The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-16
Eminent Boston Divine A.
dressed the Gathering
Last Evening D.,
Frank {. R. Miller Amsng
These Who Spoke to
Convention
". P. kirkWood Came Forward
With Message; Anii-sa-
loon Speaker

Elections of officers, reports OF
several committees, and addresses by
George B. Stafford, superintendent OF
the Anti-Salloon league, w. p. Kirk
wood of the extension department Of
the Minnesota college of agriculture,
and Rev. F. E. r. Miller of Gales
burg, Ill, former pastor OF the
First Baptist church OF Mankato
occupied the morning session Of the
Baptist convention today.
Mr.. Kirkwood In his remarks urged
the rural churches and the churches
Of small villages to cooperate with
the college OF agriculture for the
purpose Of rural uplift He mention
ed the fact that the problem Of food
supply will in comparatively short
time be vital one, and in order
to meet 1t there must be business
men on the farm. The college Of
agriculture trains men for this bus
mess. THE church can cooperate
in this rural uplift work by giving
the use Of its buildings as social
centers," Mr.. Kirkwood said. Eight
per cent of the students who go to
the agriculture schools 60 back to
the farm, and they can be encouraged
to 60 to the schools by proper social
work in their communities"
Gave Address OF Welcome.
j Rev. Edwards Constant, pastor or
the First Congregational church OF
Mankato, and Rev. Clark w. Com
stock, pastor OF the Christian church
here, gave short addresses OF vel
come and assured the convention
that a feeling of religious sympathy
md fellowship is felt by the other
denominations for the Baptist people.
Following Mr.. Constants talk. in
which he extended an invitation to
the Baptist society to send rep
resentative to the next annual meet.
ing Of Congregationalists, motion
was made and carried to this effect.
A motion also passed uniting the
evangelistic and spiritual state OF
the churches committees.
Milo B. Price, principal OF Pills
bury academy, read the report Of the
social welfare committee, in which
various lines OF unorganized work
along this line we're being carried
out by the churches of the state.
Following his report some OF the
twin city churches reported inform.
ally on the girls clubs, and other
social welfare work which has been
carried on by them.
Discussed Some Politics.
Mr.. Stafford Of the AntiSaloon
league told the reasons why the
Anti-Saloon people are supporting
w. E. Lee for governor, and why
they did not commit themselves ear.
lier in the matter. He said, I'VE
had to have a reason for supporting
a republican which would satisfy
a democrat, and we did not have
that reason until the platforms OF
w. E. Lee and w. 8. Hammond
we're made known" He explained
briefly Mr.. Hammond's statement IN
his platform in which he declared
that nothing the governor may say
will have any effect Upon the way
you will vote upon the county OPP
ton question" and that he left the
matter to the voters. Mr.. Stafford
then quoted these words from Mr..
Lees platform: 81 am In favor OF
county option and will do all in
my power to secure the passage OF
such a law" Mr.. Stafford said fur.
Their that Mr.. Lee. before making
his declaration, submitted his speech
on county option TO Mr. Stafford for
changes of comment. and Mr.. SAT.
ford suggested changing just one
word, which Mr.. Lee did.
| Summer Assembly Report.
Rev. 4. v. Pierce. secretary OF
the Summer Assembly organization.
gave the report Of that body. The
summer assembly Is held annually
at Mound. on Lake Minnetonka.
where the association own twenty
acres. II is tho purpose OF the
association to erect q hotel and
cottages, with dressing rooms and
boat houses for bathers, and during
the service this morning about 1000
membership tickets to this assemble
were sold at one dollar each. The
summer assembly Is In the nature
of Bible institute for people from
all over the state.
i Rev. F. Z. r. MiIlef gave the ser.
mon of the morning, speaking on
. the subject, "a Dependable God"
HE first spoke OF the wide spread