The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-09
PROGRAM OF INTEREST
FEATURE THE MEETING
BAPTIsTs OF STATE WILL CON-
vENE IN MANkATo.
October IL to IS are The Dates;
Many Notable Speakers Seized
uled, Among Them Being Rev. =.
e. r. Miller, Formerly Pastor Of
Local Church; Singing and MUST
cal Exercises Attended To.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Minnesota Baptists viii meet in
Mankato October 1915. The State
convention will converse In the
First Baptist church. This assem-
blage is one of the organizations
through which the great Baptist
denomination does its work. The
Baptist churches I'm this country,
fast approaching the 100000 mark
in membership, have a congrega-
tional form of government, each
local church being absolutely indie
pendent OF every other. Delegates
elected from each church form as
Isociations, state conventions and In
he north, what is known as the North
fern Baptist convention. An i'm
mense amount of missionary work
is done in Japan, China, India,
Burma, Assam, the Philippines, Con-
lgo Free State and Brazil. Assist.
ance is given the Baptists in Europe,
but the work there is much broken
up at present by the war. In Rus
STA alone, the Baptist people num-
Der about 100000.
The program gives promise Of
being OF great interest. On Mon
day night, October IL, Rev. II. G.
Beeman, the successful pastor of
the downtown First Baptist church
OF st. Paul. breaches the annual
sermon.
Tuesday evening. October 10, two
banquets will be given, one for the
men OF the convention, under the
lauspices OF the ladies Of the Presby-
terrain church and one for the
women, under the direction Of the
ladies Of the First Baptist church.
That evening, A. c. Baldwin OF
Boston, one of the secretaries OF
the Baptist Foreign Mission society,
speaks.
Former Pastor Coming.
Wednesday morning, F. Z. n. Mil
Ter OF Galesburg, former pastor
OF the entertaining church, has a
part upon the program.
Rev. F. w. Sweet, pastor OF the
Calvary Baptist church OF Mime
apolis and Rev. j. G. Briggs OF
Owatonna, who made a trip this
last year around the world, investi-
eating the Baptist foreign work,
will speak upon the result Of their
journey.
J. NJ. Moore, missionary educa.
tional secretary from New York,
will give an address on Wednesday
night.
The session closes on Thursday
night with an address to the young
people on Sweet Sixteen" by II.
e. Tralle, a highly successful Christ
ian worker of st. Louis, Mo-, and
one by F. w. Padelford of Mass
achusetts, superintendent OF mis-
sions in that state.
In addition to the speakers men,
toned there win be many able
speakers from the churches OF the
state.
A special train will come on Mon
day from the twin cities arriving
here at d. m. This train as well
as others bringing delegates will be
met by the reception committee, OF
which NJ. d. Fritz is chairman.
The Program In Full.
The following is the program in
detail:
Convention Text: 2 Cor. 9:s.
Convention Motto: Making Good"
Monday Evening.
1880 Praise the Lord In His Sane
tuary,"-G. Woodvine Ball.
$500 Call to order and business.
sis Give me thy hand, r.
w. Hobbs. "And he gave
him his hand,"-F. X. Pratt.
president.
S:45 Annual sermon.-H. G. Bee
man.
Tuesday Morning.
Baptist church.
S:45 Prayer for inspiration.
Making Good" in individual
life.-E. NJ. Hulett.
9:O5 Call to order.
$40 Our new co-laborers.-V. N.
Robbins.
Their reply.-C. w. Kemper.
$3.50 Reports of standing commit
tees:
On non-residents. - w. E..