The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-30
PROGRESSIVE
CHURCH URGED
AT CONVENTION
President of Sioux Falls COL
lege Urges Advancement in
Address at Baptist Meet


Progress" Rev. J. A. Cooper, presi-
dent Of Sioux Falls Is. d. college,
at Thursday evenings session of the
North Dakota Baptist convention
urged greater progress on the part
Of the church to keep up with the
advancement of the world.
Rev. Cooper showed how the
world had advanced in recent years
and contrasted this with present
conditions in and about the churches.
He said that the church in the
United States has not kept pace
with the commercial, educational
and social institutions.
That the church should come to
grips with its task and opportunity
by getting closer to Christ with
great victories within reach was the
suggestion of Rev. Cooper.
Pictures Are Displayed
Rev. George L. White of Los An
geles gave q display of pictures
showing the need and purpose Of the
Missionaries and Minister'S Benefit
board, which, started few years
ago by the Northern Baptists, now
has invested capital amounting to
$l4,0OO,O0O. Mrs. R. Fl. Best, Far
go, gave demonstration Of proper
devotional music and singing in
services.
Talks by Rev. C. A. Armstrong,
Fargo; Miss Ina Burton, New York;
r. +. Williams, st. Paul; Rev. j. A.
Cooper, Sioux Falls; Miss Mildred
Webster, Fargo, and Miss Ethyl G.
Mentzer, Grand Forks, were on to-
days program.
Following an auto tour to points
of interest around Bismarck, the
convention will close with banquet
at the Grand Pacific hotel at $50.
Mrs. Fred E. Stockton Of Fargo
presided over the afternoon session
Thursday. Miss Ina Burton spoke
on planting the Garden" and Miss
Mildred Davidson on preparing the
Soil" Miss Florence Webster, Far
so, recently returned from China,
spoke on 1.-THE Growing Season."
with special application to China.
Miss Ann Kludt Of Osaka, Japan,
spoke on Gathering the Fruit in
JAPAN" in schools and by personal
work. A plea for bigger and better
Sunday schools in the churches,
based on love for Christ and love
for the youth Of the land, was made
by Rev. w. H. Bayles, Huron, S. D.
Rev. w. H. Bayles Of Huron, S. D.,
conducted the morning watch"
Thursday, preceding a business ses-
sion. At the business session, q reso-
luton was adopted sending greetings
to the South Dakota Baptist conven-
ton, to meet at Vermilion starting
October Z.
DR.. White Speaks
DR.. George L. White Of Los An
geles based his sermon on John 3:17:
God sent not His Son into the
world to condemn the world, but that
the world, through Him, might be
saved"
The main purpose of the coming
into this world of Jesus was its sal
walton, DIR. White said. He did not
come, The speaker said, to condemn
or judge, give dogmas, or reform,
but to save.
when Jesus saw fault, it was
used as an occasion to love and
help" DR.. White said. "Christ ex-
poets IS to be co-workers with him
in this regard. We are not here to
condemn, or find fault, but to help
save. AS individuals and as a
denomination we are here to build
great irrigation canals-to save and
preserve large sections of this world
for Christ"
Due to the fact that DR.. Carr Of
New York city had to leave Bis
narck before noon. an exchange OF
time was made between him and
Miss Mildred Davidson on the morn
ing program. DR.. Carr spoke brief
~ in the interest of the boys of the
churches. He urged his hearers to
avail themselves Of q number Of
books recently published bearing or
the "boy situation" He said that
already. more than 1000 churches
have taken up the boy problem in /:
systematic way.
Speaks on Our Girls
Miss Mildred Davidson spoke on