The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-20
Event Of Semi Centennial at
norfhfieId College
MEET or CHURCH FOLKS
CongregationaIists Are Holding
Annual Session in That
City This Week
From fridays Daily.

From Fridays Dairy.
Mortified, Mimi, October 10
Congregationalists of the state re-
sumed the actual jubilee exercises of
Carleton college, after suspension
Monday night for two days session
of the Congregational conference or
Minnesota and the half day meeting
of the interior college representatives
this forenoon. s..,
Featuring the anniversary week
program was an historical address by
Professor l.. A. Weigle, Phi. D., Of
Yale, university. Greetings to Carle-
ton were extended by President Sam
uel F. Kerfoot. Hamline university;
President T. M. Morley Holman, Ma
calester college; President Humphrey
Moinihan, St Thomas college; Presi-
dent Oscar J. J. Johnson, Gustavus
Adolphus college; President Lauritz
A. Vigness, ST. Olaf college; c. G..
Schulz, state superintendent; Presi-
dent Thomas McCelland, Knox col
lege, and President Edward D. Eaton,
Beloit college.
The Historical Pageant.
The presentation of a historical
pageant at Laird Athletic park closed
That the church and the college
have enjoyed mutual advance and
qualification through a hand in hand
relationship that has spelled continr-
Gus cooperation, was the theme Of
the annual address delivered here to-
day before the Conference of the Col
1eges of the Interior by President
Ozora S. Davis Of the Chicago Theo-
logical seminary
Unanimous Endorsement was given
the plan for cooperation between the
Baptists and Congregationalists Of
Minnesota in the support of Carleton
college here and Pillsbury academy,
Owatonna, and st. Paul was chosen as
the 1917 meeting place at business
session of the Minnesota Congrega-
tional conference here.
The Co. Operation Plan.
The cooperation plan now awaits
action by the state Baptists in con-
vention at Park Rapids.
Rev. c. NJ. Thorp of Duluth was
elected moderator. Rev c. A. Barnes
of Winthrop and Rev. H. R. Harris OF
Madison were named directors and
DR.. Everett Lesher of st. Paul and
DR.. j. p Miller of Wayzata were
elected to the inter- UNCONVENTIONAL
commission.
DIR. H. P. Dewey, Minneapolis, was
chosen to represent the Minnesota
conference at the national Congrega-
tional council in Los Angeles in June,
1917.
Dearth of Ministers.
st. Paul, October ia dearth of
students in the Presbyterian church
to supply the ministry was deplored
by speakers at yesterdays session of
the Presbyterian synod of Minnesota
at the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian
church.
Rev. E. T. Ferry, chairman OF the
education committee, reported that
sixty-six ministers had been supplied
from outside denominations.
young men must be shown the re-
uuirements of the church and urged
to examine the claims of the minis
terial profession, admit that the as
sumption of such a life task means
perhaps the sacrifice of riches. auto
mobiles, higher education, travel and
refinement at cultured life," Rev. Mr..
Ferry said.
: There is a danger that we allow
America to become paganized while
we evangelize the nations he said
Resolutions were adopted to set
aside the week of February IL, 1917,
to present the claims of the clergy.
Reports were given on home missions
and Sunday school work by Rev. H. c.
'Swearingen of st. Paul.
Women's Home Missionary society
work was reported by Mrs. F. A. Roe
buck and the foreign board by Mrs.
Thompson of the Merriam Park Pres
beterian church.