The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-10-03

agrlcultufai colleSe winch ministers
might take up and study along with
the country community problems.
On the committee are +. A. Cone,
K. c.. Hickman, j. f. Van Camp, l..
HI. Edwards. These men will take
the matter up with the authorities
Of the school and hope to secure
some such work which ministers Of
all denominations may take.
Reports from all the standing com.
mittees were read and one of par.
ticular interest was read by the AS
busy hospital and Rebecca Deacon
css home committee Some CT the
interesting items of the report were
these Number of calls on poor and
sick, 14,496 Amount of money used
in relief work, $142. Patients cared
for, 2,06S. Money spent in free
work, $3,O71.5O Amount earned to
meet running expenses, $4,000.
Amount received from conference,
SS5.459. Number of deaconesses in
hospital, u; number outside, nine.
Ministers are given half rate in
the hospital.
The temperance committee re-
ported the appointment of Rev. Peter
Clare and Rev, Joseph Hardness as
delegates to the national temperance
convention.
Miss Maria Leah Jacot was or
dained deaconess by Bishop Quayle
at the Saturday afternoon service.
Spoke For Hamlinc.
President S. +. Kerfoot OF Ham,
line. university gave a talk on the
work of his school and spoke par
ticularly of the high standard of
scholarship and the moral and ath.
letic training. He says that Hon.
line credits will admit a student to
any school which credits from any
other school in this state will, and
that graduates from Hamline are
much in demand as teachers, and
the demand is greater than the sup.
ply. He also spoke of the fine ath-
letic teams which Hamline turns out
and of the gymnasium work for the
young women of the college.
! The afternoon was largely devoted
to giving of reports and besides
these already mentioned there was
a general report of the home mis-.
sion work by DR.. Henry ]. Coker,
secretory of the board of home mis-
sions and church extension. He told
graphically of the need for workers
and for money to pay workers in
the southwest and in the large CT.
ties particularly. He spoke again in
the evening and then gave statistics
regarding this work and brought up
the emigrant problem which had al.
ready been discussed in the confer.
ence.
DR.. S. Earl Taylor spoke briefly
in the afternoon, and in the evening
gave lecture on foreign missions
which was illustrated with some OF
the finest stereoptican slides which
have ever been shown. His pictures
were from India, Malaysia, China
and japan largely, and as DIR. Tay
lor has been over the ground there
he was able to tell very stirringly
of the mission work there. He
spoke with deep regret OF the lack
of sufficient numbers of missionaries
to do the work and of the great
number of missionaries who over
work to such an extent that they
break down under the strain and die
there.
| Last Nights Sermon.
| The Right Reverend Bishop William
A. Quayle preached very explosive
sermon on Christ as the Dynamite
of God" at the Presbyterian church
last evening. He gave an illustra
ton of how a hardened old sinner
came to funeral. This old mar
was a villain who was accustomed tC
beating his wife on any provocatior
, whatsoever. The bishop said that he
took hold of the man and tried tt
persuade. him to become a Christian
The man was hardened against sucl
argument and Quayle had poor sue
cess with him at first but he KEEP
trying and, at last the power o.
Christ manifested itself and the poo
sinner was saved He gave severa
examples of the saving power o.
Christ.
The sermon was masterful one
all the way through and showed
what the power of Christ will dc
for man if he will only give tho
spirit a chance His speech wa:
brim full of the quaint humor which
always is the case in his, addresses
He ended with magnificent
prayer in which he said that ht
hoped the spirit of Christ would be
come so strong that all the church
es would forget their petty dispute!
and all join hands for the upbuildini
of Christ's kingdom.
From Mondays Daily.
Jacob Hilgers, who for the pas
seven years has SO successfully con
Quoted the livery barn on East Mair
street, will remove tomorrow to the
T, City Livery barn on East Plum
street now occupied by Wilfert
Wildes. Mr. Hilgers has purchased
all the stock from Wilfert & Wildes
and with the large stock which he
already has, will be able to handle
much larger business.
Mr.. Hilgers has pleased his custom
ers with no exceptions during the