The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-14
From FRIDAYS Daily


home and abroad, devoted the day to
the foreign work. Mrs NJ. ID. Edwards,
who is synodical president of the for
eien society. was in the chair.
After the devotional half hour, the
reports of the years work were given
by Mrs H. VI. Frey, secretary of lit
erature Minneapolis; Miss Eva NcCord,
secretary of Westminster Guild, Mime
apolis: Mrs. H. +. Ware, young peo-
PIES secretary. st. Paul; Mrs. +. IL.
Mcfarland. corresponding secretary, St.
Paul. and the treasmer's report pre-
pared bv Mrs. s L. Howell. This re-
port showed advanced work done in the
Presbvteries of ST. Paul. Minneapolis,
Red River. Winona and MankatO.
These reports were followed by more
detailed reports of the work done IN
the different Presbyteres.
The morning session closed with a
devotional service led by Mrs. J. FL.
James of Mankato. Adjournment fol-
lowed until two o'clock, during which
time luncheon was served in the church
dining room.
A short praise service opened the
afternoon meeting. after which Mrs. E.
c. Stringer OF st. Paul conducted 4
workers conference which was very
helpful.
Address By Miss Jewett.
Miss Mary Jewett of Persia again
addressed the meeting. She stated that
Great Britain is doing mission work in
southern Persia: but that the work i'll
the northern part has been assigned to
the Presbyterian church of America.
making this church responsible in Peria
alone for nearly 100000 souls. She
told OF the people with whom she had
been brought personally in contact and
of the transformed lives of those who
had accepted Christianity. Miss Jewett
has given thirty-siX years of her life
to the work i'll Persia, but expressed
her happiness in being one who has been
permitted TO help carry on the work
i'll that country.
A helpful talk from the president,
Mrs. NJ. D.. Edwards. was followed by
the reports OF committees.
The committee for time and place
reported Duluth as the place for the
1911 meeting. The nominating com
mittee reported as follows:
The Officers Elected
President, Mrs. NJ. ID. Edwards. st.
Paul; the vice presidents are the presi-
dents of the Presbyterial societies; re-
cording secretary. Mrs. w. E. Sloane,
Minneapolis: corresponding secretary,
Mrs. F. III. Mcfarland. ST. Paul; secre-
tary of literature. Mrs. III. NJ. Frey,
Minneapolis: secretary Westminster
Guild, Miss Neva Hudson, Minnea polls !;
young peoples secretary. Mrs. H. F.
Ware st. Paul: treasurer. Miss Mary
Tawney, st. Paul.
The resolutions committee expressed
kindest appreciation of all that had
been done to make their stay in Man
kato so pleasant and the meetings so
helpful.
The time for adjournment had come
and good byes were hastily spoken.
Many of the ladies' were going on the
late afternoon trains and We're taken
there in automobiles.
On Wednesday the home mission
banner for the largest proportional in
crease in gifts was presented to Man
kato Presbytery and the hope expressed
that it might prove blessing to the
house of Obededom.'
Thus closed a very helpful and en-
thusiastic missionary meeting
Pretty Address of Welcome.
Mrs r Watson If Marshall daI;y
cred on Tuesday the address of welcome
to the delegates in attendance at the
Woman's Synodical Missionary society
which was in session here during the
week. closing yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Watson spoke as follows in behalf OF
the Mankato presbytery:
ITO our honored guests. the represen.
tatives of the Women's Missionary So
cieties of Minnesota MankatO Presby
terry gives cordial greeting. We are a
peaceful presbytery. Only the echoes
of the strikes and turmoil of the large
cities ever reach our quiet domain.
Only. the ghosts of the painted
savages who once devastated Southern
Minnesota. are ever seen, and to the
children of the present day all this
reign of terror is ancient history. TC
us who were living then. the names of
Lake Shetek. Birch Cooley Fort Ridge
ly, New Ulm and others are still preg
nant with meaning. The cities of ref
uge cf that day. the goals toward
which weary. frightened, men womeI
and little children dragged their tiret
limbs, are now but busy markets to
ward which loads of agricultural prod
ucts wend their peaceful way. Auto
mobiles scurry, over the country from
town to town, and long trains will
screaming engines, everywhere attest
the wonderful growth of all the grea
interests of the state.
'Ours is the great 'Hayseed' Presby
terry. though the army worm in it,
devastating march, endeavored to takt
away that reproach. by eating up oul
timothy. We are welcoming our city
cousins to our land of plenty. There wa
little rain in the north SO the tribes hav,
come down to Egypt where there j
plenty of corn. As we pass througl
the country we see countless flocks o
blackbirds swooping down upon tn
grainfelds and taking toll OF thei
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