The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
HOLD A CONFERENCE OF THE
METHODIST CHURCH.

st. Paul, September 27-"Home rem
edies" in church work-a sort of spirit
ual "back to the. spil'' movement-are
what the Methodists of the Minnesota
conference plan to, talk about when
they come q together for their fifty
sixth session, which begins with pre-
liminary meeting and reception this
evening, and win continue through next
Monday. The SESSIONS. will be held in
the First Methodist Episcopal church.
Technical disquisitiops on the higher
mathematics ;,of soul movements are to
be discounted and the Il emphasis will
be laid on The practicable aspects Of
real social service. The art OF taking
the soporifc effect out of certain
class of sermons win be explained by
men whose words from the pulpit are
listened to with open ears; not as a
church organization, but as individuals
believing in temperance, the county
option movement probably will be en-
dOrsed; and the making of men ont of
boys will be discussed at length, with
Il portion of an evening given to the
"Boy Scout" idea, which has taken
such a remarkable hold of the boys
hereabOuts.
May Call Up Vatican Incident.
1t is considered likely. also, that in
this home Of. Archbishop Ireland, some
thing may be- said in the course of the
addresses, in. support OF, the Methodist
side of the recent controversy in Rome,
to the discussion of which the Arch
bishop contributed some little time ago
in signed statements in The Dispatch,
and in two articles in The North Amer
lean Review. Last Thursday, at the
conference ending today OF the North
ern Minnesota conference OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church, DR.. Franklin
Hamilton, a brother Of Bishop John w.
Hamilton, and chancellor of the Amer.
lean university, in Washington, was
vigorously applauded when, in the
course of defense of the Methodist
work in Europe, he said:
The Protestants in Europe are COM
bining to plant over against the Vati
can an institution which shall stand
for the faith delivered to the Reform
ers. Over against the headquarters of
Rome's hierarchy in the New World at
Washington, they shall plant school
of the prophets which shall inspire to
new light and learning in defense of
civil and religious liberty
HhId IT
1t is not improbable that Bishop
Hamilton, who is to- preside at the
coming conference man widely
travelled, who has recently returned
from a trip abroad in which he has
had an opportunity to familiarize him.
self with the situation there will do
whatever speaking there may be in de-
Tense of thessMethodists.
AOsts of thee ministers who will at
tend the conference are expected to be
In town in time for the preliminary
meeting and reception this evening,
which will begin at eight o'clock. An
address on ''What Is Social Service?"
will be made by Rev. DIR. William
Balch, secretary of the Methodist Fed
Grafton for Social Service. The recep-
ton will be under the auspices of the
First Church Mems club. Mayor Kel
Ter Will give an address of welcome,
and other talks willie be given by
Colonel James H. Davidson and Pro-
'fessor LII. Everly, president! of the
mems! elubsfof the Church., and head eof
the st. Paul training school. facoers,
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