The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-07

pledge themselves to in being mem.
bers Of the --ndeavor society. Spe-
cial music by a young peoples choir
and a duet by Glenn and Percy Shoe.
maker made this meeting the more
interesting. A song service in Lin.
coin park preceded the regular even.
ing service.
The "Pay socials."
In the general conference In the
afternoon discussion came up on
pay socials." There was consider.
able comment upon this subject and
the general feeling that pay enter
tainments should not be called So
Gals, because they so seldom are of
social nature. Everyone agreed
that Endeavor parties which were
strictly of a social nature were a
good thing. and that entertainments
for which there should be a charge
were all right.
In the committee reports the fu.
ture work committee recommended
that the next convention be held in
the middle of April rather than in
August, and that the delegates be
entertained as usual The resolu-
ton committee included in their re.
port a recommendation that junior
societies be organized in connection
with every young peoples society in
the district. and that a citizenship
committee be appointed for the dis.
trict.
The Expert Class.
Fifty-three members were enrolled
In Miss Haggard's expert class, in
which she took up all lines of en-
deavor work and explained them.
Four lessons were given and at the
close OF the session the members
were given lists OF questions which
they will answer at home
In the society reports II was
shown that three new junior socie.
ties and six senior societies had been
organized during the year. The work
done in the district during this year
has given II the banner place in the
state, and the state officers were
enthusiastic in their comments upon
what had been done by the officers,
most of whom were reelected.
christian Citizenship"
Christian Citizenship" was the
theme Of an address given Satur.
day night in the Presbyterian church
by Frank Vroman OF Minneapolis.
Mr.. Vroman is an enthusiastic
speaker and is in close touch with
the temperance movement in the
state as we'll as with the forces
which are striving for legislation
tending toward better citizenship in
the state.
In his opening remarks, Mr.. Vro-
man dwelt upon the combination
OF the words christian Citizenship"
and said that twenty years ago the
term was practically unknown. we
know what the word Christian
means, and citizenship means allegi-
ance to government. American
citizens are no mans subjects, and
therefore their duty as citizens is
greater. One-third of the Bible deals
with mems duty to their country
and to their fellow men. SO Chris
tian citizenship was thought of cen,
turtles ago.
Nation Must Have Moral Ends.
"a nation must have moral ends
If II Is to endure. The funda.
mental object of our government
Is to promote the general welfare
OF the people. The highest con.
servation of this country today Is
the conservation of its men and
women and children. But before
we reach that we must remove the
distractions of Indifference to the
evils Astounding and the indifference
to the call of duty, indifference to the
challenge of individual responsibility
selfshness as church members, and
the false idea of the relationship
OF religion and politics.
Should Fight Wrongs.
"If politics is unclean," Mr.. Vro-
man declared, 1T Is our divine duty
TO so into II TO fight the wrongs.
The gospel Of Christ is as efTec-
tive in cleaning the science of gov
eminent as II Is in cleaning the
lives OF men. But the greatest prob
lem Is the liquor traffic. II is
the primary cause Of the high cost
OF living, OF child labor and other
problems of that nature. While we
look after the health, sanitation,
education and so forth of the peo-
pie, we see the government in part
nership with the saloon. This is
one Of the things we must work
against,
Cause Of High Cost of Living.
"0ur duty Is education. We should
tell the whole truth about alcohol.
John Barleycorn Is the one chief cause
OF the high cost of living. Alcohol
Is friend OF all diseases.
THE liquor traffic is not a bust
ness, It is a counterfeit because
II hurts its customers. 1t gets an
unfair grip on its patrons. Eighty
eight per cent of the money paid
for liquor is an economic loss. The
Endeavorers have a responsibility in
this matter. And the aim of the
Christian Citizenship department is
10 have I'm each district super.