Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-05-12

R R I ;! SECRETARY
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took her. place amidst the great pro.
| gressive states in the union, by en-.
gaging Mr.. Orchard and Mrs. johnson
as state workers.
!, During the year of 1900, the writer
gave his time to the two states cover
ing as best he could this tremendous
territory. Although we may justly
laugh now at that attempt to spread
the secretary over $4,000 square
milAs, and expect much outcome, but
the. dear Master, who had the keeping
of his children, had watched the ef-
forts, and what seemed an absurd
plan as we look back, was under His
loving supervision, made a power for
( the blessed work before both our
state and Montana. :
- Struggles AgainsA Difficulties.
AND now came the cry from almost
Ilkhe extreme west, and northwest of
I the state for service of the general
| secretary. Here again the crippled
financial condition made it almost i'm
| possible to plan for any great out
reach, but the secretary pleaded, say
ing that the newer parts of the state
would respond just as readily in f1nan-
cial matters as in cooperation, and
now we are able to report the organ
ization of 26 counties of the then 80,
whilst Montana showed equal life in
thojr orOo nj fion from ~ >io
lar saw great activity, not only in
organization, but in other most prac-
tical forms of service. During the
year fifteen of the larger towns and
cities entered upon the great work of
house to, house visitation, coming on
from that campaign, with such won.
derful tokens in increases in church
and Sunday school membership, that
the whole church bodies felt the
touch, and threw themselves into the
organized work. The pastors-and
there were few-who had watched
from afar Oh, came to the conclusion
that as they saw it, no form of Christ
ian fellowship or organization had
ever met the needs of the church in
reaching the masses, as this plan of
cooperative work. During that year
began the movement that meant so
much Of the elementary work, for
under the faithful services Of Mrs. s.
P. johnson the Cradle Roll, Beginners
Glasses, better equipment, and other
OF the necessary things for that de-
partment, had it's first real start.
In 1901, at Casselton, with the ir-
repressible C. d. Meigs of Indiana as
specialist, We saw the Home depart
ment work inaugurated. Here was
field also in which the pastors saw
rich returns, and that would lead to
q blessed ingathering. Mr.. Meigs
was the live coal, that set on fire
many towards the Home Department
work We hardly like to mention any
one man or woman in the state who
have been among the more aggressive
helpers, but at this convention at
Casselton, that spirit that had been
aroused in the previous convention at
Grand Forks, in the heart of Mr.. J. E.
Clifford found lasting lodgment, and
though our Brother has been out of
the state for years his subscription
OF 500 a year always cheers the heart
OF our state treasurer.
Education Uplift Begins.
In 1902 q remarkable educational
uplift was begun. First Mr.. Alfred
Day Of Syracuse, a most prominent
publictor came to us at Mayville. His
record as an educator led us to ex-
pect much, but the outcome was
greater than we had even dared to
have hoped.
to {nrr %hof
had had a place in county convention,
institute, conference, etc., such as
teacher training, graded work, the be-
glnners' classes and other advanced
movements, came to head in the de-
partments that were adopted by the
convention. with department officers
whose privilege it would be to spread
the literature, write letters and do
such other things that could be done
outside of actual personal service.
And so the Home Department, Teach
er Training, and Graded Departments
had their birth at Mayville. This year
also had the best of it's existence in
the establishment of Cradle Rolls, Be-
ginners' Glasses, Supplemental work
under the personal supervision of
Ml ~ JOAA0Ou, WIZ CAA0 yOdA
gave in actual field service two
months of her time. Twenty-Five
counties were now reported as hold
ing conventions, as against sixteen in
1896.
Return Of Marion Lawrence.
Marion Lawrence came to us again
in 1908, bringing with him that walk
ing encyclopedia Of elementary and
JUNIOR knowledge, Mrs. Bryner. These
two most splendid helpers aroused a
ST. deeper interest; indeed, no one
but those who have watched the
event and the evolutionary life Of
North Dakota, will ever tell just what
the International Association has
been to the state and at the very best
what this state has is due to the
father of organized work, viz, the In
ternational Association. Mrs. Mary
Foster Bryner will be a never-to-be-
forgotten quantity to the state of
North Dakota. 1t may be that stir
ng poem read at Mayville by Mrs.