The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-09
PRESBYTER|ANS TO
Have A BIG
MEETING
Sessions in Jamestown This
Week Will Bring Many
Prominent Speakers

Presbyterians Of North Dakota will
center their interest on Jamestown
this week. the annual state conference
taking place commencing Wednesday
evening and continuing until Saturday.
The general synod will be preceded By
the annual state Sunday school insti.
tute. with the final meetings of the
district P~resbyteries taking place his
week. Many men of prominence in
the Presbyterian world will be in at
tendance.
The general synod gives promise of
being an exceptionally interesting
event, as the program that has been
provides for numerous stellar fca.
lures. Robert E. Speer, D. D., of New
York city. will be the speaker at the
opening session of the institute Wed.
nesday evening. He is one of the sec
retaries Of the board Of foreign mis-
sionaries 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.. c. Humble, one of the boards edu-
c%ational experts, will be present to
speak during the progress of the in
stitute.
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I. Thursday evening will see the OPEN
Ing OF the synod proper, the opening
sermon being by Rev. j.. T. L. Coates
Of Rollette. moderator. There are a
number of prominent speakers who
will be present during the synod, and
among them are John E. Carson. D. D.
of Brooklyn, moderator of the general
assembly; Joseph E. McAfee Of New
York city. association secretary Of the
board of home missions for the north
west district: Duncan ]. Mcmillan, D.
D.. of New York. secretary of the
board Of church erection; Rev. H. G.
Swearengan. D. D.. pastor of the
House Of Hope church. st. Paul: Miss
S. +. Lincoln, New York city, con-
nected with the women's missions:
Rev. S. F. kirkride of Chicago of the
American Bible society. are among the
speakers.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
~Synodical Missionary society will be
held during the same time as the gen.
eral synod is in session.
Friday will be an exceptionally big
day. having been set apart os Col
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 day will be opened
by Rev. Swearingen of ST. Paul with
President B. H. Krooze of the college
presiding. There will then be con.
sidered the reports Of the college
of Grand Forks: of the board Of trus-
tees Of Jamestown college, made by
Chairman Henry NJ. Tabor, followed
by discussions. with w. j. Lane OF
Fargo, John Knauf Of Jamestown, n
n. Hatcher of Fargo and Judge S. E
Ellsworth of Jamestown participating
The board of education's work will be
Paul. after which there will be an in.
spection of the college campus.
In the afternoon Prof. Frank B
Taylor will preside. THE Christian
college is the subject that has beer
assigned to Rev. B. A. Fail of Devils
Lake. THE Relation of the Church tc
the Christian College will be discuss.
ed by Rev; pougal Mcintyre Of La.
Fargo speaking on The Validity Of
Classical Studies" The last address
Of the afternoon will be by Judge A. &
Burr of Bottineau on The Deoalosue
in the North Dakota Code" In the
evening there will be an elaborate
banquet with Henry NJ. Tabor as the
ltoastmaster.
Several of the Presbyteries have
J HelO IHeiE PIe-SHIlo0 SeSSloHs. Lux
Bismarck Presbytery met at Mandar
and elected Rev. Robt H. Myers a:
moderator, with Rev. Gilbert "
Stewart as clerk and treasurer. Thu
ordination of Rev. j. L. Gray as a
Presbyterian pastor took place at thai
time also.
The Mouse river Presbytery held it:
meeting at Souris. while the Pembina
Presbytery will meet in Grand Fork.
Tuesday. the Fargo P~resbytery meet
ing in jamestown.