The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-09-19


There was good attendance at all
of the meetings OF the North Dakota
BAPTIST convention in the First Bap-
tist church of this city today and the
interest is increasing. The meetings
will close tomorrow evening, when DIR.
Riley, the great Minneapolis preacher
will deliver his last sermon of the
series.
At the session this morning Rev. DR..
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. Wal
ter Ingram of Lidgerwood, who took
for his subject The Non Resident
Church Problem. and he was listened
to with close attention.
Interesting Subjects.
Rev. o. M. Jorgenson of Valley City
was on the morning programme and
delivered 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 Or
ganize Church Finances was the sub
1ect of Rev. A. e. Peterson, and this
proved to be one of the very best OF
the morning programme, 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. DIR. Riley of Minneapolis as us
ual closed the morning session with
a most able discourse that pleased the
entire audience, and there were many
attended this part of the session, who
did not attend the earlier exercises.
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DR.. Proper opened the afternoon
session with devotional exercises and
q song service, after which he deliv-
cred an address on Love Cor the
Church. He was followed by Rev. j..
e. Barnhart of jamestown, who talked
on Sunday School Work in North Da-
kota.
DIR. Barnes of New York was to have
spoken on The Home Mission Society
Field and Forces, but wired that he
could not be present, and Rev. DR..
Moore of Boston filed his place with
an able address.
The Awakening of China is the sub
1ect of Rev Frank Peterson's address.
He Is doctor of divinity from Mime
apolis. There will follow Ave minute
reports from the missionary pastors
and the afternoon session will close
with sermon by Rev. Or. Riley.
Last Evening.
one of the most pleasant meetings
of the session was that of last night
when Mrs. A. H, Dodsley gave an
organ recital and there was music by
the choir. This was greatly enjoyed,
and occupied about half an hours
time.
Hiss Ella MacLauren of Chicago,
who is the field secretary of the Wo-
mems Baptist Foreign Missionary so
ciety, was the first speaker of the
evening and she gave an able address
ON that line of work. Miss MacLaurn
has been around the world and during
her talk she gave many of her inn
pressions as to what she believed the
missionaries all over the world were
doing. 1t was most entertaining adj
dress for the lady Is talented speak :
er and she was listened to attentively.
Church Was Packed.
The announcement was made that.
Dr, Riley was to deliver a sermon and
this had the effect of filing the church
to overhowing. He took for his SUBJ
ject The Solution of Your Difficulties,
and had for his text. "Come unto Me
all We who are heavy laden and will
give YOU rest He said perfect rest
could not be found within man HIM
self, but must come directly from the
hand OF tiods lie WealIny man may
be b happy man, but he isn't brought
lin that condition by reason of his
wealth. He said the truly happy, rest
ed man was the one who yolxed up
with Jesus, who was the elder brother
and who was always ready to bear
the greater part Of the burden.
Reports on State Church.
During yesterday Rev. G. E. Hemans
who has charge of church work over
the state made his report. and 1t show
cd that during the past two years the
Mork Of SA@ church had greatly in-