The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-18

ia State Baptist convention this morn
ing was much larger than at the open
ing services of yesterday and a great
deal of interest was manifest.
Rev. DR.. Proper of Omaha, Neb.,
again led the devotional exercises and
then delivered telling address on the
subject of Some Reasons for Delaye'l
Answers to Prayer.
The president, Hon. Frank P. Allen,
of Lisbon then called the convention
to order and after an address of well
come by Rev. A. e. Peterson of the
local church and q response made by
Rev. d, A. Tucker of Glenburn, the
annual sermon was delivered by Rev.
! L. McKinon of Calvin, who spoke from
Peter /; "a, upon the Shepherding of
the Flock, 1t was a message of great
inspiration and appealed to those in
christian work to do their best under
the great shepherd, Christ.
The rest Of the morning was spent
in receiving and adopting reports from
the various general workers of the
state. The reports were all filed with
encouraging words of success and en-
phasized the fact that the Baptist de-
nomination is moving forward rapidly
in the state.
During This Afternoon.
Rev. DR.. Proper was the first speak
er of the afternoon session and he had
for his subject Love for the Church,
and he was followed by Rev. s. sls.
Barnhart, who talked on Sunday
School Work in North Dakota, giving
many interesting statistics. Rev. DR..
Barnes of New York, was the speaker
who talked on The Home Mission So
ciety, Field and Forces, and he was
followed by Rev. Frank Peterson of
Minneapolis, who spoke on The Awak-
ening of China. Five minute reports
from the different missionary societies
of the state were read after which Rev.
DR.. Riley, closed the afternoon session
with one of his telling sermons.
Last Evening Service.
The session opened with a stirring
service Of song led by Rev. E. E. Barn
hart, state Sunday school missionary,
assisted by the choir of the local
church.
Rev. d. d. Proper of Omaha then
spoke upon the subject Jesus and His
2-11, He Is Not Ashamed to Call Them
Brethren.
I'VE look out to see so much of
evil" said the speaker, that we feel
the world is far removed from the
thought of brotherhood. The law of
the survival seems everywhere in con-
troll, but over against the idea of the
I
strong stand the words of Jesus, Bear
ye one another's burdens Christ came
TO make out of humanity brother
hood He makes the basis of this
brotherhood to be the doing of the will
of Cod, We are born into the brother
hood by new birth. We come to
have family resemblance. Jesus is
not ashamed of us as some people are
ashamed of their poor relations. He
associated with humble fishermen. We
need then to be about His work as
though we mean 1t. And we need to
remember that If We are ashamed of
Him in the end He will be ashamed
of u.s."
With apt Illustrations and convinc-
ing logic the speaker brought these
great facts home with force to those
who listened.
At the close of this address an an
them was rendered by the local choir.
Or. Riley's Address.
The second address of the evening
was delivered by Rev. w. b. Riley D..
D., pastor of the First Baptist church
of Minneapolis. The subject of the
address was Our Besetting Sins. The
text chosen was Hebrews 12-1,
"Wherefore seeing we are compassed
about by so great cloud of Witness
es let us lay aside every weight and
the sin tnat QOJn SO easily DeSeC us,
looking unto Jesus, the author and fin-
Usher Of our faith"
The sermon was one which deeply
moved all those who listened.
DR.. Riley spoke first of the cloud Of
witnesses who are looking down upon
those who, are running the race of
life He pointed out that the figure
here used by Paul was figure drawn
from the great games Of his time. The
whole heavenly host have their eyes
upon u.s. Heaven is a. crowded city.
Paul in the eleventh chapter has nam
ed few of these but they are without
number and likewise of a notable
character. In the presence of these,
then we are inspired to do our best.
The 5esetting Sin.
In the second division OF the SER
mon the speaker dwelt upon the part
Of the text, "Let US lay aside every
weight and the sin which doth SO
easily beset u.s.
Dr. Riley defined the besetting SIM
as the sin standing easily or readily
be our battle ground for character.
This sin must then be discarded and
finally diSregarded.
The sermon closed with setting
forth of the power of the Christ who
goes before us to whom men can look
and be saved.
It was a message of great power and
those who listened were thrilled with
the mighty claims of christianity.
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