The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-17
BAPTIS1S
Of STATE
IN SESSION

Grand Forks. N. D.. Sept. 1.-THE
first session of the annual convention
of the North Dakota State f aptists
was. held this snorning. Th.e Mini
sterlal union convened yesterday aft
ernoon and evening for the purpose
or taking care of some matters, which
pertain to the ministers alone and will
not be brought before the entire con-
vention. As* @
Splendid Address.
one of the ~ best features Of the
programme last evening was the ad-
dress by DR.. D. D. Proper of Omaha,
Neb, who spoke on the subject
Scriptural Evangelism. DR.. Proper is
general superintendent of missions
and church edifice work in. the CEN
trail division of the Baptist Home
Mission society. He declared in his
address last evening that the church
has been largely built UP by evangel-
ism and because of this fact the min
listers and congregation should hold
.tast to the principles and methods by
which they have so greatly prospered
He said that something should be
done to better the present conditions
along this line. :.
Yesterdays Work. s:
The annual election of officers of
the union was held yesterday after
noon and Rev. E. Halliwell Of Saw
yer, N. D., was chosen president. Rev.
b. F. Stump of Cavalier was chosen
Tor the vice presidency and the new
secretary treasurer is Rev. A. M. Me-
nus or Fargo. The state convention
board also met yesterday afternoon
and transacted the business for the
past quarter. At the meeting the reg
ular reports Of the general workers
We're also presented.
The < speakers of the afternoon
Were Rev. A. E. Peterson of Fargo,
and Rev. Menus Of, the same place.
ines, mess = men read papers. which were
given at sort Of round table confsrp
ence. Revrss@Mr. Peterson took
sibility Of the lIe, Pastor Eesp9nr }or
the Raising q, of Finances for the
Church. In the first place he stated
tnat there IS place for money in the
church. He. said that the minister's
pace IS to do all in his power to raise
funds: The speaker said the minister
could: help collect money by the fol-
lowing means: First, he should edu-
cate his congregation along this line
by preaching, and, secondly, by using
business methods. He stated that the
best method Of having parishioners
give money Is by the duplex envelope
system. ., - =. Z .,l.-... , :. - - :
Rev. Menus spoke on The Employ
ment of the Sunday Evening Service
for Evangelism. He stated that the
ministers should try to mix the evan
relism right in the regular services.
Following these papers there was a
general discussion of the subjects by
the other ministers present at the
conference. Following the discussions
Kew Z. Il. Hemans, corresponding Sec
retary for the convention, introduced
the new minister's who have recent1v
come to North Dakota He also gave
his report to the board. F. e. stark
weather. treasurer for the association.
gave his report too. r ..,. .--rrs
The, annual sermon was preached
YESTERDAY afternoon before the meet
Ing OF ministers by Rev. E. Halliwell
and he took for his subject, The Min
lister and His Problems. The speaker
said in part -.
He must be holy man." declared
the speaker "He must be a straight.
forward, upright minister. Then he
must be a praying man, and he also
must be Holy Ghost individual One
OF his greatest attributes must be pa
tience, for without he can do little.
And then, more important still, he
must be Bible man; he must know it
and preach 1t fearlessly. A schemer
is another thing he must be, for time
and again he will be called on to use
his ingenuity. All of these lead to the
working man. No man can help MAX
Ing success of his work if he works"
Dakotans Treat Church coIdIy. /
After a discussion of the type Of
man needed, Mr.. Haliwell enumerated
the problems to be faced and the best
methods to use in meeting them. The
first great problem, he said, was that
of coldness. and indifference among |
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