Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-10-16

created, while what was formerly the
jamestown district has been absorbed
in the three new districts. Presiding
Elder M. p. Burns succeeds Rev.
Henry Witham as presiding elder of
the Fargo district and Rev. Witham
goes to Forest River as pastor. j. G..
Moore, formerly of Forest River is
made presiding elder Of the Minot dis
tr.ct.
In the Red River valley university,
e. B. Robertson IS president, w. P.
McVey, professor and w. j. Medland,
tutor }. j. Asher, S. S. Kline, G.. A.
Henry, r. L. Macarthur and w. e.
PlaXton will attend school this year
and were not given appointments.
The condition Of the affairs of the
NJ. e. church in North Dakota is very
satisfactory. The statistical report
show a membership of 6,254; churches
122; parsonages 63: Sunday schools 1873:
enrolment 10,7O0; paid on debts Sl5,-
l79; for missions Sc, l45: church exten-
sion S632; university at Wahpetcn
S7,O57; number converted in Sunday
schools 407.
Bishop Goodsell preached a fine SER
mon at the opera house Sunday morn
ing. There was large attendance.
A love feast preceded the bishops
address. In the afternoon Bishop
Goodsell conducted ordination SER
vices and in the evening Judge Pol
lock gave an address on temperance
at the opera house. Judge Pollock
believed prohibition to be success
and introduced statistics to show that
the consumption of liquor was seventy
per cent less in North Dakota than
under licensed saloons. Judge Pol
lock opposed resubmission for the rea-
son that the saloon men might pack
the different precincts of the state
and spend lot Of money to bring
about a return to saloons. The
speaker said he was not afraid of the
people of North Dakota who had lived
here right along and knew that prohi-
bition is good thing. Judge Pollock
quoted letters from Senators McCum-
Der, HaDsbrough, EX-COngreSsman
johnson, supreme court judges, dis
trict judges, Editors Winship and
Edwards and others who believed the
prohibition law to be a good measure
which lessened crime and improved
the morals Of the people generally.
TIE ministers from the Fargo dis
trict enjoyed a banquet at the Capt.
tai hotel Saturday evening. Land
lord Ingraham provided all the
delicacies of the season and the occa-
sion was one OF great enjoyment.
At Sundays services in the opera
house resolution thanking the peo-
pie of the Jamestown congregation
for entertainment furnished, DR..
Danford and Presiding Elder Burns
for looking after arrangements, the
newspapers and people generally, was
adopted. Appreciation Of the pres
ence of Bishop Goodsell was also eX-
pressed.
DR.. Danford of the local church is
very grateful to the people of his con-
gregation who looked after the visi-
tors so we'll.
The following are the appointments:
Fargo district-M P Burns, presid-
ing elder, postotfice, Jamestown.
Bismarck, J A Strachan.
| Casselton, c D Lewis.
Coal Harbor, A G Runions.
| Dickey J Stempges.
| Dickinson, S NJ Roadhouse.
| Edgeley, r NJ Alderman.
| Glendale, F w Gress.
Elliott, Ole N Olesen.
i Enderlin and Sheldon, T A Olsen.
i Fairmount, S f Beer.
II Fargo, First, II G Leonard.
! Fargo, Roberts street, c E Vermilya
4 Forman, S F Beiderwell.
i Gladstone, F F Boothby.
Jamestown, S A Danford.
Leonard, Adelbert Hayes.
| Lidgerwood, w E Tomlinson.
! Linton, A Lemery.
i Lisbon, g H EaSterbroOk.
| Ludden, L q Yeomans.
/ Mandan, D H Fosberg.
| Mckenzie, supplied, c W Noble.
Milnor, T w Harron.
i Napoleon, to be supplied.
| Oakes, N Loach. ...
i Steele, f II Farrand.
| Spiritwood and Tower City. to be
lsupplied.
Valley City, T E Greene.
Il Wahpeton, w A Baker.
! Washburn, supplied by + Peterson
i Wheatland, p A Scott.
| Wyndmere, M Murchison.
Il GRAND FORKS DISTRICT.
il HIP Cooper. presiding elder, post
office Grand Forks.
| Aneta, supplied by W r Wilson.
Bathgdte, S Newlove.
| Bowesmont, S Whitf0rd.
| Cavalier. Richard Hooking,