The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-13
The FELLOWSHIP
OF DEAN BURLESON
cLERcYMEN or The CITY UNITE
~ PRAlslNc Ills SPLENDID
WORK FOR THE. MORAL AND
GENERAL. uPLiFT OF FARGO
DEAN RESPONDS.

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Seldom does II fall to the. lot of
man TO- "see himself as others see
him" as clearly AM in such pleasing
manner as did Dean H. l.. Burieson at
the First Presbyterian church last
evening. The clergymen Of Fargo
with one. accord gave to him that
place in the forefront OF the move for
everything which goes to upbuild
Fargo, which he won for himself
in the twelve years which he has put
in as pastor OF Gethsemane cathedral
and as citizen Of Fal go.
The meeting was presided over by
Rev. H. q. Leonard OF the First Meth
odist church, ard after the scripture
lesson and prayer by Rev. ID. A.
Traut of the Moorhead Congregational
church, President Vittum of Fargo
college spoke on The Church of Christ
In Fargo, in the absence OF Rev. r. "A.
Beard Of the First Congregational
church who was absent from the city.
President Vittum stated that the
Church 5of Christ was more than the
churches of Christ in Fargo. That
everything that went on In this city
which tended to upbuild 1t along
moral lines whether in the church or
out side of the church, was the work
OF the Church Of Christ. IL this work
which was larger than any denomina-
tional church, Dear Burleson had al
ways been to the forefront a man
IN hn nVS IN
fight for civic righteousness.
President Vittum was followed by
e. A. Orr who paid remarkable trib-
ute to the dean as a private citizen,
one of the kind Of men who are the
backbone and the foundation OF the
greatness of this American nation.
Rev. Herbert Tilden of the First
Baptist church stated that there were
two times when a man was appraised
somewhere near his real value. AZ
| ter he died and when he moved away
Although 1t was nice to know just
what friends think of one, it was not
always convenient to die, so the best
way was to move aw;y. Rev. Tilden's
subject was, The Deans Larger Par
| ish.
He took 1t that this larger parish
was the whole community In which
he lived. The membership of Geth-
semane cathedral could not claim the
dean as belonging to them only. Ali
the people OF Fargo claimed Dean
Burleson, for he had ways been in
terested in the things which meant a
better and a truly greater Fargo. He
had worked for the charity of the
whole community, for more civil
cleanliness and more civil righteous
ness.
Rev. c.. r. Arams of the First Pres
byterian church talked of The Deans
New Work in New York City. He out
lined something Of the stupendous
magnitude OF the work to which the
dean had been called His Held would
no longer be confined to one small
city, Il had grown to take I'm the whole
world. He spoke of the enobling
features of world wide mission move
ments and predicted great success for
Dean BurIeson in the new work to
which ne has been called.
At the close of the remarks by the
other clergymen Rev. Leonard invited
Dean Burleson to respond which he
did in a delightful manner, although
he was placed in a $ ,mewhat embar-
Frassing position.
He stated that NJ was glad that he
was going to leave Fargo, For said
he. my brothers have given me
credit for lot of things that I have
never done and If / stayed here I
would have to do them. / have listen
ed to the depicting OF a wonderful
character here tonight" continued
the dean, "but fail to recognize him.
am not that man. In fact he does
not exist, because they have made
him perfect. / think that these gem
tlemen have been sir me for cam
vas on which they have painted, each
man his ideal" s
II The dean then thankea the speak
ers for their words of praise. He
said that the ministerial union OF
Fargo had worked together in fellow
ship because every member, not he
alone, but all of them, were willing
to see the good that lay In his
| brother. y sf
He gave Fargo some good advise
as his closing words to a public
gathering composed of all denomina-
tionss These words were to the erect
that he hoped the good hght would
be- kept up in th'~ city along every
line of civic betterment. "Remember
that,th American people will back up
any fight which they can be convinc-
Ii following out the Teaching, not
OF the church, but OF Christ, and. that
no fight is won for keeps. 1t has to
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