The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
.EVELETH NEXT
MEETING PLACE.
METHoDIsTs TO HOLD 1905 CON-
FERENCE ON THE RANGE.
Bishop Hamilton Addresses the Glass
Waiting for Admission
les Celebrated and Reports Made from
Various Church Branches.
Special to The Journal,

Ortonville,, Minn.,. Oct. 7;-Rey: DR..
ern Minnesota Methodist Episcopal
conference this morning, and after
some incidental business had been
transacted the class for admission to
sented. The class is composed Of s. L.
Parish and j. S. Hingan, who will be
ordained as deacons on Sunday w. B.
Williams will be ordained at the same
time under the missionary rule. Bishop
Hamilton then delivered. his address to
the class. ~
Rev. Dr.. H. C.. Jennings of the Book
Concern at Cincinnati, Rev. DR.. G.. Fl.
Bridgeman of Hamline university, Rev.
Or. Parsons of Minneapolis and Rev.
G., N: Linton Of New Hampshire were
introduced. sI
DR.. Jennings addressed the conference
in the. interests of the Book Concern,
the business of the year. Some 4,5o0,-
OOD volumes were printed and bound
last year.
To the Ranges Next Year.
An invitation was received from the
church at Eveleth to entertain the con-
ference next year, and it was unani-
mously accepted: The Iron Range rail
roads will provide free TRANSPORTATION
for members of the conference from
Duluth to Eveleth and return. ~ ~
The missionary sermon this afternoon
was preached by Rev. E. H. Nicholson
Of Alexandria. ~ .-
! The closing moments of yesterday IS
session were made decidedly interesting
ID. At its close the following resolu-
ton was passed.:
Resolved, That we, the members of the
Nnrthn
conference, express our pleasure at the
election Of Rev. Robert Forbes, DID,, as
assistant secretary of the board of church
extension, and that we express our ap-
probation of his services to the church il
his high office, and that we, assure him
OF the hearty cooperation Of this con-
ference, and Of our prayers for the bless
ing Of God to rest upon him.
Women's- Missionary Anniversary.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the anniversary Of the Woman's For.
eign Missionary society. Mrs. II E.
Sloane of Minneapolis presided and
raed the annual report of the society
she being the conference secretary of
the W. F. M. society. She goes next
week. to Fargo to attend the annual
meeting there.
The principal address was delivered
BY, Miss Wilma Rouse of Lakefeld
Mimi, a returned missionary from
Foo Chow, China. She was dressed in
native costume, and made an interesting
and inspiring address on the conditions
of life in the orient.
/ By the secretary's report, it was
shown that the Woman s, Foreign Mis-
/ sionary society has 1929 me1y6ers in
thirty seven societies. and contributed
to missions $500 last year. 49,. -. L.
| Rev. DR.. Forder of Jerusalem was
present, in Arabian costume and made
further appeal in behalf of the mission
at Jerusalem. Bishop Hamilton alsc
urged the claims of this cause. - :
Freedman's Aid. ..-. --
The evening session was the anniver
sary of the Freedman g Aid and South
ern Education societies. and the churcl
was filled to hear Rev. Mr.. Lovingood
president of the Samuel Houston colleg,
Of Austin, Texas. This society i
caring for twenty schools in the south
land, in which are 1000 students, AM
CONTROLS. property valued at $2,5O0,OOO
DIR. LOvingoOd, in a most facinatin;
way, detailed his own experience in OBJ
tanning an education, being himself
graduate of one of the society's schools
His experience, he said, was typical O.
thousands Of others who were workin.
| their Way thru COLLEGE ~ III ~