The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-29
BAPTlSTS TO
HOLD ANNUAL
MEETING SOON
October 10 to IA Dates For
North Dakota Conven-
ton at jamestown

North Dakota Baptists will hold
their thirty-fourth annual conven-
ton at Jamestown Oct. 10 to Il. The
program for the meeting was an
nounced today.
Rev. C. E. Tingley. Grand Forks,
superintendent OF Baptist work in
the state, expects the convention
this year to be the best ever held,
10Th in point Of attendance and in
the number of prominent men on
the program. which is perhaps the
largest with the exception of the
convention held in Fargo several
years ago.
Among those who are to be pres
ent are Rev. w. E. Chalmers, d. D.,
PHILADELPHIA. educational director;
DR.. Clifton d. Gray. Chicago. editor
The Standard; DR.. M. ID. Eubank,
medical missionary to China; DIR.
w. p. Behna, Chicago, superintend-
emit OF the Baptist training school;
DR.. Frank Peterson, Minneapolis;
DR.. Bruce Kinney. Topeka, Kans.;
DIR. Samuel Zane Batten, Philadel-
phia, social service exponent; DR.. j.
Y. Aitcheson, Boston. secretary OF
the American Baptist Foreign Mis-
sion society; and Mrs. Helen Barrett
MoAtgomery of New York, author
and missionary speaker OF note and
editor of women's periodicals.
Wednesday Oct. lo-EVsn'"9
oneninp devotional, Rev. w. L.
Riley, jamestown.
Anpointment of committees.
Annual sermon, Rev. J. A. Ford,
Address-Baptist Training and the
World Democracy, DR.. W.. 4.
Chalmers, Philadelphia.
Thursday, Oct. 11-Mornina Session.
Workers conference. Sunday
school and Young Peoples work. Dr.
Chalmers, leader.
Convention business. s-.- 3D.
Report OF the board of managers
Supt. c. e. Tingley.
Report Of treasurer, .. "
Hendrickson, Grand Forks.
Report of s. s. and 7. P. director
Rev. e. Z. Barnhart, Sanish.
Report of Scandinavian mission
ary, Rev. o. Larson, Fargo.
Report of pastor-at-large, W.. h
Hill, Fargo.
Introduction Of new pastors.
Response. Rev. o. F. Felth, Fargo.
Afternoon Session.
Devotional, Rev. Z. A. DeaAe'
Minot.
Election OF od1cers. ....
Our Foreign Speaking Conferences
-Norwegtan, Rec. Erling MONIES
Powers Lake; Swedish, Rev. A. II.
Asplund, Klum; Russian, Rev. A. ii.
Nikolaus, Marin; German, Rev. aug
Kraemer, Darlington.
Some wartime questions: Is IL
Worth While to Pray? Rev. Harvey
]. Moore, Grand Forks.
SNAP Shots From the F1eld-heY.
A. @. Anderson, Newport; Rev. J. w.
Gillespie, EIlendaIe; Rev. o. Oker-
lund, Coal Harbor; Rev. w. II. Hill,
pastor-at-Iarge, Fargo; Student
Work. Rev. o. Larson, Fargo; Col
porter, C. J. Hill. Grand Forks; Col
porter, o. s. Jacobson, Bismarck.
Evening Session.
Praise service, Rev. L. X. Cali' Bis
Christian Patriotism. DR.. Clifton D.
address, Dr. NJ. d. Eubank. China.
Friday, Oct. 12-Mornina Session.
Workers conference, missions, DR..
Eubank.
Convention business, reports of
committee, etc.
Our Baptist Training School, DE-.
p, Behan, Chicago.
Minister'S and Missionaries BENEFIT
Fund, Rev. ]. McDermid, Crystal.
Afternoon Session.
Song service, Rev. j. N. Start. pne
Tree. ..-.. -
The Pastor and the Bulletin, Rev.
B. F. Stump, Cavalier.
Address, DR.. Frank Peterson, Min
neapolis.
Some wartime questions: What
Must the Churches Do? Rev. Harvey
j. Moore, Grand Forks.
North Dakota Problems, and HOW
tn Meet Them, round table, DR.. A. E.
Peterson, Fargo.
BANQUET at the Methodist church.
Evening Session.
Praise service, Rev. ]. T. Brown,
Page.
Baptist Ideals and Opportunities,
DR.. Bruce Kinney. Topeka, Kas.