Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-04-29
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ROYAL ENTERTAINERS
j j, AlR.Go AND WAIIPETo oN F,AIRLY
@ o,IJaIlDID .,lla T'EEMs sEIY YES ON THE
OCCAsIO ON OF tTIIE RECENT
s$ METHODIST lslE1' coNFERElNe On.
Rev. Anderson On the Metho hodist|
conference cent at Fargo q, Ees, we had a
very pleasant time all around The
T Fargo people are val ntertainers
and the Method ist reach ers well,
about thirty-fiye of en- thought they
would like to have their ives see how
they did things, but FL ton, Vance and
i lis people didn' Il say a word hut just
entertained them al ls in true Fargo
Methodist style But speak king about
enthertaain h e ning--V peton people are not
utdone by the best ahp peton peo-
pie gave the conference Its preachers
and q large number Of 55pro eminent Meth.
odists sd people of Ears lie the most
delightful treats they have ever been,
rendered an seii iir the state
Acting for the eitizens generally the
beard OF trade char cred Il special train
and took the entire body down I'd their
,hospitabIe city the depot they
were escorted to8the Methodist college
which under the able management of
Rev. r. p. Robertson, D. D., has be-:
come, we believe, justly, the pride, Of
Wahpeton citizens generally Here
the happy visitors were met BY Mayor
Lpunsberry, who In a very felicitious i
speech welcomed the guests and ac-
corded them the dom Of The city.
Rev Vance Of Farg respo ondedS IN a
neat speech. He was followed by
Hon. Purcell, who in a speech OF no un-
certain sound delivered in his own elo-
quent mastery style set forth the
claims OF higher education for our
North Dakota youth and at the same
time Wahpeton prop posed to stand
back OF the splendid institution which
they had planted for this purpose ii
their young city. Bishop Walden then
followed with q very able and scholarly
address which was greatly enjoyed by
all 3s5. N itss2 s52 81 IL
Dr.. Robertson then called attention
to the tables spread with the choicest
delicacies. Wahpe eton' 's# fair ladies
contrib ibuted their quota to this day of
whole-souled hospitality Such a ban
duet were reminded of the tabled
S feasts of ancient times where kings
\ brought from every land the choicest
delicacies to tempt the appetite Of their
guests. ahpeton people are all
nj ht Method ism til rough out the state
feels honored #by this nd1less and will
) show them oi1r appre reciation Sby meet
j ing them our full share Of the way il
sustaining with money and with stu
dents. VI
$a The conference received a class OF
ten for dmissi lon on trial nearly ali
college gradual tes, bri ght, scholarly
young men This in some measure
indicates the rapid develo op1nent of
work on the frontie ier. ii has been a
4 year off5 unusual witty il planting
church organizati ions ia the sections
opened up BY settlers large NUM-
8 Der Of pastors exported gracious re:
sviyals and consequ quent increase Of
\ II membership. rhoagh d year of cToI
failure In the valley part icularly, we
were made IN the pastorales. a strong
lent objections rolled up Few changes
were made ID the pastorales a strong
effort was made to change from Il
spring to a fall confe erence, but failee
to carry resolution rough to thai
4 erect BY one vote The board 9,
bishops settle this matter, however
and owing to elationship to neighbor;
ing confe ferences which are all held III
the fall it ma vet be bl lought about
Bishop Walden s. admi nistration Of ths
* conference affairs was very satisfac
ssss tory. Yes, We had Il good conference
and our work is prosp speriIg over tls
n state very nicely
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