Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-21
BISHOP BURNS
SPEAKS TONIGHT;
INSTITUTE OPEN
M. E. Conference Program
Opened Here Monday
Night.

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Bishop Charles wesley Burns Of
Grand Forks district conference In
stitute of the Methodiet church, will
give ahNopen lecture this evening at
the church, On Forces in Kingdom
Preceding Bishop Burns lecture,
DIR. George Mecklenburg, area secre-
tary, will give, a lecture on The
of an Awakened Church"
This will be illustrated with strcopti-
con views. The program will begin at
7:15 O'clock, .
A good Fellowship luncheon at noon
today, and&a full program Of adj
ed the early portion of the confer
ence today. The conference got under
way with the opening session last
night, DR.. W. j.. Hutcheson. district
superintendent giving an illustrated
lecture as the main feature. ReNkW.
"A. punnett. Of Churchs Ferry. gave a
ten >minute talk on '"The Needs of Our
District" and Bishop Burns spoke
briefly.
A business session is scheduled%fo
5 o'clock "Wednesday afternoon. and
at that time DR.. George Necklenburg,
area secretary. will preside. The finan-
cial affairs Of the district organizq-
ton, and other business matters will
be considered it is announced.
Morning Session.
DR.. *. r. stolz Of Wesley college,
W. A. Mcintyre. DR.. Mecklenburg,
and Bishop Burns were the speakers
at this mornings session. Speaking or
"a Minister'S Study Life" DIR. Stolz
said that the minister should set apart
his mornings for the serious study and
the composition Of sermons, and only
acts Of Coz should be allowed to in.
terlnde, for to invite people o'attend
ychurch without preparing a fresh
message savors of the attempt to Sc.
cure an audience. under false prctcns.
es. The minister should major ir
books on religion and minor in other
literature. DR.. Stolz declared.
DR.. M~ecklenburg In speaking on "A
Minister'S Pastoral Life" said thai
pastoral calling is fundamental to thu
and into the church. Not all pastor.
can be great preachers. and draw
large crowds to Nthe altar. but ever.
pastor who Is consecrated and will
ing to work can become, proficient il
pastoral calling. he pointed out.
The Minister of Tomorrow.
The Minister Of Tomorrow" wa!
the subject Of the address given b!
Bishop Burns this morning. He sait
the minister of tomorrow will b.
I narrow enough to be deep, His yer,
narrowness will be breadth, and HI
will gain In larger efficiency by sci
limitation. The modern pert. is of do
ing too many things, and SCATTERING
energies, the speaker said. +
The minister Of tomorrow will b
broad enough to be social and will
recognize that Jesus was the mos
modern man. that ever lived, sal,
Bishop Burns. He will accent the so
cial character of Christianity, and viii
avoid two f~allacies, that Of believin;
that the scholarly ministry is un
evangelistic and that the social min
istry Is unspiritual. -"
This minister Of tomorrow will h
human, enough to be interesting, tn
bish op continued. The modern Sin o
ministry is that it is dull. The moderl
ministry is suffering from TOO mucl
gas and not enough spark" tn
speaker declared.
DR.. Perry o. Hanson of Shantuna
China, was on the program this after
noon and he is scheduled to speak a
the evening service Wednesday. H
has been in Shantung since 1908, an,
will discuss the political as we'll a
religious situation.
A. good fellowship luncheon thi
noon was followed by a conference O.
"Laymen," conducted by Rev. r. T
Gornal.- home mission Representative