The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-13


man is climbing the ladder of sue
cess, the old man at home is holding
the bottom of the ladder. Parents
make sacrifices for the education Of
their children. 1t is greater thing tc
be hero now than in the older
days.
This temple is the best in many re-
spects that have ever seen. You
have gotten your moneys worth. You
have acted unselfshly and there is not
the slightest doubt but what you
will get your reward.
Nice Line of Gifts.
Rev. Clare, the pastor of the church
announced the following gifts to the
new church: Handsome piano for the
Sunday school by the Free Press
Printing company and Mr.. Overman
the music man; pulpit, by E. NJ. Wet
mer of Minneapolis, the contractor
who furnished the pews; pulpit chair
by S. NJ. Morris, the furniture man
two pulpit chairs, by the Peart broth.
ers in memory of their mother; hand,
some communion service of about l2O
pieces, by A. N. Dukes of Peru, Ind
for whom Dukes addition is named
large wall clock, Palmer Brothers; set
of dishes for the kitchen, Mrs. A. O.
0leson; $50 gas range for the Kitchen
by the Mankato Gas and Electric
Light company.
Rev. Clare made financial state
ment, saying that the building com.
plete, except for the interior decora.
tions, had cost $4,000. Subscriptions
to the amount of $4,000 had been
made, and $4,000 of this paid. This
included $4,000 that was in the sink.
ing fund when the building was begun
There had been $4,000 in cash paid in
since the first of the year. There
was still $4,000 to be provided for.
A blackboard was produced, bearing
800 squares, each representing $40,
and Rev. Jennings took charge after
the congregation had been asked to re-
main. 1t was announced that SUBJ
scriptions would be received, payable
in three installments, the first in six
months, the second in one year, and
the third in eighteen months.
Filling the Squares.
During the hour or two that follow
ed, an interesting scene was depicted,
that was even dramatic in some of it's
features. A. j. Nelson placed crosses
over the squares as rapidly as amounts
were subscribed, and George w. Sugden
acted as secretary. The Ladies' Aid
society made the first subscription,
$1,000, in addition to $1,000 previously
and of which all but $3.50
has been paid over. Mayor j. W.
subscribed $1,000 in addition
to $500 previously subscribed and
paid. Other large subscriptions were
the following: John A. White and
George E. Nettleton, each $3.50; Mrs.
A. j. Nelson, the Epworth league and
the Sunday school, each 5000. The
Sunday school had previously given
5000.
The subscriptions continued to come
in until over 81 900 had been raised,
and very little of the blackboard re-
NAMED uncrossed.'
The afternoon service began at 3 p.
M, and was well attended, and inter
esting The Presbyterian choir furnish
I'd music and Mrs. Roy Holmes sang
4 solo in her charming manner.
". Sold Canes at 81 Each.
Rev. Clare stated that he had sup
ply of canes on hand, made from the
,ak joists of the old church, that he
would sell at 81 each. The canes
would be memorials of the old church
hat had done services for forty one
Years.
Rev. S. F. Ferfoot, the presiding
elder, preached stirring sermon on
he text contained in verses ID to Is,
seventeenth chapter of Joshua. He said
hat every man is great or has posi-
,ilities of greatness. The mother hopes
t for her offspring, the teacher
searches for signs of it in the minds
If her pupils, and all are to be
who seek it. Self revcr-
nee, self knowledge and self con.
rol are essentials !! to real greatness,
Tot the puny honors that are put up
N us by others. There are three new /
osmic laws, earth love, planet love
I'D sun love, and one has drawn a
arallcl with this and suggested three
uman laws, self love, human love
nd God love. s
The first is basic. A man must
hink well of himself to succeed. We
honld pray that we may admire that
yhich is with us. The second is the |
raying spirit. Greatness requires
oodness. Nations that have had ac-
ess to the sea have grown. Greece,
.ome, the Dutch, the, Saxons and
apan are examples of this. They have
ad room to expand. We Americans,
18th the best blood of the best people |
the old world, feel that we are not
'oped up in any narrow space. If
cd cannot create great men among
eople like this, in country like this,
cd pity the material! The stars and
,ripes are pushing out on all the