The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-10-18

Closing Days Of the Meth O<iist
Ministers Meet in
Milbnnk.

One Of the finest things of the
many instructive and enjoyable
addresses delivered last week -
the M. E. conference was the
address of DR.. Thirkield, the
secretary Of the Freedman Aid
society, on Friday evening. The
question: Of evangelistic progress
wds pleaded on the basis OF
patriotism, and the power and
Influence that has been con.
fered upon the Anglo Saxon race,
the speaker held clearly pointed
to the fact that God had beer
moving in the affairs of men,
and that he had undOub adtlA
selected this race as an instru
ment in his providence 10 evan
gelize the world The speaker
succeeded in presenting the
work, the needs and the opportn-
mites of the society he represent
ed in II most forcible aud vivi,t
manner.
On Saturday afternoon il wa !,
found necessary to hold a bus :
ness session in the church, and
consequently the work in behalf
of the Woman S Home Missio,
ury society was held ut the coul
house, when addresses were mad ,
upon the deaconess aud hospit;l
work by Mrs. John Taylor an |
Deaconess Adaline Houston, rf
Minneapolis. Saturday even
ing was devoted to educa-
tional interests of tt G
church with addresses by
President Graham of the Mitch
ell university, aud Bishop Cran )
ton, DR.. Jordan presiding, whe n
the needs of the university AMI
the gratifying success which tile
institution has had in attendance
and in the work IL has accom-
plished was presented by DR..
Graham who also described tl,a
new dornitory now in process
of construction, and which the
Methodists of South Dakota pro
pose to see completed and pa d
for at an early day.
The services Sunday morn
ing were opened with an cid
fashioned Methodist love feas t,
at which Rev. Oliver William S,
one of the former pastors of the
church presiding and which was
largely attended by the visiting
ministers and the lay mem bers
of the church. Owing to the in
disposition of Bishop Foss, the
morning sermon was preached
by Rev. W. F. Oldham of Chi
cago, the secretary OF the mis-
sionary society of the church,
who also preached in the even
ing, and on both occasions stir.
ring thoughts were presented on
the work of The church. At the
afternoon meeting Bishop FDss
ordained E. E. Saxton, T. "A.
Stamp, w. G.. Eh!ers, and |. B.
Sevy as deacons and J.. L! Lane
and j. T. Gurney as eide RS,
and memorial services on Ray.
H. II. Curl, who died in Cali. or
MIA, was held. Secretary Old
ham introduced w. E. Manley
Of the Iowa conference, a mis-.
sionary from West China, VINO
gave a short outline of his work
in that far-away land Ind
and woman native of India, DR..
Ilahi Baksh, who also gave an
interesting account Of the work
in India. The service was par
ticularly interest ting and drew a
congregation that filled the
church to standing room.
After the eaching services
in the evening Rev. l. H. Baker
led an evargellstic service in
which both ministers and lay.
men participated.
On Monday morning the tusi-
ness was brought to 8. close by
the reading of the appointm snts
for the coming year which are
given below. The resolut ions
committee introduced the fol low.
ing which were unanimo lsly
adopted:
We the members of the Dakots con-
ference assembled, desire hereby to
acknowledge the continued goo lness
and favor of Almighty God al d to
return to him our sircere graf itude
for the blessings OF the past year
Resolved, That We express our
great appreciation of the pre- sence
and administration of our holored
Bishop, Cyrus d. Foss and Earl
Cranston, among us, and we shall
he glad to welcome them to our con-
ference at any time they may be as
signed to- us. We pray the richest
blessings of God to rest upon them
in their work, and especially that
under Gods blessing Bishop Foss
may oe restored to health and
strength and spared for many Years'