The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
MISSIONARY WORKERS
/ WILL HOLD INSTITUTE
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PROGRAM OF RARE INTEREST AL
READY ARRANGED.
Sessions Will Be Held In Westminster
Church Jan. 81 and Feb. / and 2,
Under Leadership of Representatives
from Young Peoples Missionary
Movement.

The Christian young people not only
of st. Paul and Minneapolis, but also of
the surrounding country within radius
of 100 miles are to be afforded an. OPP
portunity on Jan. 81 and Feb. l and 2
to put themselves in touch with affairs
Of missionary interest, both home and
foreign, that has not come to them in
the past. On these dates there will be
an institute held at Westminster church
under the leadership of eight or ten
representatives from the association in
charge of what is known as the Young
Peoples Missionary Movement, an, in
terdenominational project for bringing
the Young people Of the different
churches into an acquaintance with the
work of missions in general and con-
sequently with that which their own
particular denomination doing i'm the
missionary field. at home and abroad. =
Men will be here who have given
much time and thought in acquainting
themselves with what has been done in
America, as we'll as in India, China,
and Japan and in telling Of the hard
ships endured by the sky-pilots Of the
American frontier as much interest is
aroused as in the accounts Of the ven
lures into the jungles Of the sunny land
| Of India. "'~ ....
The opening evening of the institute
here will be stereopticon lecture in
| Westminster auditorium by Charles v.
Vickrey, Of New York. This lecture
will be Of particular interest-it is the
big lecture of the three days. Admis-
sion tickets will be issued at the young
| people s meetings the Sunday evening
Immediately preceding; and the lect-
ures Of the other evenings will be more
generally open to the public, altho adj
mission will be by ticket every evening.
The program will be somewhat sim
liar Thursday and Friday, Feb. l and 2,
each day opening with an hour of
prayer, from which the delegates will
go to the classrooms for instruction in
methods, the institute being conducted
thru the day in this way. Probably a
class will be arranged for pm, as
many engaged thru the day cannot
otherwise take advantage Of the sys-
tematic instruction; indeed, a number
Of classes may be convened at 7 pm,
as many will take advantage Of this
opportunity.
The campaign Of advertising is thor
wy oIS1u1A0O, CuS WOIh Ue1uS' QOuO Oo-
nominationally to finally come together
to enjoy the richest of interdenomina-
tfonal fellowship; each denomination is
! anxious that it's young people shall take
advantage Of the instruction SO gener-
ously rendered.. and that in numbers
they shall not be behind. %@< $50,
| The work of promoting the Institute
is being done in a business-like manner
an office being opened in The North
western National Life building, where
all applications for registration, which
are already coming in, will reach Miss
Violet M. Roberts, the secretary.
AS far as possible it is the intention
to bear the expense Of the work by the
registration fees, but as the attendance
is limited a guaranty fund is being
raised to care for any deficit which
may occur. These expenses. consist o:
the transportation Of the conductor
and their hotel bills here. local Incl
dental bills, expressage on. the. grea
missionary exhibit, and such, the sala
ries Of the speakers being paid by tn
various mission boards that the repre-
sent :-.