The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
Money Is In Aid Of Sunday
School Workers
From Saturday" Daily.

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on the United States and Canada,
whereas the total membership of the
Young Mems Christian association
numbers about eight hundred thou,
sand was a statement made at the
Sunday school rally at the Presby
terrain church last evening by Marion
Lawrence, Of Chicago. general secre.
,tary Of the international Sunday
School association, in support OF his
contention that this association
reached more men than any other
Christian organization IN the world
/ Mr.. Lawrence spoke OF the nu.
.merous Sunday school associations
that were affiliated with the mterna.
rtional He spoke of the state associa-
tons, the county associations and
the township associations. He said
that I'm the state OF Ohio alone these
various Sunday school associations
held three thousand conventions In
one year. - - ....,..,,
g.. The Lesson Committee.
|, Mr.. Lawrence spoke OF the work
of the lesson committee OF the Inter.
national Sunday School association
in preparing the lessons for Sunday
schools In all parts of the world.
These lessons, he said, we're prepared
three years ahead in order to give
the lesson help writer's of the various
denominations the opportunity of get!
ting their leaflets written, and
printed In plenty Of time. The speak.
er dwelt at some length on the work
lof Professor Ira NJ Price of the
department OF Semitic languages of
the University of Chicago, and secre.
-tary OF the lesson committee. He
said Professor Price did his work
of planning the lessons without a
cent OF compensation, spending two
solid months out Of every year for
that work
The speaker made a plea for finan.
cial help. He spoke OF several de-
partments of the work of the organi:
cation where II was handicapped for
want OF funds. He spoke particularly
Of work among the negroes. He said
more help would be obtained for
that, II the funds were available He
said that Waterloo. Iowa. had given
nearly $500 during the tour that was
closing at Mankato. i
Meeting Addressed by Eastman.
The meeting was addressed also
by Mr.. Lawrence's private secretary,
Bert eastman. Mr.. eastman told how
he used TO be employed by Charles
and Victor Olson OF Mankato. Charles
Olson had since died Victor Olson
met him the night before last and
said to him, eastman, I am glad l
let you go to enter into Sunday
School Work"
Mr., eastman told OF the tour that
the delegation OF Sunday school work.
ers had just made from Peoria to
Mankato In ten days. talking to
thirty-three thousand people and OBJ
taining subscriptions to an aggregate
of nearly eight thousand dollars. -
When the subscription was taken
up last night. II was found that
Mankato people had given. about
$500. .9;n--., ..a..-.'.,, a.
Several Musical Numbers. %.
, The program also includes several
musical selections. Professor Alvin
Roper OF Chicago rendered several
delightful instrumental solos at the
grand piano. He also played the &C:
compartments for vocal solos that
were rendered by E. o. Excel Of Chi
cago, famous as an evangelistic singer
and musical leader. Mr.. Excel lead
the congregation I'm several hymns
One OF these, Count Your blessings"
was set to music or his own com.
position. 49, ~r7. .-@ g. 20
The meeting was conducted by
Rev. W. n. Keesey. Prayer vas led
by Rev. T. r. Paden. The benediction
was pronounced by Rev. G. W. Com.
stock. -
.. Problems Were Discussed.
Problems of Sunday school works
were discussed at a meeting of
Sunday school teachers. superintend.
ents and other workers along that
line held late yesterday afternoon at
the Presbyterian church. This was
one of the sessions of yesterdays
Sunday school rally. Present and par.
'ticIpating In the discussions were "A.
M, Locker on Minneapolis, secretary
of the Minnesota Sunday school as
ISOLATION; Marion Lawrence OF Chi.