The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-25

vears. The church Nhs
May H. 1905.
Reverend Herbert TiIden.
go. ,he resignation OF Reverend
Howard the pulpit was taken over ~. "
fhe reverend Herbert Lliosn,
nreaent pastor Since DR. Tiioens s1
yent Ire church has made great SIFAles
80 q can be said that these are ans
iargely TO his earnest ana enisis-iN
work. 80. !, coYbv
,,.s,,ere,tv and OF the theological sem
snarv At Newton, Mass from Mni.D
snstitution ne holds the degrees OF
NJ snA a p. Last year be was gwen
the degree OF ID. d. at Dies moins -
Most OF HIS work has been y ~
native state OF Maine, where ns -
n,,Ipits from 1892 TO 1898. During ~
Iafter year he took charge Of tne
navssb Al Cedar Rapids, where ne re-
nained six years. going 10 Farming
ton and remaining seven years. AZ lii1
expiration OF that time he TOOK tlle.
puluit az Stanford, Me-, In oroef y
he near his mother during her ias1
illness. He then came 70 faTs0'
The Church Officers.
The officers OF the church are oea-
cons and trustees. At the present
time the trustees are: DR.. A. Q. Car
penter. H. L. Loomis. jr.; A. 8. Dods-
ley. p. o. Wells, O. B. Laird ano For-
ter KinrbaIL The deacons are: J. x.
Barlow. s. B. Babcock w. B. Rice
r. ID. Hall, w. H. Aymar and M.
Gefken.
Mrs. G. z. Webster is clerk J. X.
Barlow treasurer, and e. G. Thompson,
assistant treasurer and solicitor.
The women's Organizations.
What is true of other denominations
OF the christian faith is also true OF
the First Baptist churcn-that the wo-
men OF the congregation play a most
important part in the work. In this
church there are four womens So
cieties, the Ladies' Aid, the Women's
Foreign Missionary society, the Wo-
mans Home Missionary society and
What Can society.
The Ladies' Aid society Is promi-
nent in the local work Of the church
and is a great aid to the minister In
his work Its officers are:
President-Mrs. w. H Allen.
Vice President-Mrs. w. c. Allen.
Secretary-Mrs Georgia Newman.
Treasurer-Mrs. r. o. schlipf.
The Foreign Missionary society and
the Home Missionary society, as their
names imply. have charge Of the for
eign and home missionary assistance
from the local church. The officers OF
these organizations are as followss
Foreign Missionary society
President-Mrs. j. r. Barlow.
Vice Pregident-Mrs. F. d. Hall.
Secretary-Mrs. A. H. Dodsley.
Treasurer-Mrs. F. c. Hall
Home Missionary society
President-Mrs. w. L Van Horn.
Vice President-Mrs. Mary Thomp-
son
Secretary-Mrs p. o. Wells.
Treasurer-Mrs. H. M. Jones.
The What / Can club is a mission
airy society composed OF the young
women OF the congregation and is In
charge Of q leader. Among the chill
dren there are two other organizations,
known as the Little Helpers for chill
dren between 10 and Is years Of age
and the Cradle Roll for the tiny chill
dren- The leader Of the former or
ganization is Mrs. Jorne Wide, while
the latter is in charge OF Mrs. Law
renee Hall.
The Sunday School and 3. Y. P. u.
Two Of the important devotional and
Bible educational organizations are the
Sunday school and the Baptist Young
Peoples union.
The Sunday school of the First
Baptist church is large. having an en-
roIlment Of over 500 children and
adults who are stEl interested In BIZ