New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-22
HUNDREDS THR0NG
TO HEAR QUAYLE
BISHOPS SUNDAY SERMON IS
DELIVERED TO A PACKED
HOUSE
ARE MADE TO
PASTORATES LOCATED IN
MINNESOTA

Practically all the delegates who werr
expected and others who had not beer
expected arrived last week to attend the
meetings of the Northern German
Methodist Conference which was in
session in New Ulm from Wednesday
until Sunday evening; so that there was
an attendance of from 1875 to $50 minis
tiers and lay members at all gatherings
of the convention in additiC to the at
tendance by the general Iubic at the
open meetings held in the afternoons
and evenings. In point of numbers,
therefore, the success of the conference
has never been greater.
The first meeting of the Conference
was held Wednesday evening with Rev
c. H. Sauter presiding. The speaker
for this occasion was Rev. Ezra Clemens.
cousin of the well-known hunorist,
Samuel L. Clemens. DR.. Clemens took
for his topic ''The Superannuated
Preacher" and considered the needs Of
the benevolent department of the
Church's activities which has in charge
the fund to provide for the pensioning
of ministers who have served for term
that entities them to pension. There
is necessity for producing more funds
for this purpose and this matter was dis
md 1$
connected with it we're disposed of.
Thursday morning Bishop Quayle
opened the Conference proper and the
organization was completed by the
election of various officers. Rev. C. f.
Blume was chosen Secretary with Rev
F. II. Hirsch of St. Paul and Rev. Holm
of New Ulm as his assistants. Rev. +.
E. Meierbachtol of Faribault was made
Treasurer with Rev. w. F. Koerner Of
Washington and Rev. F. E.. Mahle Of
Blooming Grove to assist him. The
Conference includes the German Metho-
dist Churches in Minnesota, North
Dakota and part of Wisconsin. New
Ulm is included in the St. Paul district
of the Conference which also includes
the Methodist College located at ST.
Paul Park of which a number of the
ministers in the district are faculty
members.
Mayor L. A. Fritsche offered a hearty
welcome to the visiting delegates, proffer-
ing the hospitality of the city to the
worthy gentlemen of the Church, re-
calling to their minds some of the TO
mantle story of the City they were
visiting. DR.. C. F. Blume responded
to this welcome by "reminiscences of his
own early childhood concerning the
little town in the Minnesota Valley
which had suffered so much from the
hostile Indians. He mentioned in par
ticular the experiences of the Church Ia
the wilderness. In the afternoon
program was carried out with special
reference to the various benevolent IN
stitutions of which the Methodist Church
is the head. These institutions include
orphanages and old peoples homes at
various points thruout the Centra
States.
In the evening the anniversary of the
UNCONVENTIONAL colleges and Sunday
Schools was celebrated. Prof. W. r.
Finke spoke on the relationship of the
Church and the State and their Com
munity of Interest in the Educationa
Work being carried on. DR.. ]. B. r
Shaw who had been expected to speak
at the evening meeting had delivered his
address at the afternoon session in order
that he might be able to leave eariier-
His address concerned institutions d
education for the negro. DR.. Shaw II
negro himself but he is a well eduactea
man and was able to give his address IN
German. Rev. Zimmerman was not
present to give his address on Theological
Seminaries. Rev. F. w. Schneider spoke
on the Necessity OF; Training for che
Sunday School Worker, comparing the
Importance Of his work with that Of the
day school teacher.
Friday morning was given over to the
second business session of the Con
ference with Bishop Quayle in the chair.
In the afternoon the anniversary Of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
was observed with Mrs. Jeanette Sauter
presiding. The speaker was Miss Han
nah Scharpff who has been miss;onarv
in Korea and who told Of her experiences
there.
. Factors Of Destiny wss the topic
chosen By Bishop Quayle for his Friday
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