The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
IN HOME missionary
FIELD IN MINNESOTA
PRESBYTERIAN WORKERS HAVE
ACCOMPLISHED MUCH.
Rev. &. N. Adams Of Minneapolis,
synodical Missionary, Publishes En-.
couraging Report of Twelve Months
Work and Shows Gratifying Condi-
tions Turnout the State.

Rev. r. N. Adams Of Minneapolis,
synodical missionary of the Presby-
terian church, has published his report
for the year recently concluded. The
report shows very successful twelve
months of work in this home missionary
field and says in part:
Our working force was increased by
twelve additional missionaries, making
"a total Of 116 men who are under con-
tract with the board; twelve more than
last year, and twenty-four more than
were employed by any other dependent
synod. Another mark of our progress
Is witnessed in more pronounced will
lngness and generosity In giving to this
great cause of the church. We have
made an advance Of Is per cent over
the amount contributed last year; or in
whole numbers, we made gain of ST.,
| 900 in our gifts to the board. 1t is espe
cially gratifying to note that our Sab
| bath schools made an advance Of So per
cent over last year in their gifts to the
board. During the year eleven churches
advanced to self-support. These are To-
Gated as follows: Mankato Presbytery,
| Candy; Evans; Rushmore; West Side.
Minneapolis Presbytery, Hopkins (Bo-
hemian). St. Cloud Presbytery, Dan
ube; De Graft; Grandview; New Lon
don; Sedan; st. Croix Falls. Only three
Of these churches are individually self
supporting; the remainder are in
groups, each group constituting self
supporting field.
The report strongly recommends tbs
encouraging Of manse buildings as a
good method by which to get parishes
into disappearing condition.
FThe presbyteries Of st. Paul and
Minneapolis, continues the report, "I
am glad to say have already formulated
plan by which they propose to secure
a manse for each aid-receiving church.
During the year twenty new points
have been occupied, all of which will
call for organization by and by, and
some of them in the near future. Of
the four new fields opened for regular
services in Duluth presbytery, two of
them have already been organized, viz,
Bruno, with twelve members, Arnold
completed a house Of worship. At Hib-
; bling and Big Forks houses of worship
are in process of construction
Mankato presbytery, for the first time
in sixteen years, is without a pastoral
large, and while it is true that the home
ance I could render, have been able to
maintain services in all fields financially
= able to support pastor yet to maintain
J that work permanently, the services of a
, pastor at-large are imperative. We find
= it especially difficult this year to Sc
cure men for our fields made vacant by
the return of students. to their senlin-
+ aries.
! Red River presbytery, financially and
!, numerically the weakest, is now very
5 happy over the advent of q PASTORAL
4 large made possible to them by the gen
! erous assistance Of a member of House
= Of Hope church, st. Paul. Rev. W. W
: Hendry will be assisted in the work By
a his wife, who sings most sweetly. The
g Sabbath school missionary Of this pres
!. bytery, L. E. Koenig, is also supported
q by the House Of Hope church, st. Paul
!, In Adams presbytery, the -younges
y and save one, the largest, presbytery il
Z the synod, D. K. Laurie, Sabbath Sch
u missionary, is supported by Harlem
church. New York.
Duluth. the largest presbytery in tn
synod, is well provided for. Rev. S. a
Jameson is no w the pioneer pastoral
large in this state, having served witt
] marked efficiency for thirteen years II
that position. Side by side with on
pastor at large in Duluth presbytery ha
b marched. s. A. Blair, who is also on
: pioneer Sabbath-school missionary il
the state.
d The report speaks especially of
very encouraging thing in the st. Clou
!. presbytery, the expanding Of $4,000
: during the year in erecting nev
J. churches, charging and repairing oil
!. | ones