The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24

could be built frOm MankatO TO the
twin cities via the above named
places.
From Tuesdays Daily
That practical work, not mere the
DRY, is being done by the Men and
Religion Forward Movement was
shown last night at the meeting of
over one hundred men in the par
lors of the Methodist church. The
meeting was preceded by a bounte-
Gus supper to the credit of the la
dies who served.
George M. Palmer introduced the
speakers. The reports of the vari-
Gus committees were heard first.
George Sugden Of the finance COM
mittee reported that to carry OH the
work successfully $1,000 was needed
and that there was now 500 in the
treasury and $500 still to raise. He
took up a subscription at the meet
ing last night in hopes of reaching
the $1,000 mark.
Work of Publicity Committee.
| Rev. e. l.. Heermance of the pub
licity committee reported the work
done so far He said that the news
extensively and also the circulating
of the vest pocket series of slips.
| He said that there would probably
| be two more issued after the con-
vention, making ten in all. From
| 1,5O0 to 1000 slips were sent out in
letters every day. The posters which
were recently printed would be dis
| tributed very soon. On the mailing
list there were 800 names of men in
| the city and 600 out of town.
Professor George e. Nettleton of
the auxiliary cities committee then
| began the report on the work done
in the surrounding cities and vii
lagos. He went to New Ulm and
. held services at the German Metho-
dist church yesterday morning. In
the evening he spoke at the Con-
gregational church.
Organized at Marshall.
! President C. II. Cooper of the nor
NAL went to Marshall Sunday and
found that the men there had al
ready organized SO far as general
committees were concerned. They
| will probably have a delegation to
the convention here next December
but we're considering convention
of their own
Professor J.. A. Hancock and
Professor M. w. Deputy next re-
ported that they had gone to Blue
Earth where they held services.
Nothing has as yet been done in
that city towards this movement,
but a good representation from Blue
Earth is expected here next Deem
ber
Rev. C. B. Osgood, who went to
Jackson, then said that on the way
he stopped off at Wells where he
called on Rev. Lee. He was
was very Hospitality treated there.
In a membership of $50 in Jackson
not more than forty were men. Here
he held evening services. The men
in Jackson met last night to or
ganiZe q movement there and the
men promised to send a large dele.
CATION to the convention TO be held
in Mankato
Sentiment in Cambria.
Rev. Heermance reported on his
trip to Cambria where he spoke at
the Welsh Congregational church;
w. ID. Willard and George F. ALI
| Mankato last Sunday evening At
this meeting Mr. Allison presented
his favorite subject on boys.
A motto has been chosen for the
campaign here, called: 1.-TWO hun
dred Mankato men for our conven-
ton December 3. and s. At the
meeting last night there were
about 100 men present and it
was the object of the CAM
paign here to do what Mime
apolis failed to do, namely, to get
our men together. 1t is the pur-
pose of the meetings now being
/ held to get up enough enthusiasm
to raise the attendance to 200 men
outside of ,Mankato. A personal let
ter will be sent to every person in
Southwestern Minnesota whose name
is mentioned TO the publicity com
mittee.
Speaker of the Evening.
The chief speaker of the evening
was Rev. J. w. Nixon of the Judscn
Memorial Baptist church of Mime,
apolis. In beginning his talk he
gave a few humorous stories illus
trating more SHARPLY just what the
Men and Religion Forward Move
ment was. Rev. Nixon has Travelled
quite extensively and gave a number
of clear-cut examples of the results
already obtained. He emphasized the
bigness and Importance of the move.
| ment which has been told in pre-
vious issues of The Free Press in
a number of accounts of these
| meetings. But Rev. Nixon especially
dwelled on the Importance of reach.
ing the smaller cities and towns in.
stead of merely the large cities like
Minneapolis. There would be no
success in the movement unless this
| was done. This movement con-
Germs 22,000,000 people and every
year $150,0O0,000 is invested in the
Protestant churches, representing a
capital of four billion dollars, all
f, of which is going into current ex-
penses. Therefore, it behooved the
men to think of this problem in big
, terms and to work at it in such q
spirit.
Necessity of the Movement.
why is it necessary to have a
Men and Religion Forward Move
ment?" he asked. "Why not have
J a Womens Religious Movement?
One reason why. was brought out in
the census which reported that here
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