The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-27

of the features of the convention.
The publicity committee, in charge
of program and press work, as far
as appointed, is Rev. e. l.. Heermance,
chairman, Gilbert Fletcher and A. j..
Smith. Rev. Il. Ross Paden heads
the committee in charge of the re-
ligious census of the city, which will
vention. Rev. R. w. Hobbs heads
the committee on place of meeting.
This committee will also see to the
placing of exhibits.
The Sunday school institute was
success. A. M. Locker made
short address, and was followed by
w. A. Brown of Missouri Mr.
Browns remarks dealt in great
measure in showing the great value
of the Sunday school to the church.
He considered the school to be the
greatest of church institutions.
The field for Sunday school work is
wide for it includes the Whole world
and not merely your own church as
SO many people are wont to believe
He stated that there were at present
twenty eight million people belong
ing to this department of church
work in America. He wished that
the schools here would have what he
termed decision day, the purpose
Of this day is to make a great eff
fort at that time to get many of the
Sunday school students to join the
church.
Speakers in the Pulpts.
Sunday morning the members of
the tour party filled pulpits in differ
spoke at the Presbyterian church.
w. A. Brown at the Congregational
and A. Nj. Locker at the Christian
church. The Sunday afternoon ses-
stems were held at the Presbyterian
church and gOOdly number attend
ed this meeting. w. A. Brown was
the speaker at this meeting, his sub
ject being Missionary message of the
Bible. He wanted more missionary
work done in the Sunday school and
, thought that a missionary commit.
tee should be part of every active
well organized Sunday school, Mr.
Brown went into some details re
garding contributions and favored a
plan of systematic giving, rather
than an annual Offering.
Union Meeting Last Evening.
| Last evening at the Presbyterian
church union meeting was held in
which all the churches joined with
the exception of the Methodists who
are holding a series of evangelistic
meetings and could not break fixed
program. A. M. Locker was the
first speaker his remarks were of &
happy nature and he had the close
attention of the congregation. He
said that he expects to put in all his
time from now to the convention ad
vertising that gathering. The bes
speakers in the country along these
lines have been engaged and the
meetings are going to be such thai
no one can afford to miss them. He
spoke especially of Judge Cleveland
of Chicago and urged everyone tc
hear him when he speaks here
There will be a big religious census
/ taken in this city at the time of the
convention and this will be the
means of getting many new mem
bers for the Mankato churches. He
said that there were forty-siX thou
sand church letters resting in trunks
these letters having never been pre-
sented.
w. A. Brown, the last speaker, pait
the MankatO church workers trib
ute when he said that he had helped
start a good many conventions bu
that in all of his experience he hat
never found a crowd of men who as
sumed the responsibilities of con
vention as Cheerfully as the loCa
men had.