The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-16

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Robert w. Hareadine. state fire mar
shall will notify his deputies TO urge
that the proclamation be observed.
The day will be a feature of q clean.
up and paint-up week. May to 3. In
ST. Paul.
"The annual loss by fire In the state
Is appalling" said the governor. The
loss arises largely from careiessness.
recommend that public officers
call the attention of the people To the
Importance of putting their premises
In order. urge that the schools
have fire drills and discussions of the
best methods Of fire protection.
From Saturdays Daily
Henry Oschmann whose death was
announced In last nights Free Press.
was born on February %, 1881. In
Germany. He came 10 this country
In 1856 and made his home In Chi
Cago, where he followed the trade of
a blacksmith. lie moved To Mankato
I'm 1869. lie served In the Civil war.
enlisting In an Illinois regiment. He
was la active service for four years
and one month. lie took part In
twenty battles, His wife died In 1908.
and he then made his home at the
residence of Adam Killing. 90S Null
berry street. lie lived there until
1910. after which he went to the Min.
nesota Soldiers home. Here he died
yesterday afternoon at two O'Clock.
Death was due to old age and gen.
nj breakdown.
The body has been shipped To Man.
kato. The funeral will be held Sun
day afternoon ut two o'clock from the
home of Adam Killing. 9OS Mulberry
street. The service will be conducted
by Rev. A. j. Winter. The body will
be inferred In the German Lutheran
cemetery. s.
Brainerd Mimi. April l0.-Associa-
ton officers OF the Minnesota State
Sunday school convention. in session
hero. held "a conference and adopted
two plans Of definite policy. II was de-
cided to hold an annual school OF
methods for county presidents and
secretaries at st. Paul in January OF
each year. for two days. The county
association is TO pay the railway fares
and the workers at st. Paul will on.
terrain the officers.
II was also decided To have the
state association send a worker In
August Ia every county In the state.
holding a half day conference with
county officers and The district presi-
dent. This policy will be- recommended
tn the board of directors.
Sentiment Is For Martin.
The sentiment is strongly In favor
OF re-electing President J. II. Martin
OF Minneapolis. I'm
DR.. Joseph Nicholson of .Brainerd.
president OF the Crow Wing County
Sunday School association. explained
his system of charts. reviewing in
detail tie work OF state and county
associations as related TO local
schools in his county. A. NJ. Locker.
general secretary. presided over this
session. and Mrs. Jessie Kempion of
Aitkin was secretary. l5l., .,,t........
The elementary division Is repre-
scented by teachers Of children from
all over Minnesota The capacity Or
the First Congregational church. is
being taxed for room To hold the
workers. DIR. w. A. Brown Of Chicago
IN Giving masterful addresses on ways
and means OF teaching missions IN
Sunday schools of Minnesota. Miss
Mabel Bailey. superintendent of the
elementary division In Wisconsin. is
arousing the workers of Minnesota
along elementary lines. p, p-s
Teen Age Division.
The teen age" division can hardly
find seating room in the largest
church in the city. Standing room is
al premium to hear Margirei ala,
terry. teen age" expert OF the United
States. r. II. Brigham. Of Neenah
Wis.,. is the boy expert of the con.
yention.
The adult division OF the convention
is led in its school OF methods by
Mark c. noitzmamn. city secretary. OF
Minneapolis. lie Is the superintendent
of organized Bible elasswOrk In Min.
nasota. lie is ably assisted by W. "
Stem OF Iowa. and DIR. w.. A. Brown
OF Chicago.
The administrative section is In
charge OF q. ]. Bowman. director of
religious education of the House OF
Hope Presbyterian church. 81 Paul
He Is the only paid superintendent :
Minnesota. He Is assisted by Rev. W.
u. Risinger Of 81: Paul, state siiperin-
tehdeht OF Baptist work. and A. VI.
Locker.
Some School Methods.
The school OF methsd for religious
education Is In charge of W. s. Athern
OF Des Moines. director of religious
education OF Drake university. who In
assisted by Marion Lawrence OF Chi.
cago and Professor w. A., Stearns of
Fargo college. All these sessions are
well attended. ...-..--
A. M.ELocker, general secretary. re-
ported on enrolment OF $4,000 Off
GERS and teachers in Sunday schools
OF the state. Our Sunday school en-.
rollment," he said. twill not exceed
100000 for the last year. During 1914
we had approximately 100000 schol-
ars between the ages of FIVE and
twenty-one enrolled in the public
schools of Minnesota. One-fourth OF
the Sunday school enrolment Is COM
posed OF adults over twenty-one years
of age. This leaves 10000 scholars OF
public school age in the Sunday school
and 10000 scholars or public school
age who are not receiving religious
instruction In the Protestant Sunday
schools of Minnesota. we are aiming
at a 20 per cent increase"
Martin is President.
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