The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-27
METH0nSTS IN !
ANNUAL. SESSION
Grand Forks District Gath
ering Well Under Way
in Grand Forks.

The annual meeting of the Grand
Forks district Methodist association
opened today. The devotional services
were conducted by Rev. C. d. Locklin.
after which Rev. j. G. Moore was
elected chairman, the Rev. A. o.
~Birchenough secretary.
The program Of the morning was
then preceded with, Rev. A. o. Birch
enough reading the first paper in the
symposium The Preached at Work.
me title Of the paper was 1.-THE
Preacher and Pulpit Preparation." In
this paper. the reader emphasized the
necessity OF first. the great need for
care of the physical. on the basis of
the fact the physical needs this in
Sroer tnat the preachers work may
oe better accomplished. Then in the
second place, reading not only the
bible but all the readings coming his
way. Emphasis was laid. upon the
intensive study of the books of the
bible. The need of greater applica-
ton in the study: need to know men.
The Rev. W. Burns Of Milton lead
IN the discussion and others taking
part therein were Rev. C. d. Locklin,
Rev. G.. w. Cooper of H%ansboro, Rev.
p. o. Grimes Of Kenmare, Rev. T. L.
Chapel Of Forest River. Rev. G. w.
Roberts of Cavalier. Rev. Il" Fl
Roperts of Osnabrock. Rev. w. Fl.
Pascoe Of Pembfna. Rev. j. G.. Moore.
Rev. w. E. Vate of Walhalla, each
SPEAKER emphasizing the fact what he
the ministery. The next paper was
The Preacher n His Parish" was
read by Rev. "A. W. Brown Of Park
River. The reader gave two main
thoughts the preacher and the
preacher and his parish. This was
zone py humoroues and grave illus
trations. The parish outside might
be a means Of help or otherwise ac-
cording to the manner or method Of
approaching the matter. The preach
er could help in matters of local In
terest, not only In suggesting the an.
poinement Of local teachers. but also
IN regard to the reading Of Young
people the dangers of the provisions
OF young people might be avoided If
ton with all that is good. mo man
liveth to himself" The best realm
for h%elpfulness Is the preachers own
parish: Rev. G. 7. Ensign of Neche
opened the discussion pointing Il,
the. necessity Of the work as pastors
and said he should be other than a
Putterer, that his life should be lived
as. a servant of Jesus Christ. The
reverend gentleman told the wav the
parish U was purchased. at Neche.
which fs used exclusively for the social
NE OF the young people of the COM
muntty. This is a self maintaining
mouse and is meeting the needs in ey-
cry way-mental. physical and spirit
a The following pastors also spoke
during the discussion: Revs. Edwin
6prilng OF Edmore, w. E. Water, G.
w. Cooper, W. Burns. W. H. Pascoe.
each of whom emphasized the various
phases Of the work of the preacher in
his parish.
The next paper ON the program was
read by Rev. w. H. Pascoe entitled.
Some Lost Notes in Recent pay
Preaching" There is a possibility Of
drifting fsom the ideal was pointed
out. as we'll as the methods. of evil
possible Of the evil one. Sin is the
one awful .portentious fact made
known in the scriptures. Endeavor
ma been made to deal with social dis.
content IN every way but the awful
ness OF sin has. been left out, and also
the one through whom they may be
saved seems to have beer served the
same way. There must be no modi-
hcation of the doctrines of sin retribu-
ton. personal devotion. There is a
danger of spiritual atrophy. Knowl-
edge Is not everything. people enjoy
sooa sermons but appreciate them
much more If power is present which
I'VE should have. Usage is not meant
to be admired: We want to do ONE
thing. Rev. 8. F. Halfyard led the dis
cusston on this paper and endeavored
to show that the pulpit has lost the art
of thinking. whether it be metaphysi-
Ically. physiologically and t~heologically
and showed that there is too much
p%uttering instead of preaching upon
the writer's Of the gospel. The speak
ers were Revs. q. W. Cooper, IT. H.
Newman, Finley. A. o. Bichenough. ].
g. Moore, each of which emphasized
his own ideas Of the needs in connec-
ton with the paper.