The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
Leaguers In Session
Address Is Inspiring
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From SATURDAYS Daily.
Belgrade avenue Methodist Episco-
pal church was crowded last evening
at the opening program OF the annual
convention of Mankato District Ep-
worth league, large number OF Ep-
worth Leaguers, both from the village
and Mankato. being I'm attendance
and fourteen delegates being present
from surrounding towns. Many friends
OF the church were also I'm attend
ance, and the program was very well
received, applause greeting each
speaker. and those who contributed
to the program. The pulpit was
prettily decorated with a profusion OF
flowers and foliage i'm red, white and
green, and badges marked the guests
who were Epworth Leaguers. Pas
tors who were present were Rev
Warner Johnson. local pastor. Rev
w. X. Keesey, pastor of the Man
kato Methodist Episcopal church, Rev
Charles Bayard Mitchell. pastor OF St
James Methodist Episcopal church OF
Chicago. Rev. g. A. Cahoon, Mankato
Rev. Morris OF GAINESVILLE. and Rev
w. q. Babcock of Lake Crystal. Mrs
Brewer of Minneapolis, deaconess
IL also I'm attendance at the conyen-
ton.
Opened With Song Service.
The program opened with Rev. Bah
cock presiding. and a song service
was held. the audience and full church
choir uniting in singing hymns. Rev.
Babcock then introduced Rev. q. A.
Cahoon, who In turn introduced the
speaker OF the evening, Rev. Charles
Bayard Mitchell, ID. d., pastor of the
st. James Methodist Episcopal church
OF Chicago.
THE Loyal Lacquer" was the topic
chosen by Rev. Mitchell for his ad-
dress, and he delivered an eloquent
and convincing sermon on the desir
ability of loyalty To ones own church
and to their society. Rev. Mitchell
got the first charter and organized
the two first EpwOrth League socie-
ties, and has lived to see the socie-
ties increase into the thousands. and
is enthusiastically hopeful that every
member will be a loyal Epworth
Lacquer.
II want to say at the very start, "
said Rev. Mitchell. that this Is q
queer country we live ina strange
land. We are queer lot, coming
here from every land. Every coun-
try under the sun is represented un-
der our flag. and along with that fact
and doubtless because of II, we have
a variety of religions, from the Cal
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BY vivid examples he showed the
many different nationalities gathered
together in America and laid great
stress upon the fact that the Chris
tian religions were so cut up and d.
yided, showing the foolishness of
many points of difference In a hu-
morous way that came I'm for much
laughter and applause on the part of
his audience. He made a point OF
the fact that people OF other religions
might get TO heaven, and there might
be very nice folks among them. say
ing that II didn't make so much dir
ference what one believed IL they
acted right, and that the creed did
not matter as much as what the per-
son did.
People Should Be Liberal.
People should be liberal. as the
time has come when people had to
be broad and liberal in their ideas
and lives. What one thinks In his
own mind, he held. was one OF the
things that really mattered. as people
could not live right and think wrong.
They should be loyal TO what they
believed to be the truth. Rev! Mitchell
scored the people who try to throw
a pail between God and man by try
ing to explain the holy Bible by sci
ence and other means. and doubt the
holy word. Truth Is truth" he said
what you think about God does not
affect him, but II does affect you.
want to insist tonight that the loyal
Lacquer be loyal first OF all to his
Lord and Master. Make your life so
you can lead your friends to Christ
IL is a task you owe to your Lord
who has honored you by making You
a co-worker to win souls for him"
.., Pleasing Vocal Solos.
Vocal solos by Miss Alma Wachtler
OF the village and Mrs. Thoradson OF
Washington state added to the pleas
ure of the evening.
At nine o'clock this morning the
department of Spiritual work was
conducted. devotions being led by
Professor H. B. Randolph. Winnie
bago. Miss Carrie Thew OF Vernon
Center read an interesting paper and
an address was given by Miss Mar
garet Snyder. Amboy. The depart
ment OF missions was also held. Miss
Fanny Wilson OF Waseca giving an
address on "The Field Today" Miss
Heragnaz Hovagunian OF Turkey gave
an address. wearing oriental Cos
tunes. A business session was held
this afternoon and. at p. m. the de-
partment of mercy and help was con-
Quoted. Miss Leona Carlton OF Wa
SEGA gave a paper on Good Citizen
ship" and Miss Margaret Goodspeed
OF Waseca spoke on Our Depart
ment."
From Saturdays Daily.
Governor Hammond has announced
the appointment of his general staff.
There were FIVE new appointments.
and more NAV he made later on.