The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-06-16
Methodist Ministers Asso-
citation.
PROGRAMME
Carried Out In Every Detail. All Say
this was by far the Best Ever Held
in the Minot District. Sum
day was a Big Day.

The Association of the Minot Dis
trict of Methodist Ministers held here
from June Sth to 18th was red letter
day in the history Of the Methodist
church of Bottineau. The program
arranged by the committee was full of
interesting and vital questions for dis
cussion. and was in every detail fully
and ably carried out.
The opening session of the associa
tion was arranged to include on it's
program the representatives of the
English speaking Evangelical churches
of the city. whose addresses were fell
citous and helpful. The reception
which followed, given by the ladies
of the church was delightful and set
everyone at ease.
Friday morning the organization
was perfected. and the Rev. J. q.
Moore. Presiding Elder, was elected
chairman, and E. .. Grimes, secre-
taly. After the appointing of several
committees, the order of the program
was taken up. The following are
some of the questions that were under
discussion Chow to interest men in
the official affairs of the Church p
A symposium on Evangelism. ''The
man behind the sermon. ''The Pas
tor as factor in the social life of the
church, and many other questions of
like Importance.
There were two disappointments on
the program. DR.. D. F. Anderson,
the educational secretary: of New York
City failed owing to lack of time,
which rendered it necessary to leave
this point out in his visit to North
Dakota but his place was efficiently
filed by the Rev. J. g. Moore, who
gave his lecture on "To and Fro in
Rome. The way he handled this
subject was certainly. mastery. His
word painting of the interesting city
of the old and new world was certain
ly fine.
Prof w. M. Bryant of the Univer-
sity of Grand Forks was unable to at
tend owing to sickness, but his place
was filled on the Epworth League Con-
vention program by the Rev. DR.. Rob
ertson and Rev. F. E. Mosssman, who
rendered splendid services.
The Sunday services were in the
hands of DR.. Robertson morning and
evening, and Rev. F. E. Mossman on
Sunday afternoon. Everybody en-
joyed and welcomed the broad minded
and catholic addresses of the day. The
Lovefeast and Sacramento services
were especially helpful and many Wis
iting friends from neighboring towns
drove many miles to be at service at
half past nine in the morning. At the
close Of the Sunday evening service.
which ended the session, the committee
on resolutions made their report, and
resolutions expressing the gratitude Of
the Association to the citizens of Bot
tineau for their unbounded hospitality
accorded them, were presented. The
ladies of the church, the choir, Rev.
j. G. Moore, DR.. Robertson and the
pastor were included in the resolutions
which were unanimously adopted by a
rising vote.
There were many of the visiting
brethren, who had to return for their
own services in the ir own charges on
Saturday, but many Epworth League
delegates came to take their places.
The Rev. A. j. Allen occupied the
pulpit of the Baptist church on Sun
day morning and the Rev. F. M. Nc
Coy the Presbyterian church on Sun
day evening.
The association was voted one of
the best held in the Minot District.