The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-02
DIR. FORBES AT HEAD.
Drs. Long and Hingeley His Col
leagues Upon the General Con-
ference Delegation.
Lay Electoral Conference Organizes
Proceedings Of the Northern
Minnesota Body.

Special to Inc Journals #zss II H. &$
Duluth, MINI, Oct. John A. levitt,
Benjamin Koch, Albert Fisher and r. Fl.
Salni were admitted to the Northern Min
nesota conference this morning. Bishop
Fitzgerald addressed the class, expounding
the great doctrines of the church.
The following delegates were elected to
the general conference: Robert Forbes,
sion; S. p Long, pastor of the First
church of Duluth; j. B. Hingley, presiding
elder Of the Litchfield district.
The lay electoral conference elected
Judge NJ c. Tiff of Glencoe, who called
the conference to order at 10 o'clock. A
| follows: J. E. Keef Ortonville, prersi-
dent; Thomas Owens, Two Harbors, Sec
| rotary; committee on credentials, A. G.
Vallentyne, Brainerd; w. G. Calderwood,
| Minneapolis; g. H Brown, Moorhead; or
ganization, A. H. Mass Litchfield; B. F.
lis resolutions, S.. W. Squire, Glenwood;
George w. s Higgins, Minneapolis; A.
Chase, Anoka. The conference adjourned
without voting. T. .9,.= =. r.. Il sss
| Woman's Helpful Organization.
The anniversary of the Womans Home
Missionary society was held at 2 p m.
yesterday. This society is one of the
most influential and helpful of the woman
societies Of the church. It has an en-
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last year gathered and distributed $751;
| 900. It has work in the south among the
poor. whites and blacks; lin the north
among the people Of Alaska; in Mexico
and Southern California; in Porto Rico,
and Luzon. One Of it's newest enterprises
is a mission among the Finlanders of
northern Minnesota, where it has sup
ported a missionary the past year. The
Young Ladies' circle is now bringing over
a young Finnish girl whom it is to educate
as a deaconess to work In this field.
Mrs. r. H. Young of Minneapolis pre-
sided at the meeting and introduced the
speakers. Rev. Gustaf Hidden, superintend-
ent of Finnish missions in Minnesota and
Michigan, and Miss Mary Mahon, from
the deaconess' home Of Buffalo. N. Y.
The increase in membership within the
bounds of the conference has been more
than SO per cent and the increase in casl
1 collected and dispensed more than 81, 000.,
DR.. Buell., who was to have given {
series of lectures at 4 o'clock during the
conference session, was taken sick on thu
way and had to return home. - > -
Church Extension Anniversary.
The anniversary of the board of church
extension was held at s o'clock. Rev. S
P. Long presided and introduced Rev. DR.
A Forbes, D. D., first assistant correspond
: ing secretary. DR.. Forbes was for ST.
4 years presiding elder Of the Duluth dis
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{ taken for his present office. It was hi
4 first address in the home conference OF
i the new theme, and the reception he re
ceived was most fiattering. Two thou
sand people filled the great church, au
q dience-room, gallery and Sunday schoc
4 room, and as the speaker rose he wa
s greeted. with the most enthusiastic ap
q plause. DR.. Forbes began by saying:
& think it will pay you to listen to what
= as going to say tonight have a grea
I speech. I know it IS good, for made
= So :. "Dry Bones" d..
IT will get. the dry bones out Of the wa
first by giving youf?some zfgurssT
: '"rhe board Of church extension ha
aided in building more than $500 churche
: t in every state In the union; 500 Of tiles
! are in Minnesota. It has at present $3.50,
1000, loaned on mortgages, most Of wh1c
s are good. 1t has $560;U00 invested in gilt
Z edged bonds, the interest on which goe
y as gifts to poor communities to assist /
: building houses of worship. It's riches
Il assets are in the 100000 loyal rpeop]
that stand back Of the enterprise an
u make it a success.
+" IL - How one Can Help. ~.
- Contribute of your substance accord
- ing to your ability, as. you prom ised
e do when you united with the church. Dut
n is great word and means much. Lor
e Nelson did not say England expects ever
" Eman Ito do his duty while standing j
d his parlor in dressing gown and slipper
n but, on the deck Of his. flagship amidst tt
< angry kissing and bowling of the dogs {
lie war, where he knew the planks would +
" slippery with the. blood Of some Of Ems
m lands best sons before the sun went dow
l. 'tBut love is a higher word than dut
and we" should give for the love Of
- One hundred dollars will be a church fl
the poor white or blacks among the mou1
tains Of Tennessee; $3.50 will start a beat
tiful church on the pratries of North d.
kota that will be worth when complete
81, 500. --.: /, go. 81 - - .. -.-..,
The Business Of the Church. 49,
ssThe business of the church Is to say
men, not to save souls, to save men fro
sin; not to save them from some possib
hell or into some possible heaven, b
to save them from their meanness no1
Many a man has been ruined by dealil
in futures. The; church has lost mut
in the same way. Hell IS but the logic
outcome of life of meanness and heav'
the result Of life Of goodness. It is Il