Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-26

Will Raisss $62, 500 III Grand
Forks District for Wtes-s
/. ley College.

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The district, meeting Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church this afternoon
voted to raise 362,500 for the Wesley
college endowment fund in Grand
Forks district exclusive Of the city Of
tionally will be subscribed. ss$
1.-THE Bismarck, .Minot and Fargo
districts have already voted to raise
eachT$62,500 and altogether $500, 900
is to be raised throughout the state
for the college endowment fund. ON
Sunday May ,6. all Methodist minis
ters will make special reference to the (,
drive in the c%oursesof theiF, sermons,
The sessions ;of the final day OF the
with devotional services conducted Us
Rev. Thomas OLD of HAnsboro!, and
DR.. f.. p. Robertson. president OF
Wesley college. conducted a. ques-s
tionnaire during which tina 4 pastors
asked lei questions relative to
the needs Of the college.
Plan for CAMPAIGN.
DIR. a. l.. Howarth. the manager Of
the endowment, campaign, discussed
the plan Of the organization work and
said that the Grand Forks district
would be divided into groups. each
having q chairman. Ind consisting OF
the pastor and some selected laymen.
From three to six of the neighboring
churches will be in the territory vi
each group. -
The district superintendent will be
chairman of his own district. and as
ISOLATED with him will be a represen-
tative Of the board of education. 4
1t was pointed out during the morn.
ing session that yof the 100000 to be
raised in the state. the trustees have
already undertaken to care for one
fourth and 500. 00O. more is to come
from the city Of Grand Forks. while
tne remaining 100000 will be SUD-
scribed through the district organiza-
tons.
DIR. Charles Wesley Burns. pastor
of the Hehnepin avenue Methodist
church, Minneapolis. and Haz'ett 'ec-
turer for this ear. spoke last night at
tho local N. F.. church OH the subject
of THE Shadowiess Cod" In the
course of his inspiring address DR..
Burns emphasized the fact that God
is the one unchanging force in the
world. and that when there are ten
denotes apparent Indicating a belief
that the nature of God changes. these
are %unfounded because it is merely the
idea of Him, as conceived III human
souls. that is subject TO, changes
The speaker felt certain hat one o"
the resultS Of the great world war
would be a still stronger conception of
the nature Of God: and that man
would realize the const1nt presence.o Of
the same immntab G force which re-
manned n 2 the same Throughout
deal characterizinE the present age,
DIR. Burns dtscerned in the trend Of
the modern v,ew OF life a tendency to
attempt to nj God into the require
very we'll be done, as it has always
nbecn done. Only. it should be re-
membered that such attempts IN no
way erected any chang IN the dlvine
being-it was merely a progress re-
An Artstocracy Of Service:
an address at Corwin hall, Wesley
college. on The New Aristocracy." in
which he outlined the various groups
Of aristocracy existing. for instance
that OF nobi ity, that OF wealth. that
of intellect. etc. They could all. the
speaker said, be merged into one
great aristocracy.. that of, service to
humanity WHICH was described as the
highest form for mans activities.
IA Wesley college. endowment BAN
! quet was given last night. prior to
DR.. Burns lecture. in the parlors. OF
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