Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-10-25

The report of Statistical Secretary A. q.
Yost to the North Dakota Methodist confer
ence in session at jamestown, showed the
following facts in relation to the years
work:
Number Of probationers 6T4, increase So;
number of full members 1900, increase 3l9;
number of children baptized 341; increase
so; number OF adults baptized 50, decrease
2; number Of churches A, increase 8; value
OF church property 500, 800, increase S14,-
TOO; number OF parsonages 10, increase 2;
number Of Sunday schools 95, increase 2;
number of officers and teachers, $40; number
Of scholars, 4,226.
Messrs. Bilbie, Palmetto and Mitchell were
made the committee TO prepare and submit
to the legislature a new marriage law. The
conference adjourned after the reading of the
following appointments.
Fargo district-D. C. Palmetto, presiding
elder, Bismarck, j. NJ. Van Every; Casseltoni
s, N. Griffith; Cooperstowh and Sanborn,
Stephen Whitford; Elliot, e. s. Preston; Far
go, George s. White; Gladstone, Thomas
Mitchell; Ashley, to be supplied; jamestown,
TO be supplied; jamestown circuit, John
Deets; La Moure, Whitman and Lisbon, C.
o. Roehr; Mandan, G. s. Lane; Minor, L. p.
Lacells; Ripon, William NJ. Spoor; Monango,
J. S. Munroe; Cakes, to be supplied; Sheldon,
to be supplied; Sterling, to be supplied; Tow
er City. p. s. Cook; Valley City, to be supplied;
W duDetpu. d. W. 1iOWtTt AnthtSttTy A. u
Garry: York Colony, to be supplied.
urah9 OTIS DistnctTn: roster; pre-
Hamer; Bathgate, w. r. Morrison; Drayton,
H.. +. Cooper; Eldorado, to be supplied;
Grafton. d. NJ. Parker; Grand Forks, II. q.
Bilbie; GrandIn, c.. A. MacNamara; Hamil-
nehny. Hunter ri q .Jenbcatt. Mayyille and
Portland n q Irwin. Minto II n Yost.
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SOUTH DAKOTA CONFERENCE.
YASKros. Special Telegram. Oct. I6.-The
Methodist conference closed its session ut 3
O'Clock this morning and the bishop and dele
gates left ON early trains. Anpointmeut oftiie
pastors for the ensuing wear was the closing
order Of business inc following being the an.
pointmepts:
Aberdeen District-Wiuiam Fielden. pre-
dover, to be supplied; Ashton, o. A. Phillips;
AtLoL w. w brown: Bangor. s. F.. Brown;
Button, David Gostellow; Campbell county,
w. L. Lee: Clairmont and Deyoe, w. ii.
erwin: Columbia and Ordway. Thomas Sim.
mons; Carol, George +. Beebee; Doland and
Frankfort. 4. F. Thompson; Glendale, G. d.
eleventh, Frederick F. Nichols; Groton, S. S.
Fowler; Ipswich, s. C. Leavell; Langford, to
be supplied; Leola. G. W. Hickman; 1udden,
E. Vaughan; Midland, ]. s. Ackers: Newark,
Thomas TreyiIIick; Worthwhile and Mellette.
A. T.. Burrows; Putney, p. S. Smith; Roanoke
and Devoe, E. o. Bullock; Roscoe and Bow
die, l.. +. Beach: Warner, C. b. Warren.
Huron District-Lewis Bradford, presiding
elder: Alpena. W. II. Underwood: Blunt, j.
A. NJ. Virden; Faulkton. W. j. Hyde; Forest
City, to be supplied; Gettysburg, A. E. Tur.
ner; Hand circuit. r. s. Chapelle; Highmore,
]. q. Palmer; Highmore circuit, j. II. Gowdy;
Hitchcock, II. C. 0pie; Huron, L. II. Dresser;
~Iroauois, W. II. Matson; Oneida, ]. ID. Ali
son; Pierre, /. c. Phifer; Redfeld, o. II.
Sprout; st. Laurence, L. Craven; Waterbury.
j.. Q. Nichols; Washington and Miller, l.. G.
Furnier; Washington Springs, ChariesY essey;
Winthrop. A. d.. Smith; Wolsey, A. Matson.
Mitchell Distriet-C. B.. Clark, presiding el-
der; Alexandria, II. Youngman; Armour,
William H. Welch; Bridgewater, William Pa
genhart; Btou Hills, Arr james; Chamberlain,
J. A. Sparks; belmont, S. II. Hendricks; Ar
tesian, W. E. Clifford; Carthage, o. II. Della
gardie; Edgerton, Abel Cotton; Ethan and
Parkston, to be supplied; Fulton, Z. W.
Sage; Howard, A. r. Beggs; Mitchell, E. ii.
Wyeoff: Mount Vernon, W. F. Mintz; Plank
inton, S. Washburn; Scotland, l.. W. Miller;
Springfield, Charles Arthur; Tyndall. j. G..
Corwin; White Lake, W. Underwood; Woon-
socket, ]. G. Hale; Mitchell circuit, II. T.