Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-02
Next Convention To Be Held
AT First. Baptist Church In
Fargo; Rev. Charles Ruth
erfefd OF India Spoke Or
Hindu Nationalistic Move
ment.

At. tho session this morning of the
Baptist state convention now in pro-
htess AT the First Baptist church Of
This city. officers were elected. Fargo
was nuned as tn" meeting place Of
h :g23 convention, The meetings to
he held at the First BAPTIST church
4 that city. 1t was voted to tax VI
d.r consideration Tor one year, tho
d lisa bility of having the state con-
Nerll0r held i-snnually n on al
tefnatc years to have the Baptist as
sociat:ou conducted as strong district
conferences. This matter will be &c
lorls,l OIL at die IGxL state meet. X.
The principal business this morn
ing was the election of officers. II. l..
Griffith OF Grand Forks was r%e-e!cct-
cd president of the association:
Frank D. Hall of Fargo was named
recording secretary and DR.. r.. ".
Hobbs of Fargo was chosen repre-
sentative on the general board. Board
members whose terms will expire ir
They are: Rev. ]. G. York, Grand
Forks; Thomas Greensfields. Page, n.
D.; Mrs. N. r. Lincoln, Grand Forks:
Il. G.. Opfer. Fargo; Rev. o. Larson.
Fargo, Mrs. C. Z. Webster, Fargo;
Rev. l.. Mckinnon, Page, N. D.; Mrs.
N. j.. Nelson. Grand Forks; Mrs. o.
$. Hadeland. Fargo; Geo. w. Rhoads,
N. -. .4
It was voted that all the members
of The executive committee be res
elected. They are:
II. Il. Griffith, Grand Forks; NJ. w.
Spaulding, Grand Forks: f. ID. Hall,
Fargo; Rev. r. w. Hobbs, Fargo;
Mrs. G. L. Webster. Fargo; Rev. J. G.
York, Grand Forks; Rev. Olaf Enget,
Powers Lake.
1t was decided to amend the con-
stitution Inc fix the date Of the state
convention on h first Thursday fol-
lowing the last Sunday of October of
each year.
DR.. r. w. Hobbs of Fargo present
ed an invitation to the convention to
meet in Fargo next year and this in
vitation was unanimously accepted.
Rev. Chas. Rutherford Spoke.
The principal address of the morn
ing session was given by Rev. Charles
! Rutherford, who a spent several
years as a missionary in India. He
spoke on 1.-THE present n~ationalistic
movement in India, which at the
present time is creating Considerable
interest throughout the world.
Rev. Rutherford declared that the
Hindus have ONE cause for their dis
content under the British government
and that Great Britain seems to be
f UOl1S IuS bSSI IL Ndh " ltS's ~ vs. SoS
of the sclf-government of India. He
further declared that the British gov
eminent is rather tardy in carrying
out it's program, and hence the ma
tives are impatient under the present
regime.
DR.. Allen K. Foster, student secre-
AIRY of the boaHd Of education for the
Northern Baptrsts also spoke. His
subject was 'sWhat Churches and
pastors can do in helping students in
the universities in solving their intel
lectual problems" He expressed con
fidcnce in the integrity of the Bap-
fist schools, which are being assailed
by some of the church leaders. DR.
Foster has spoken to 800, 600 students
during the past year and visited 200
institutions. He visited the students
in their class rooms and held confer
ences with individuals and groups,
and expressed the opinion that as a
whole the younger generation has
very sane and suhsta ntial views on
religion.
DR.. Foster will speak tonight on