The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-14
SPEAKER DRUMS
SUNSHINE GOSPEL
WAS THE KEYNOTE
Warmed Mems Hearts While
He Explained his Meth
DDS to the Audience
The men AND RELIGION
FORWARD MOVEMENT
Great Convention Holds Forth in
Grand Forks Under Sway of the
| Great Corps of Experts-Enthusiasm
and Energy Happily Blended.

The man who goes about this world
looking as though he had just eaten a
bad dinner when thousands of persons
on every hand are yearning for
pleasant word and CHEEKY good
morning" is the man who needs CHRIS
tianizing in the belief Of the team of
experts who are conducting the Men
and Religion Forward Movement
meetings in Grand Forks this week.
Two members of the team this
morning declared from the pulpit in
the First Presbyterian church that
the man with the long face is not
necessarily rious no matter how many
times he may attend church on Sun
day nor no matter how many times he
may appeal to shed copious tears dur
ing the sermon.
The man with smile is the man
worth while. the experts contended.
world-good pure laughter mingled
with the sunshine that radiates from
the love of Jesus Christ in mems
hearts.
The speakers this morning were
Charles r. Drum. DR.. 1. j. Lansing
and Yutaki Minakuchi.
Mr.. Drum entered the church with
smile He beamed his welcome
while he talked. He warmed mems
hearts.
DIR. lansing devoted good share Of
his remarks to making the audience
smile. He told Of what sunshine had
with grouchy expressions appear
ridiculous. He told what they could
| accomplish sack day If they would
meet their fellow citizens with a mer-
ry wave of the hand and a rous1ng
'howdH do" The speaker made his
AUDITORS laugh. He was applauded
enthusiastically when he ceased
speaking.
The Japanese expert. Yutaki Nina
oriental smiles-a sort of a grin in
fact-which he used with telling ef-
feet on the men in the pews. He told
OF the love of God that passeth all un-
derstanding. He did not relate his
story with long face, but told it as
though he was brim full of happiness.
The meeting this morning was call
culated to make men see the bright
side of life and it did. There wasn't
long. sorrowful face in the church
when the service closed. This session
was one continual round of sunshine
and the usual revival weep" did not
creep in to mar the CHEEKY setting.
AN extension meeting was held at
the rooms of the Red River Power
company's Advancement club at noon
today The talk was given by Dr. ].
j. Lansing. The audience was COM
posed of clerks and business men.
"A buffet luncheon was served at the
First Presbyterian church dining
room during the noon hour.
Womcn's Mass Meeting.
AZ the First Baptist church We'd
nesday evening Dr. I. j. Lansing ad.
dressed the womens mass meeting
which was special number on the
convention program. Mrs. F.. ]. Bah
cock presided and after an organ VOL
untary by Miss Jane Smith. PRAYER bv
DR.. II. NJ. Cook and a solo. Lead
Kindly Light" by Miss Ida Lamson.
she introduced the speaker.
In his plain, earnest way Or. Lam
sing talked on the Lords prayer and
announced as his subject, THE Social
Program of the Lords Prayer" TAX
ing section by section he gave a larc-
er Interpretation of ii than ever heard
before and he applied each section to
the problems of social service 1t was
very impressive talk and left those
VINO heard him extremely Thoughts
full.
Mr. Drum spoke this morning on
individual Evangelism" taking for
his principal thought the golden text
of the Men and Religion Forward
Movement which is:
Nov thanks be unto God who lead.
us forth in triumph with the Annoint-
ed One and Who diffuses by us the
fragrance of the knowledge of Him
in every place."
1T is crime to withhold from