The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-14
MISSIONARIES Will
OPEN SESSION
SATURDAY
Big Session For Northern Dis.
/. trict Of the Sunday School

/. tr1ct Of the Sunday School
Union
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saturday is the day set for the on
ening of the first annual conference
OF the northern district Of the Amer
lean Sunday School union and at that
time the corps of missionaries MAIN
tanned In the states Of Minnesota.
North Dakota and Montana will con-
fer in Grand Forks for the purpose
OF gaining better information on
methods and for the purpose Of lay
ing plans for the coming year.
The union confines itself PRACTICAL
~ entirely to work in the rural dis
tricts, 1t is INSTRUMENTATION in it's
character, and its work extends over
all parts of the United States. In the
northwest 1t has been particularly
active, Minnesota being the field for
the largest amount Of work in the
northern district.
The first session Of the union will
take place Saturday evening and it is
Introductory in its nature, with the
appointment Of committees and SINH
lar matters to be cared for. Sunday
the several missionaries will occupy
Grand Forks church pulpits.
Monday morning the active work
VIII be commenced, for at that time
the formal enrolment takes place,
Rev. w. ]. Smith Of Brainard, Mimi.
opens the session, and he will be fol-
lowed by Rev. j. o. Ferris of Mime
apolis who will deliver an address to
the missionaries. He is the ~superin-
tendent of the northern district. His
address will be followed by an open
conference with Rev. Geo. P. Will
Jams. D. D., secretary Of missions,
Philadelphia, Pa, in charge. In the
afternoon the first speaker is REV. G,
Larson, Princeton. MINI. what
Manner of a Man Should the Mission
airy Be-" is the subject assigned to
Rev. Geo. E. Andrick, Minneapolis,
the general missionary Of the dis
trict. "The Missionary and His Equip
ment for Service" will be taken up by
Rev. Paul ]. Gramness Of Virginia,
Mimi, while CLOSELY Adhering to
Our Commission" is the subject on
which Rev. L. E. Stapf of Owatonna,
Minn,, will talk. Grove A. Gruman Of
Minneapolis, vice president will also
speak during the afternoon.
In the evening Rev. A. L. Holden of
Bemidji, Mimi. opens the session, and
there will be two important address,
es. Or. Geo. P. Williams of Phila-
delphia will speak on Distinctive
Features Of the American Sunday
School Union," while "The Problems
of the Country Church" will be dealt
with by Rev. Joseph Wells Of Des
Moines. He is the superintendent of
the western district.
Tuesday is a very important day,
the program for that time being ex-
ceptionally heavy. These subjects
will be discussed: How Can the
American Sunday School Union Aid
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment," Kirk E. Wallace, Grand
Forks; Working With a Vision Of the
Future" Joseph Doolittle, Valley City,
N. D.; "The Model Country School,"
Rev. r. w. Newman, Missoula, Mont;
The Missionary as a Force in His
Field" Rev. H. ]. Snyder, Grand Rap
ids, Mimi; what is Our Attitude To-
ward the Relation to UNCONVENTIONAL
and Other Religious Agencies" Rev.
w. w. tombstone, Chicago, ILL.,; 1.-THE
Possibilities of the Home Department
in the Country" Rev. J. G. Jorgenson,
N. D,
Wednesday, too, will see q very
Sunday Schools" Rev. I. D. McBain,
heavy program as 1t is the closing
day of the gathering. The speakers
chosen follow: Special Days in Our
Willow City, N. D.; 1.-THE Work Of Our
Society in Old Settled Districts" Rev.
Cyrus Sullivan. Willmar, Mimi; THE
Child in its Relation to the Worlds
Rev. A. B. Gould, Jarret,
my First Address to a Coun-
try Community" Rev. L. w. Bates,
Grafton, N. D.; "The Future of Our
Schools, or Their Permanently" Rev.
Geo. B. Galley, Marshall, Mimi; 1.-THE
School as an Evangelistic
Agency" Rev. w. w. johnson, Chica-
60; "Co-Operation Between the Edu-
cational and Missionary Forces of the
Sunday School," Rev. Walter A. Snow,
-Four Endeavor
"Onr Endeavor Along Evan
gelistic Lines" Rev. R. w. Roberts,
Brainerd, MINI.
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