The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-23
|B|BLE STUDY PLANS.
THEY WILL BE PUSHED AT STATE
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET.
Association Will Hold It's Annual Con-
vention in Cr0okston on May ii;
Workers From All Over the North
west Are to Be in Attendance;
Great Interest Manifested in the
Gathering; Notable Speakers.

Crookston, Mimi, April l9.-The
fiftyfrst annual convention of the
Minnesota State Sunday School asso-
citation, which win convene in this city
on Tuesday, May 4, for three days
session, gives promise of being one OF
the most interesting, as well as sue
cessful ANIMAL meetings that the as
ISOLATION has ever held. The greatest
interest is being manifested in all sec
tions of the state, and the chairman of
the entertainment committee is receiv-
ing reservations for entertainment from
a great number of counties in the state.
The local hotels are also receiving
and it is now expected that the at
tendance will be at least eight hun
dred.
Large delegations will attend from
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, while
every city and town in northern and
northwestern Minnesota will send many
delegates to attend the sessions. All
church denominations are taking an
interest in the convention and at every
Sunday school session the convention
is one of the main topics under con-
sideration.
Large Singing Chorus.
General Secretary A. NJ. Locker of
st. Paul has been kept busy for the
past two months arranging the many
details. and he announces that he has
matfaro CO uaU. n, hand tbot ba non
predict one of the most beneficial meet
ings that the association has yet held
The plans are in the hands of central
committee of ten, of which III. c. Mis-
ner. president of the local Commercial
club, is chairman, and Thomas R.
Brown, Jr., secretary
Owing to the number who will de-
sire to attend the different sessions, it
has been found necessary each evening
during the convention to hold twin
meetings. This has necessitated an
enlargement of the program and the
securing of many additional speakers.
The local committee has had trained a
chorus of $50 voices which will lead
the singing. An orchestra of twenty
pieces will also take part i'm the must
cal program.
Will Take a Religious Census
TIN the first day of the convention
it is planned to take a religious census
OF the city and the plans have been
made to cover the entire city in two
hours time. The different wards have
been cut up into small sections and the
visitation committee, augmented bv
the visiting delegates, will be employed
at the task
Many prominent Sunday school
workers will participate in the conyen-
ton and take part in the program. w.
c. Pearce of Chicago, who will be the
International representative at the
meeting. will take a prominent part in
the program, while Rev. John Richard
general secretary of the North Dako
ia Sunday School association, and
Frank +. Fitch of Des Moines, general
secretary of the Iowa Sabbath Sunday
School association, have signified their
intention of being present.
Many Clergymen to Attend.
The following viii take a prominent
part in the prosram: Rev. George R.
Merrill of Minneapolis, Rev. F. H..
Nicholson of Litchfield, Rev. F. NJ.
Hullett of Detroit, Rev. Charles Flesh
er of Fergus Falls, Rev. s. M. Dick of
Minneapolis, Rev. f. H. Nicholson of
Minneapolis, Rev. A. c. Stevens of st.
Paul; Rev. Charles B. Elliott of Brock.
enrldge, Rev. NJ. Berolund of CAMBRIDGE.
Rev. 5. b. Roberts of Minneapolis, Rev.
Ralph Clark of st. Peter, DR.. Arthur
Wurtele of Duluth, Rev. A. F. Hill of
Minneapolis, DIR. Kirtly of Duluth, Rev.
). A. McGaughey of Duluth, Rev. n. F.
Douglas of Minneapolis, Rev. c.. A. Ar
mold of st. Paul, T. J. Youngdahl of
Minneapolis, w. L. Smithies of Duluth
Miss Beatrice NJ. Longfellow of Mime
apolis, Mrs. III. g. Harrison of Minnea.