The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08
AGENT TO RAISE
AN ENDOWMENT
METHoDISTs WANT $4,000 FOR
SUPPORT OF sUPERANNUATEs.
Duluth District Pledges Itself to Give
One-third of This Amount-M More
Money to Be Spent in Finnish and
Indian Missionary Work.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Ortonville, Mimi, Oct S.-Rev.' F..
W. Hart Of Minneapolis led the devo-
tlonals OF the Northern Minnesota
Methodist conference this morning. The
report Of the American Bible society
was presented and the conference rec
commended an increased missionary APP
preparation for Finnish and Indian
work in the Duluth and Crookston dis
tricts.
The board of conference stewards re-
ported the basis of claim for the con-
ference claimants as $500.
Rev. DR.. G: 81. BridgEan Of Hamline
university addressed the conference in
the interest of educational work.
Corporation Trustees Elected.
The, conference corporation held it's
annual meeting at 10 CLOCK, Rev. DR..
Dewart of Minneapolis presiding. Rev.
Pr: Fielder, treasurer Of the conference
claimants fund fund, read his report and the
class Of 1907: Rev. Messrs. Robert
Forbes, J. S. Montgomery, J. W. Powell,
j. R. Davies and J. G.. Crozier. An
agent will he appointed to raise an en-:
dowment> for the superannuate fund of
1000. Duluth district has already
| pledged to raise one-third Of the amount
Rev. Dr.. Roads, field secretary of the
Sunday School union, told of it's great
work, and suggested many new methods
Claude Southwick Of Albert Lea, state
president Of the Epworth League, also
spoke. ~
The following will be ordained as ED
ers on Sunday by Bishop Hamilton: R
Donald Mckenzie and A. A. Myers. =
| The temperance anniversary was shelc
this afterno DON, Rev. George E.: Satter
lee delivering his lecture on "a City
- DR.. Forbes Address.
Last evenings session was devoted
church extension, of which Rev. Rob
ert Forbes, DID, is assistant secretary
Since his election he has travelled ak
tensively in the interests of the board
and everywhere he has met with mag
nifcent receptions.
DR.. Forbes made the address Of tn
evening, and referred to his former as
ISOLATION with the work Of the stats
said that" the activities of the churc
mean only one thing-the extending. 0
the kingdom of Christ; the productio
of Christian character among men
that is the mission of the church in tn
, world, to help people to be good and d
good. We can help this world Just !
proportion as we are ready to- serve j
and sacrifice for it. Resolutions an
conventions will not save the world.
, 81 would like to see reform swee
} over the church so that we would reall
begin to believe the Bible. The Bib.
is the Christian g textbook; the churc
3 is the Christian s schoolhouse. Preac]
| ing has not lost it's power. The pulp
3 is the great educator of the America
: people today. The church building
4lo ~ h
: great problem of saving the world.'
: According to the figures Of the spea]
er, $4,000 churches have been built b
the Methodist society in the Unite
> States, 1850 of which were built b
: aid given by the board of church e:
y tension. There was an increase Of $40
in the offerings to this fund in this co!
, ference this year.
= DR.. Forbes spoke with unusual Wig,
J.. and eloquence. He left today for Farg
: where he will dedicate church t
morrow.