The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-27
TERCENTENARY Of
ENGLISH BIBLE
NOTED NORTH DAKOTA EDucAT-
oRs FROM THREE PROMINENT
INSTITUTIONS SPOKE AT UNION
SERVICES AT PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH LAST NIGHT.

The tercentenary OF. the King James
version OF the English Bible was OBJ
served last night by nearly all the
Protestant churches in the city at a
largely attended union service held at
the First Presbyterian church. A
special programme was arranged and
three prominent North Dakota edu-
Gators and Prof. A. s. Kingsford Of
Moorhead were heard on various
phases of the subject Of interest of the
evening.
Judge Charles A. Pollock presided
at the service. The speakers Of the
evening, all OF whom read most in
teresting papers, were DR.. Ella Lonn,
dean OF women Of Fargo college, Prof.
A. 8. Kingsford OF the Moorhead Nor
NAL school, Prof. A. e. Minard OF the
A. G. and Prof Vernon p. Squires OF
the state university.
A special musical programme was
rendered by the First Presbyterian
church choir consisting of Mrs. II. H
Wheelock, Mrs. e. r. Wright, Paul
Bunce and II. w. McNair, assisted By
Mrs. A. ]. Stephens OF the First Bap-
| tist church choir, with Mr.. Kurtz at
the organ. The scripture reading was
given by Rev. H. A. Herman of Moor
head. followed by prayer by Rev. WAL
ter M. Irwin of Wichita, Kan.
The first subject OF the evening was
The History Of the King James YER
sion which was most ably presented
by Dr. Ella Lonn OF Fargo college. DR..
Lonn gave an excellent review OF the
various versions of the Bible which
had been in use prior to the time OF
the Inauguration of the English Bible.
she cited some of the struggles. Of the
people at various times in the worlds
history, all of which she felt Were In
spired by Biblical teachings.
Sources of the Unique Influence of
the Bible was the subject of the next
paper which was read by Prof. A. S.
Kingsford of the Moorhead Normal
school. The speaker thought the Bible
had been great source of inspiration
to many of the worlds great charac-
ters. Professor Kingsford coupled the
old and new testaments and showed
the relation Of the various promises
contained In each. Also he gave a
number of illustrations which were
helpful in bringing out the chief points
of his address.
Prof. A. E. Minard of the agricul-
tural college presented the subject of
the Bible and Social Progress. which
was one of the best Of the evening.
Professor Minard is one of the ablest
| educators in North Dakota, a close
student and last night demonstrated
his familiarity with modern and an
cient social conditions. He showed
how frequently the Bible had been
| misused in the past ages, on account
1 of wrong construction that had been
| put upon its passages. He admitted
that many times it had been distorted
| to suit the fancy Of certain men who
gave q vastly different interpretation
/ to it.
Perhaps the most interesting portion
OF Professor Minard's address was his
4 allusion to Biblical and scientific
claims. He showed where both claims
although apparently divergent, were
complimentary to each other.
The last speaker of the evening wal
Prof. Vernon p. Squires OF Crane
Forks. who spoke on The Influence o.
the Bible on Literature. This wal
undoubtedly one Of the most interest.
ing papers Of the evening. Professor
Squires traced the influence OF hoI,
writ down through the 1iteratures o
the ages and showed just what al
important part It had played in fran
ing the minds OF the great masters o
prose and poetry.
He cited the works OF certain mel
who were not generally accredite,
with being religious in their writing
nor private lives such Chaucer an,
Shakespeare who were influenced TO
great extent by the Bible and passed
down the gamut Of writer's in all tn
succeeding ages whose writings hav
shown even slight religious tendency
Some of the works Of Robert Burn
were given which showed the infiuenc
that must have guided him in writ
ing such q work as the Cotter's Sat
|, urday Night. The speaker referred t
many of the more modern writers an
the influence their works showed, eve
down to the late Mrs. Howe who's
''cyes hath seen the glory of the com
ing Of the Lord
The evening concluded with the All
dience rising and singing The Sta
N Spangled Banner and q benedictio
pronounced by DR.. r.. A. Beard.