The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-28
BLOWN FROM ST. CLAIR.
News In General Caught in Inland
Town of County.


On Sunday evening the Congregational
church was the scene of an impressive
service. 1t was really the establishment
of a branch church to the Congregational
church of Mankato. Marked features of
the opening exercises were duet by
Mrs. Rasdall and Mr.. Reynolds, and the
offertory by the choir, consisting of Mrs.
Rasdall, Mr.. Reynolds, Miss Lossow,
Miss Hilton. DR.. Davis and Mr.. Setch-
field. Rev. Heermance of the Congrega-
tional church preached an inspiring SER
mon on the discipleship, church member
ship and worship of Christians. Dr.
rectly following this, there were received
into the membership of the MankatO
church and constituted as the st. Clair
branch the following: Mr.. and Mrs. j..
w. Reynolds, Mrs. Aymer AXtelle, Mrs.
A. Horace Madison, Mrs. Beecher Arm
strong, Miss Mile Fields, Miss Dollie
Wolcott, and Mr.. E. Dudley Parsons.
Mr.. Parsons was commissioned to give
the sacraments, as well as to preside
over the general work of the branch
church. A written agreement, showing
the relations between the branch and the
main body, was read by Mr.. Cooper.
He and Mr.. Hughes, deacons, assisted
Rev. Heermance in the communion serv-
ice Immediately after.
The establishment of this branch
church should mean great deal to St.
Clair and vicinity, as it paves the way
for the permanance of Christian work for
the benefit of those unconnected with
other churches. While depending on the
Mankato church for moral and some fin
ancial support, it is independent of con-
troll as regards its inner affairs. AS it
expands, the aim is to reach toward
complete independence.
Those composing the Mankato delega-
ton present to receive the new members
were President Cooper of the normal;
Mrs. Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade, Mrs.
Evan Hughes, the Misses Burt, Haynes,
Clarke, Clifford, Thomas and Swan; and
Messrs. Harris, Thomas Hughes, and w.
w. Smith, and Rev. E. L. Heermance.
The Congregational Sunday school has
elected the following officers: Superin-
tendent j. w. Reynolds; secretary,
Grant Rasdall; treasurer, Gerald Cald-
well. The interest is good and the pros
poets bright for effective work.
Rev. Dysterheft is ably assisted in
the Lutheran Sunday school by Rudolph
Froelich. In study of the ten COM
mandments and their bearing on Chris
tian living, the children are much inter
ested.
A literary society has ben organized
in the school, with the following officers:
President, Grant Rasdall; vice president,
Pearl Phalin; secretary, Gerald Cald-
well; treasurer, Foster Wolcott; critic,
MIR. Setchfield. There is no work which
develops character and individuality so
much as public speaking. 1t is to be
hoped that the society may have great
support both within and without it's
ranks. The first meeting will be held
on Friday afternoon, Nov. 4.
In the Catholic church on Sunday,
Father Sherlock spoke on the double
duty of each citizen to God and to coun-
try. He emphasized the fact that the
church has always stood for rendering
unto Caesar the things due him while
striving to influence service for God.
Spiritual allegiance to church head
does not conflict with political duties,
but should impress each one with a
lgreater sense of his debt to his country.