The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-19

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discourse. treating the subject Under
| three heads In the first place he
laid great emphasis on the thought
that II was no easy task to enter
The kingdom OF heaven, and II should
| not be. Nothing that was easy was
worth the efforts OF real manhood
and womanhood. He ridiculed Rob
ert Ingersolls theory that the way
TO heaven ought to be an easy way.
He compared the struggle for spirit.
nal salvation with the struggle for
| success in music, In art or any
other line OF endeayor, something
that could be attained only by d per.
servering struggle. in the face OF
ali kinds of discouragement I'm the
second place he spoke of Christi.
anity as force that was always
young. II required the giving OF
ones whole life 10 the service OF the
cause. Hence. no matter what was
the age OF the person devoted TO
| Christianity, the life OF that person
was ever filled with the vigorous, VI
tai force OF the Christian religion.
He laid great stress on the fact that
the Christian religion was founded by
| young man, one who was but thirty
| three years of age when his mighty
career on this earth came 10 close
| The third point that the speaker
brought out was that the Christian
religion brought its adherents into
close Fellowship with the best and
noblest characters. past and present.
that the world had ever produced.
Prayer was lead from time to time
during the evening by Rev. W. G.
Jones OF Lake Crystal, general secre.
tary of the Railroad Young Mems
| Christian association at Proctor. and
Rev. II. W. Hobbs, pastor of the
Mankato Baptist church.
The meeting was presided over
by +. w. Peek of Minneapolis. the
state Y. NJ. c. \. secretary, A vocal
number was rendered by c. NJ
Keller of Minneapolis and e. a vocal
duet by Mr.. Keller and Jack Batch
! elor of Duluth. The organ accompani.
ments were played 10y Miss Nellie
| Nii2kowsky.
Mankato Responded Nobiy.
George ". sugdcil. addressing the
! gathering briefly. stated that the
people Of Mankato had responded
most generously 10 the appeal for
help In providing for the entertain
ment of the delegates Yet. the
opening evening had brought a much
larger aggregation than had been
| expected, and Il was earnestly de-
sired that more OF the people would
come forward and soffer the use OF
their homes during the convention.
He stated that arrangements for the
visitors would be made in the Office
of the Y NJ. G.. A. and there the
| people who were on hand to ofIer en-
tertainnent TO the visitors would
he introduced 10 their guests. and
would be given the opportunity of
showing them where they could pass
tho night This arrangement was car
ried ont later in the evening.
Mr.. Sugden announced also htat
visitors attending the convention
would be served dinner during the
noon hour on Friday by the ladies'
of the Presbyterian church I'm the
parlors OF that church and during
the noon hour on Saturday by the
ladies of the Baptist church in the
parlors OF that building. He stated
that the delegates cards showed
them where other meals could be
obtained. lie observed that two meals
for each day had been provided for
tho students and high school boys
and one per dag for the other dele.
gates.
The seating capacity of the church
auditorium. including the guild room
adjoining. both on the main floor
and In the galleries was entirely
taken up.
Session Of Physical Directors
Physical directors of young mems
Christian associations from various
parts of the state, meeting yester.
day at the Y. NJ. G. A. building.
completed the work of their organ.
ization late In the afternoon. The
new body is TO be known as the
Conference of Y VI. G. A. Physical
Directors OF the State of Mime
sofa.
+. 4. Henkel, physical direcor OF
the Y. VI. c. A. of Minneapolis. was
chosen chairman and C. A. NeavIes,
physical director of the Y. NJ. c. A.
or ST. Paul, was elected secretary. |
The main purpose OF the new or.
ganiZatiOn is TO standardiZe the |
physical departments of all the vi
NJ. c. AS in this state.
The movement for the formation |
of this organization was led by
DIR. George J. Fisher of New York, |
secretary OF the international com. !
mittee for Y. VI. C. A. Work, who |
was present and led the conference. |
This Is the twenty-third such con.
ference that DIR. Fisher has led.
A series of resolutions was passed. |
One resolution. declared in favor I,
OF compulsory physical examina- !,
tons or all candidates for the ". VI. |