The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-26
BAPTIS1s. ARE In CAMP
THEIR SUMMER ASSEMBLY AT
MOUND is in SESSION, WITH A
GOOD ATTENDANCE.

Thirty snowy-white tents, sixteen
pretty new cottages, grouped around
large auditorium tent and a gem
eral office building of Minnesota pine
boards, all inhabited by over two hum
dred campers, make up the colony Of
the Minnesota Baptist summer as
sembly at one Of the most beautiful
Since the opening of the assembly,
Saturday night, member have arrived
with every train, and the influx will
continue all thru the week. The COM
mittee of the summer assembly is all
most represented in full at the camps,
and c. F. Holt, chairman; F. H. Coo
per, e. Fagenstrom, E. M. Hulet, r.
r. Leach, G. r. Taylor, Mrs. o. M.
Huestis, are always in sight whenever
their presence is desired. e. r. Pope
of the committee is in special charge
Of the office. He keeps close surNeil-
lance over everything pertaining to
the general management of affairs
and financial matters. Among the
guests at the assembly grounds who
who are dwelling in tents are J. c..
Buckbee, Mrs. H. S. Weir, W. y.
Wykoff, Mrs. E. A. Mears, r. M.
SCHNEIDER, o. w. Lindstrom, I. E.
Ganett, Minneapolis. The cottagers
include DR.. w. H. Hallowell, Boston
w. Smith, F. E. Dudley. F. H. Coo
per, s.. J. Fairchild, E. Fagenstrom,
H. B. Steelman, J. A. Jenkins, St.
Paul; Rev. F. r. Leach, Omaha; J..
H. Hill, Northfleld; Mrs. Dora Nc
Leod, Omaha, with their families.
r. McChesney and family, B. o. An
noby, G. e. Whitney, DR.. o. M. Hues-
tbs, Minneapolis, and the Misses Hart
ley of st. Paul are among the later
MI 1e, ~, Eie.esC
Camack Of Rochester is in charge. of
the diningroom, and groups of the
younger women have volunteered
their assistance to serve during the
dinner hours. The music at the camp
is furnished by the Kalaphone Ladies'
quartet Of Waterloo. Iowa, composed
of the Misses E. A. Edwards, L. G..
Whipple, G. A. Manning and M. S.
Miller.
Every afternoon there is an i'm
promptu program Of sports and rec
reation, of which Rev. f. r. Leach
has charge. Bathing, rowing, fishing
tennis and croquet are among the en-
tertainments provided for these events
! This afternoon there was a baseball
game; tomorrow a tennis tournament
city against country-will be
| played and Saturday a field day will
be held.
Other members of the assembly
who have arrived since Sunday: Rev
H. G.. Prior Of Anoka, Rev. H. H
Allen of Wasioja, c. D. Blaker, Camp.
bell, Mimi; H. A. Eckholdt, Roches.
ter; Arthur Gillespie, Anoka; S. G
Davis, Duluth; A. Foster and daugh
ters, Bricelyn; G. o. Ostergren, E. A
Ostergren, st. Paul; Rev. D. B. Liv
ingston, Saltwater; Rev. G. o. Wright
st. Cloud; Rev. H. A. Lloyd, st. Fran
els; Rev. F. G. Lovett, Wheaton, Mimi
! A party of ten young girls Is chap
eroned by Mrs. G. S. Pettingill, ant
they are the Misses Ethel Yerxa, Stel
la Yerxa, Francis Seesee, Amy Web
ster, Lucille PettingiIl, Margaret Pet
tingill, Vera Jones, Myrtle William
4 son and Grace Green. The youn,
people are members of the Fourtl
I Baptist church Of Minneapolis. In an
= other tent a party of young boys ar
keeping house, and those in camp ar
/ Willie Cow, Clifford, Goss, Carl Ed
4 gerton and Clyde Hilliard.
| This mornings program was a con
tinuation of the series of boys an
girls meetings, led by e. Fagenstrom
: devotional services by Rev. Mr.. Loyet
.ls of Wheaton, MINI. Talks by Rev. A
! T. Fowler, entitled The Spades Trib
ute to TRUTH treating on differen
subject each time, and sermon b
Rev. r. M. West. The same speaker
will be in charge Of the meeting to
: morrow, with an addition in Prir
; cipal Milo B. Price. In the even1n
a moonlight excursion will be givel
In attendance the assembly promise
to be a banner event; the accommo
dations are excellent and the arrange
ments are carefully MADE to meet IN
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