The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-09
N. D. BAPTISTS TO
MEET this MONTH
FARGO WILL BE WELL REPRE-
sENTED AT ANNUAL MEETING
WHICH WILL BE HELD AT BIS
MARck SEPT. 20 TO 23.-lNTER-
EsTING PROGRAMME.

Fargo Baptists will be well repre-
sented at the meeting Of the North
Dakota Baptist state convention to be
held in Bismarck on Sept. 20 to %,
the programme for which has Just been
announced. On the programme there
are several local people also that have
been delegated to speak on important
subjects.
The first event of the convention is
on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 20, when
Rev. ]. Walker Pugh of Grand Forks
delivers the annual sermon, this be-
Ing delivered just following the open
ing praise service. At the same ses-
sion there will be the appointment Of
committees.
Amalglmation will be another sub
ject up on that day. The Norwegian
conference will be told of by Rev.
John Sundt of Fargo, while Rev. Peter
Ryden of Kenmare will speak on The
Swedish Conference. How Done will
be the topic that Rev. A. C. ZeIlhoefer
of Grafton will speak on.
There will be a banquet that even
ing at o'clock for all deegates and
visitors. At the evening service there
will be an address by Gov. John
Burke as well as one by DR.. H. O.
Rowland, D. D., Davenport. la. Com
mittees also are scheduled to re-
port at that hour.
Wednesday morning R. B. Griffith of
Grand Forks, president of the con-
Yention, will make his annual address.
There will also be an. address during
this session by Dr. Ketman on Inn
portance Of Teacher Training. The
matters of business to come up are
the report of the executive board and
the report of the committee on nom
nations. Prayer for greater prosperity
of the convention will also be offered.
The afternoon session on that day
will also be exceptionally interesting
Rev. w. L. Anderson, who closes his
work In the state conference this year.
will speak on Our State Convention.
The other addresses will be by DR.. T.
L. Ketman, Chicago, on The Distinc-
tive Work Of the Publication Society.
and by Rev. DR.. Frank Peterson, Min
neapolts. There will be reports by C.
c. Heidelberg of Fargo on the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication society: bv
Rev. Samuel Bachelor on The State
Convention and Rev. r. T. Guernsey
Lidgerwood on the home and foreign
mission work.
Wednesday evening there will be an
address by Rev. r. T. Guernsey on
Evangelism. M. w. Spaulding of
Grand Forks will give the report on
Christian Stewardship. DR.. Ketman
also delivers an address on Our Three
Great National Societies.
Thursdays Programme.
Thursday will be one of the busiest
days of the entire convention. The
report on obituary will be made bv
Rev. o. D. Purington Of Cooperstown.
responses from the floor will be led
by Rev. w. P. Canine Of Jamestown
A sermon, Necessity and Nature of
the New Birth will be delivered by
Rev {. w. Foley, Looking Back
ward, a plea by Rev. George B. New
comb, and The Necessity of a Demon
national Newspaper, by j. s. Dicker-
son of Chicago, will be the other num-
bers on during the morning session
In the afternoon there will be a r.
I. r. U. session, as well as women's
session. In the B. Y. p u. meet
AAAS lheHe VIII De the ADDRESS by PreSi-
dent James A. Van Kleek, Fargo, as
wen as conference work, reports OF
committees and election Of officers.
At the women's session Mrs. r. B.
Griffith of Grand Forks will preside.
she being the state vice president.
There will be reports of the home and
foreign secretaries the former being
made by Mrs. Blades Of Grafton and
the second by Mrs. e. j. Babcock Of
Grand Forks.
An address, The Call Of the Philip-
pines. will be delivered by Miss FL
ma Lund, en- route to the islands.
There will also be an address, East
ward Through the Stored North
west, by Miss Harriet p. Cooper OF
Detroit. Mich.
In the evening the regular conven-
non work will be taken up again. an
address. The Advantages of the De-
School, by ]. s. DECKER
son, together with a missionary SER
mon by Rev. w. p Canine, will be the
special features.
Friday for Entertainment.
The last day of the convention will