The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS FINISH.
BANQUET CLOSES TWELFTH AN
: .NUAL CONFERENCE.
Local Vice Presidents Are Hosts to
Delegates and Minneapolis Workers
Interesting Addresses Delivered by
Veterans in service-Trolley Ride a
Feature of Days Program. =

The formal session Of the twelfth an
nual conference of the American Sun
day School union closed last night with
BANQUET at Donaldson s tea rooms.
The hosts of the occasion were the To-
cal vice presidents of the union. and
the guests the delegates to the con.
ference and the leading Sunday school
vice presidents are David G. Bell, John
E. Bell, F. W. Lyman; T. B. Lindsay,
H. N Leighton, NJ. W. Savage, G. 4.
Gruman, J. H. Kerrick and F. M.
Henry. Daniel R.. Noyes, one of the St.
Paul vice presidents, presided at the
banquet.
The program of speeches that fol
lowed the dinner was of great interest
ITO the .160 guests and every speaker
was given the closest and most flatter-
ing attention. Rev. Fayette L. Thomp-
son and Rev. W. B. Riley spoke on sub
iects that were closely related, DR..
Thompson speaking of 1.-THE Rural Dis
tricts as Feeders of the City Church -
and DIR. Riley speaking on 1.-THE Duty
Of the City Church Toward the Rural
District.
Early Christian Training.
One spoke Of the early Christian
training of the young men of the rural
districts who later in life come to the
cities with natural tendencies to Chris
tian associations. Often these young
people of the rural districts become the
most active and effective workers to be
found in the city churches. The other
pointed out to the city churches the
duty devolving upon them Of caring
for and encouraging these workers from
the country. From the greater oppor-
tunities of the city churches come other
obligations. Contributions from it's
means and its strength enable the city
church to assist the rural workers in
carrying on their mission of love in
districts where means and workers are
scarce.
The address of General superinten
dent F. G. Ensign of Chicago, "The
Development of Forty Years. was
largely reminiscent. Forty years agt
Superintendent Ensign took charge OF
the work in the northwest. At that
time there were but seven missionaries
in the northwestern field. Today there
their entire time and attention to the
Sunday school work of the district, anG
hundreds of volunteer workers arr
working under his direction.
Two Interesting Talks.
Superintendent W. L. Carver. Of .Bos
ton and Superintendent E. B. Steven
son Of Kansas City gave two very in
-teresting talks of active work. Super
intendent Carver spoke of the gospe
work in rural New England. Superin
tendent Stevenson's talk of the worl
among the negroes and poor whites O.
the south showed that the foreign fell
has no greater needs than may be fount
at, home. Furthermore there are few
fields where work is more appreciated
or. more productive of results. Othe
stat a]superintendents gave interesting
talks, on, the work in their districts AM
of their personal experiences. :. Thes
covered actual experiences among COW
boys, backWoodsmen ranchmen, and i
the old settled rural districts of tn
east, south and west.
A trolley ride for the delegates an
workers offered another bit Of recrg.
ton from the regular routine of til
}~convention yesterday afternoon. Star
ing soon after o'clock a ride wa
taken thru the interesting parts of tb
city including Lake Harriet, MINI,
haha, and Fort Smelling.
The Afternoon Session.
At the closing business session ye
terday afternoon Rev. Joseph Wells c
Des Molnes gave an interesting talk O
the worlds Sunday school conventio
ct. Jerusalem in April, 1904. TT
OnlCeQ states and Canada were reDr
sented by ST. delegates. A total del
gate body of ], 400 represented thrice
countries. AS various places of bibl
!. cal and religious interest were visite
+ the incidents which there took plat
] were given special study and the del
. gates were; given an opportunity to b
49, come thoroly familiar with the no
Is land.
Other addresses were given by Sta
7 superintendent G. A. Raymer Of Dixie
H., and John Knox Marshall of Broo
line, Mass. The devotional service VI
led by Superintendent Ensign.
Many of the city churches will d
vote a, part of their services today
the field workers and delegates of Il
conference. These workers will spef
during the church and Sunday scho
services of their work, relating expel
ences incident to missionary work
the home field. In addition the sune
lntendents will have entire charge
the services in many of the churche
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