The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
Grand Rally Is Being Held ;
Tour Party Now Here


From Fridays Daily.
Sunday school workers of Mankato
today are holding grand rally,
with the assistance OF prominent
representatives Of the International
Sunday School association an d
others. This Is. being held at the
Mankato Presbyterian church.
Unfortunately President IIamill
of the association, whose home is at
Nashville. Tenn. was prevented by
illness from visiting Mankato for
this occasion He was to have de.
livered an address at the mass meet
ing this evening. This meeting
opens at 1880 and will be the prin-
cipal session OF the entire conven-
ton. Marion Lawrence OF Chicago.
international secretary of the associ-
ton, IL to speak. Il. o. Excel OF
Chicago, famous as an evangelistic
singer and music leader. will have
special charge of the musical mum.
bers of this evenings program.
Professor Alvin Roper OF Chicago
expert pianist, will also be on hand.
Enjoyed A Luncheon.
The first session OF the conven-
ton was a noon luncheon served at
the Presbyterian church by the lad
les Of that church to men, both To-
cal and visiting. who were interested
I'm Sunday school work. This gath
ering was addressed by DR.. Charles
Scott from Using Tau, China, who
has been a missionary there during
the last twenty years.
At two-thirty this afternoon n
stereoptican lecture was given for
the benefit OF the children. This
lecture was delivered by Bert Cash.
man of Chicago, private secretary
| of Mr.. Lawrence. The views were
under the management of George
Bond, proprietor of large stere
optican establishment of Chicago.
At 1890 this afternoon the meeting
OF the Sunday school workers took
place. This was addressed by Mr.
Lawrance. Sunday school superin
| tendents. teachers and workers at
tended this meeting.
Or. Charles Scott Spoke.
At the conclusion of the luncheon
! in the basement of the Presbyterian
| church, Rev. w. II. Keesey, pasto
, Of the Centenary Methodist church
! arose and presented the principa
speaker OF the session. DIR. Charles
Scott. Presbyterian missionary a
Using Tau, China.
DIR. Scott said he had been vel
! treated i'm his relations with the
German authorities at and neal
Using Tau. He dwelt at great Length
on the coming greatness OF China
He spoke OF the marvellous resources
of the country. He declared tha
| I'm the province of Shansi alone there
was coal enough to supply the world
| at It's present rate of consumption
for a thousand years. He spoke o
the vast population Of the countr,
and its wonderful extent of territory
He said China had much territory
/ I'm which to expand. and II the whole
empire were taken into account i
would figure out that II averaged
only ninety-one people to the square
mile. And yet In the vicinity o
Tsing-Tau there were two thousant
people to the square mile engaged
In agriculture.
Chinese az Coionixers.
DIR. Scott spoke of the Chinese a!
| the greatest colonizers in the world
He spoke of the splendid ability o.
their business men. He talked o.
| the great tenacity of the race ant
its wonderful fecundity He quoted
Napoleon as saying that China wa:
q sleeping lion that should not bs
aroused.
The speaker declared that Europe
had long realized the wonderful fu
ture that there was before China
| He said that accounted for the greai
, scrambel that had been made by the
different powers Of Europe for con
| troll OF certain parts of China.
DR.. Scott said China looked on
America as her friend but on the
great nations Of Europe as robbers
He spoke Of what had been done by
ognition of the Chinese republic al
President Mckinley, Roosevelt aat
Wilson to thwart schemes of the
great European powers to rob China
He spoke of Presidents Wilson's rec
ognition OF In eChinese republic al
a time when the powers OF Europe
we're getting ready TO demand i'm
mense concessions as the price oi
recognition. lie said Chinese mer'
chants we're buying I'm America. This
was particularly true OF their or
ders for machinery and such ma
chine supplies. This was largely
because they looked on America as
their greatest friend.