The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-20
.BAPTISTS
IN SESSION
State Convention Is Now on at
Capital City
AN ELABORATE PROGRAMME
EXCURSION TO STATE PENITEN-
TIARY AND FORT LINCOLN FOR
THE MISUNDERSTANDING HELD
IN FARTHEsT WEST ENGLISH
BAPTIST CHURCH IN STATE.

Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. 20.-The
twenty seventh annual meeting of the
North Dakota Baptist state convention
opened at Bismarck this afternoon at
o'clock with a praise service, and
will continue until the closing address
is delivered by Rev A. E. Peterson
of Fargo, Friday evening. During tine
four days some of the most prominent
speakers of the country will be in the
city and contribute to the programme,
which promises to be especially help
full to the Baptists not only of the
state, but to the entire west.
All arrangements for the entertain
ment of the delegates have been COM
pleted and they are present from all
parts of the state. The Norwegian
and Swedish Baptists are affiliated
with the English speaking church and
the German Baptists cooperate with
their English speaking brethren, and
members of these denominations will
also be in attendance during the serv-
ices
There will be a banquet in the
church parlors on one of the conven-
rion evenings to which, all are invited.
The commercial club has arranged for
a special train on the Northern Pacific
Thursday afternoon, and will give a
free excursion to the state penitentiary
and Fort Lincoln for the visitors.
Thursday afternoon will be devoted
to the sessions of the Baptist Young
Peoples union and to the women's
session. One of the principal adj
dresses of the latter meeting will be
that OF Miss Emma Lund, who stops
off at the capital city while en- route
to the Philippines. Miss Harriet
Cooper of Detroit, Mich, will also
speak at this session on Eastward
Through the Stored Northwest.
There win be a large number of
forceful and eloquent speakers pres
ent to address the convention. Gov.
John Burke viii deliver an address
this evening. Rev. DR.. T. L. Ketman
of Chicago, is one of the ablest talk
ers who will appear on the rostrum
during the four days. Jsev -. n, Pro-
per, district secretark ol tllasatast. Men,
viii be presel at several of the meet
ings.
DR.. Proper is general superintend-
ent Of missions for the states of Iowa,
Nebraska, Wyoming, North and South
Dakota. He is also district secretary
of the American Baptist Home Mis-
sion society. He has been with the
society bnearly adj of the time since
1868. He was soldier in the war of
1861-1S6 and was a prisoner of war
for ten months IN a confederate pri-
SON at Camp Ford, Tyler, Tex. He is
one of the strongest men holding dis
trict secretaryships in the Home Mis-
sion society. While some advanced in
years, he is still hale and vigorous.
The Bismarck church is the west
ernmost house of worship of the Eng
ish speaking Baptists in the state.
For that reason great credit is due
Rev. Newconnb for his success In
bringing the annual convention to the
city. 1t is the intention of the church
later on to assign a missionary to that
part of North Dakota which lies west
OF the Missouri river, and 1t may be
only a few years before Bismarck, in
stead of being the frontier church of
the state, win occupy the center.