The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-11-19
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from Mondays Daily
4 Bible Glass Listened to Talk BY Ar
thur A. Poissant.
A very pleasant and instructive So
| cial was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Braizer on Shaubut street by
/ the Ladies' Bible class OF the Chris
tian church. eighteen being present.
A short business period was held. II
was voted that the president OF the
| class elect delegates for the Adult
Bible Class convention to be held. In
one of the local church I'm this city
m December. other business was
| transacted. after which Mr.. Arthur A.
PoIssant. secretary Of the Worlds
Purity Federation club. gave an excel
lent talk for fathers and mothers.
"They are 10 instruct their children
when young" he said AT this COM
ing together OF a Bible class. |
| thought ] had better give the reason
why the boys at the teen age leave
| the Sunday school. Mothers, teachers.
and superintendents wonder at this
reason. The thing Is II you only knew
lust where to begin or see where II
could be mended. From early child
hood | had the tendency TO do work
along this. line From thr"2 years
work in the slums of CHICAGO, and as
I asked so many how id you come TO
go ast-ay, how did YOU begin. the
answers were those little things which
we don't count as amo" 1ting to much
but thnt 's the beg'~1'ng. Then two
years wolk - an neration room IN
a hospital i'm Massachusetts,, ] saw the
results OF home life. Life Is the same
as electricity, II Il Is directed right
all goes well. So your life IL directed
right-goes we'll The eight years
spent in California were for the OPP
portunity to get the confessions from
their own lips. I could not blanc the
boy or girl who has gone wrong
after they told the story OF their life
no one TO advise them or guide them
along. From the ages OF six TO eight
Is the time to inform your children
In the right way One crowd of eight
cen young men told me they had gone
wrong because they had no one to
tell them OF the right way. At these
ages of six TO eight years the boy or
girl gets the conception OF right or
wrong. The mind today Is more ed
ucated than IL was twenty years ago
so We are far more able to inform
the young the wrongs they receive In
early life are the ones to condemn
them through all life"
. Mr.. Poissant gave illustrations OF
how to change some methods for the
young which would give good results.
He said: 81 am here to represent the
Worlds Purity club. We are after
numbers for this great movement to
train themselves to help the fallen:
helm those on the brink. One cause
Is TO build a hospital where men anc
women who have fallen can be prop
eriy cared for and bring them to
pure life and all around make the
world better by helping people to lead
the right kind Of life" Mr.. Poissant
Is a man OF great experience and his
words are full of truth and meaning.
His talk was a great help and in
structive.
After Mr. Poissant's talk a social
hour was spent. Nice refreshments
were served by Mrs G. Brazier and
Mrs. Fred Hotaling and all enjoyed n
very PHEASANT eNenins
Pleasant Surprise For Groom to- BE.
Frank Frauciscus. city editor OF
The Maukato Review, was given a
delightful surprise late Saturday aft
ernoon at the court house by officials
and clerks of the various county Of
fees. Mr. Franciscus was at his own
desk I'm the editorial sanctum, keep
ing the telephone wires hot In his
quest after news Of the football
games. when he was called TO the
court house. Thinking some great
event had occurred there. and anxious
to get II into Saturdays paper. he
hurried TO the seat OF the county gov
eminent. where he found quite
gathering ready to receive him. A
silver set Of knives, forks and spoons,
sugar bowl and a butter knife met
his gaze. and he was completely be-
wildered when told that these were
intended TO help start him. and his
bride at their housekeeping. A
speech OF presentation was made by
County Auditor c. L. Kennedy. This
gave the prospective groom a chance
10 TeCONeT HIS utltdi tQuihuiiuhi, ahu
the ready diction, cultivated by long
association with newspaper work,
came to his. aid when II was time for
him to respond. .a
For quite time Il has been known
that Mr.. Franciscus was soon TO be
married TO Miss Mary Bienaph,
daughter OF wenzel @. Bienapf. fore
man in tho printing office OF The
Review. II was arranged that the
couple were to be attended by the
brides sister, Miss Margaret Bienapf,
and by Julius Griebel. The program
commenced with the wedding at the
early morning hour Of six o'clock
today. at St. Peter and Paul's church,
and next was the wedding dinner to
the near relatives OF the bride and
groom at the home OF the brides
parents, $50 North Front street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franciscus will be at
home to their friends after December
I, next. at 402 West Front street.
Operate Company at the Normal.
The International operate company
will be heard In concert Wednesday
evening. November II. at Normal hall