The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-25
Conference to Discuss
Church on Main Street
Leaders Will. Speak on It's Problems
and Opportunities at State Pas
tors Meeting

MlIllSCcIS 1TOIIl Tie SuldulIy anu
rural churches Of Minnesota will
take an active part in the Mime
sofa state pastors conference in St.
Paul January IL, ID and Ia, accord
ing to word received here this week
from the state committee planning
the conference.
Representatives of 10 leading
evangelical denominations are ar
ranging the conference, the first of
its kind ever held in Minnesota, to
consider common problems of the
churches, and the work of the
church in the smaller cities and
towns naturally viii have a promi-
nent place on the program.
One of the sessions will deal es-
peciaIly with thep roblems and OPP
portunities of the church in the
small city and town. Rev. Harold
Cook Phillips, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio,
will talk on "The Church on Main
Street." and the session will con-
clude with an open forum which
sponsors of the conference hope
will suggest ways to make its work
more effective.
Problems common to all the
churches, city and country will be
discussed by national known lead
ers in many of the denominations
taking part in the conference, &C
cording to word received by local
pastors this week.
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of the
Chicago area of the Methodist
Church will attend the conference
and deliver an address on "The
Courage Of Evangelism" A special
feature of the conference will be an
address by Rev. J. A. o. Stub of the
Central Lutheran Church, Mime
apolis, who will talk on "The Move
ment for Closer Affiliation Among
National Lutheran Bodies" DR.. O.
J. Johnson, president of Gustavus
Adolphus College, will speak on
the service of the church college.
Rev. John Timothy Stone, presi-
dent of Presbyterian Theological
Seminary, Chicago, will give the
opening address on "The Abiding
Church." which has been taken as
the conference theme. Other ma
ton leaders obtained for the con-
ference include: Bishop Edward M.
Cross Of the Episcopal Church,
Spokane and Rev. Nehamiah Boyn-
ton, Medford, Mass, former moder-
ator of the National Council Of Con-
gregational Churches.
Invitations for the conference
have been sent ou to 1904 pastors
in the 10 denominations planning
the meeting, and reports received
at state headquarters indicate a
large attendance. The five proest-
ant ministers of Two Harbors
wrote that they expected to drive
down. Pastors of Fergus Falls said
that they expect to send an auto
load from that city and near by
towns. Other towns that have al
ready reported delegations formed
or are in process of formation in
clude Olivia, Albert Lea, Litchfield,
Deer Creek, st. Cloud, Becker, Man.
kato, Benson, Wadena, Cloquet,
Winona, and Pennington.
The denominations taking part in
the conference include Africa Me-
thodist Episcopal, American Luth-
eran, Augustana Lutheran, Baptist,
Congregational. Disciples of Christ,
Evangelical, Evangelical Snod of
North America, Friends, Lutheran
Free Church, Methodist Episcopal,
Swedish Evangelical Free Church,
Swedish Mission Covenant, United
and United Lutheran,
Presbyterian, Protestant Episcopal,
and Swedish Baptist.