The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-02-28
Great Audiences Are Addressed
BY Mr.. John R. Mott.
Progress Made in Recent Years
In the Chinese Empire.
From Mondays Daily.

country Dut continent WITH more
people than all Europe and with more
social cleavage than among the peo
pie of Europe. Even the Brahmins are
accepting christianity. In Korea thou
sands are accepting Christ. In China
in II years 10000 have become fol.
lowers of the Man of Galilee. 1t is
among the educated classes that the
greatest progress has been made. In
Japan nearly 100000 have turned from
idOlatry.
The crisis in the orient is due to the
unsurpassed success of missionary en-
terprise and the church ut home must
follow up its present great victories
The strongest trait of the Japanese
is open mindedness. Japan is out lead.
ing the United States, England and
Germany in commercial enterprise, in
the Asiatic trade. Japan is leading
Asia in education. To dominate Asia
il ia necessary to dominate Japan.
Nation Has Improved.
No nation has so changed in five
years as China. Twelve years ago but
200 miles of railroad, now $500 miles,
1000 building, and 1000 projected.
There are many modern factories, tele.
graph lines in every province. Ten
daily newspapers are published in Pekin
100000 school readers published by one
firm. The civil service is fast improv.
ing. There are 1000 students study.
ing in the United States and in Eu-
rope. China is soon to move the world.
ii she is not to be anti-christian she
must soon be christianiZed. National
patriotism and race feeling is making
a crisis in the far east. Twelve years
ago no Chinaman talked about "my
country" but now every Chinaman
says my country" This growing pa
triotism must not be suppressed but
directed. The church OF the Occident
must get together in missionary work
and the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation must push asgressively into
the orient.
II was conceded on all sides that
Mr.. Motifs address was the greatest
educatiye missionary address ever given
in this city.
Sunday Services.
The pulpits of the churches were sup
piled by convention speakers, there
were large audiences at all these
churches at the morning service.
Over 100 boys were in attendance
at their meeting held in the Young
Mems Christian association hall. Some
$50 women came to the Centenary NJ
+. church to hear John R. Boardman;
this was one of the big meetings OF
the convention.
The Mems Meeting.
Perhaps for no meeting of the con
vcntion had larger preparation beer
made than for this one. When JOIN
r. Mott, the speaker, arose to speal
he faced magnificent audience which
filled all the available space of tn
church. Mr.. Mott in part said: ST
is easy for man to get through will
his sin but sin does not get through
with the man except Christ comes int
the mans life. Your sin will find yol
out was the central thought sof thi
address. There are two kinds of shypo
crisy, christian hypocrisy, hypocrisy o
those who profess that at times the,
do not possess, and the hypocrisy o
those who do not profess to be chris
tians."
'The mind by not being able to d
its work helps sin to find you out
The body through disease helps sin t
find you out. The conscience by it
promptings helps sin to find You out
A mans children sometimes helps 81
must be reckoned with Mothers pray
ers and letters help sin to find yo
out. God has many alarm bells. Onl
where God and memory are not, wi
your sin not find you out, but theI
is no such place"
At the close of this meeting sixty
three men signifed the desire to lea
more consccrated lives.
Closing Meetings.
Large audiences came to the Meth'
dist Episcopal and Presbyterian churcI
es for the evening service. At the TO
mer c. ]. Hunt presided and w. ]
Gold, +. f. Eastman and A. NJ. Br,
ner spoke. At the latter church FL
ward Grace presided and A. +. Robert
f. W. Van AIKEN and John r. Boar
man were the speakers.
The Attendance.
r.. c. Coffin for the credential cor
mittee reported as follows, speci
speakers twelve, Twelve college assoc
ations, llS delegates, five city assoc
ations. ninety six delegates. four raj
read associations twenty eight delegat
two county associations and yisito
from lyon county eighty five delegate
corresponding members and ADDITION