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At the Church of the Redeemer,- will
ing hands have made the beautiful and
| we'll adapted edifce even more attrac-
tive than usual. The church auditor
ium has been frightened with q profu-
sion Of cut flowers and potted palms
around the rostrum. Cloak and recep,,
up for the occasion, and the large base
ment apartments have been supplied
with long tables which at noon today
demonstrated what tempting refresh
ment can be prepared by the feminine
members of the Minneapolis UNIVERSAL
list congregations. e 81
Most prominent, perhaps, among the
laymen delegates, 81 Frank 2. Bennett
of Saugus, Mass, president Of the ma
tional organization, Of Universalists.
Mr.. Bennett is editor Of The investor,
and The Cotton and World Reporter OF
Boston. He has been member OF his
home state legislature, and candidate
for congress. He is well-known especi-
ally in New England, and is an emf
nent authority on matters of finance
and insurance. An interesting minister
is Rev. Henry H., Coudon. DID,, OF
Washington, b. c., who some years ago
became blind and since his affliction
studied for and was admitted to the
Universalist ministry. He will speak
Sunday evening. He has come, into, ma
tional prominence as being the chap
Other notables already here include B.
E. Williams, Washington, D. c., assist
ant chief Of the weather bureaus; Rev.
F. A. Bisbee Of Boston, editor Of The
. Universalist Leader; Rev. F. w. Hamil'
ton of Boston, president of Tufts col
, lege. ~ ~ liz:
The Ministers Meeting. :. Il.
This morning was held the ministers
meeting, attended by practically al
} the clergy and laymen delegates now IN
, the city, and held in the main auditor
ium Of the Church of the Redeemer
Following the devotional meeting
! Taylor of Maine. former resident OF
. Minneapolis, and a graduate of the
. University Of Minnesota, gave the open
ing address, as the presiding officer OF
the session. He spoke Of the loving ia
miliarity of his surroundings, and Of
, his first pastor, the late Rev. Jane:
E H. Tuttle, pastor emeritis Of the Church
5 one who brought him into the ministry
! and who inspired him with ambition
I to attain success.
Y The speaker then devoted his re
| marks to the theme, "The New Evan
g gelism.'' The new evangelism, he said
/ is to be intensely personal one. What
Y ever it's creed, it must embody it's iyins
. church must not be sold. Its hear
J, must be on fire to succor and to aid
= In the speaker g opinion, what. the Uni
b versalist church needs the most is al
9 evangelistic ministry. Not excited, ia
f natical, but a body of men in the for
e with zeal to help and save their fel
r loWmen.
i Warm Up the Pulpit. d.
n eff we are to warm up the pews,
he said, eve must warm up the pu]
Rev. F. A. Bisbee, DID,, editor o
the Universalist Leader, Boston, Mass
spoke. on ''What Is the New Evange
lism?' The new evangelism, he sale
\ is an attempt to establish the primac
of religion among life's interests. TIL
time is opportune; the need, imperative
Evidence multiplies Of the awakenin
interest of churches of all sects in eyar
S gelisfn: sThe churches have discovere
= that religion is no longer man 5 metho
ri Ct changing 1F tbs disposition of God, bu
acter Of men, and consequently there
a shift in the direction Of their activ
ties.
Leisure, wealth and pleasure al
=. prostituted to crafty the satiated. Th
- christian church alone holds the r.
u demptive power to save the world, an
T. T. more from the gospel of the daily new
II paper than from the gospel Of Joh1
'e We are disciples Of discomfort, rattle
RI than of peace. And behold! The churc
u Of God is pitiful, robbed Of her sacre
10 treasures and turned into a marke
Or place.
" Microscopic Ministers.
t. "Not since the time Of Christ.' sal
or the speaker, has there been ma
Sc big enough to do. more than be a mi
&c lister of the gospel, yet microscopic mi
tn listers pretend to- DO the work Of a j
Sc 1sus incidentally, while they run the un
n verse as a vocation. - = H.
lg The rest of the morning session W
= then taken up with discussion of Il
'e- two papers which had been presented
dis Following the morning session of Il
&c minister's meeting, 200 of the clers
. and delegates were given an elabora
"a noon lunch in the basement apartment
's- Of the church. Today and tomorrc
IN, this noon meal is in charge of the your
IT. ladies of the Flower mission of t
w OuuICu VI CuC 1GCu0CuCI l. O11O w.
days, Of the convention, the young
ne dies of All Souls church will ha
ng charge Of the refreshment service. T
IN ladies in general charge for today "a
in tomorrow are Mines. G. P. Fortner,
IN. thur Jewett, the Misses Selma Poehl
Is. Bessie Cook, Nellie Kenney. They a
7ss ably assisted by Mrs. George Gee,
Coe, the Misses Lolita Rossen, E.
lg- Poehler, Clara Poehler, Magdalene Of
;or berg, Margerie Edwards, Mabel Goo
lg. win, Freda Stoft, Gertrude Fox, Smi1
he Carpenter, Brown, Helen Trusell, Hell
ice Tanner. ,sss 3 5=ssi.~.. +, ~
he Done This Afternoon.
at This afternoon the ministers listen
RS to Rev. L. B. Fisher, DID,, president
OIL Lombard college, Galesburg, ILL.,, W
Ut spoke of "Methods Of the New Eva
an gelism.' He gave his opinion of t
icy methods to foster and enlarge the eva
leG gelic temper Of the hour. There
'eo more in the man, the speaker believe
than in the methods -.
Other speakers this afternoon we
Rev. J. R. S. Lowe of Wisconsin,; RI
+. w. Hamilton,x DID. of Massacl
setts, who spoke on the subject, &c
IN We Cooperate with Other Denomi1
= This evening Rev. E. G. Downey
:, Washington, D: c., will give an addr'
tn on "Haye We a Mission to t
,a6 ~ rro,,, o,.rn,, rr;11 \, 'L}o1l II