The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-03-03
Another Mitchell Boy Was Among the
Wounded in the Battle at Manila
Last Week.
THE DEBT NOW PAID OFF
The Methodist Church is Now Free
From a Debt That Has Stood For
Fifteen Years
PRESIDING ELDERS MEET HERE.
They Have Some Matters of Importance
to Come Before That Body.

They Have Some Matters OF Importance
to Come Before That Body.
A meeting of much Importance to
the University was held in Mitchell 3
few days ago, which was attended by
the presiding elders of Dakota Confer
ence-Revs. Dobson, of Sioux Falls,
Sproul, of Aberdeen, Simmons, Of
Huron, Hager, OF Mitchell, and Rifen-.
bark of Watertown. These reverend
gentlemen met here to consider i'm
portant business relative to The Visitor,
and also as to the growing needs Of
the great educational interests and
to makes plans for the twentieth cen
tury fund. BY order of the conference
Rev. A. G. Stevens, of this city, and
Rev. j. P. Jenkins, of Vermillion, were
added to the committee. The presid-,
ing elders were heartily in sympathy
with the movement concerning The
Visitor, and theyielected DR.. Graham
as editor-in-chief, and the presiding
elders are to be associate editors. The
paper is to be issued on the 25th Of each
month and all copy for same to be
handed in five days before. j. P. Jen-
kins was made historian for the year,
with instructions to furnish an histori-
cal article on Dakota Methodism for
each number.
The twentieth century thank Offer
ing occupied the last day of the session,
and it was voted that an attempt be
made to raiee 1926, 900 for Dakota Uni
versity during the century period,
which extends to the year 1901. The
battle cry was thus formulated" 10000
conversions, payment of all church in
debtedness, and $4,000 for Dakota
University" To carry out the century
plsn each presiding elder was authoriz-
ed to form q committee OF seven, two
OF whom were to be selected from the
Epworth League and two ministers,
from each district.
Messrs. Sproul, Rifen bark and Hager
were appointed q committee to make 3
report on the needs of the University
and the following report was received
and adopted
"We. the committee, appointed to in
vestigate and report the needs Of Da-
kota University as pertaining to addi-
tional dormitories, society rooms, halls,
etc, after due consideration make the
following report: We find the present
capacity of buildings far too limited
in some instances one room being used
for two or more purposes, causing
crowding and confusion-thus hinder
ing the best work of the institution.
We therefore strongly recommend that
at theSvery earliest day possible, earn
est effort be made and steps taken to
build and equip structure on site ad-
jacent to the present building, accord
ing to plans and specifications approx
ed by the president and directors OF
said University; and we further rec
ommend that building fund Of at least
1925, 900 be provided for the erection OF
said hall or annex and that at least SO
per cent of said required amount be
available in actual cash or equivalent,
before the foundation stones are laid. u
The committee recommendedI Ito the
management Of the University two
plans for securing contributions toward
this Century Building Fund. The frs,
was to place thoroughly efficient man
in the field at stipulated salary to de.
vote his entire time to the work, both
by public meeting and personal inter
views and solicitations. The second
was that from one to three men or wo
men be appointed to devote such tim.
as they may com mand to making privat.
canvass among the friends Of the insti
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