Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-25
.ADVENT|sTs HOLD
BUSINESS MEETING
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Several Fine Addresses VII
be Given IL Addition to
the Presidents

Day Adventists conference convened
in a large tent at $3.50 a. M, ED. G.
j. Bushalts, president of the confer
ence. presiding. "He Leadeth Me"
was the opening song. Isaiah IL vas
the scripture read. One hundred and
five delegates were seated.
Advisory Committee Selected.
An advisory committee of 16 were
named from the floor: C. J. Buhalts,
Carl Leer, A. v. Rhoads, j.. II. Sci
BILE, J. ]. Reiswig, J. A. Litwinenco,
G. G. Reiswig, W. B. Payne, Martin
Olson, c. H. Reiswig, Geo. Underse.
her, s. G. Burley, Andrew Trigg, r. A.
Powers, Alex Yakawenko and Rich
ard Graham we're the committee chos-
en-. ....- sa,4A s,.
Presidents Annual Address.
The president then submitted his
annual address, a portion of which
is as follows: 1T seems but q short
time since we were in conference
session one year ago. Tine has pass
ed very rapidly. AS we gather today
for the opening Of this session of our
conference we wish to first of all ex-
press our gratitude to God for His
watch-care over us during the year.
Some Of our members, who were with
us last year, are not with us today.
They were taken away by death. None
of us know what the future will bring,
therefore, we. should make the best
Of the opportunity still granted us in
forming characters for Gods king
dom. Let US pray that God will grant
to all spiritual uplift and that His
blessings may be with us in all of
our deliberations pertaining to our
conferene work. We believe that God
is ready to do His part, If we have
come here with one settled purpose
to- pay the price necessary in conse.
Grafton God will be ready to ponr
out of His spirit in abundant meas.
urc. Let US breathe the prayer of
the psalmist, David: Create in me a
clean heart, @ God; and renew a right
spirit within me; cast me not away
from Thy presence, and take not Thy
,holp spirit from me. Restore unto
me the JOY Of Thy salvation; and up.
hold me with Thy free spirit; then
will teach transgressors Thy ways
and sinners will be- converted unto
me- First a clean heart then filled
with His spirit in service for HIS
cause. '
"The laborers In the field have all
met with success Quite a number
have accepted the gospel invitation.
We have not been able to supply all
calls for meetings. | wish we might
have time to hear from all our work.
in regard to their experience in
the places where they have labored.
Personally. | have enjoyed my work
in North Dakota the past season and
pray God will greatly bless the con-
sccratcd workers as they 50 forth to
fight the battles of the King"
- Eloquent English Sermons.
Speaking from the English pulpit
upon the topic, "Shall the Old Book
Stand" Pastor A. W. Away of Har.
vey said, in part: "The exact phase
Eaccorded the Bible In modern religi.
GUS thought is very difficult to define.
The influence of evolution and higher
criticism has modified and in many
instances quite destroyed simple
faith. which a generation ago recog-
nizcd the Bible as the infalliblc fOun-
dation Of faith and the inspired
lationS Of the divine will to man."
The speaker deplored this tendency
towards skepticism and declared that
the soulsaying power of the church
in every age has always been meas
ured by its faith in the Word of God
as a vital. life-giving power and her
willingness to yield unQuestioned
obedience to its %precepts."
Many Young People Present.
About 150 young people are ell.
camped upon the ground. These have
been divided into t~hirty.two prayer
bands. Their work is to help those
who are seeking a deeper interest III
spiritual things. Their aim is to see
every young person converted before
they leave the camp ground. Their
enotto is, "Thc Love Of Christ Con.
straineth Us" This company ''of
yoollng people have offered to raise
$500 for a school in China. where ma.
tive eyangelists. can be trained. This
will be raised during 1913. Many Of
the Junior members of this s6ciety
plant missionary gardens, the pro-
ceeds Of which 60 toward the raising.
of this fund. The topics for discus.
sion In the young peoples tent today.
at GOO a. m. and 500 y. M, will be,
What Will You DO For Jesus?" and
THE Work Of the Holy Spirit" FL.
der j. j.. Reiswig Of Jamestown is in
charge Of this department, which is
known as the Young Peoples Mis-
sionary Volunteers Society.
Union Service To-day.
Prof. A. +. Schmidt of Harvey has
arrived on the grounds and at the
1890 hour today we will meet in un.
ion service to discuss the education.
al system Of the denomination.
Hebrew Lecturer on Grounds.
Evangelist F. C. Gilbert, a Hebrew
Christian, lecturer and author, of Con,
cord, Mass, has arrived. Mr.. Gilbert
was reared q Hebrew and in his early
days was preparing to become q He.
prev teacher. Nearly twenty-five
years ago he saw the light of the
Christian religion, and for nearly a
quarter Of a century has been dcyot-
ing his tine and energy to spread q
knowledge Of the faith of Christ
among people everywhere. The Ia.
borets of the evangelist are not con.
fined to any n place or people. He
delivers lectures among Christian
people of all denominations, and the