The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-06

Clare, Mankato; E. Fl. Goodell, st. Paul;
g. F. Stout, st. Paul 1t will be the
duty of this board to raise funds and
superintend the construction of Dea
conesses Home in the capital city.
Rev. Parks of Ohio addressed the con-
ference in the interest of the Minnesota
Anti-Saloon league. He endeavored to
get the pastors interested in this cause.
Between now and the first of February
this league will ask the pastors to fur
nish them the names of their Christian
temperance votes, not necessarily those
who. vote the Prohibition ticket. -
Or. Brakeman, president of Hamline
University, addressed the conference.
Twenty-Five graduates of this university
are now preaching the gospel. Ninety
five per cent of our missionaries come
ouS of the. Christian colleges. Hamline
university opens this year with the
largest enrolment in the history of the
institution. They have an endowment
of $250,0O0 but this is only a beginning.
The directors shall keep right on asking
for these endowments from the laymen.
The charter provides for a board OF
twenty one trustees to be elected an
nualy. At least FIVE of these trustees
must be ministers Hamline university
is willing to be judged by its product
1t is the aim of the institution to up
build the Christian character as well
as educate their students.
They Want Free Board.
A resolution with several signatures
was introduced asking a vote of the
conference in favor of tightening the bur-
den of the city or village entertaining
the annual conference. Only lodging and
visitors were to look after themselves
for the remainder of the day. Much dis
cussion followed. Some thought if this
plan was adopted it would be the means
of keeping some of the poorly paid
clergy away from the conference. Others
thought the present plan worked hard
ship upon the good women who were
obliged to remain at home all day and
cook, and were thus deprived of the
pleasure of attending the conference.
After considerable argument had been
presented from both sides motion was
made to lay the resolution upon the
table. This went through without oppo-
sition.
One of the Delightful Features.
One of the delightful features of the
afternoon session yesterday was the
singing by a quartette consisting of
Mesdames F. B. Cowgirl, w. NJ. Pick
ard, Elmore; Mrs. Keesey, Owatonna;
and Mrs. Lawrason, Pine Island.
Mrs. W. A. Bruss, conference secre-
tary, presided over the afternoon meet
ing. Mrs. w. N. Jameson gave re-
port of the Standard Bearers, Miss l..
B. Saylor was to have reported for the
Kings Herald, but she could not be
present and her report was read by Mrs.
l. F. w. Hunt. Mrs. w. M. Pickard of
Gilmore reported on the work done by
the Little Light Bearers. Mrs. w. h.
Gold gave the treasurer's report. Mrs.
J. F. Stout, president of the st. Paul
district, gave a report of the work on
| literature.
| Miss Nettie Prather of Tarkio, Mo-,
and at present engaged in missionary
work, gave an address. Miss Prather is
a charming young woman and is very
much in love with her work. She is an
interesting speaker and her talk was
very helpful to missionary workers.
Rev. Trico Constantine, a missionary
from Bulgaria, next spoke briefly. He
is native Massadonian and former
worshiper of idols. He speaks broken
English but is able with his gestures
and emotional mannerisms to make him
self understood perfectly.
At promptly four o'clock the church
was packed to suffocation by those who
had come to hear Dr. Morrison preach
one of his matchless sermons. They were
not disappointed for he again demon
strated his ability to hold the undivid-
ed attention of his audience. DIR. Nor
| rison will speak each day of the con-
| ference at four o'clock.
Lay delegates to the Methodist con-
ference held an interesting meeting at
the Y. M. c. A. rooms this afternoon
and many subjects were discussed.