The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-26
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.EYANGELICALS
IS0UTLINED
Conference Now in Session at
Drake Gets Message of
Inspiration
LOCAL MEN HONORED
Rev. StrutZ Reelected Secre-
tary of Conference; Rev.
Breme Presiding Elder
LOCAL MEN HONORED

Drake, n. D., May 26.-The Fifth
Conference of the Evangelical church
is now in session in Drake, N. Oak.
The first meeting was held with Rev.
r. F.. Strut of jamestown preaching.
The day sessions of Tuesday and
Wednesday were given over to the
examination of the junior preachers.
Rev. A. w. Heidenger of Holmes
preached on Tuesday evening.
Wednesday afternoons session was
both instructive and inspiring. This
was the time delegated for both the
meetings of the Conference Mission
ary Society and the Conference Dea-
coness Society.
TO many people, the work of the
church is limited to her local acti-
cities, but those who were present
at the Wednesday evening session,
the responsibility of the church at
large took on new perspective. DR..
j. R. Niergarth of Cleveland, Ohio,
the secretary of the Superannuatlon
Fund, stirred the hearts of his au-
dience as he presented the needs of
the aged and worn-out preachers,
who have faithfully served the
church during their years of youth
and strength, but in the evening of
Life are forced by physical disabili
ty to retire from the active work. He
compared the work done along this
line in the Evangelical with her sis
ter churches. The laity in general
are responding nobly to the call.
Though founded as late as 1911 with
goal of 100000, it has long since
passed this mark and now stands at
$1,105,000. 1t is still growing and
is already providing for 100 aged
preachers, SO preachers widows and
! orphan.
This address will long be remem-
bered by those who heard it.
Cleveland Man talks
Rev. c. Hauser, also of Cleveland,
Ohio, and manager of the Evangeli-
cal Publishing House, presented the
work and the condition of the two
publishing houses, one located at
Cleveland and one at Harrisburg, Pa.
This address was very instructive
and lent new interest to the publi
cations of the. church. The readers
of the Evangelical Messenger" and
the Evangelical Endeavorer" who
heard Rev. Hauser's bright and in
teresting description of his work will
read their papers with new zest and
understanding.
This service was frightened by a
solo effectively sung by Miss Anna
Kaufman Of Grand Forks, North Da-
.kota.
On Thursday morning, the Confer
ence proper was opened by Bishop
M. T. Maze, D. D., of Harrisburg, Pa.
Rev. C. F. Strutz Of. Bismarck was
reelected secretary Of the Confer
ence.
After reading portion of Scrip
ture, the Bishop impressed upon his
audienNe of keen, spiritual and moral
examination by every intelligent
Christian. He based his remarks on
the question of the disciples in Mark
IA, 10 "Is it II"
The impressive which followed re-
minded those present of the great
obligation resting upon every true
follower of Christ.
The opening address of the Con-
ference, delivered by Bishop Maze,
focused the thought of his audience
on the relation. of the ministers to
the present day world problems. We
are all inclined to view prevailing
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