The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-11
CONFERENCE AND SYNOD
TWO State Religious Bodies In Annua
Meeting at jamestown.


JAMESTOWN. N. D-The eighteenth
annual session Of the Presbyterian synod
or North Dakota is being held in James
town. The. retiring moderator Rev.
Thomas Davis Atcheson,> gave his report
of the work accomplished the past year.
The synod organized by electing DR.. A. G.
Brown OF Fargo moderator. The attend
ance is excellent. there being about $50
ministers and layn1en present Following
is the program carried out: 49,.
Address,, Rev. J: P: Calhoun, D. D.,
Pittsburg, member Of the general. as
sembly's evangelistic committee; report of
permanent committees; college aid, John
Wrag; systematic benefcences, Rev. Will
lard G. Lyon; education, Rev. A. Christy
Brown, D. D.; evangelic conference, Rev
Frank Harper Hayes. leader; address,
Rev. W.. s. Miller; report of committees
on synodical college, Rev. A. Christy
Brown, d. D.. chairman; report on pub
LEGATION and Sabbath school work, Rev.
Duga1d Mcintyre; report of synodical su-
perlntendent Of Sabbath school work.
James B. Clapp; addresses, James B..
Clapp, superintendent; William H. Evans,
Minot; w. B. Himebaugh, Bismarck; re-
port Of the Woman's Synodical Missionary
society, Mrs. Grace Hill Brown, president
The session Of the synod closes Sum
day. Yesterday a committee from the
M. E: conference appeared and extended
greeting, and to-day DIR. Hayes extended
greeting on behalf of the synod to the
conference:
7 FARGO, N. D.-Promotions come rapid
ly for p. G. Crenshaw of the Standard Oil
company. After being general agent here
| he was promoted a few months ago to the
agency at Kansas City and then to he as
| sistant superintendent at the Chicago Of
fees! Recently he has been made super
intendent OF the general agencies in the
western 'division.-Among the incidents OF
the meeting of the state educational asso-
citation in Fargo in December will be a
reception by the university club. The or
ganization includes many prominent Far
Fgoans and three or four receptions are
| scheduled for the winter months.-The
good crops and" the influx of so many
| thousand new settlers made the machinery
business this year in North Dakota exceed
all former records. Some general agencies
| claim an increase Of so per cent
| WASHBURN, NJ. D.-Two churches are
being built, one by the Methodists and
the other by the Congregationalists Both
will be handsome structures.-State's At
torney McCulloch is building a beautiful
| hOEe.-There Is not a town in North
Dakota that can boast of more attrac-
tive location than Washburn. During the
past two years Mclean county has gained
|
fore. Most of the new settlers are from
Iowa and Minnesota and are practical
farmers. They have the latest improved
farming implements, good, heavy draught
horses, plenty of money with which tc
make improvements and a thorough
knowledge Of agriculture.
cHURcHS FERRY, N, D.-A horse THE,
at Z years Of age is the record Of the little
son of John Nelson, who hitched up his
fathers team one morning at o'clock an6
drove fourteen miles to Brinsmade, where
he endeavored to sell the outfit. He was
recognized by an acquaintance and de.
tanned till his father arrived, when ne OK.
planned that he wanted to raise enough
coin for a trip to the Pacific coast.
;GALESBURG, N. D.-The postoffce
was entered, the safe drilled and 500 in
stamps and 5000 in cash taken. The
money had been placed in the safe tenn
porarily by threshing hands. Lands &
Larson, who conduct a general store, lost
5000.
+ GRAND FORKS, N: D.-Rose Nielsen,
a Norwegian girl 20 years of age, was
drowned at her brothers farm near Mapes
in ten inches Of water at the bottom Of a
rain barrel The barrel was partly
planted in the ground and the water in
the bottom had been used for cooling