Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-17
LUTHERAN YOUNG
PEOPLES LEAGUE
Seventh Annual Convention of
Wlllmar District Was Well At
tended at Atwater.

The Seventh Annual Convention OF
the Willmar district Luther League
was held at Atwater last Saturday and
sunday. The Convention opened or
saturday afternoon with business
session. All the officers were re-elect
ed: Rev. H. Tillman, Tripolis, presl
dent; Rev. c. O. Bergquist, Pennock,
vice president; Miss Ruby Bergquist
Atwater secretary and Miss Emma T.
Johnson, Willmar, treasurer. \ new
constitution was also adopted 1T this
session. Supper. was served by the
local league to the visiting delegates.
IN the evening young peoples meet
ing was held at which numbers were
gwen by delegates from the several
leagues represented. Rev. Tillman de-
nvered brief address based upon
Eccl 12:l, Remember also thy Crea-
tor In the days OF thy youth"
communion services We're held Sun
day morning. The preparatory SER
mon was given by Rev. Amer CT New
London and the regular sermon for
the day by Dr. Rast OF Litchtield.
Dinner was served to all by the
ladies Of the church.
The principal address at the after.
noon session was given by Rev. G. \.
Wendell. taking Kings 20 as a basis
Tor his address. He briefly spoke OF
how the Syrian king Ben-haded made
war upon the king of Israel Ahab
The first time Ben-hadad with his
army came up against Israel, he
was defeated. The Israelites hav-
Ing the advantage over the Syr-
1ans in that they occupied the
nils while the latter were in the
plains. The Syrians ascribed their de-
feat to the fact so they said that the
God OF Israel was the god OF the hill,
while the god Of the Syrians was the
god OF the plains. Sc they planned
another attack later on, this time bent
en- drawing the lsraelites down into
the plains for battle. This they also
succeeded in doing but were again de-
feated
The speaker then in his eloquent
and characteristic way made a pracu-
cal application. He said in part that
when we are in church, when we are
gathered at conventions such as these
then is not so much danger Of our be-
ing enticed into sin. We are on the
We experience an uplift. But God is
also the God Of the plains as he prov
ed himself to be for the Israelites
when he second time helped them
to victory. We cannot always be in
church. We must get out into the
world into every day life There is
where temptations and dangers await
us. But it behooves us to be and do
as Christians also then In our work,
in our business, yes everywhere. To
do this, we must strengthen ourselves
at the prophet admonished Hhab to
do. This we best do by communing
with God in his Word The speaker
closed with an earnest plea for Bible
study, both with reference to young
and old. He pointed out the value of
our Christian schools but said we
ought to have more schools devoted
TO the study of the Bible only
Rev. Inner, formerly of Litchfield,
now Of St. Paul, brought a greeting
to the convention. Some very good
numbers were given by the young
people also. At this session the
church was filled to overlooking and
yet there was more people outside, un-
able to get in, than there were inside.
The convention closed in the even
ing with another young peoples pro-
gram and an address by Rev. C. o.
Bergquist, who admonished the young
people to ever let Jesus be their guide
The Atwater Luther League de-
serves mention and thanks for the
creditable way in which they enter
tanned their guests.