The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
EangeIistic Meetings Will Be
Formally Opened Sunday
New Year Eve
harles Cullen Smith Is to Be
| In Charge of Religious
Gatherings
SISTED BY Quartet; Services
At Centenary Methodist
Sanctuary
rom EItday,s Daily.

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rom fridays Daily.
Evangelist Charles Cullen Smith
Id the S. G. B. quartet will begin
onth of special meetings for Man
alto at Centenary Methodist church
unday evening The evangelist is
ell known in this city, having con-
lcted a successful series of meet
lgs here last year. The following
apable singers comprise the quar-
ct:
Z H. E. Griebenow, first tenor. Solo
enor the past year of the First Bap-
kst church of Minneapolis. One Of
ne finest tenors in the northwest.
lie will be the soloist of the cam
align.
Charles c. Smith, second tenor.
With his brother, Fred B. Smith, COM
osed the original tenors of the fam
us International quartet
/ A. C.. V. Gilmore, baritone, a wide
y known chorus director, who will
cad the singing during the campaign.
Charles c. Brown, bass, formerly
ass of the Eastern Iowa and Moody
uartets. Mr. Brown will also assist
the preaching.
The following extract of a report
e the Smith evangelistic meetings at
Vinnebago, which closed about ten
lays ago will be of interest in view
II the meetings under the direction
Il Evangelist Smith to begin in Cen
enary Methodist church Sunday
,vening:
1.-THE union evangelistic meetings
rom the very first meeting have gone
Onward with an ever increasing at
tendance and an ever deepening in
crest. One of the surest proofs pos
;ible of the. very deep interest is to
De found in the fact that the Mon
lay evening attendance has been
arge each week, and another is the
act that with a number of counter
attractions on various evenings, the
people have attended in very large
numbers, and yet another is to be
found in the fact that on the coolest
ind most unfavorable evening of the
campaign, Tuesday evening, the at
tendance was almost as large as any
Of the week night gatherings, and the.
meeting was the greatest of the SER
les, more than score of college
students and others coming forv'a
10 confess Jesus Christ as Lord and
Master. In each of the gatherings the
intense spirit of conviction is one OF
the most pronounced and unmistak-
able fact experienced, as the evangC-
list in a straightforward, business
like manner presents the great facts
and truths of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ as the only salvation for men,"
Mrs. Albert Poplon of Waseca was
shopping in the city today.
David Davis of Lake Crystal trans
acted business in the city today.
Miss Name Albert, who spent
Christmas with relatives in Mime
apolis, has returned home.
Mrs. +. B. Wells and daughter
Frances are in Chicago where they
will visit friends for a few days.
Simon Sorenson returned today to
his home at Cloquet, Mimi, after a
week spent with friends in Mankato.
Charles Battle of Minneapolis, sec
rotary of the Mankato Fruit company,
was a business visitor in the city to-
day.
Max o. Siewert, pastor of the Evan
gelical association, is spending this
week with his parents near Wabasso,
MINI.
William Everett of Waseea was a
visitor in the city yesterday and at
tended the Alumni club dance last
evening.
Malcolm Morehart, who spent sew
eral days as the guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Morehart, returned
to Chicago today.
Misses Hazel Hansen and Frances
Monirose of st. James visited friends
in the city yesterday and attended the
Alumni club dance last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ga L. Conkling and
daughter, Ruth, of Albion, Mich,
spent the holidays visiting relatives
in the city, Mr.. Conkling returned
home last night and Mrs. Conkling
and daughter will remain for a few
weeks longer.
Fairmont Sentinel: Miss Catherine
Kelly of Mankato, for several years a
very popular teacher in the Fairmont
schools. accompanied by her sister
Miss Clara, is visiting Mrs. ]. M. Wolf
and other Fairmont friends. Miss
Kelley is teaching at Faribault this
year.
C. D. OFT transacted business at
Amboy today.
Miss Hazel Snow is home from Wa
tertown, South Dakota to spend sew
eral weeks vacation.
A. L. Goldenstar left today foi
Garden City, whore he will spend
New Years day with his parents.
Mrs. Will Ulrich and sister. Miss
Rosalia Schweitzer Of Mapleton were
shopping in the city today.
Erwin Hartman, who attends Ham
line university, is home to, spend the
vacation with his relatives.
Mrs. w. H. Hanley arrived home
today, after holiday visit with rela.
tiyes in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Walter Smesrud of Minneapo.
lis is spending the holidays with hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mic Harris.
Mrs. E. W. Owen has gone to Min
neapolis. where she will visit Owe
New Years. day with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. TIL. Little.
81 H. D. Kaufman, former conducto
ON the Great Western railroad will
head quarters in this city, now To-
Gated at Redwing, Mimi, was call
ing on friends in the city today.
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