The pioneer express., 1911-09-08
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Important Gathering Soon to be Held
at Grafton.

Grafton.-Early predictions as to
attendance that will be given the an.
nual conference of the Baptists of
North Dakota in this city September
19 to %. will be shattered, and the
gathering will. in every particular, be
vastly more important and of greater
effect than had been supposed. as four
distinctive bodies of the Baptist faith
in the state will hold their annual ses.
slons. These organizations are the
North Dakota Baptist conference, the
North Dakota Baptist Ministerial
union. the North Dakota Baptist
Young Peoples union, and the Wo-
mems missionary association. each of
which has been given prominent
place in the four-day program that
has been arranged.
Rev. w. B. Riley, of Minneapolis. is
the evangelist selected for the series
OF meetings, and he will speak before
each of the separate organizations.
The first of the series of gatherings
will take place Tuesday afternoon,
September 49,, when the Ministerial
union will hold it's sessions. Rev.
Walter Ingram of Grafton is the presi.
dent OF this branch. The annual ser.
mon will be delivered by Rev. A. f.
Peterson Of Fargo. The general topic
Of the meeting is "The Minister and
His Work" The closing address of
the afternoon will be given by Rev.
w. B. Riley of Minneapolis. In the
evening Rev. c. e. Hemans of Grand
Forks. general missionary for the
state. will speak on "The Essential
Qualification of the Minister of the
Gospel"
Wednesday morning the regular ses.
sions of the state conference will be
called to order by Judge f. p. Allen
of Lisbon. president of the organiza.
tion. The address of welcome will be
given by Levi Blades of Grafton. and
the response will be by Rev. o. Lar.
son of Fargo. Then will follow the
preliminary work of organization
which leads up to the convention ser.
mon by Rev. w. P. Canine of James.
town.
In the afternoon number of inter.
esting subjects have been selected for
discussion. These include the follow.
ing: 'Reopening of Closed Church"
Rev. w. H. Rogers of Glendale; Car.
rying on Building Enterprise" Rev.
II. A. Buell. of Lidgerwood; Conduct.
ing an Evangelistic Campaign" Rev.
Walter Ingram of Grafton; Colpor.
teur's Work." Rev. C. c. Heidenberg;
Scandinavian Work." Rev. O. Larson
of Fargo. These discussions will be
followed by an address from Rev. l..
McKinnon Of Calvin on Country
Church Problems;;" by Rev. E. A.
Schlaman of Bottineau on 'The Eff.
cient Layman," and by Rev. George
B. Newcomb Of Bismarck on "The
Cause of Crime" The afternoon gath.
ering closes with the school Of evan.
gelism conducted by Rev. Riley OF
minneapolis.
In the evening there will be an ad
dress by DR.. T. L. HOFFMAN. OF Chi.
cago on The Publication Society and
Evangelism" as well as an eyangel.
fstic sermon by Rev. Riley.
Thursday morning the closing ses.
sion Of the general association takes
place. At that meeting the general
subject will be Baptist Leakases."
Next In order comes the Baptist
Young Peoples union. which com.
rnences :ts work Thursday afternoon
With President James A. Van KleecE
Of Fargo In the chair The meeting
will open with q rnund table discus,
sion. led by Rev. George ~ w ebb OF