The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-28
Advantages to Be Derived From
Residing in Mankato.
Convention Opened Last Night;
Address BY Rev. Dick.
Some Committees Are Named
The Preliminary Work.
From Fridays Daily.

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The thirty fourth annual convention
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton began its session last evening in
the First Presbyterian church. A
large and attentive audience was pres
ent.
A helpful and inspiring song service
was conducted by the state secretary,
Z. w. Peck.
DIR. Milo B. Price, principle of Pills
bury academy, vice chairman of the
convention, took charge of the meeting
and at once introduced Mayor j. w.
Andrews, who in well chosen words,
welcomed the convention to the city.
The doctor spoke of the many advan-
tages of Mankato among which are
the schools, churches and business en-
terprises. Over the four railroads
that pass through the city forty -two
passenger trains come and go every
day. Mankato is a city of high morals,
reports to the contrary notwithstand
ing. Law can be enforced. Laws are
here obeyed. Whenever an effort is
made to enforce the laws the people
will cooperate The local Y. NJ. C.
A. was highly praised. Secretary A.
G. Gran was declared to be most
efficient and progressive worker of
whom there is none better.
Prayer was offered by Rev. I. Ross
Paden, pastor of the church
Address BY DR.. Dick.
DR.. Andrew Gillics, who was ex-'
pected to give the opening address,
was unable to be present on account
of illness, SO the committee secured
Rev. Samuel M. Dick, Phi. D., pastor
of Wesley Methodist Episcopal church
of Minneapolis. DIR. Dick was all that
could be desired as convention
speaker and for an hour held the
closet attention of the large audience.
For the background Of his address the
speaker took the words found in Micah
los: "He hath showed thee, 0 man,
what is good, and what doth the Lord
require of thee, but to do justly, and
to show mercy and to walk humbly
with thy God" From this text DIR.
Dick took for his subject: "The Law
of the Perfect Man, The speaker
said in part:
"The work of the Y. NJ. c. a. is to
point out what is good and to get
man to do what he ought to do. Man
must not only do, but lie must do
justly. He must practice justice in
his relations with his fellowman.
"Moses taught system of mega
lions but Christ taught system of
right action
From the words, "to have mercy"
the speaker deducted the law of emo
ton. "Out of the emotions rises the
better nature, out of love developes
the relation of brotherhood and
through the exercise of love man rises
toward the infinite"
"To walk humbly with thy Cod"
suggests the law of the spirit or com
munion. Communion was defined as
''thc kindred fellowship of spirits
The address was ably illustrated
anu Hldue pIoIouHu lmpIesslon.
The service closed with the bene-
diction by DR.. Z. II. Willisford.
The following comprises the COM
mittee on nominations: B. a. Shuman,
chairman, and one member from each
college, railroad and county organiza
ton.
Committee on credentials: Roscoe
G. Coffin, Winnebago; S. Thompson,
Minneapolis; NJ. Kclts, Carleton col
lcge.
Prominent Workers Present.
Among the leading workers attend
ing the convention are State Secretary
Z. w. Peck, DIR. Milo i. Price, prin-
ciple of Pillsbury academy, Owatonna;
|B. a. Shuman, general secretary of
Buncas Ayres, South America; +. L.
Eastman, state secretary of county
work; S. G. Sydow, business secretary
of the Duluth associations; Fred b.
Pierce, secretary of Redwood and
Brown counties: II. c.. Coffin, secre-
tary of Faribauit county.