New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-24
Methodism in Dakota.

Methodism in Dakota.
Yost to the North Dakota Methodist confer
ence in session at Jamestown, showed the
1 following facts In re lation to the wears
work:
Number of probationers e74, increase %;
| number of full members 2, 900, increase $40,
number of children baptized BAL; increase
! 30; NUM- Der of adults baptized 50, decrease
4 q; number of churches A, Increase 8; value
/ of church property 500, 500, increase $l4,-
4 TOO; number of parsonages 16, increase q,
4 number of Sunday schools 95, Increase 2,
/ number of officers and teachers, go, number
1 of scholars, ,226.
1 Messrs Bible, Palmetto and Mitchell were
] made the committee to prepare and submit
i to the legislature 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: Casselton,
i S. N. Griffith: Cooperstown 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.
! 0. Roehr; Mandan, c. S. Lane; Minor, E. p.
Laeells; Ripon, William NJ. Spoor; Monango,
s. Munroe; Cakes. to be supplied; Sheldon,
to be supplied; Sterling, to be supplied; Tow
er City. 2. S. Cook; Valley City, to besupplied;
Wahpeton,J j. w. Mower; Winchester, A r.
Garry; York Colony, to be supplied.
Grand Forks District-A. D. Foster. pre-
siding elder; Acton, C. j. Berker: Ardock, e.
| Hamer; Bathgate. w. r. Morrison; Drayton,
q. ?. Cooper: Eldorado, to be supplied;
Grafton, D. NJ. Parker; Grand Forks, H. 6.
;Bilbie; Grandln, c. A. MacNamara; Hamil
ton, W. J. Barton; Hillsboro, u. R. McCon-
inehay; Hunter, 81. C. Jephcott; MayviIle and
Portland, D. c: Irwin; Mimic, J. R. Yost;
Pembina. c. q. Treglawny, St. Thomas,
! Jesse Carr; Walhalla, ]. B. Parsons. West
Roint, 7. q. sheckler
Northwest District-J a. Rovis, presiding
elder; Cando E. w. Hines; Churchs
Ferry, A. J. Goodfriend; Cold Harbor, Rich
ard Hockings; Devils Lake, E. P Hall; Bot
tineau, r. A. Hanke; Edinburg G. W. Xiv
| er; Hope, F. A. Swankey; Hanna, C. Il.
D. 3. Baldwin; Lakota, S. NJ. Gordon; La
moune, J. III. Van Wien; Michigan City, j.
Alone; Milton, c. NJ Rees and B. G. Sarvis;
Minot, &c. f. Green; New Rockford T. w
Hudson; Park River w. E.. Loomis; Rugby
Junction, James Draper: st. John, j. C.
Struthers; ToWner, j. A. Martin.
1t will be seen by the above list that a new
district, the Northwest has been formed 1t
| is said that some one of the ministers wished
| the district named after Devils Lake, but the
/ bishop emphatically remarked that he did
not want to see that name appearing any
| where in the necords of the Methodist con-
J ference.
| soUTg DAKOTA CONFERENCE.
YANKToN, Special Telegram Oct. 16-The
Methodist conference closed it's session at 3
o'clock this morning and the bishop and dele
gates left on early trains. Appointments ofthe
pastors for the ensuing year was the closing
order of business, the following being the APP
| pointments:
| Aberdeen DISTRICT William Fieden pre-
| siding elder; Aberdeen, ". 81. Selleck; An
dover, to be supplied; Ashton, O. A. Phillips;
Athol, W. ". Brown; Bangor, S. F. Brown;
Button, David Gostellow; Campbell county,
/ W. L.. Lee; Clairmont and Devoe, W. III.
erwin; Columbia and Ordway, Thomas Sim
mons; Carol, George F. Beebee Doland and
! Frankfort, A. 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; Ludden,
Thomas Trevillick; Worthwhile and Mellette,
A. p. Burrows: Putney, P. S. Smith; Roanoke
and Devoe, E. o. Bullock; Roscoe and Bow
! die, u. F. Beach; Warner, c. B. Warren
Huron District-Lewis Bradford, presiding
elder; Alpena, W. 81. Underwood; Blunt j.
+. Davis; Burkmere, to be supplied; Cavour,
| A. NJ. Virden; Faulkton, WI. Hyde; Forest
ner; Hand circuit, e. S. Chapele; Highmore,
| ]: G. Palmer; Highmore circuit, J r. Gowdy;
Hitchcock, r. G. Opie Huron, p. H. Dresser;
Iroquois, W. 81. Matson; Oneida, j. D. ALI
son; Pierre, I. G. Phifer; Redfeld, o. 81.
Sprout st. Laurence, E. Craven; Waterbury,
/ Furnier Washington Springs CharlesV essey;
/ Winthrop, A. D. Smith; Wolsey, A. Matson.
4 Mitchell District-C. B. Clark, presiding ell
/ der; Alexandria, II. Youngman; Armour,
William II. WEIGH; Brdgewater, William Pa
genhart; Bijou Hills, Arr lanes; Chamberlain,
i J. A. Sparks; belmont, S. H. Hendricks; Ar
tesian, W. E. Clifford; Carthage, o. H. Della.
! Parkston, to be supplied; Fulton, E. W.
/ Sage; Howard, A. R. Beggs; Mitchell, E. Fl.
| Wycof Mount Vernon, w. r. Mintz Plank
/ inton, S. Washburn Scotland, L. w Miller;
Springfield, Charles Arthur; Tyndall, j. G.
! Corwin; White Lake, w Underwood; Woon-
! socket, j. G. Hale; Mitchell circuit, H. 7.
Curl, William Brush, D. D., president Dakota
| university.
Sioux Falls District. Hartsough, pre-
siding elder; Alcester, S. D. McUmber; Beres-
ford, o. A. HaSpel; Centerville, S. A.
French; Canton, A Jameson; Dell Rapids,
4 ]. ?. jenkins; Egan, to be supplied; Elk
| Point, D. Rifenbard; Elk Point circuit, S,
#L. Fl. Huckins; Hartford. 7. Carson;
Hurley, to be supplied Lennox, M. E.
Erickson; Lodi, j. e. Noryell; Montrose.
W. J. Wilson; Parker, i. 3. Walker;
Prospect, W. o. Redfeld; Richland, to be
supplied; Sioux Falls. F. M. Robertson;
j Sioux Falls circuit, c. S. Moors; Sherman,
/ p. S. Fox; Vermilion, j. c. Shetland; Yank-
ton, F. A. Burdick.
Watertown District-A d. Treveler, pre-
siding elder; Arlington, W. G.. Sage; Big
Stone City, S. D. Robinson; Bristol, S. F..
/ Brokaw; Bradley, A. c. Beavers; Bookings,
James Rowe; Clear Lake, C. East; Clark,
1 Thomas Hambly; Clark circuit, James
Robert St Clair Madison. c. E. Hager; Viii
4 low Lake, Joseph Mattarshead; Milbank,
William ,I 81 Jordan; Twin Brooks, James NJ
Kemp; Watertown, d. E. Clough; Waverly
Donald Mclean; Webster. Charles b. GILBERT
i Wilmot, Thomas A. Jones; Kampeska, b. NJ
Springer; Elkton, Fred E. Leazer; Estelline,
A. McClintock; Lake Preston. to be supplied;
Midland, james Dibble.
4 The Chicago Car Strike.
Notwithstanding the talk of the men who
4 failed to be reinstated or who were placed on
+I,oEgS I'D -. y II