The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-18
CONFERENCE DELEGATES WILL BE NAMED
AT FIRST SESSION THURSDAY MORNING

present would have to borrow money
from their presiding elder to get home
again for he had lone that very thing
himself on many occasions.
The speaker compared the minister
to the fower'that gathers It's strength
from the sunlight and sunshine and
then gives 1t OUT in the darkness for
n betterment of mankind. He said
that when the first Methodist church
was built in Baltimore and somebody
round III the purpose. of the. building.
he remarked that the church would
o run Git" Bishop Mcintyre de-
clared that the Methodist church had
run out unit! the songs of the Wes-
leSs have girdled the globe"
America Needs Religion.
The bishop brought out with special
emphasis a new thought that the Unit
ed States needs religion more than
England. He declared that the Cos
pei Is more necessary in America be-
cause of the republican form of gov
eminent. In a monarchy a minority
that is right with the king at its head
can rule and save the nation. All the
church then has to do in a monarchy
Is to keep a strong minority right. but
In America the majority rules and the
task of the church becomes much
greater for it must keep the majority
in the right path or the nation is
doomed. 1t was this fundamental
thought of doing good of keeping peo-
pie on the right path that caused these
to endure hardship and build for
better commonwealth.
In closing the bishop again thanked
Mayor Murphy for his kindly welcome
and said that he was sure the men,
bers OF the conference would remem-
Der the anniversary conference with
pleasantest recollections.
Immediately following the welcome
ceremonies, Bishop Mcintyre called
the conference session to order, Sec
rotary A. w. Brown reading the roll:
Mr.. Brown was reelected secretary Of
the conference by accalamation and
the other officers and committees were
confirmed.
Secretary Brown announced his as
sistants as follows: F. L. Watkins, T.
A. Olson. j. /. Asher, j. G. Morrison
and. H. p. Cooper.
The time for the memorial services
was fixed at 9 o'clock Friday morning
when services will be held in honor
OF T. E. Turner and Adelbert Hays,
members of the conference who have
died during the conference year Just
closing.
D.. S. scadeng and S. F. Halfyard
were elected as official reporters of the
conference.
j. c. Erb of the Upper Iowa con-
ference and r. c. Johnston of the
northern Minnesota conference were
introduced as new. members.
First Discussion.
The first discussion of the confer
ence was precipitated when the sta
%tistical secretary asked for 'informa-
ton regarding the proper crediting of
funds cN11octa6 m tho 1,ario,,s oborv
es for the conference claimants. Fol-
lowing an interesting discussion
Bishop Mcintyre called on Secretary
j. B. Dingley of the general fund to
throw light on the situation. DR..
Hingley spoke at some length on the
conference claimants fund work en-
phasizing the fact that the movement
Is a general m that is spreading all
over the country. He declared that
the movement is one of the biggest
movements in Methodism for it means
that the old preacher will receive his
dues. He also handed to the confer
ence secretary a draft for $3.50, rep
%resenting the share of this. conference
in the dividends from the general
fund: Forty conferences in Methodism
have taken up the work said DIR.
Hingley and approximately $4,000. 600
has been collected.
He urged: me reform which the
North Dakota conference. has not yet
made and that is basing the annuity
on point of service. DR.. Hingley de-
clared that the ministerial method of
finding out o poor 6. minister is be-
fore he receives money from the SUI
perannuate fund is utterly wrong. He
decried the necessity Of a minister
having to show his poverty to secure
aid n declared that the superannu-
ated minister able to support himself
or not should receive his due and that
the reasonable method was to make
the annuity depend on length of serv-
ice. ..
DR.. Hingley's speech however. did
not clear up the muddle and a COM
Cooper of Casselton as chairman to
look into the difficulty encountered by
the statistical secretary and report to-
morrow morning.
Tie Sunday Schools Field.
Bishop Mcintyre then introduced
DIR. Edgar Blake Of Chicago. assistant
secretary of the board of Sunday
Sunday school board. DR.. Blake said
that the Sunday school board was the
youngest in the church in point Of
years but with potential greatness
hardly realized by the church.. He
said that statistics proved that fully
eight per cent of the members of the
Methodist church came out Of the
Sunday schools. hut that the church as
a whole had not awakened to this
of it's existence the. Sunday School
union showed an increase in Sunday
school membership in the church OF
over 500. 900. DR.. Blake declared that
he was sorry to report that in view Of
lack Of necessary finance the board
would be unable to place a missionary
in the North Dakota field next year.
active interest in the work of the
board promising that the return would
be more than they could anticipate.
Following DR.. Blake's address and
the making of the usual announce
ments. adjournment was taken until
this afternoon. when the conference
listened to an address by Rev. Mr..
Harris and Miss Snyder.
Conference Sermon.
The opening feature of the days
sessions was the conference ermon
delivered this morning by Rev. D. 8.
Scadeng of: Langdon. followed by the
sacrament Of the Lords supper. Mr..
Scadeng's sermon was a fitting open
ing I o the conference. carefully
thought out and splendid in diction.
The speaker prefaced 'his sermon with
the statement tnaI he OelleNeu tnS
mission. Of the. conference sermon
should he 'inspirational rather than
doctrinal. homiletic or controversial.
| He took his text from First corinth-
ians is, 25. 'For He must reign until
He hath put all enemies under His
feet" and Rev. II, Is. "The Kingdoms
of this world have become the king
doms Of our Lord and His Christ and
He shall reign forever and eve
In an interesting way the speaker
touched on what has been lone by the