The Dickinson press., 1895-05-18
Annual Meeting Il jamestown Confer

ence Of Congregational Churches.
For tbs 5ftst time in its history tho
jamestown conference of Congrega-
tional churches met west Of the Mis-.
souri, holding its two days annual
meeting with the first Congregational
church of Dickinson May Is and l6.
WEDNESDAY.
The morning session opened with a
prayer and praise service.
After a hymn Rev. E. H. Stickney
was made temporary chairman and
Rev. A. c. Teuber temporary scribe.
The delegates present were then
enrolled.
RO IL OF HONOR-PAsTORs AND DEL
EGATEs.
Carrington-Rev.W w. n. Gimblett, A.
r. Batey.
Dawson-Rev. T. ". Thurston.
Dickinson-Rev. G. W. Gallagher,
Rev. ]. Orchard, and E. E. Cook.
Fort Berthold-(Rees) Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Crow. (Grosventres). Mrs.
Sarah Beard.
Glen Ullin-Rev. A. c. Teuber.
Oberon-Rev. o. p. Champlin.
Sanborn--Rev. J. E. Jones.
Happen Rev. T. w. Thurston.
Jamestown--Rev. J. d. Whitelaw.
Invited to sit as honorary members:
Rev. E. H. Stickney, Fargo: H. Gil.
bert, Sentinel Butte; Miss Elizabeth
Kehoe, Miss Annie Creighton, Oscar
Wilde, Nj. Boucher, Fort Berthold;
Rev. ]. Copeland, Dickinson.
The first paper was given by Rev.
j. Orchard on "Foreign Missions"
which the writer said should rather
be regarded as "Home Work Abroad"
Mr.. Orchard thought the Parliament
Of Religions a great mistake, a great
injury to mission work; people saw
the best of heather religions and
nothing of their terrible darkness.
A motion by Mr.. Jones prevailed
that Nj. Orchard send his paper to
The Kingdom for publication.
Discussion.
After singing "Bringing in the
Sheaves," an earnest paper on the
"Mid.week Service for Outside Dis.
tricts," by Mrs. L. NJ. Rice of Senti-
mel Butte, was read by Mr.. Orchard
in absence of writer.
Rev. G.. w. Gallagher spoke of the
organization of u church at Wibaux,
Montana, May IA, and emphasized the
educational, social and saising power
of church in a community; he said
the church ut Wibaux would have his
prayerful aid.
Mr.. Orchard spoke briefly of his Ell.
joyment in the work "up the line."
Mr.. II. Gilbert of Sentinel Butte
read a thoughtful paper on pastoral
Oversight of Sunday Schools and
Preaching Stations"
Discussion.
Music.
In absence of Rev. H. G. Simmons,
Rev. e. H. Stickney gave the report
on "Home Missions" In spite OF
hard times, debt and retrenchment,
no work had been abandoned and the
future Of the work looked bright.
Four churches had been organized
within the limits of the conference
during the year.
Rev. T. w. Thurston, the father of
the conference, was made permanent
moderator and A. G. Teuber perma.
nent scribe.
AFTERNOON.
Music.
Reading of the minutes of the sixth
annual meeting of the jamestown
conference at jamestown, June 8tf
and 7th, 1894.
Program for the afternoon outlined
Business hour:
Paper-"Relation of the Church t.
the City as a Whole" a thoughtful
article, by Rev. O. P. Champlin.
Discussion of the paper.
Sunday School Work, discussed by
Rev. E. H. Stickney.
Reports of churches. Churches re
ported were, Darlington, Tappan
Dawson, Dickinson, Fl. BerthQld
Glen Ullin, Oberon, Sanborn, James
town, Cooperstown, Cathay, Fessen
den, New Rockford and Rose Hill.
Music.
Miss Kehoe. q teacher from Ft
Berthold, told of her three years
work among the Indians. When SIN
began her work there there were bu'
two Christians; the attendance upor
meetings. and the interest has in
creased rapidly; many of the indiana
have adopted American dress and Gu
their hais. Miss Kehoe said that al
Elbow Woods they lacked for room
many who walked several miles tx
attend service are unable to fine
places inside the building. The worl
at independence. twenty miles NORTH
of Elbow Woods, suffers for want OF
a leader.
Miss Creighton, who has charge Of
the d%ispensary and hospital at Fl
BertholG, talked pleasantly and earn
estly of her work.
The four Christian Indians ther
sang "The Light of the World is Je
sus." in their native tongue; and ties
timony in Indian followed, translated
by Oscar Wilde, a half. breed.
The devotional meeting led by Rev
W. H. Gimblett, was a bright. helpful
servica and ciOsed the afternoon SEES