The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-14

Mitchell ecules 5000 for missions
and $500 for Dakota University. and
other apportionments all met.
Others will report from $3.50 To 500
per member Tor missions. In closing
his report Mr.. Ilager paid Il very
high tribute to Dakota University
and TO its president, DIR. Nicholson,
and likewise to tile faithful men who
have labored with him on the uis-
trict, specifying III several Instances
what bad been accomplished under
tryiag circumstances.
Rev. Duane Rifenbark, for six
years presiding elder OF the Water
town district, closes bis labors with
That distinct this year. In his re-
port he says: ~ can hardly realize
that six %cyentful years have, with
rythmic tread. made their stages
along the highway of years, bringing
me to the close OF my work us presl-
ding elder on the Watertown dis
lrict. God has made it possible,
through the cooperation of pastors
and people, for this report TO show
some advancement over The one
made Just previous TO tine beginning
of my work. The reports of 1898
show 2l14 members and probation-
lists; that of 1903, 244,, an increase
of BIB. This would be much greater
had our members not been depleted by
many moving away to other parts Of
the country and comparatively few
coming in to take their places. The
salary report of 1898 shows 3.470.
and 1904, $40, 035: missions 1898, $500;
1903, slsl3; total collections 1898,
sl7S9: 1909, S535S: Valuation of
churches, 1898, S64, $50, 1903, $50, 500;
valuation of parsonages, 1898. 50, 400;
1903, S26. 62O. At Brookinsg a new
church is being erected at Il cost of
500, 600, which will be dedicated in
November. The Arlington church
has been enlarged, new pews and
furnaces put in. The same class of
improvements has been made AT
Henry. At Big Stone and Lily adj
ditional improvements has been
made to the church property.
a country church has been dedicated
at Lake Cochrane. The partial des-
truction of the church at Willow
Lake in August was sad blow to the
people but the tornado insurance. OF
81 200 Will 90 far towards repairing
the damage done. The benevolences
have been we'll looked after, and will
| am sure, show a c~ommendable i.-
crease over last year. In closing his
report Presiding Elder Rifenbark
thanked the brethren on the district
who had always rendered him uni
torm kindness, and to meet them
from time to time has been an in
spiration in the work.
j. o. Dobson, presiding elder Of
the Huron district: Before taking
up the charges separately | may say
in a general way that the lack Of
preachers at the beginning OF the
year, sever illness in some Of our
parsonage homes. in one case result
ing in death, and coupled with the
failure OF the wheat crop, and the
canvass on six OF our charges for the
payment of old Diet is, have some
what impaired the working efficiency
of the district and have tended to
diminish our benevolent contribu.
lions. Haunting the district for 20
yeats and more have stalked the
shadows OF a lot Of old church extern
sion debts. aggregating with inter-
est more than $40, 900. They have
been AN incubus upon the district.
am sure that this whole conference
will rejoice with us TO know that
after verv liberal concessions made
by the church extension society these
debts have all been provided for 10y
bona tide subscriptions Redtield
has had a good year and they have
just completed am elegant brick
church, which was dedicated free
of debt. This is one OF the best
churches i'm the state and is worth
with the grounds about $l5. 600.
Tulare also constructed new church
worth $1,000, and they had money
left after paying all debts to build
a large barn. Nearly the same was
duplicated at Broadland, where the
class moved out of a school house in
which they had worshipped for 2l
Years. At Hitchcock a new paraon-
age was erected at a cost.of 81. 900.
The presiding elder referred to all of
the charges IN the district setting
forth what they had accomplished
during the year.
Following the reports of the pre-
siding elders the names OF Rey's.
Han Is. Wallis. Asa ID. T|hibudeau,
\. g. Maclean, James Crowther. IL.
~. NanDerNoolt, VIM. Mason and
II. w. Smith, undergraduates in the
conference course vi study. were
called up and passed TO the next year
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