The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-09-21
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF AMERC
CAN UNION HAVE CONFER.
ENcE IN GRAND FORKS.
MANY SPEAKERS PRESENT
Wide Range Of Subjects Appeared on
Program That Opened Sat
urday Evening.

Grand Forks.-Saturday was open.
ing day Of the first annual conference
of the Northern district of the Amer.
ican Sunday School union, and at that
time corps Of missionaries maintained
In the States of Minnesota, North Da-
kota and Montana conferred in Grand
Forks for the purpose Of gaining bet
ter information on methods and for
the purpose Of laying plans for the
coming year.
The union confines itself practically
entirely to work in the rural districts;
it is interdenominational in it's char.
acter, and it's work extends over all
parts of the United States. In the
Northwest it has been particularly &C
tive, Minnesota being the field for the
largest amount of work in the North.
ern district.
The first session of the union took
place Saturday evening, and was in.
troductory in its nature, with the ap-
pointment of committees and similar
matters. Sunday the several mission
aries occupied Grand Forks church
pulpits.
Monday morning the active work be-
gan. Rev. w. ]. Smith of Brainerd,
Minn., opened the session, and he
was followed by Rev. ]. c. Ferris OF
Minneapolis, who delivered an address
to the missionaries. He is the super
intendent Of the Northern district.
His address followed by an open con-
ference with Rev. George P. Williams.
b. D., secretary of Missions, Philadel-
phia, Pa, in charge. In the afternoon
the first speaker was Rev. G. Larson,
Princeton, MINI. "What Manner Of
Man Should the Missionary Be?'
was the subject assigned to Rev.
George E. Andrick, Minneapolis, tho
general missionary of the district:
''The Missionary and His Equipment
for Service" was taken up by Rev. Paul
J. Grammess of Virginia, Mimi, while
"Closely Adhering to Our Commission"
is the subject on which Rev. L. s.
Stapf Of Owatonna, Mimi, talked.
Grove A. Gruman of Minneapolis, vice
president, also spoke in the afternoon.
In the evening, Rev. A. T.. Holden
of Bemidji, Mimi, opened the session,
and there were two important address
es. DR.. George P. Williams of Phil
adelphia spoke on Distinctive Fea-
lures of the American Sunday School
Union," while "The Problems of the
Country Church: was dealt with by
Rev. Joseph Wells of Des Moines. He
| Is the superintendent of the Western
district.
Tuesday to Be Big Day.
| Tuesday was an important day.
These subjects were discussed: How
Can the American Sunday School
Union Aid the Men and Religion For
ward Movement" Kirk E. Wallace,
Grand Forks; working With a Wis
ion of the Future" Joseph O. Doo-
little, Valley City, N. D.; "The Model
Country School," Rev. r. w. Newman,
Missoula, Mont; "The Missionary as
a Force in His Field" Rev. H. J. Sny-
der, Grand Rapids, Mimi; what is
Our Attitude Toward the Relation to
Denominational and Other Religious
Agencies" Rev. w. w. Johnstone. Chi
cago, ILL.,; ''The Possibilities of the
Home Department in the Country"
Rev. ]. G. Jorgenson, Dickinson, N. D.
Wednesday, too, saw a heavy pro-
gram, as it was the closing day Of
the gathering. The speakers chosen
follow. Special Days in Our Sunday
Schools" Rev. I. D. McBain, Willow
City, N. D.; "The Work Of Our So
ciety in Old Settled Districts" Rev.
Cyrus Sullivan, Wilmar, Mimi; "The
Child In Its Relation to the Worlds
Activities" Rev. A. B. Gould, Jarret,
MINI; my First Address to Country
Community" Rev. L. w. Bates, Graf
ton, N. D.; "The Future Of Our
Schools, or Their Permanency," Rev.
George B. Galley, Marshall, Mimi;
"The Sunday School as an Evangelis-
tic Agency" Rev. w. w. Johnston,
Chicago; "Co-operation Between the
Educational and Missionary Forces of
the Sunday School," Rev. Walter A.
Snow, Fargo; "Our Endeavor Along
Evangelistic Lines" Rev. R. w. Rob.
erts, Brainerd, MINI.