The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-15
Friday, July is, 1910

! One of the successful business men
in the ranks of the state Christian
Endeavor leaders is Mr.. George A
! Brack, assistant cashier, of one of St
Pauls leading banks. Mr.. Brack has
served the Minnesota union for three
years as state treasurer.
When the limitations are eliminated
some people cannot contain themselves
Two young ladies attending the con-
vention as delegates from Christian
Endeavor societies in the SANITY City
We're lost yesterday upon Front street
1t took Minneapolis man to direct
them safely to their destination.
Greetings from across the Canada
line We're received from the Manitoba
Christian Endeavor union. The spirit
Of union between the Minnesota and
Manitoba Christian Endeavor organiza
| tion is unusually strong because Min
nesota's field secretary was loaned to
these Canadian Endeavorers for three
months of this year.
A message from Endeavorers across
the seas comes through Miss Adelaide
Gail Frost. missionary from India.
Miss Frost says &C. +. is alive in a
country of dead gods. The Endeavor
societies have fine English and vernacu-
lar Christian Endeavor papers working
and singing for Christ and the church
in, ho
One of the convention delegates, Miss
Alice Nicolls of st. Paul, has recently
returned from a trip around the world
with DIR. F. f. Clark and a party of
Christian EndeavOrers who attended the
Worlds Christian Endeavor convention
at AgrO, India, last November This
was the first Christian Endeavor con-
vention in a heather land and con-
sidercd the most wonderful convention
of Christian people ever held,
Roy A. Prudden of Minneapolis is a
delegate in attendance at the Endeavor
convention. Mr.. Prudden was formerly
in the newspaper business. having been
associated with the Duluth News Tri-
bune. Since quitting the work he has
come into possession of farm in
Texas. He is greatly Impressed with
the beauty of Mankato and stated
today that he is thinking seriously of
coming here to live. He not only likes
the city, but the people as well.
From Mondays Daily.
sions of the state Christian Endeavor-
ers were given over to rather diff
ferent phase of Christian Endeavor
work from that which had been done
before in the convention; a phase, how
ever, which is just as truly a part
of the work of Endeavorers- of
fun making. Through the kindness of
the Y. NJ. c. A. management, the Y.
NJ. c. A. building was turned over to
the Endeavorers for the afternoon.
was game of indoor baseball in which
the laymen confused and finally de-
feated the humble ministers. The de-
feat of the men of the cloth was
largely due to lack of organization and
the confusion of the brethren in the
first inning, which was taken advan-
tage of by the youths.
President Jayne, a NEAR minister"
did the tossing for the preachers, and
his work was very classy. He is |
just leaving the position of Christian
Endeavor president, and if he intends
entering professional baseball, as has
been limited, we prophesy for him a
most successful future.
c. H. Hubbell, who really can preach,
played an important part in the de- !
feat of his colleagues. His antics dur
ing the game caused one young lady
to remark that she thought Mr.. Hub /
bell must have had some experience i'll
the ballet in his time. The laymcn
were ably led by Mr.. Lehman, whose !
rolling to base was very well done.
The result of the game was nine to
fourteen in favor of the laymen.
An exhibition, announced as a bas |
Ietball game, followed the baseball,
but out of respect for the feelings of
the participants we refrain from fur
Their comment
Mock Trial Was Realistic.
One of the most interesting features
of the entire convention was the mock |
trial given at the evening session by
the st. Paul Christian Endeavor union.
The case which was being tried was
that of the Minnesota Christian En-
ieavor union VS.. l.. S. Leavitt, presi-
dent of the Cross Roads Christian En- |
leavor union, who was accused of the |
crime of "malfeasance, misfeasance and !
nonfeasance in Office" in failing to
perform the duties of his of, I
flee. 1t was successful in bringing out /
The delinquencies of officers and mem.
bers, and must result in good
President Jayne served as Judge, O.
H. Stephenson as clerk; H. f. Keller,
bailiff; Harold G. Lains, attorney for !
The prosecution, and George NJ Brack
attorney for the defense. Each of the
principal characters played his part
'to the finish" and won much applause.
The trial was skillfully gotten up
md remarkably well given and was
certainly a clever means of bringing
before the Endeavorers the weaknesses
common to many societies. Judging
from the number of Il told you so"
ylanceS cast about had it's effect