The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-21

jamestown College Notes

s
itors who were in attendance at the
annual meeting Of the synod az the
i Presbyterian church. The students
had q continual round OF addresses
by noted men Of the church. MANY
OF them from New York. The week
opened with the converting OF the Pres.
bytery OF Fargo at Jamestown ana
PRESIDENT Kroeze delivered the omen
Ing address. Wednesday morning i
workers band was organized amons
the students and e. r. Lawrence IN
i Casselton, Ralph Fulton OF Erie and
J. Talbot Of Emerson, Nebr. gave adj
! dresses at the chapel on the charactar
OF the bands work They were mem.
beers OF a similar band in Knox COL
lege, Galesburg, Ill
Among the visitors and speakers at
chapel services this week were mr.
Robert Spear, DIR. Alex Henry. secra.
tary OF the board Of publication and
Sunday school work, Philadelphia. Rev
4 Willis L. Gslston, the superintendent
OF young peoples work OF the Presby-
Ierian church, living in Philadelnhia.
Dr. carson. moderator OF the general
assembly, the greatest man I'm the
cnurch today, of Brooklyn, N ".
Joseph u. McAfee, associate secretary
q the nome mission board. New York
City, DIR. H. G. Swearingen, House OF
Hope church, St Paul, DIR. w. TT.
hunter, Fargo, and others.
The moderator delivered two superb
addresses and DR.. Carson viii long
De remembered by the student body.
This is the first time the chief man
of the church visited this part of our
land, and 1t was a great treat to hear
MIN. He holds that elemental make
up of man is OF greater worth than
| all the equipment and bigness that
so many universities boast OF. He
said that the wonderful opportunities
| here. afforded, In the magnificent
school so rapidly fitted up and equip
ped, jamestown college students may
| develop stirling manhood and woman
hood. The safety Of our land does not
rest In education, he said, but in
ichristian education; that education
that makes Christ the center OF its
administrative force. But in addition
to such an environment the college
must have personality to work upon.
Il
story OF the greatness OF Patrick
Henry. Said he, "A man was told of
the wonderful advantages in the birth
place Of Patrick Henry for the de-
velopnnent of such a great man. He
visited the spot one day. AS he was
/ standing at the little station Of the
burg, he looked UP at the great noun
tain range, off at distance, and the
beautiful stream that flowed by It's
/ base. and the green meadows every
where, and seeing a bystander, ma
| tive OF the place, he said Sir, no won
i der Patrick Henry became great with
such mountain, such a stream, and
such meadows But, sir said the
native them thar mountain be there
i long time, thar stream flowed for
so many, many vars. and them mea-
dows be not only when Patrick lived
here, and, and thar be only one Pat
rick Henry!'" 1t is personality that
counts in the making of manhood and
womanhood.
DR.. Carson spoke on Presbyterian
ism at a mass meeting In the evening,
and without making any comparison
with other denominations, with mar
velous eloquence unfolded the singular
achievements OF the Presbyterian
church In the realm of economic, So
cial, fraternal and religious develop
ment OF the race. The first Presby-
i terry, he declared was at Horeb when
Moses called together the elders of
the church. But however much some
might dispute so early an origin for
Presbyte 1t antedates the
apostle Peter and the days of Roman
supremacy. 1t has flung its flag OF
divine wisdom and love to every cor
ner of the globe, and touches human
needs at every angle. 1t was a power
full address, calculated to make better
every student who heard him.
DR.. Robert Spear Is undoubtedly the
greatest speaker In the Presbyterian
communion and he delivered two
mastery discourses. One on David
Livingston was an address before the
| X W. G. A. of the college, and with
touches of eloquent feryor and beau
tiful diction he told the story of the
great hero Of the darkest continent
| to the girl studens Of the college, The
| lessons from this life were wildly por-
trayed, ending with the dying prayer
of the saint Of Africa as his watchers
found him on his knees entreating
! his God for the redemption OF the
black race. Or. Spear gave the for
eign missionary address OF the synod
to packed house in the evening of
| Wednesday This Is his specially and
he was at his best. II was a spiritual
uplift to those who had the pleasure
OF being present.
Possibly no speaker cheered and
benefited the student body more than
did willis L. Gelston, the noted super
| intendent or young peoples work Of
the board of Sabbath school work,
tiyated and the spuds will prove USE
! full at the dormitory dining room.
| The faculty are planning to be we'll
represented at the coming state as
ISOLATION Last year we were the on
Nv state institution to have all the