The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-30

, become powers III their conimui'
|, tiles"
Rev. q. W. Lntz Of Wlnona said
that people have come to believe
that the social side of mans
nature is OF as much Importance US
either his physical intellectual or
spiritual nature ave have left his
social nature 10 be cultivated by
whatsoever would do II. The saloon,
dance hail. the moving picture show
havS all exploited his social nature
fer him. We have been inclined TO
Keep the boy out or all the places
! which are interesting TO them. and
have relegated him to the alleys and
the pool halls. .... w.
"In the meantime fathers and
mothers have been wondering why
/ boys have n fondnegs Cor these
I wrong amusemen;s We realize now
that the boys have simply become
interested In these things In salts
fy,rg their social nature. That Is
| tho reason for young people from
tho country going to the city-to
satisfy their social nature.
Il am glad that we have come
to realize that We must provide for
the individual socially. There was
q time when We thought that relig-
ion consisted of simply having n
church building for two Sunday serv-
ices, a prayer meeting. We have
come to time when this is not
sufficient. we have come to a time
when we must also discriminate be-
tween service and worship. We
should attend church and lead our
children TO church, but we must
realize our responsibility to our fel.
low men-should help them.
! Would Like to Rebuild Churches.
IL would like to rebuild three
| fourths OF the churches OF my dis
trlct with the thought of social serv-
ice In mind. am convinced that
religion is part Of our physical in
tellectual and social life"
Mr.. Lutz described the work of
the Country Life commission
| which has been established I'm his
district. The commission Is now
| making social survey of the region
so that Il may know where everyone
lives, and may come in touch with
them socially, and Will be able to
1 interest them In the churches and
Sunday schools.
II do not know why every rural
church should not be n social center
as well rs religious center. Too
many prohibitions have been made
by the church people to make the
young people interested I'm the
church. We content ourselves with
merely denouncing the young peo-
pie who have bad habits.
Parents should be friends with
their boys and girls, even though
they be waywards.'
Discussed Wheat.
"Narquise Wheat, was the. topic
discussed by George NJ. Palmer of
this city. This Is a wheat which
originated I'm Canada I'm North
Dakota Il Is pronounced one OF the
finest varieties fer milling they
know. lido not know what II will do I'm
Minnesota. Some was raised near
Lake Crystal but II did not test as
high in milling value as blue stem.
II is certainly worth trying to raise.
George Austin OF Lake Crystal
told OF his experience. with the
wheat. He said his wheat yielded
ten bushels more to the acre than
his other wheat and was harvested
one week earlier than other wheat
planted the same day.
Sibley county farmer also
raised some last year and had
excellent results.
-. Last Nights Program.
The high school Glee club opened
last nights program with two splen-
didly sung songs under the direction
OF Miss Fanny Pitcher. Miss Macbeth
and Miss Inez Widell played the &C.
compartments. The Glee clubs were
heartily applauded in recognition of
their effort as Is always true when
they appear before public gatherings.
George Author, secretary TO the
governor. gave a brief address, and
announced that Governor Eberhart,
whose place on the program he filed
would be present today to speak to
the convention 1--WE are inclined TO
forget, he said, what truly great
state we have. But II we stop TO
think that only 40 per cent of Min
nesota land Is undef cultivation we
will realize that we are the pioneer
generation of the state We have a
mans job ahead of us. II Is the de-
velopment leagues OF the state whose
work this IT,
These men who are addressing
these conventions are aRpng the
missionaries in this work. The news
papers are among the best develop
ers we have.
Il want to add my advice to those
who have been raised enthusiastically
over the prospects for the develop
ment OF the country, and II you have
no other invitation for the next con-
vention of the association I will in
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