The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-21
MEET IS AT AN END
Sunday School Workers
Conclude Labors
FINAL SESSION IS HELD
Large Mass Gathering At the
Presbyterian Church
Last Evening

The sixty third annual convention
OF the Minnesota State Sunday School
association was brought to a close
last evening in the Presbyterian
church where a mass meeting OF all
delegates was held for the final send
on. The church was damned, stand.
ing room was used in every aisle and
corner and Q large overflow accom-
moaaIea IN the SUNDAY school rooms
adjoining the auditorium. y. h. Wood
ward, president OF the association
presided at the meeting and lntroduc-
ed the Rev. Luclus II. Bugnee, u. D.,
pastor the Hennepin Avenue Meth
odist Episcopal church in Minneapolis,
VINO spoke on Religious Education i'll
the Home" DR.. bugoee Is firmly set
in the belief that a child must be
trained in religion in his home II the
lesson is to sink deeply into the
youthful mind. He advocated regular
s. Bible study and prayer in when all
daily part. He gave an outline OF the
nome lite of Jesus Christ in an effort
10 show the exemplary religious work
that ne proposes tor ali Christian
homes.
Hear Resolutions Read
The resolutions committee submit
ted report through the chairman.
were passed by unanimous vote at
the end or the reading and were or
dered spread on the record OF the as
ISOLATION.
Ask Law Enforcement
Ore resolution was 10 the effect that
the association will petition Governor
F.GLs of this state asking that he send
special communication TO all county
law enforcement officers demanding
that the liquor laws be more rigldly
enforced.
1t was resolved that the state as
sociation take all possible measures To
get full state representation to the
next June.
The committee approved making
solicitations of members for money TO
cover the indebtedness OF the associa-
ton.
A resolution was passed commend
ing the practice Of teaching religion In
the home.
resolution praising the local ex-
ecutive comittee for the manner in
which arrangements for the big gather
ing were made and the precision with
which the session was handled was
passed as was a resolution thanking
the public press for the help and co.
Now! TO The Task
Now. TO The Task was the topic
OF DR.. w. l.. Cnalmer OF Philadelphia
for his fourth and last address to the
meetings of the three day session. He
sid that there had been an unlimited
ties proposed AT the meetings and
warned against letting up in the Ell
OF 10 convert these thoughts to some
i..ac,ical good. He decried the fact
ia enthusiasm is often worked up IN
Ao-tinss OF tins kind and that the
Ce,ega;es Immediately lose their
Il > and energy Dn returning TO their
homes.
II. Chalmers Is a pleasing speaker
ana vas well received in his four ad :
le ses here by all his audiences. His
l.l-I.aOre story telling kept his hear
cas- CT the alert every minute that he
Vas before them.
On Class Organization
Rev. l.. NJ. Tesh OF Excelsior had
lcha .se Of the services held in the
auditorium of the Y. NJ. c. A. build :
inC. Dr.. J. NJ. Andrews opened the
serTicc. Rev. Tesh gave an inter
estiEg tan on the why and How
CT Class Organization The things
which are necessary TO make up a
real live Sunday school class, which
= will be an influence in the commun-
ity was explained. Rev. Tesh en-
,phasized the Importance OF having
each member in the class have some
particular part to do, and not leaye
il all for the teacher. When this
happens the> students lose interest
and the classes will not prosper.
In the Home Department section
in the Reading Room, Mrs. Hecb
Warner of Buffalo presided. In this
section the work of this department
was discussed in the small and large
school. This department does much
TO aid young people and those in
Walter S. Weed of st. Paul presid
e ed at the Centenary M. E.. church in
the afternoon where the Young PEG
pes Conference was held.
Representatives from five counties
told what this division had done il
their own county.
ns1SS Teseb B. e aGgris D of sf
at the meeting at the Presbyterian
auditorium.
This division was of particular in i,
terest to Mankato people as the dis.
cussions were on the week day re-
ligious instruction which has just
been started by the \ Mankatc
Miss Mary Abernethy of Gary and
DR.. Norman Richardson of the
Northwestern University DIT Evan
ston. Illinois were the speakers
Miss Gary told OF the organization
for this education in the community
and local church.
Dangers To Avoid
DR.. Richardson told of the dangers
TO be avoided in week day religious
education. He brought out in his
discussion the danger that this in
struction fosters conducted as it Is
by causing the parents to think
that their religious instruction is moi
needed, and 1t is all left TO the
church to do. For this reason
pamphlets are being printed which
tell parents the difficulties which
they will meet. and help them to
solve the problem of educating theil
children in religious work.
The basement of the Presbyterian
church was given over to those in
terested in the christian summer
school conference. or especial in.
terest was the expresional work ex.
planid by Miss Elsie Swift Of ST
Paul She told Of the songs and
WI int, aI,n