The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-31
Sunday School Meet
Coming To Mankato

From Mondays Daily.
| President-Dr. j. W.. Andrews.
Mankato.
Vice President-Dr. Ida Osborn,
Mankato. - =. yeYl
+, Secretary-Miss Ada Johnson, Lake
Crystal.
: Treasurer-c. NJ. Warren, Vernon
Center. & ',"|
|, Elementary Superintendent - Mrs.
Jessie Clark, Mankato.
! Primary Observation-Disclosures Bar
bara Mansfield, Mankato.
Adult Observation-Disclosures r. w.
Hobbs, Mankato. @ aa
Teachers Training Department Su-
perintendent-G. n. Ribinson, Yer
non Center. e7r,s 49,.
Home Department Superintendent
Mrs. Clara Davis, MapIeton. ~,
Missionary and Temperance Su-
perintendent-Mrs. o. &. Akers, Lake
Crystal .....-4..- ..
MdiihdIO was CHOS6U ny Tie due
Earth County Sunday School associ-.
alton as its next annual meeting place.
The vote was unanimous. The meet
ing Of the association closed in
Lake Crystal lastSnight after It very
successful session and hundred or
more visitors were registered during
the convention. Officers were elect
ed as indicated above.
On Saturday A. T. Powell, state
Sunday school worker, and Mrs.
Jean A. Hobart of Minneapolis had
charge of the meeting. Mr.. Powell
took up the work of the young peo-
pie in Sunday schools and dwelt
particularly on the necessity OF keep
ing boys and girls of the teen
age in Sunday school. 81.
Mrs. Hobart talked on the Needs
and characteristics of Beginners and
the Juniors.
A. NJ. Locker, secretary of the
State Sunday School association
talked on Home Bible Study" yes
terday afternoon and in the even
ing gave an address on impress
sions of the Trip to the Worlds
Convention
, Miss Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, talked
on The Adult Bible Class" and
emphasized it's complete organiza-
ton, and the development of three
lines of ty-membership, social
and spiritual. She spoke of the per-
formal social affairs, personal re-
sponsibility of members as means
toward that end. ~..'..
Mis- Fitzpatrick in Address.
Last night Miss Fitzpatrick gave
an address on preparing the Sun
day School Lesson" She urged
mothers to tell their children Bible
stories and to teach them the Bible
at home. She cautioned teachers to
commence the work of the. Sunday
school hour with dignity, reverence
and respect, and above all to make
the people in the classes comfort
able, and to illustrate the points of
the lesson with illustrations that
are true and that Illustrate"
Special music was furnished dur
ing the convention by splendid
choir and at the afternoon session
yesterday Mrs. Harris of Lake Crys-
tai sang a very beautiful solo. II.
e. Woods and George John sang a
duet and at the urgent request of
the speakers and the audience, sang
again at the close of the service
Others who assisted in the singing
were Miss Lizabelle Norman Mrs.
Will Thomas, and Earle Bartlett,
and Mrs. r. B. Thomas and Mrs.
George John were the accompanies.
About seventy-five dollars was
raised for state work yesterday
The resolutions committee COM
posed of C. NJ. Warren, j. w. An
drews and H. E. Woods presented
the following report at the close of
the session, which was unanimously
accepted
Adopted the Resolutions.
Resolved, that we most, heartily
approve and commend the hospital
ity Of the people of Lake Crystal
for opening their homes and churches
for the entertainment of the Blue
Earth County Sunday School associ-
alton.
Resolved, that we feel under
many obligations to the state work
ers, especially Miss Fitzpatrick, for
J their thoughtful and helpful ad-
: dresses and we commend the work
, they are doing, r....
4 Resolved. that we recommend to
: the Sunday school workers of Blue
Earth county a deeper interest in
, the County Sunday School associa-
: ton and express the hope that there
may be an increasing interest in
, this necessary and much needed
5 work ,..
J. Among the Mankato people who
! attended the convention yesterday
l were DR.. ]. w Andrews, Mrs r. N.
Andrews, Miss Grace Zuel, Miss Ella
? L.. Butler Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
4 Nettleton
! st. Paul, Mimi, October 27--Prob-
: ably one of the most important ac-
: tons taken for the direct benefit
of the farmer in Minnesota. as well