The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-10
ORGANIZE in FARGO
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whose business it will be to travel
around and assist the local executive
committees in the work.
Meetings Yesterday.
The second conference of the lay
mems Missionary movement was open
ed at tie First Presbyterian church
yesterday, with a very enthusiastic
meeting. This meeting was held for
the men of the city who are inter
ested in the work and Col. e. w. Hal
ford addressed the meeting on the sub
ject of Every Christians World Field
and Obligations. ]. Campbell White
also gave a powerful address on The
Hope of Evangelizing the World.
The meeting was opened by prayer
and the two addresses were attentive
ly listened to. Mr.. White showed that
his subject was live topic and the
probabilities Of Evangelizing the world
were not impossibilities. Colonel Hal
ford made each mans responsibility
a reality by his forceful talk and the
fruitlessness and sin Of trying to avoid
it.
Col. Halford's Address.
The evening meeting held at the
Presbyterian church was addressed by
Colonel Halford, ana he spoke on the
Church's Supreme Mission. He plain
ly showed that his idea of the supreme
mission was that OF missionary effort
and the endeavor to bring the gospel
to all lands. Colonel Halford showed
the complete familiarity with his sub
ject and his knowledge of the work
and resources of information cleaned
while editor-i n-chief of The Chicago
Inter- Ocean and as private secretary
to President Harrison made his adj
dress intensely interesting.
He dwelt at length upon the duty OF
the church and gave striking illustra-
tions to prove his assertions from the
scriptures, taken from Christ's life and
from the lives OF his followers. Col
onel Halford mentioned the present
unrest in political and national affairs
and predicted that the twentieth cen
fury was bringing to mankind one OF
the greatest renaissance in the history
of the world He spoke of the great
opportunities which are offered along
missionary lines to the people of today
and their great need for fulfllment,
quoting Christs injunction to preach
the gospel to all nations for the time
is at hand
Many interesting statistics Of the
already growing work were cited and
the large number of churches that
had denied themselves to help the
work along. His talk was rousing
one and his personality and forcefuI
manner show that Colonel Halford is
to be and already is one of the potent
factors in the work of the Laymen's
missionary movement.
An account of the address by J.
Campbell White. one of the leading
men Of the work will be found else
where In The Forum.
Rev. RolIitts Address,
Perhaps one of the most interesting
meetings of the day yesterday was the
one held at the Baptist church, when
Rev. G. c. Rollittt, field secretary of
the sixth district of the Laymen's mis-
sionary work, spoke on the subject Of
the Layman's Missionary Movement.
The meeting was not as well adver-
tised as was wished, as the speaker
was secured by the pastor, Rev, A. e.
Peterson on short notice. However,
a fairly large attendance was noted.
Lie SpcdhSI SApAdlIlSQ Tie MISSION
of the Laymen's movement and the
work that 1t has been doing in all
parts of the world. How the organi-
cation had grown and the purpose of
the meetings in Fargo.
AS to the general excuse of the peo-
pie concerning the home mission work
Rev. Mr.. Rollitt brought out the tie
between the home fields and. the for
eign. He used Fargo as very good
example.
The speaker went on to say that
when one had found the true Christ
and the way to live the really happy
life he was so satisfied that he was
overcome with the desire to help 9TH
ers find the same peace. His illustra-
tions along this line were very strik-
ing and several instances that struck
home very forciably marked the close
Of the address.