The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-09-29
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GRIFFITH HONOR
AT CONVENTION
Grand Forks Man, Who Has
Been President for 10 Years,
y Again Named
OTHER OFFICERS NAMED
Bismarck Men Included Among
Those Who Are Given Off
ces at Convention

r. B. Griffith, of Grand Forks, was
reelected president of the North Da
kota State Baptist association at thu
37th convention held this morning a
the First Baptist church in this city
Mr.. Griffith has been affiliated witt
the organization for 36 years, and has
served as president for ten years.
Other officers elected this morning
were: vice presidents, North Dakot5
association, H. F. O'Hare, Bismarck
Red River Valley association, Hugh
Rolston, Crystal; Northwestern asso
citation, j. H. Birkhart, Berthold
Norwegian conference, Erling MONIES
Powers Lake; Swedish conference, L
NJ. Stolberg, Flasher. German Baptis
association, Rev: r. Guenther, Wash
burn; and Russian Baptist conference
Rev Nestor Nesdoley, Washburn.
Frank d. Hall of Fargo, was elect
ed recording secretary, and the rep.
resentative chosen to the Genera
Board of Promotion was Rev. R. w
Hobbs, Fargo. Those nominated tc
serve as members of the board ol
managers for the 1922 class to fin.
ish the unexpired terms of Rev. ]
II. Brown, of Page, and Donald E. Hall
of Lisbon were c. ]. Tingle, of Mi
not, and Mrs. N. r. Lincoln, of Crane
Forks.
The following persons were named
to serve as members of the 1923 class
M. w. Spalding, Grand Forks; J. n
Jenson, Fargo; Mrs. c. Groom, Lone
Tree; E. r. Jordon. Bismarck; r. W
Hobbs, Fargo; O. Enget, Fargo;
George p. Newcomb, Bismarck; Mrs
G. E. Johnson, Langdon; J. M. Start
Bottineau, and S. C. Hendrickson
Grand Forks.
Minister'S Union
At the session this morning com
mittee was named to lay plans for
the formation of Minister'S union
The committee is composed of Rev
c. w. Finwall Olaf Breeding, and l.
NJ. Stoberg. Rev. P. c. Wright OF
New York City. talked on Retiring
Pensions" The discussion of this sub
ject and Dr.. Wrights suggestion will
be acted on at later meeting.
"Our Abiding Faith" was the sub
ject Of an eloquent address delivered
by the Rev. j. G. York He said in
part: "This is an age of uncertail\y
in every line of activity, political
econimic and social. Everything is
changes, and no one knows
the outcome of these prevailing con-
ditiOns
What the world needs to do now is
to declare our faith in the Almighty
Cod who has stood the faith of nine
teen centuries Ny challenge to you
today is faith. Furthermore. we need
freedom of the human mind to investi-
gate all thing. Paul said Prove all
things If we are to safely overcome
the tribulations and unrest of this
age, we must have a clearer intellec-
tual understanding. We are all together
too ready to accept propaganda with
out investigating or proving it,
"They are free, whom the Lord
makes free" 1t is not enough to be-
lieve that which we see and touch,
we must have the spirit of belief in
our hearts.
Would Bring Reform
The SPEAKER then talked of the GER
tainity of God, and said that if His
kingdom were established here, there
would be an undreamed political and
social reform. Our greatest pos
session of today is the everlasting
,aith of God, he said.
Rev. NJ D. Eubank, M. d., who has
served in China for q years as 4
physician. teacher and pastor, spoke
IN Christ and Womanhood." He said
lis years in China had given him !"
lew conception Of women.
"The work of the missionaries have
lone untold good for the women. 1t
las created dissatisfaction among
hem, which has resulted in an econ
omic unrest. hence the advancement
If civilization in China" said Dr.. Eu-
)ank
The meeting this evening will be
'pen to the public. Rev. A. F. Swan
'on will conduct song service, and
he report of the board will be given
,y Supt. F. E. Stockton. An illustrat-
'ii Continued on Page Five)