The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1903-10-10
THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
The Fargo Presbytery Is to Be Divided Some
interesting Reports.


lures and judicial business. acting on an
overture from the Fargo presbytery, rec
commended the division of that presby-
terry, and the formation of the sixth
.presbytery in North Dakota.
The new presbytery will be known
as the Lisbon or the LaMoure presby-
terry, and will embrace the counties of
Richland, Logan and Mcintosh. Rev. J.
p. Schell was appointed by the synod
to convene the first meeting of the new
presbytery and in his absence the old
est minister present will preside.
The Fargo presbytery will consist of
the counties Of Cass, Trail, Barnes,
Steele, Stutsman, Griggs and Foster, and
portions of Foster and Eddy Counties.
Another important matter taken lip
at the morning session was the report
of the special committee of five on the
subject of church college. The conf
.mittee recommended the appointment
of. permanent college committee con-
sisting of two members from each of
the six presbyteries. The idea express
ed in the report was to secure good
field man for college work, giving him
entire charge of the work of raising
funds and paving the way for the es-
tablishment of a Presbyterian College
within the state. The action taken by
the Mouse River presbytery in the es-
tablisfment of an academy in that sec
tion Of the state was endorsed and rec
ommended. The idea of academies
throughout the state seems to have many
friends in the synod and it IS likely
that two or more academies may be es-
tablished. In case there is a state college
established these academies would be
used as feeders for the more thorough
institution. The college question will be
gone over thoroughly by the persons Sc
lected by the presbytery for the work,
and it is expected that a more definite
report win be ready for the next meet
ing of the synod year hence. Among
those appointed on the permanent COM
1nittee of twelve were Rev. A. c. Brown,
Fargo: Rev. A. w. Hayes, Bismarck;
Rev. c. T. Wilson, Willow City; DR..
F. III. HAYS. Grand Forks Rev. w. ri.
Hunter, Milnor; Rev. c. M. Taylor,
Jamestown and A. G. Burr, Bot
tineau.
Following the general business taken
up at the opening session OF the synod
reports were received from number
Of the permanent committee, and these
reports were followed by the reports OF
the special committees.
AT II 40 devotional services were
conducted by Moderator Mcintyre.
AT the afternoon session of the synod
Rev. C.. M Taylor submitted a report
on systematic benehcence. In his re-
port Rev. Taylor said that in the FIVE
presbyteries of the state there are I33
churches, the Pembina presbytery leading
with forty-rline churches. The total
membership is 4,o7o, and this member
shin contributed to the several boards
during the year the sum OF S47oo, show.
ing gain over the year previous OF
$I,672 or 1917 per cent. Rev. D. Mathe-
SON reported OIL young peoples societies.
Rev. D. ]. Sykes reported on temper
ance and the report of Rev. ]. G. Peck,
on Sabbath observance, was read by
Rev. John Fernie. The report on home
missions was made by Rev. F. ]. Hib-
bard.
One of the most interesting reports
submitted to the synod was that OF
Rev. "A. Christy Brown. D. D., synodical
missionary Of North Dakota. In his re-
port Rev. Brown stated that three years
ago there were only eight self-supporting
fields in the state, while now there are
twenty-three fields independent Of the
board.l The following are the new
churches organized;
Bismarck Presbytery--D Denhoff, Oliver.
Flasher, Stewartsville.
Fargo presbytery Embden, Nicholson,
Cogswell sS
Mouse River pfesbytery- Berwick,
Carrick, Church Of Pratt, Kenmare,
Hope Of Glenburn, Bethany of Mark
Vile, st. Paul Of FIaxton, Burlington,
Lansford. Mbhall, Hebron, Grace of
Deering, Logan, Underwood, Calvary
Of Ryder, Douglas Creek, Zion of Zir-
kle, White Earth.
Of twenty-eight churches gained in
the year twenty-five are in new railroad
towns, and twenty-six were the first
and only church. in the community when
There are now ninety-two
Presbyterian ministers in the
state and there has not been death
during the year in the ministerial ranks.
AT AGO communion service was
held, Rev. Dougald Mcintyre, inodera
Tor, presiding. 'The sermon was deiiy-
cred BY Rev GilDert r. Wilson.
AT $3.50 the report Of the Woneri's
SYodical Society was made by Mrs.
Grace H Brown, president Of the So
cietys
The principal address at the evening
session was that Of Rev. John Dixon,
D. d.. Of New York, assistant secre-
tary Of, the board Of home missions.
The address was an able and interest
ing one and the work Of the home mis-
sions was reviewed in very interest
ing manner. s
Following the address Rev. Dixon led
4 conference on home mission work, in
which a. nafnber Of the pastors partici-
pafed.
The closing session of the nineteenth
annual convention Of the Presbyterian
synod viii BE held this forenoon. De.
votional services will be held at 9
o'clock and at q 80 Rev. w. Day, 81
Fargo, will make report on aid for the |
soileGe, and @iM Be folfoMed BY Rev.
lvlsIft6slk chairman Of ne narrative