The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-20
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY bAPT|STS
Allen of Lisbon President of
Will Close Tonight.
sBantis, Officers.

= sBaptist Officers. =
" At the session Thursday fore :
= noon the Baptist state V .
. ton elected the following officers: :
prcsident-Hon. Frank T.. AL =
y len. Lisbon. .
= Vice Presidents-pr. II. NJ. :
= Cook. Grand Forks; Rev. w. II. :
= Rogers. Ellendale: Rev. E. y. .
" Schlaman. Bottincau; Rev. a. NJ. =
= Mehns. Rev. II. T. Benz. August .
> Anderson. Fargo. .
. Corresponding Secretary-Rev. =
= G. T.. Hemans. Phi. d.. Grand .
" Forks. .
~ Recording Secretary Rev. .
. Walter Ingram. ~Lidgerwood. .
= Treasurer - Fank +. Stark Z"
: weather. Grand Forks. .
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Fargo. n. n. Sept. :o.-There was
la good attendance at all of the meet-
ings of the North Dakota Baptist
convention in the First Baptist church
in this city Thursday and the interest
is increasing. The meetings will close
this evening. when DR.. Riley. the
great Minneapolis preacher. will de-
liver his last sermon of the series.
At the session Thursday morning
Rev. Or. Proper led the devotional
exercises. after which he delivered his
address on The Agency of the Holy
Spirit in Church Work." and it was a
mastery effort. He was followed by
Rev. Walter Ingram of Lidgerwood.
who took for his subject The Nom
Resident Church Problem" and he
was listened to with close attention.
Interesting Subjects.
Rev. @. NJ. Jorgenson Of Valley City
was on the morning program and de-
livered an interesting talk On New
Testament Standards of Church Dis
cipline and Present Day Practice"
This was discussed by several of the
other members. How to Successfully
Organize Church Finances" was the
subject of Rev. a. f. Peterson. and
this proved to be of the very best
on the morning program. and one in
which every church was interested.
Then followed the report of the COM
mittees which showed business to be
in good shape.
Rev. Dr.. Riley of Minneapolis as
usual closed the morning session with
a most able discourse that pleased
the entire audience. and there We're
many attended this part of the session
who did not attend the earlier exer.
cises.
New York Speaker Absent.
DR.. Proper opened the afternoon
session with devotional exercises and
a song service. after which he deliv-
cred an address on Love for the
Church." He was followed by Rev.
z. E. Earnhart of Jamestown, who
North Dakota.",i -
DR.. Barnes of New York was to
have spoken on THE Home Mission
Society. Field and Forces, but wired
that he could moi be present. and
Rev. DR.. Moore Of Boston filled his
place with an able address.
The Awakening Of China is the
subject of Rev. Frank Peterson's ad-
dress. He is a doctor Of divinity from
Minneapolis. There will follow five
minute reports from the missionary
pastors and the afternoon session will
Close with a sermon by Rev. DR.. Riley.
Evening Program.
one of the most pleasant meetings
of the session was that Of Thursday
night. when Mrs. A. H. Dodsley gave
an organ recital and there was mu-
sic by the choir. This was greatly
enjoyed and occupied about half an
hours time.
Miss Ella MacLauren of Chicago
who Is the field secretary Of the Wo.
mems Baptist Foreign Missionary So
eiet!. was the nrSt speaker of the
evening and she gave an able address
on that line OF work. Miss Mac
Lauren has been around the world
and during her talk she gave many
OF her impressions as to what she
believed the missionaries all over the
world We're doing. 1t was a most en-
PERTAINING address for the lady is a
talented speaker and she was listened
to a~ttentively.
Church Was Packed.
The announcement was made thai
Dr. Riley was to deliver a sermon and
this had the effect Of filling the
church to overlooking. He took for
his subject THE Solution of Your
Difficulties" and had for his text.
Come unto Me all We who are heavy
laden and l will give you rest" He
said perfect rest could not be found
within man himself. but must come
directly from the hand Of God. The
wealthy man may be a happy man,
put he isn't brought in that condition
by reason Of his wealth. He said the
truly happy. rested man was the one
who yoked up with Jesus, who was
the elder brother and who was al
ways ready to bear. the greater part
OF the burden.
Reports OF State Church.
During Thursday Rev. C.. r. He
mans who has charge of church work