Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-10-13
SESSIONS IN JAMESTOWN THIS
WEEK WILL BRING MANY
PROMINENT SPEAKERS.

Presbyterians Of North Dakota will
center their interest in jamestown this
week, the annual state conference tax.
ing place commencing today and con-
tinuing until Saturday. The general
synod will be preceded by the annual
state Sunday school institute, with the
final meetings Of the district Presbyter-
les taking place this week. Many men
Of prominence in the Presbyterian
world will be in attendance.
The general synod gives promise Of
being an exceptionally interesting
event, as the program that has been
arranged is unusually elaborate and
provides for numerous stellar features.
Robert E. Speer, D. D., of New York
city, will be the speaker at the opening
session Of the institute Wednesday
evening. He is one Of the secretaries
of the board Of foreign missionaries
and this is his first visit to the state.
Rev. Alexander Henry, D. D., secre.
tary of the board Of publications and
Sabbath school work; Rev. Willis L.
Gelston, superintendent of the young
peoples department Of the board, and
DR.. G. Humble, one of the board IS edu-
cational experts, will be present to
speak during the progress Of the insti-
tute.
General Synod Meeting.
Tomorrow evening will see the open
ing Of the synod prper, the opening
sermon being by Rev. J. T. L. Coates,
of Rolette, moderator. There are a
number of prominent speakers who will
be present during the synod, and among
the mare John E. Carson, D. D., Of
Brooklyn, moderator of the general as
sembly; Joseph E. McAfee of New
York city, association secretary of the
board Of home missions for the north.
west district; Duncan J. Mcmillan, D.
D. of New York, secretary of the
board of church erection; Rev. 81. G.
Swcarengan, D. D., pastor of the House
Of Hope church, st. Paul; Miss S. F.
Lincoln, New York city, connected with
the women g missions; Rev. S. F. Kirk
ride of Chicago of the American Bible
society, are among the speakers.
The annual melting Of the Woman g
synodical Missionary society will be
held during the same time that the
general synod is in session.
Friday will be an exceptionally big
day, having been set apart as sCol.
lege day' and it will be devoted par
ticularly to Jamestown college, the
Presbyterian educational institution in
North Dakota.
Consider College Work.
The work Of the da" will be opened
by Rev. Swearingen OF st. Paul with
President B. H. Krooze of the college
presiding. There will then be consider
ed the reports of the college board,
made by the Rev. W. H. Matthews Of
Grand Forks; of the board of trustees
Of Jamestown college, made by Chair.
man Henry NJ. Tabor, followed by dis
cussions, with W. J. Lane Of Fargo,
John Kauf of jamestown, N. N. Hat
cher of Fargo and Judge S. E. Els
worth of jamestown participating. The
board Of education's work will be con-
sidered by Rev. Swearingen of st. Paul,
after which there will be an inspection
of the college campus.
In the afternoon Prof. Frank B. Tay-
lor will preside. "she Christian Col
lege" is the subject that has been as
signed to Rev. B. A. Fail of Dev.ls
Lake. "The relation of the Church to
the Christian college" will be discussed
by Rev. Dougal Mcintyre of LaMoure;
with Rev. G. R. Adams of Fargo speak.
ing on 'fThe Validity of Classical
studie.' The last address of the af-
ternoon will be by Judge A. G. Burr
of Bottineau on "The Decalogue in the
North Dakota Code" In the evening
there will be an elaborate banquet
with Henry M. Tabor as the toastmas-
ter.
Several of the Presbyteries have held
their pre-synod sessions. The Bismarck
Presbytery met at Mandan and elected
Rev. Robt. H. Myers as moderator, with
Rev. Gilbert W. Stewart as clerk and
treasurer. TIL coordination of Rev. j. L.
Gray as a Presbyterian pastor took
place at that time also.
The Mouse River Presbytery held it's
meeting at Souris, while the Pembina
Presbytery met in Grand Forks yester-
day, the Fargo Presbytery meeting in
jamestown.