The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-22
Problems OF Church
Food For Thought
From Fridays Daily.

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Aims and problems OF the Chris
tian churches were discussed for
several days past ut the annual
meeting of the Congregational church
es of the Mankato association,
which came to a close yesterday.
Delegates were present representing /
the Congregational churches OF Man
kato, Waseca, New Richland, Worth
ington. Fairmont, Mapleton. Free
born and other places. About thirty
churches in all were represented.
The meeting opened Tuesday after
noon. Rev. A. w. Ross Of Worth
ington was chosen moderator and
Rev r. p. Upton of Freedom, scribe.
Rev. Upton was obliged to leave be-
fore the meeting was over and Rev.
F. w. Griffith OF Waseca was chosen
&c MI the place.
During the Tuesday afternoon sses-
sion a paper wss read by Thomas
Hughes OF Mankato, reviewing Win
ston Churchilfs famous book on re-
ligious topics, The Inside of the
Cup" Rev. Upton delivered a paper
on the topic. How Can We Best
Help the Church Revival? what?"
Song Service BY Children.
In the evening there was a song
service by thirty of the local Sun
day school children, led by Miss
Ava Bowen. The annual sermon
was preached by Rev. A. w. Ross,
the moderator. The sacrament was
conducted by Rev. r. p. Upton and
Rev. f. w. Griffith.
At the Wednesday morning ses-
sion. Rev A. G, Young of Mapleton
read n paper entitled, The Church.
Social or Spiritual?" He took the
position that the exclusive attention
of the members should not be de-
voted either to the social or the
spiritual side OF the church life, but
the two kinds of activities should be
carried on jointly. At this session
reports were heard from the various
churches. showing general conditions
to be highly satisfactory.
Address BY Mr.. Merrill
On Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
George =. Merrill Of Minneapolis,
chairman of the state committee on
benevolence, addressed the gathering
on the subject of Systematic Civ
ing" Part of his tine was yielded
TO DIR. J. X. Greene, n retired mis-
sionary of Turkey. who spent forty
two years in Constantinople and VI
cinity, ad is now living at Oberlin,
Ohio. DIR. Greene made one of the
most stirring addresses Of the en-.
tire meeting. He appealed for more
financial help for the Christian mis-
sionaries i'm Turkey. He spoke OF |
some churches in that country, which
were once thriving and self-sup-
porting, but now had hardly any
members left, owing to massacres
by the Turks. He called attention
particularly to ont" church In Asia
minor. once prosperous and well pa
tronized. but which had lost all its
members by massacre with the ex.
ception of two He said there were
many church buildings In Turkey
once occupied by Christian congrega-
tiOns. but now deserted and unused.
He said the Christian churches OF
Turkey had also suffered greatly on
account of the emigration of the
Christians from that country. DR..
Greene is more than eighty years
old and the force with which he de-
livered his address was remarkable.
The Women's Hour.
The remainder Of the afternoon
was taken up with the "Women's
Hour" Miss Roanna Challis read
the report on missionary work OF
the Mankato association. Our Work
I'm New Mexico" was the subject of
an address by Miss Honora De Busk,
q missionary teacher stationed In that
city. Miss De Busk told OF the great
interest manifested by the people of
New Mexico, most of whom are Mex.
leans and Indians, In the work OF the
missionaries. Some of the cities
have no doctors and the teachers
are called upon to minister to the
sick. The teachers are expected to
possess knowledge covering a vast |
field embracing many professions.
CbC VI Nht IhlhEb W bt NOuttHutuI
against Is drunkenness, especially
among the Indians. A drunken In.
dian usually runs about firing a gun
at random, and people have to
crouch down I'm their houses TO
avoid the bullets that are liable at |
any moment to come flying through
tnhe widows. Yet the pupils are de.
voted to the missionary teachers and
would probably lay down their lives
in the defense of these instructors,
II at any time it should prove neces-
sary.
Address BY Missionary.
Miss Louise Peck, formerly a
Faribault girl, who has been a mis-
sionary teacher In Turkey for the
past five years., gave highly enter
tanning talk on her work there. She
is at present teaching in a mission |
airy school at Adana. Turkey She
said teacher there had pupils OF |
many different nationalities. She
should know several languages, in
Guiding English, French, Turkish and |
Armenian. She told much about the |