The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21
Federation Turns
Work To Churches
From Fridays Daily.

meeting of the Federated churches,
last night However, no action was
taken on the proposition. 1t was
decided that the DIRK of the Fedora.
ton should be taken up by the in
dividual churches Ministers present
expressed their willingness to lend
every possible assistance.
The meeting of the Federation
followed that of the union prayer
service. The labors of the year
were reviewed and a program for
the future was mapped out.
c. H. Cooper, president of the
Federation, presided over the gath
ering. II. f. Bloomquist gave a
short report, telling Of the work
that had been done by the organiZa-
ton so far. While he felt that the
work accomplished had been good,
he thought that the time had come
when the greatest amount of good
could be accomplished by the
churches taking over the work that
the/Federation had commenced.
W. w. Davis, treasurer of the
Federation, reviewed the finances oil
the organization and said that in
the CARRYING out of the extension
work in the outlying districts the
highest number of points that had
been covered had been nine.
Pass Work Over to Churches.
Following the treasurer's report,
the meeting became continuous
expression of the sentiment thatLthe
best thing to do WAS to pass the
work of the Federation onN to the
churches. Rev. T. Ross Paden said
that if this move was made that he
would as willingly help the different
pastors in their work, as he would
under the existing situation. He ad,
vOcated the individual church plan.
With 4 feeling that the days of
narrow mindedness in the work OF
the church had passed, Harry Foot
ner said that he would approve of
The new lplan that had been Sug-
Gcstcd, and. although his Sundays
meant much to him as a day OF
rest. he would willingly give UP one
Sunday afternoon month in order
to carry on the work in the districts
that are near the city and he thought
that the churches ought to find
enough laymen SO that the work
need not fall heavily on the pastors.
Had Given-ExceIient Service.
l. A. Pelton said that according
TO the way that the work had been
done in the past, the Federation
had given excellent service in con-
Quoting the services but that no
effort had been made to draw the
ones that attended the meetings in
to a closer relationship with the
church, SO that the efforts mad been
in a great measure lost TO the good
of the churches.
Rev. w. r. Keesey liked the
church idea and thought that the
work could be carried on with the
most success as the former speak
ers had suggested, but he did not
want it understood that the time
Dtu CClllS W liiC WIZ Va
the Federation, for he believed that
there was social work in the city
that needed the attention of just
such an organization.
The logic of the work is forcing
the work on the churches, said
Rev. r. w. Hobbs, but he too felt
the need of retaining the Federation
as sort of clearing house for the
church work.
Extension Work Discontinued.
Upon the motion of George w
Sugden, the extension work was dis
continued by the Federation ant
will be carried on in the future by
the churches, the executive commit
tee of the Federation and the pas
tors making the division.
Rev. Clark w. Comstock spoke FOL
the continued life of the Federation
and thought that there was a worl
for the organization to carry out IL
this city. He advocated that the Fed
Grafton take up the closing of tn,
theatres on Sunday evenings.
Rev. r.. w. Kelsey remarked tina
nothing is done to inspect the reel
brought into the city TO find GU
whether they are eleyating.
G.. NJ Palmer thought that Their
was a use for the organization ant
spoke of the work that had beef
done by the Salvation Army in thi
city He felt that this work shout;
have been done hv -" churches bu
even if it had been done there wa
more TO do. He advocated keepin
the Federation for occasions tina
might arise when the voice of tn
church in this city wished to asSer
itself.
The Church Compact.
Mr.. Palmer made motion to col
tinue the compact Of the churche
and S. III. Grannis, who seconed tn
notion spoke in favor of the Fet
Grated Churches. The motion wa
carried.
AS the Federation finishes th
work that it has started, it find
itself quite little in debt, but tn
pledges for the carrying on of th
work will nearly cover the deficienc
and the committee that hts charg
of the transfer of the work wi
make settlement of all of I'll
obligations that have been incurre
The Committee.