The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-06
WORK OF THE CHURCH
CongregationaIists Will Hold Confer
ence in Fairmont May I and IL.
Various Topics Will Be Discussed
BY the Leading Members.
Mrs. Charles H. cooper's Paper on Re-
view of MankatO Conference
Sunday School Institute Will Be Held
Here Friday, May IS.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Representatives of the Congregational
churches within the bounds of the Man
kato conference will convene in annual
session in the First Congregational
church at Fairmont on Wednesday and
Thursday, May IL and II.
On Wednesday afternoon will be held
the meeting of the Women's Missionary
societies, with the following program
Devotional exercises; Review of Home
Work in Mankato Conference" Mrs.
Charles II. Cooper, Mankato; "Review OF
Foreign Work." Mrs. w. j. Richardson.
Fairmont; music; "Slave Work in Am
erica" Mrs. G. a. Luedtke; music; ad-
dress by Miss Eta Moulton, Bombay,
India; "Work of the Home Missionary
Society in Alaska" Mrs. w. B. Hubbard,
Sherburn; music; children's missionary
exercises; adjournment.
Wednesday evening program: Praise
service; conference sermon, Rev. w. B.
Hubbard, Sherburn; communion service.
Rev. j. L. Martin Edgerton, and Rev
Thos. Griffith, Cambria.
Thursday morning: Organization; re-
port of committee on revision of consti-
tuition; report of home missionary com
mittee; "The Broader Congregational
ism," Rev. R. R. Herrick, D. D., Mime
apolis; discussion opened by Rev. H
Deal, GAINESVILLE; devotional service, Rev
A. S. Willoughby, Granada; adjourn
ment.
Thursday afternoon: Reports from
the churches; GA Bible Study" Rev. G.
R. Merrill. d. D., Minneapolis; "Modern
Signs of the Holy Spirits Power" Rev
C. E. White, Ceylon; discussion
christian Education" Prof. W. w
Payne, Carleton College; free parlia.
ment on "The Special Perils of Chris,
ton Life Today" led by Rev. Wilbur
| ISL, IIeeUOTu, UuSlueSS.
Thursday evening: Song service;
greetings from representatives of oul
state work; "Some Ideals for Today
"An Ideal Minister" Thomas Hughes
Mankato; can Ideal Layman," Rev
Charles H. Macintosh, pastor at
| Worthington; can Ideal Church," Rev
Edgar L. Heermance, Mankato.
The Methodist Protestant and United
| Brethren churches within the bounds OF
this conference are cordially invited to
be represented at this meeting by pas
tor and delegate.
Each church of the conference is en-
titled to be represented by pastor and
two delegates, and also a delegate tc
the Women's Missionary meeting. Pas
tors are requested to urge particularly
the attendance of all delegates at the
Women's Missionary meeting Wednes.
day afternoon.
All desiring entertainment are request
ed to send their names to Mrs. John
Mitchell on or before May 10.
Sunday School Institute.
Sunday school workers of all the
churches whose childhood instruction
departments are affiliated with the Man
kato Sunday School Institute, will hold
a conclave on the afternoon and eve-
ming of Friday, May -, at the Christian
church.
The afternoon program, opening at
$3.50 o'clock, will be as follows: Song
service and prayer, led by Rev. j. X.
Shellenberger; paper, "The Financing of
the Sunday School," Rev. E. L. Heer-
nance; discussion, led by G. M. Palmer
paper, ''The Development of Music in the
Sunday School," discussion; music, solo
by Mrs. H. A. Patterson; paper, EVAN
gelism in the Sunday School," Miss Car
RE Robbins; discussion led by Rev. G.
W. Koser; open discussion; "Qualifca-
lions of Sunday School Secretary"
led by Mrs. ]. B. Coy; Sunday School
Literature" led by DR.. Ida Osborn; a
social half hour.
The banquet will be served by the
ladies of the Christian church in the
basement of the church at six O'Clock
Tickets, % cents per plate.
All interested in Sunday school work
are invited to attend, whether members
of Sunday school or not.
The banquet will be followed by
toasts of interest to Biblical students
and Sunday school workers
Following is the program of toasts,
during which F. M. Currier will act as
POSTMASTER: Jonathan, A Type of
True Friendship" Rev. F. E. R. Miller;
"The Point of Contact in Sunday School
Teaching" Prof j. A. Hancock; solo,
"Come Unto Me-" Mrs III. l. Parry; 'The
Relation of the Pastor to the Sunday
School," Mrs. n. NJ. Steel; song, "Blest
Be the Tie" in which all will join