The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-25

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tional church; Judge c. +. Amidon,
DR.. Lewis T. Guild, J. S. Watson, pres
ident Of the Fargo Commercial club,
and Acting President Hansel Of Fargo
college. ''
J. P. Hardy. secretary of the Fargo
Commercial club, presided as toast
master Of the occasion and happily in
troduced each Of the speakers in a
manner that belongs only to the secre-
tary.
President Watson was the first
speaker introduced. His subject was
Our Business. In the course of his re-
marks he told Bishop Tyler that Cass
county, in the ration of it's population,
was among the ten wealthiest and
most prosperous counties in the Unit
ed States. On behalf of the business
interests of the city. he welcomed the
new bishop to his see city.
DR.. Guild Heard Next.
DR.. Lewis t. Guild was the second
speaker of the evening. The editor &C.
quilted himself most beautifully and
his ~eloquence and wit won him a warm
place in the hearts of his listeners.
Praising both newspapers Of the city.
on their behalf he assured the bishop
they were ready to receive him as
their own. He said the people of Far
go needed a broad-minded bishop and
bishop to mingle n sympathize with
the people and he was glad that Bish-
OPP Tyler had come.
The applause was so loud and pro-
longed that DR.. Guild was obliged to
acknowledge the ovation rendered him
with" a bow.
President Worst Spoke.
President Worst of the North Dako-
ia Agricultural college delivered one
Of the most forceful addresses of the
evening. He welcomed the bishop on
behalf of the Fargo n North Dakota
schools.
DR.. Worst told of the need of greater
religious life in education and of the
greater need Of agricultural life in re-
ligious education. He said he hoped
the day would arrive when an agricul-
tural course would be injected into the
curriculum of every theological semin-
airy, to which the bishop heartily
| agreed.
Reference to the climate and a few
Of the rigorous snaps during the Da-
kota winters, was made most wittily
by the president who CONCLUDED his re-
marks with an invitation to Bishop
Tyler to throw himself into the educa-
tional activities Of the city and state.
Dr.. Boards Eloquenee.
DR.. Boards eloquence was perhaps
the most noteworthy Of the evenings
orations. His broad view of life was
we'll expressed in his remarks. Com
pairing the banquet boards company
last evening to an ecumenical council,
he said it did him good to see all the
representatives of the various sects
there to greet a new head of a church
in this locality. He hoped such
gatherings would happen often.
In all the great fundamental es-
sentials our creeds are agreed" he
said. 1t is in only the non-essentials
that we differ. Is it not SOP" .
Witty, keen and logical, DR.. Boards
effort was most deeply appreciated.
| Like DR.. Guild he was obliged to &C
knowledge his thanks with: an .addi-
tional bow after the. 4 prolonged app
| plause which followed his remarks.
Acting President Hansel was called
upon by Toastnaaster Hardy to speak
impromptu. Mr.. Hansel felt that as a
newcomer himself he could. assure
Bishop Tyler that a great spirit of 20
operation would wait him here and