The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-20
CHURCHES
HOLD A. A BANQUET; PLAN
Continued From Page One.
of the rural districts.
Number Should Be Increased.

Number Should Be Increased.
To summarize the general senti.
ment of the meeting George E. Net.
Teton of the Commercial college ex.
pressed his opinion that the number
Of laymen, that is common people,
and unordained ministers, who are
J in the work of preaching the re.
ligion Of Jesus Christ, should be
greatly increased. A great deal of
good has been done during the past
season by the singers and speakers
who have taken the gospel to the
rural points, and Mr.. Nettleton says
he thinks he derived more satisfac-
ton and good to himself out of
speaking to the people than his
words could ever give to his hear.
ers. "Mankato should see to it," he
said, that only the men with the
highest morality should be in con-.
troll of these activities. We need
good roads, good schools and so on,
but what we need most of all is
simple, concise and sympathetic
teaching of the doctrine of Christ
to the common people by common
people. We want more men to pray,
and more men to pray more. More
things are wrought by the power of
prayer than his old world dreams
of. We need more religion for men
and more men for religion" In
closing his address, Mr. Nettleton
moved that vote of sympathy be
given Kirk Herrick, who has been
a very earnest worker in the ex-
tension department during the past
season, and who is now at the point
of death in the Emmanuel hospital
brain. Rev. T. Ross Paden was
designated by Chairman Heermance
to perform this duty.
-. Some of the Reports.
The following are some figures con-
corning the work done at the differ
ent stations:
Total number of services held, 220;
total attendance, 6,02S; average at
tendance, 81; largest attendance, ~
at Indian Lake on January %; larg- |
est total attendance, Bradley's Cross
ing with 1878; highest average in
attendance, Indian Lake with 35; to- !
tai amount of collections, $206.O2; !
average collection, $0.94; largest col !
iOStloh, PS'oo dl oPllh6 loInhu VII |
November 3 and November 2S larg- |
est total collected, Bradley's Crossing |
with $47.96; highest average in col |
lections, Spring Island with $1.60; |
received by committee from the sta
tons, $206.02; received from other |
sources, SAT-; total receipts, $250.73;
obligations incurred, for printing and !
stationery, $16.10; for postage, $11.06; |
for livery, $25925; total obligations,
$2S6.41; deficit at close of year,
$356S. ....
This deficit Will be included in the |
budget to be raised by the Mankato |
churches for this work in 1913. The |
budget is as follows: Salary of man |
ager, $120; printing and stationery, |
$40; postage, SIS; deficit on 1912, |
$35.6S; sundries, including possible |
shortage on field in 1913, $50; total |
budget for 1928, $240.6S.
The extension workers fell down |
this year on automobile service, |
which brought up the expense, es-
pecially to some Of the points. In |
consideration of this fact, all arrears
up to November 30th, 1912, are can
celled. .a....
The average expense for all the
services was $1.04 per Sunday. This |
seems a fairer way to figure for next |
year.
The following are the committee
chairmen: Social service, J. r.
Brandrup; boys work, w. ID. Will. |
ard; missions, G. H. Cooper; COM
munity extension, Rev. e. L. Heer.
nance; publicity, E. f. Soaring;
Evangelism, Rev. T. r. Paden; Bible
study, M. w. Deputy.
Following are the officers: Presi- !
dent George NJ Palmer; vice presl-
dent, Lorin Cray; treasurer, George
w. Sugden; executive secretary, Rev.
G. B. Osgood; secretaries, F. NJ
Deerhake, j. S. Findley.