The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-16

1854 and thru Gods providence we
have to-day Pillsbury academy. He
urged Baptists to send their boys and
girls there and to be loyal to Baptist
interests. r.. ...- i. .@. -. t.. .-ss Il, 49,
elements Of Power in the Sunday
School" was the subject of an address
by Rev. S. McMinis of Pipestone.
Primary exercises were presented by
the Anoka Sunday school, and Rev
A. e. Peterson followed with an adj
dress on possibilities Of Power in
the Sunday School, -
Rev. R.. M. West of st. Paul and q.
B. Smith, D.. D., of Chicago, will
speak tonight, when the closing
meeting will be held. -
$11,492 For State Missions.
The: y finance committee recon-
mended a total apportionment for
state missions Of $11,492, to be dis
tributed among the associations as
follows: Southeastern, $500; Cen
trail, 1868: Minnesota Valley, 1922;
Western, $3.50; Minneapolis, s2,,es5;
Eastern, $3.50; Nprthwestern, $452;
Dane-Norwegian, $1,000; Swedish,
$4,000. 80 49,. se5.,
Rev. E. M. Atwood made an ad-
dress on Property and Power, He
believes in regular, systematic CIV
ing and urged all to use their inf1u-
e11ce among friends and associates to-
ward this end.
Mrs. SG G. 81. Young presented 1.-the
needs OF the summer assenlb " and
received a goodlys dpna on the
Saudiencesin comforteTs, blankets, pill
lows, towels, #ete. 81 i sss@ 3ive
Rev. Mr.. GsaNeSbeck Of China ad-
dressed the a1 die tsess on PoWerf Seen
i arsAs fash ksYsa M'tb M g ad
f4(1Eo II ~ fnc.N
The report Of Rev. J. H. Hill for
( the COMMITTEES on foreign I. missions
showed receipts of $722,767.23, of
which Minnesota gave $14 ,472.26. The
baptisms numbered 13,80S. >sf
-. Rev. E.. A. Pope read a letter from
the Finnish Baptist church of Du-
luth. It is about a year since the
gren, was sent to Duluth, and the
Lord has blessed the work. The
Lutheran religion is dominant. The
first Finnish Baptist church in Du.
luth was organized April 1, 1903, with
nine members. It has increased it:
membership to twenty. The Finnish
speaking Baptist churches number
! $40. - ..s,5- zya. ss:z: .7s:
80. Gotass of the Dane orwegia
I church, st. Paul, said their financial
condition was the best it ever hat
been and If so many; had not recent,
moved they would number 800 mem
! bers. - 1s,7~-s Il t.Et&
J. Lundin, working among tn
| Swedish people at Comfort, Kanabe
county, has f1fty-nine members a ne
| increase of twenty-five in clever
months. C. d. Blake .of Campbell
spoke of his difficulties in that place
| u. G.. Wirth made his hearers en-
thusiastic by telling of his work an,
his opportunities. At Nevis they hav
stone laid. for a. building. He lef
Nebraska to come here and do thi
! work. III" d. &..,.--
:-s. Trustees and Directors.
The committee to nominate trus
tees for, Pi1lsbury academy to sue
coed those whose terms expire II
1903: reported the following: Mrs
F. B. Lathrop, S. c. Briggs, H. "
Kingsbury, L.. G. Woodman, Charlie
Jefts, u Boraback;tst to fill, unexpire
term of DR.. .StillWell, removed fro1
state, r. NJ. West; to fiji the unex
pired term Of S. G.. Cook, remove
from state, Rev. H. L. Anderson; a
visitors to Pillsbury academy, Re-
Arthur Fowler, Rev. +. H. Coope:
Rev. G. W. Sawyer; directors for tn
Minnesota Education society, Rev. I
r. Leach, Rev. G. +. Holt, E. n
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