The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-01
Baptists Choose Grand Forks
for Next Years Convention
Final Session Of Conference
Friday Afternoon Followed
by Auto Tour and Banquet
Resolutions Urge Universal
Peace and Condemn Com
pulsory Military Training

Grand Forks was chosen as The
1928 convention city at the closing
session Of the North Dakota Bap.
tist convention here Friday after.
noon. The date for opening next
years convention was fixed as the
last Monday in September and the
meeting place the First Baptist
church Of Grand Forks. Rev. o
Breeding Of Powers Lake was ap.
pointed to deliver next years key.
note sermon, with Rev. w. A. Weyh.
rauch Of Valley City named as alter.
nate.
Following the closing session ol
the meeting. the delegates were
guests Of the Association of Com.
merce on an auto tour Of Bismarck
and Mandan, after which the annual
banquet was held at the Grand Pa.
cific hotel. Delegates, visitors and
local people at the banquet mum.
bered about 200. President j. N
Jensen of Fargo presided and sew
eral brief after-dinner speeches
were much enjoyed.
To Hold Institute
Most Of the delegates left last
night and this morning for thci,
homes, although Miss Edna Umstot
DR.. Geo. l.. White. and others viii
remain here over Sunday to conduct
a young peoples institute, which is
open to the public.
Rev. o. Breeding Of Powers Lake
conducted the Morning Watch" Fri.
day, after which business matters
were transacted, including the selcc.
tiOn of the 1923 convention city and
the adoption Of several resolutions.
Rev. c. A. Armstrong, executive
secretary Of the North Dakota coun-
Gil Of religious education, gave a re.
port Of the far reaching work Of the
council and the generous sentiment
expressed at the close Of his address
indicated unqualified approval Of his
work.
Before beautiful garden be.
comes reality there is the plan fol
that garden in persons mind" said
Miss Ina Burton Of New York il
speaking on witnessing Through
Service" or planning the Garden OF
God" God must have had plar
for this world in His mind before HI
created 1.-THE order Of the universe
leads us to believe that" continued
Miss Burton. "The Baptist womel
for more than so years have planned
their missionary work and so have
been able to carry out year after
year that plan first conceived in
their minds"
Hospital Work Discussed
Following song service at the
afternoon session conducted by Rev
O. H. Hallgrimson of Glendale, L.
f. Williams, representative of the
Baptist Hospital association, spoke
informingly on the manifold history
of disqualification, and what Baptists
are doing at the present time in the
care Of the sick and in schools for
nurses.
President J. A. Cooper Of the
Sioux Falls, S. D., college, spoke
of the work of that college, and
Miss Florence Webster of Fargo,
recently returned from China, spoke
on the present situation in that coun-
try. Her talk was followed by an
address on "Lifc's Highways" given
by Miss Ethyl G. Mantzer, secretary
of Baptist students at the state
university. Baptist students at the
state school number 20, she said, 3a
girls and 81 boys. They are organ
lied into a University Baptist club,
with student officers. Activities
during the year include regular
university Sunday school class, girls
group meetings, regular socials,
study classes, evangelistic effort and
participation in the church program.
Sympathy Expressed
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, that we hereby express
our deep sorrow and sense Of loss
in the recent death Of DIR. E. F. Jor-
dan, who began his work as a young
man in this state, and was ordained
to the gospel ministry at Coopers-
town more than 40 years ago. He
was also pastor of the First Bap-
tist church Of Bismarck a number
Of years ago and welcomed the
North Dakota Baptist state con-
vention to Bismarck in 1920. His
was notable life of heroism, both
in the past0rate and as president
of the Sioux Falls college. His
memory is blessed. We who rem in
are inspired by his example to carry
o.. the torch of life and service for
Cod.
Resolved that we hereby express
our deepfelt sense of loss in the
recent death of DR.. John Melmaker,
who for years faithfully served the
First Baptist church Of Glenburn.
He shall be long remembered as a
fi-:e Christian gentleman, a good and
faithful pastor, and a most exem-
plary husband and q real man.
Resolved that We place on record
our most heartfelt sense Of apprecia-
ton Of the long and faithful and
fruitful life and service Of Rev. o.
Larson, who recently died in st.
Paul. Rev. Larson was for Is years
our untiring and beloved mission
ary among Scandinavian peoples in
l.orth Dakota. Previously he was
The highly regarded pastor Of the
Norwegian Baptist churches in
Grand Forks and Hillsboro. He
labored with devotion an loyalty to
Christ and our denomination. Re-
Iolved that . copy Of this resolution
shall be forwarded by our Secretary
TO l1rs. Larson and family, and that
ts.ese resolutions be spread upon the
minutes Of this convention.
Stockton COmml nded
Resolved that we express our
keen appreciation Of the fine states
vision and work Of our gen.
eral superintend mt and executive
DR.. Fred E. Stockton, and
that we express our appreciation and