The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-30


not take4pa aims tai earn VIII atz il ap-
peal :to.a ehild's mind and osgresti-
ma e its content auring gin too many
IAN d uMyuitable things.. TheIH should !
sbe much afeiteE5ti AZ sk0f hWhAE really
app eals the interest
having beer erie die d ssbe trans-s
formed. into at motive by letting the !
for the sake Of its reflex acHon up on
himself; even If the thing done has
little value for missions, essa; .srs. ysss -. !.
miss Charlotte De Forest, who VS. on
her way for Kobe to take UP work in
the college there, spoke on "a Col-
lege Woman's Thought for Kobe Col-I
lege." Her thought was that it should
stand for development and expansion
Of the individuality, it's broadening
and deepening, not mere learning.
Young People Need Accusing.
The closing feature of the conven-'
ton was a young peoples hour IN
which Mrs. w. G.. A.. Waller OF Little
Falls spoke of, ethe need OF a VIDE
! spread 2 missionary campaign. OF an
educational and spiritual character
am ong the young people. Miss Ella
Molter of Carleton college in discuss
ing "Giving fromta Girls Standpoint
showed that Carleton students give
for mission an average OF over a dol-
lar apiece and that college students
generally give largely,- on account OF
! coming in actual contact with the
necessities of the work thru the stu
dent volunteer movement that brings
| the matter hOme~tO them.
Miss Mary Eta Moulton, the mis-
sionary to India, supported by the
| Christian Endeavor societies OF Min
| nesota spoke on 1.-THE Famine and
our Opportunity giving an account
Of the two famines thru which she has
passed in her, work in the BOMBAY
presidency. The result OF the work
has been the breaking down OF preJu-
dice and the opening Of many places
which funds will not permit the mis-
| sionaries to occupy. The 5000 famine
!. children gathered into the orphan
I ages are! being given Industrial train
/ ing. 'Tsafss Ss5$1 ~. ,
/ Miss Emily r. Bissell of the same
district of India spoke or the Girls
| in India saying they really nave no
girlhood. The girls the missions gel
in the schools are widows ana the11
cases are very difficult to deal VITA
Miss Jessie Payne of South Dakota
1 was presented as d missionary under
/ appointment, who will go out next fall
i to North China
Nine. Tsilka will fill some other ap-
i continents for two weeks and then
1 return to Minnesota for a month
s. work It is probable that she will
bring her baby, born in captivity, with
:. her,
i At an executive meeting of the Min
i nesota branch there was some discuss
Il sion of cutting down the state appor-
tionment from $1,000 to $4,000 but
4 many Of the workers think better to ain
J, high, even tho the goal is not reached
! than to retrograde. Few states come
up to their apportionmentESan and the
); board does not, but the contributions
. are increasing yearly now. 1t was
!. suggested that the thank-offering pc
J, made in addition to the apportion-
! ment, when it might be used as In the
/ Methodist society for building funo
in which 100000 has been raised II
six years. Il.
The delegates left last night fol-
4 their homes, the Minneapolis and st
Z Paul delegates coming UP by asspecla
car.
Yesterday afternoon after the close
s of the convention Miss Annie Howe
and Miss stella Wood were given al
! informal recep tion in the kindergar'
ten room of the normal school by Miss
/ Browning, director Of the kindergar
!, ten department and Miss Packard, as
I 3sistant IN the department. The train
1 ing class and the. public school KIN
i dergartners Wer the guests. mis-
: Howe told a story and refreshment
! were served. IS /.
r Mrs. LYMAN Baird, first vice presi
? dent Of the board, is the guest of Mrs
: cyrus Northrop for a week
r Martha Scott Anderson.
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