The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-18
". T. N. S. ReDort.

v. +. N. S. Report.
The S5th annual meeting Of
Minneapolis branch convened in
Wesley M. E. church, at Minneapo-
lis, October 10, IL and IL. The
first day. up to 4:3O in the after
noon was spent in q conference Of
secretaries, discussing various
plans for the coming years work.
At 4:30 was held a conferencece for
children's superintendents, led BY
Mrs. A. P. Andrews. At $50 the
jubilee banquet was held, . real
Chinese affair of chow meis. rice.
tea and Chinese sweets. She intrt,-
duced the assembled guests, several
hundred. to Mrs. Charles Bayard
Mitchell. President Of our branch.
and to Mrs. Ernest Wray O'Neil,
who led in the singing Of "Am-
erica, ''Star Spangled Banner"
and Onward Christian Soldiers"
After returning to the main audi
torium, we were privileged to
listen to the ''Marseiliais, beauti-
fully rendered as a solo, by Dr..
Jesse Dancy who has recently serv-
ed as chaplain in France for IA
months. In part he said that the
great war has brot to the world a
never before q realization of its
need Of religion. The cause Of the
war did not lie SO much in the assas-
sination Of one prince or the
policy of the kaiser. as in the sell
fisness Of human dispositions. In
fact we Americans may be said to
have been negative cause and ma
jor one at that, for the sentiment
as shown by such expressions % II
don't believe in foreign missions,
there enough to be done at home.
was thot to be 80 strong in our coun-
try that the Germans felt assurec -,
would not interfere, no matter
what atrocities they committed in
the countries around them. Our
disposition has been far too like
that of the publican who prayed
Lord, | thank Thee that am not as
other men," Thruout his lecture he
emphasized the need Of religion to
bind the countries together in q
League of Nations after the war.
No spiritual uplift will be possible
from the war in itself, as we have
heretcfori presented ;tt, oar relig-
ion is Inadequate to present sFSua-
tion. In order for christianity to be
dominant, we must think differ
emily of other denominations and
have religious leaders broad enough
to take in the whole circle of truth !;
we must remember that Christ is
for the world. We have not UNDER
stood the cross. 1t is not only q
symbol of service and sacrifice but
of Gods hatred toward sin. To be
a christian, is to be a member Of
the body Christ created. A person
may believe in Christ and try to
follow Him and be out side Of any
church, but he must be in the church
to be q real christian. Christ is
to win the world thru His church.
There have been moments in this
war when all would have been lost
had not God intervened. He has
saved 80 many times. II the
christian church stands faithful in
the trenches, it means the world
may speedily be won for Christ. =
On Friday morning, Miss Mabel
Lee who spent twelve years il Ia
pan as q missionary. led the quiet
hour. Shestold)the story Of Admir-
81 Togo. when be was sent. during
the Russo-Japanese war, to find and
destroy the Russian fleet. After
two sleepless days and nights Of
fasting and concentrated thot on
his mission. he sent this message %
his rulers. AFTER . thousand thots,
one fixed purpose. = She made
our jubilee motto to read THAT /
might know Thee. the only true
God. and Jesus Christ whom thou
hast sent.
Then came the appointment Of
committees. and reports of standing
committees. The work showed .
most encouraging gain and hearten-
ed us for greater effort the coming
year.
Lack Of space prevents detailed
reports Of the quiet hour told by
Dr.. O'Neal. pastor Of the Wesley
church: straight presentation of
the work ID Africa BY Mias Celia
Gross: = talk by Dr.. Cushman On
the Christian Stewardship movs-
ment.
Saturday Miss Cross held tie