Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-18
METHODISTS IN NEW FIELDS
South Dakota Pastors Allotted to Various
Parishes By the Conference,
NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED DELEGATES PRESENT
Pulpits of Huron Are Filled bS Nisit-
Ing Clergymcn Changes In
Charges Prove satisfactory to
the Different Incumbents.

HURON, S. D., Oct Especial To-day
closed the annual session OF the Methodist
Episcopal conference of South Dakota.
which has been in session here for the last
week, The attendance was exceptionally
large there being over 200 preachers, with
nearly as many laymen and their wives
present all Of whom were cared for in the
homes of the people of the city Bishop
hurst OF Washington, d. c., presided. A
pleasant feature of the conference was the
presentation on Saturday, by Bishop Hurst
OF me conference in body to President
, Mckinley and party, the president ac-
words
The various pulpts of the city churches
were filed Sunday morning and evening bv
Visitlng clergymen; Bishop Hurst preached
IN the Methodist church to an immense All.
uiehce. In the afternoon memorial SER
VIC was held, the sermon being delivered
, ny Ut n. A. Swickard CT Aberdeen The
sesSi'ils OF the conference have been marked
Win Eoon things Of spiritual character.
"a "uinOer OF 'niortant changes were made
III pastoral charges. but the list OF annoint. y.
'nen'S Is very satisfactory and is as follows,
List of Appointments.
uaH uaHperueen Distr.ct-Presiding elder T. y
to be HUerueen. s%nneG. n. A. swickard; Andover,
Bangor uPp'!s'' T. s rnssnso Ashton to be supplied
UWeepIe; We Bowdle 10 be supnIie5, Rri, RMi ,oo. ~.
Corda' H. Cory; Clairmont, to be supped, !,
Do.and Do ! 70 f. ~ Watson Devoe, e. L. Dean;
supplled Groton. Thomas Andernon.. ueoIn i2 pe
! fe ~ ne supplied; Langford, to be slnnlinS
Fox; NortSy,TIIHap 20 GS ,TIIHppiied Mound city Frank
n,,. a. Bronag CHIN. G.. c. Griffin, left Win,
of NdrtHil;ne NSPPPHintment to attend school, member
Hn%l'hT,Ile Huron nIstr quarterly conference.
elder Huron. Alpena. II. n St9keset stesiuins Rlmnis
a, 5; Granger; Burdette, NJ j, Wi,ietts:: tGns
I"sSvp; IoeSVa;n TO r. be supplied Desmet. G. G. +,
est CITY. J. w. A. Collins; Gettvsburg
cock M tNaTdi aiShmoree; j. j. Ramsey; Hitch
1roGuis H A. bSEkeT; W TbbIg,G% Huron W. j. calfee,
r. IFHpIl'en; f,ors Miller; j. E. Norvell; Okobojo,
J. E. iiaImE; amIEo onid9, o E. +. Saxton; P,erre'
SWessington, W. V. Styles; Wessngtan ssser
springs, G; D. Brown; Winthrop, w, w w
Sm''n Se agenf M9lsey Sg;,S.. G. p Warren T. s Chap
Cago member of Huron quarterly confer.
enGe; , L. l.. Sevy, left without appoint
ment men, to attend school member Huron quar-
Mitchell District-C. e. Hager. presidinp
elder, elder, Mitchell Alexandria, Thomas Sim
mons; mons, Armour; N; E. Nickerson; Artesian
isIota o, J. P. Potter; Carthage and Rose
well; william an, s!ocum; Chamberlain, to be
j. J"pP!e' W peterson: hggorton rufon # PAWS Ethan
a
Gam Valley, to be supplied Howard, to be
supplied; Kimball, ]. N. Fuiford; LaRoche
frank Marnk BroSkaw; Letcher. to be supplied
Mitchell, T II. Youngman; Mount Yer.
Plankinton, S. A. Chappell; Salem. w S
Springfield W; A. Cave; Trip, n. P
Lake. j. c. Barker; Woonsocket, w. F
Minty; /. w. Graham, president Dakota
Sioux Falls Dlstriet-J o; Dobson, pre-.
siding elder, Sioux Falls, Alcester, r. B
Revls; Beresford o. A. Phillips; Canton
son; Colmat, S. H. Shurtleff Dell Rapids
Amos Emmett: Egan, T. A. Stamp ELI
Point. a. E. Rigby; Flandreau, G. F. Hop
kins: Flandreau circuit. B. c. Arms; Gay
vile, j. G. DuVai; Harrisburg. II. l. Farr
Hartford. Archibald Jamison Hudson. II
p. Eberhard; Harley. l.. w. Darling; Len
SGx on E ransss sseDard n9d nj s ftch
Arms; Parker, F. T. Nichols; Sioux Falls
First church. w. II. Jordan and J. Y
starkey, assistant: Jordan church, W. y a5 B
Redieid; Yankton, Lachlth McLaine
Watertown District = Duane Rifenbark
Stone, A. l.. Fisher; Bradley, +. F. knight
Bristol A j. Lidstone; Brookings, A. S
Mason; Brookings circuit, S. NJ. Davis
Clark A, D. Dexter: Clear Lake. f. +
case; Elkton, J. F. Bradley; Garden City
to be supplied: Carey, to be supplied; aii.a hnzei
Kampeska to be supplied; Lake Preston
William Barry: Milbank, S. Watson
Slsseton. l.. l.. Lane; Summet and Wauday
, WoIertown "; Town 4. C stevens; webster. ]. S
RaFknGS: Rack, w g Wf!fi Ebers WlroR po %%ks Z
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