The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-19
JOINT n. IN \ GOOD CAUSE
CONTEMPORARIES TO ENGAGE
IN MISSIONARY. LABOR.
Important Meeting to Be Held in
Mankato on Wednesday Next;
Prominent, Advocates Will Be Pres
ent and Deliver Addresses; The
Program; Public is Invited.

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Notable among the large missionary
undertakings now in progress, is the
Joint missionary compaign of Congre-
gational Missionary societies, both
home and foreign. This campaign was
opened at st. Johnsbury, Vt. in Janu-
airy by the American board, the Con-
gregational Home Missionary society,
and the American Missionary associ
ton in conjunction with the Church
Building society, the Congregational Ed
ucation society, the Sunday School and
Publishing society, and the Congrega
tional Board of Ministerial relief, and
is to have meetings in 200 congrega
tional centers. 4'.a
Carry on the Campaign.
Arrangements are now well matlred
TO carry on this campaign through the
whole country, from New England to
the Pacific coast. Five districts have
been mapped ont.
The New England, with headquarters
at Boston,
The middle, with headquarters at
New York $50
The central west, with headquarters
at Chicago @ |
The western, with headquarters at
Omaha. NF.i,@ f1
The : Pacific, with headquarters at
San Francisco. 81, 1.
The meeting 'of 'the Mankato center
will be held in the First Congre-
gational Church on Wednesday, March,
II, on (which day there will be ses-
sions morning, afternoon and even
ing, when the following program of
missionary work viii be given:
Morning iSession--lO:3O a. m.-Rev.
A. n. Hitchcock, d. d., presiding; A
conference upon the apportionment
plan, systematic, Benevolence, and
other subjects relating to our Mission
airy enterprise; open to pastors, dele
gates, and visiting speakers
Afternoon iSession-Rev. Edgar L.
Heermance, presiding. 2:3O' devotional
service; 2:45, address, Rev. Otis Cary,
d. D., Japan; 800, address, Miss Mir.
lam II Wpdberiy; ,s:l5 address, Rev.
II. O.'tDouglass, ID d.; $3.50 address,
Rev. james F. Cross, Alaska; 3:45 ad-
dress, Rev Geo.';PE. Hall, D. d.; 4
prayer Service. " - ="
Evening Session-Rev. George E.
Hall, D" d., presiding; $3.50 supper in
chapel; 1880 remarks by the chairman;
address, Rev. James F. Cross Alaska;
address, Miss Miriam L. Woodberry ;;
address, Rew"T: o. Douglass, d. d.;
address, 'R6e.tA. ". Hitchcock ID. D.
Character of the Meetings.
These meetings are, designed to be
educational, stimulating, and aggressive
upon practical missionary lines. No
public appeals for money or collections
will be- made at any of the meetings.
All soliciting ''of subscriptions will be
from individuals rather than church
treasures, SO that the regular flow of
missionary givines IN the churches may
not be ;disturbed.1a.
One session att each center will be
devoted to conference with pastors and
delegates from churches with refer
ence to the apportionment plan
in the local church. So far az
possible it will be arranged to
hold the evening session in connection
with supper SO as to have the ad-
vantage of a thoroughly social atmos-
phere to help on the campaign.
There have been four new councils
formed during the last year, but the
report OF the grand scribe shows that
with thirteen councils not reporting
on March 1, 1909 there was decrease
in membership during the year of
66l. r':s''
With the decrease in membership
there has been a corresponding loss in
funds, and the balance on hand March
2, 1909 was $l,OO23O, or $296.69 less
than was the balance on the CORE
spending date in 1908.
| The grand council conferred upon
Mayor Lawler the rare honor of elect
ing him as a full member of the order
with a right to join any council