The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-11
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STORY OF CHILD DISCRETION TOLD
TO PREsBYTERIANs.
s14&s;ss i. - 80. Is IN "a
Commuters Report on the State Of
Religion Is Torn to shreds and
= Sent Back to Be Recast- Crying
Need Of Men Reported By Several
Presbyteries. =.
A mere babe stopped the machinery
today at Westminster church. When
ent of the Children s fiome society Of
Minnesota. mounted the platform to
accept the privilege accorded him Of
speaking five minutes, the. interest of
the, commissioners was Immediately
| centered on a bundle he bore in his
arms, which proved to be dainty little
miss only a few weeks old. -. y.
AS Mr.. Savage made plea, for help
for the baby, which had been, aban-
doned by it's mother on a train be-
| tween Duluth and Minneapolis, mois-
ture dimmed the eyes of his listeners.
By his side, in the care. of Mrs. James
Thompson, was a little girl and her
toddling brother whose mother, was at
| that moment in the throes of death,
who also were in need of homes. .p,,
Estate of Religion" Report Heard.
:. The first serious business. Of the
synod today was to puncture the re-
port of the committee of narrative Of
of holes. The report was tinged with
shade of blue that would have de-
lighted the soul Of the proverbial
Nblue'' Presbyterian Of Puritan days.
Rev. @. F. Hubbard, pastor of Andrew
church, and other delegates denied the
authenticity Of the figures used and
disapproved the deductions made there
from. Finally the tattered remains Of
the report were referred to the home
mission ISL committee for recasting. - 49,
the state Of the church in, Minnesota,
is one Of the important ones of the an
nual: meetings, as it shows progress
made in the year. It was read by the
chairman, Herbert W. Knox of Red
Lake Falls, formerly of st. Paul The
general tone. Of the report was pessimis-
tic, for in many cases the gains Of 1906
were offset or reduced by losses in the
two-year period.
More Men Are Needed.
Lack of men was declared the most
serious problem by the committee es-
pecially in Adams, Winona and Man
the state gave for all purposes, outside
of the local church work, $95,617,
which was $4,000 greater than last
year, "but only $4,000 more thanHtwo
years ago. A decline of from $780,
900 two years ago to $287 900 last year
was shown in the amount given for con-
gregational expenses. ...
:. At the morning session seven stand
ing committees and eight committees
by Moderator J. E. Bushnell. Over
lures appeals and complaints were re-
celved, as well as presbyterial reports.
The last order was the report of the
woman s home missionary work. Rou-
tine business was the order for the
AFTERNOON. T.. -
Popular interest will center IN the
lege as the first order Of business for
Friday morning and in The report Of the
committee on relations, with the Univer.
sity of Minnesota immed iate4ya follow
! ing. G"%"E 49,. r -" r.: II -Er'faaHg ;E'T'
y. The first popular meeting was held
this .afterno ong on . College Education, =
with addresses by leading educators and
men: of the church. 80 ..~~..,,...1.,s VIZ
:. Missions. will be; the evening sub.
! of the. foreign board: Will speak on for
eign missions, and Rev. DR.. Sheldon
l Jackson, department Of the interior,
:: will speak on ftHome Missions.H
Luncheon was served at noon to del.
egates and visitors by the. women Of
the Minneapolis. churches. q
I Box Work Condemned .~ss-;
! Mrs. A. E. Barton corresponding sec;
airy: society Of the Presbyterian synod,
:: openly declared the attitude of.@othe
! Presbyterian women against =" box
= work. at the state synodical meeting
in Westminster church this morning
y In her address she declared that the
"box work. which means the sending
of boxes Of clothing to the home mis-
! sionaries in part payment Of salary
is neither wise nor economical.
"The Women's Presbyterian Home
Missionary society Of the synod of Min
nesota," said Mrs. Barton, "desires t,
lay before the board Of home mission
{ Of the Presbyterian church; its CROWN.
conviction that the Hbox work "a
now carried on, is neither wise no
,; economical: A basic idea in connec
!, tion with the work is that every NAL
. is entitled to a proper remuneration o.
=, his labor. It is well known. to- ever,
: man and woman, who has had :oppor
tunity to look into the matter, that tn
boxes do not aid the. missionary fam
lilies in proportion to the valuation pu
g ION them by the donors, which we IN
!, Ederstand is also, the valuation tn
g board receives. - We consider, also
: that, the. missionary in, order to get =
-Ebox is obliged to undergo a searching
$ inquiry as to his financial condition
e and to expose his most personal privat
e affairs. Therefore, after many year
Z of experience, we wish to urge tn
board to pay it's Missionaries livin
salary. We firmly believe that tn
!, board may rely on the Presbyteria
. church to support it enthusiast i
!. an effort to pay it's home missionarie
Isuch a. salary as will relieve them O
4 anxieties for the welfare" Of their fan
3 lies and thus enable them stossretai
a their dignity as ministers Of the go:
q pel.''
q The synod gave a unanimous vot
3 Of approval and referred the matter t
n the permanent committee on home mis-
h sions. :s.E44. -, 4 :@$$t
e The morning session was preside
over BY the president, Mrs, E. P. sNoye
of ST. Paul. %. Miss =HilIM st. PAIL 10