The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15

"o otOVNSN uOEuuy
Evening for the Educational
is %Conyention.
The first mass meeting of the
/, Methodist Educational Convention
was held at the corr palace Tuesday
evening, and although the weather
was against a very large crowd at
tending nearly every seat in the
building was occupied when the the
exercises commenced. Bishop Nc
/ Cabe lead the audience in singing the
national hymn. and a prayer was
offered by Rev. f. f. Case, of Woon-
socket. This vas followed by a
quintet Of young ladies, viz: Misses
Lee, Harker, Lathrop, Tillotson and
Litsey, who sang Memberships
"Spring Song" In a captivating man
ner and they were heartily %applauded
for their effort.
Senator 0. L. Branson, president Of
the First National bank, delivered
the address Of welcome to the dele.
gates and the distinguished visitors.
His greeting was sufficiently hearty
to assure the visitors that Mitchell
was indeed glad to have them here.
Mr.. Branson paid a notable tribute
to the growth of the religious cause
from it's inception in this country
on the shores Of New England when
the Pilgrim Fathers landed and i'm
planted the faith in their adopted
country; of its expansion to foreign
shores, and how it accompanied the
advancement Of the stars and stripes
wherever the flag of the free went.
Mr.. Branson made a pleasing refer
ence to the presence Of Bishop Nc
Cabe and DR.. Mcdowell at the con-
yention and stated that the city and
citizens felt honored by their COM
ing.
When Bishop McCabe arose to re-
spond to the address he vas heartily
welcomed. The bishop extended the
thanks of DR.. Mcdowell and himself
for the hearty greeting that had
been. accorded them. and then he got
down to business by bringing up the
matter Of the support OF the college
of how to raise the money that was
necessary too finish the building.
The bishop said long ago be adopted
a rule that or asking a man ten
times for the contribution, and if he
failed to respond then he gave it up,
but he found that before the tenth
time rolled around that the money
generally came. He gave.several in
stances Of the character of debt
raising that had cone within his
experience and he did this to show
what can be accomplished in the
present instance. He suggested ever
keeping the thought in mind and
keep pegging aWay-the result will
come where the faith is right. He
gave IN illustration Of how the cause
OF religious education grew on a man
and what it resulted in financially TO
the efforts of the builders OF an ill.,
%stitution to clear off a debt.
The male sextet composed Of
Messrs. Elfrink, Tanner, Noble,
WAITE, Peck and Schiller, sang a num-
Der that "a very good indeed. A
request was sent up for the bishop
to sing one selection before the close
of the evening, and after the con
clusion of the address Of DR.. Nc
Dowell Bishop McCabe sang the Bat
tie Hymn of the Republic, the audi
ence accepting his invitation to join
in on the chorus. Rev. VIM. f..
Mcdowell, secretary of M. E. board
Of education, was then introduced
by DR.. Graham and captured the audi
ence at once. He spoke on "Tomor-
row and the Day After.' Nothing
is so dry as an educational address
is supposed TO be, and hence he in
vented his subject. 1t had many ex-
%periences. At one place it became
transposed to yesterday and the
Day Before,' at another 'tYester-
day, Today and Forever" Here 1t
was taken to be a discussion Of the
problem of dress reform; there the
scientific development of the day,
some, people thought it was a presen-
tatioD of prospects of the den. ocratie
party, others Of some other party.
Others of matrimony; they always
came and went in pairs. But nc
matter what they conceived it tx
mean it always contained the gospe!
of Higher Education.
He. would discuss it under three
heads: education as a privilege
an investment and as a proposition
for service. He said in part: 81
am Of the opinion that higher edu'
cation should be in the reach O,
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