The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-10
MEIHODISTS JOIN
IN SOCIAL UNION
GREAT GATHERING FROM ALL
CHURCHES LAST NIGHT.
r. 3. Walker Is Chosen as Head of New
Organization, Which Will Bring the
Methodists of the City Closer To-
gether = Diningroom Overfows in
Spite of the Hostile Weather.


church enthusiasm and loyalty was wit
messed at the Nicollet house last eve
ming, when the Methodists of the city,
counting on about $50 persons at
dinner, were obliged to make room for
$40. Tt was necessary to go outside of
in the lobby.
The object of the meeting was to
form a social union of the Methodist
churches Of Minneapolis, and perma-
nent organization was effected, with |
T. B. Walker for president r. P. Mich
OILS was elected secretary and H. O. |
Roberts treasurer. These officers, with
| a vice president from each church, will
form the executive committee and have
| charge of the business of the union.
The plan is to hold four large meet
ings every year, three at churches and
leading hotel. The Minneapolis union
| is the thirty sixth organized by the
Methodists of the country, and starts
| off with a membership equal to tho
| best. .''-
| A feature of last night s program
was the rollcall Of the churches, when
a representative of the church arose
and made a two-minute response, tell
| ing where his church was located, its
membership, Sunday school attendance,
financial condition and other interest.
| ing facts. The reports showed that all
the Methodist churches are growing, all
in harmonious relations and all in fine
financial condition. The regular pro-
gram Of toasts included three speeches
on the relation of the social union to
the other unions, to the individual and
to the church. DR.. P. A. Cool was to
have spoken on the social: union, but
owing to the lateness of the hour he
gave but a synopsis Of his remarks,
saying that the social union Of Min
neapolis would send greetings to the
rest and say to. them that, tho the
and take notice.
Methodists 'Unionized.''
Mrs. James Gray opened her re-
marks on the social union and the in
dividual with a humorous reference to
the fact that the church had been
unionized at last and might now expect
label and it's members develop into
walking delegates. The union, she
said, meant sympathy between the
churches forming the common body Of
Methodism, and human sympathy was
the great. moving fact Of this stage Of
the world. Civilization today is en-
phasizing the brotherhood Of man as
|
social union, she believed, might mean
among other things the preservation of
the Methodist handclasp, grip diff
ferent from that Of any other order,
which indicated not only a heart over
i. flowing with kindness, but an overwhel-
ming muscular Developments. Mrs. Gray
concluded by saying that social union
was the flower of spiritual develop.
ment. It was the idea Of love that the
Master plucked from the Mosaic law
and held out as the one thing needful.
Bishop Joyce Gives Reasons. "
Bishop Joyce closed with telling
little speech condensed into five rea
sons why the social union had a place
to know each other better; to note
the strength of the church; to Civ,
courage in times of stress; to show
the power of the church in mora
fight, and to show the citizen side O.
Method1sm to visitors.
Il The vice presidents Of the union
= were: not all chosen last evening, bu
e es lows: Bloomington Avenue, Arthu
81 Lyman; First, B. F. Nelson's; Fowler
Peter Mintener; Hennepin Avenue, F
:. NJ. Joyce; Lake Street, E. B. Teeple
% Minnehaha, j: R: Hartzell; North, J
- e.. Norton; Park Avenue, George A
10 GampDell; Simpson, u. W. LongfelloW
y Trinity, F. L. Palmer; Thirteenth Ave
- nue., j. L. Crist; Wesley, J. NJ. Critten
Of Western, II. o. Roberts; Hobart, T. f
Cam.
% The success Of the initial meetin
was due almost entirely to the enth,i
81 81 siasm stirred up by Colonel Frank Nj
Sc Joyce, who took hold of the arrange
= ments and pushed them to completio
90 90 against difficulties which would dete
w some. = The perfection Of the table al
81 rangements was marred only by tn
~ fact that he had more guests than h
aaSS could reasonably have counted upo1
- considering the weather.
"a Mention should also been made Of tn
q vocal music. accompanying the Dime
It is a trying place for singers bu
90 Mrs. Bracket, Miss Pearce and NJ
81; fully, and sang to the great delight {