Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-08

They were advanced to the the third
year. elected to dcacons' orders and
admitted to full membership.
Ira Eff Hammer, N. l.. Rockwell,
VIM. J. Rice, l.. T.. Wat son were con
tinued in the studies of the second
year.
Jno. Morange, H. Richardson, w. w.
Liston, O. e. Touriellotte were ad-
vanced to the third year and admitted
to full membership, having been pre-
viously ordained deacon.
John W. Ell,:.ston and Harold E.
White were continued in the first
year.
Robert NJ. Pratt was Oh notion dis.
continued on his own request.
Roy J. Hicks was continued on
trial, advanced to the third year and
elected to deacons orders under the
seminary rule.
R. S. Pryor was transferred from
the Austin conference, advanced to
On motion J. A. Gary. local elder,
was admitted into full membership.
The following were received on ere.
dentials from other churches:
II. B. Morse from the Presbyterian
church at Lisbon, N. d., and Rev. J.
w. Danford from the Congregational
church at Tower City, N. D., and were
admitted into full membership.
They were called forward and in
troduced to the conference. Rev.
Danford is the father of Dr.. Danford,
district superintendent of the Bis
marck district.
The bishop then called and address
ed the class for admission into full
membership, composed as follows:
Revs. Geo. H. Richardson, Roy J.
Hicks, NJ. D. Wickard. T. P. Cave,
w. w. Liston. ]. Moraage, Chas. Cur
tbs, Wn. Puppy, A. o. Birchenbugh,
J. A. Gary, Francis Boon, J. A. Kahl,
O. E. Tourtellotte, J. w. Danford, H.
B. Morse.
The bishops charge to the class
was an impressive one, occupying
nearly forty minutes, every one of
which was replete with advice, en-
and sympathy, and de-
livered in language so simple and to
the point that none could misunder-
stand or forget.
The afternoon sessions were ad-
dressed by Mrs. F. A. Gossman and
Rev. w. A. Mansell, D. D., of the
Bareilly Theological seminary, India.
Both speakers handled the subject of
foreign missions. Rev. Monsell told
Of the conditions in India today as
with the past, and threw
much light on the great good being !
done. !
At 4 o'clock, DR.. Wright gave his
lecture, his subject being
The Bible and the Monuments |
Anyone who has heard the four lee
ures given will have a clearer and
more comprehensive Biblical knowl-
edge than ever before, and will be
much more able to defend the auth
,nticity of the scriptures.
The following are a few excerpts
rom DR.. Wrigtt's address of Friday:
The Bible is good enough witness
o be believed on it's own statement
# facts. It's testimony has, in gen.
raj, been so fully confirmed that we
an still believe it in the face of
trong seeming improbabilities, ex-
'ecting that when we know more we
hall see the difficulties vanish. 1t is
O that one after another of the
cientific difficulties have disappear
d under the night of recen investiga-
ion. This has been peculiarly the
ase with the historical difficulties
hat have given so much perplexity
o commentators. A load of these oh.
curities have been cleared up by
be recent explorations in Bible
ands. We have time to notice but
few of the striking instances,
1. 1t was formerly argued that
he story of Belshazzar's death in
be book of Daniel could pot be true
ecause Nabonidus was king at that
ime and he was known to have sur
lived the taking of Babylon. But in