev. "a. H. GaJnble, was was ses lres
ceived and a conferences, led by Rev.
II. B.lI{Steelman, brought out several
pleas, for a better ministerial educa-
ton. -
: , :. An address was made by Rev. G.s@E.
AAA' oiA lie I-OWoI OIL Cnr1Stlan
Education" He said that Colgate
university of Hamilton, N. Y, sent
more men to the foreign missionary
field than any Baptist school. The
soul is an enigma; God is the solution.
Coos hand is seen in mathematics and
taa chemistry: m The atheist should not
Noorthrop of the University of Mime
sofa, were pointed to as grand exam
pies of the christian educator. The
Btble has its own place in education
ana should not be relegated to the Y.
M. e: A. and Sunday school. Christian
force is best in small universities
The Coming Year, What Shall It
Bring?' was the subject of an able
and eloquent address by Rev. w. w.
Dawley, D: D., of Minneapolis. : He
presented 1t in three points, persons.
purposes, purses -
Rev U. A. Williams, D. D., of Min
neapolis. gave a very able address on
Home Missions.' -. -:
DenoIninationaI Statistics.
Rev. :Dr.sA. D. Frost Of the training
school. in connection with the First
Baptist church <of Minneapolis spoke
on "A Model Day in the Church of
Cod Rev. G. H. Crawford presented
the cause of the Antisaloon league,
board was made by Rev. e. r. Pope,
corresponding secretary, who said that
1our missionary workers had left the
state during the3#year-Rev., G., G.
sSressy or Sauk Center to Washington;
Rev. 81. q. Duley Of st. Paul, to Ne
braska; M. A. Summers to West Vir-
g1n1a, and M. Hansen to Iowa.
AT present there are 267 Baptist
churches in the state and their mem
bership is about 21,765, divided among
the nationalities* as follows. American
churches, 1856; members, 1859:
Swedish churches, So; members, 6,O56:
Dane-NorWegian churches, 23; mem
pers, l,4l6; German churches, 12:
members, TAO. The twin cities have
~ churches and 7,4O2 members. The
country churches not on railroad lines
number So, with $3.50 members,
Rockefeller's Support Withdrawn.
If the visitor thinks there is little
to be DONE" said the speaker. sIet
him visit the counties Of Cook. Grant.
Norman, Redwood, Sherburn and
Stevens, with q total area of 6.586
square miles and a population of
58,O53 by the census Of 1900, and in
all these he will. find no Baptist
church. - =
y IF the visitor asks about the fu-
ture, we will tell him more money.
much more money, is needed. The
gift Of $1,000 a year. received for wears
from J. D. Rockefeller, ceases with
this year, since he no longer has .sne-
c1al business interests in Minnesota.
as the letter from his office informs
US. This donation has been sof great
help and unless the amount is made
up in other ways it's loss means a
curtailment of the work.
Rev. S. C. Davis spoke Of the needs
of the, board and made. a strong plea
for northern Minnesota. -,