Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-10-19
METHODIST ASSIGNMENTS.

Methodist Episcopal Conference Closes
and Assignment of Pastors For the
Ensuing Year is Made.
The nineteenth annual conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church
closed at Park River Monday after
noon. Presiding Elder Burns who has
been in charge of the Fargo district,
has been assigned to the Grand Forks
| while Rev. S. A. Danforth goes to
Fargo and Rev. J. G. Moores takes
| charge of the work at Minot. Rev.
H. P. Cooper who has been presiding
elder of the Grand Forks district for
the past four years, is assigned to the1
church at Drayton where he has been
at three different times before, and it
is one of the best churches in the
whole conference i
| Rev. Henry Witham, who has been
located at Forest River, has not been
assigned this year and will take rest
that was imperatively ordered by his
physician He will move with his
family to Grand Forks. A
Richard Hooking, who has been a
member of the North Dakota confer
ence for sixteen years, his last charge
being at Cavalier, will go to Nevada
for mission work.
Rev. C. A. Mcnamara, who has
been at Lakota, will take up Enforce
ment League work. j..
The annual report show that there
are 1874 Methodist churches in North
Dakota, valued at $360,6S1; II parson-
ages, valued at $SS,275. There are
1904 probationary members, a total
membership Of 7,735. The Sunday
schools have an enrolment of 11,1SS.
For the support of presiding elders,
ministers and bishops, the sum of
: $79,97O was raised last year, and for
benevolent purposes $16,550, including
1926 for missions; $2,2O3 for the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society;
$1,277 for the Women's Home Mis-
sionary society, and 1924 for educa-
q ton.
a Rev. e. P. Robertson was reappoint-
q ed president of the Red River Valley
University and F. E. Moll, a professor
= in the same institution, S. S. Klyne
and w. E. Plaxton, Wahpeton; T. A.
n Olson, Enderlin; G.. H. Morrison,
Toororctnrn Ola NJ Olson
n j. A. Lemery, Forman, were left with
n out. appointments, in order that they
q may attend school.
: Those in attendance at the confer
ence speak in the highest terms of the
r entertainment afforded them by the
good people of Park River, who did
everything in their power to make the
conference a success, and succeeded
admirably. The appointments Fargo
district are:
| Rev. S. A. Danford, presiding elder.
| Ashley-L. A. Grossman.
Bismarck-Louis Magin.
III Casselton-C. D. Lewis
II Centre-A. w. Brown.
II Dickey-A. r. Coover. =. .'...
II Dickinson-F. W. Gress.
II Douglas Creek-To be supplied.
II Edgeley-W. j. Medland. ~
Ellendale-H. P. Ide. III, ..
:! Enderlin-F. w. Haron.
Ellfott-W. r. Robert. .N
= Fairmount w. r. Morrison. !. \ 4
Fargo-F'irst Church, H. G. Leonard
Broadway Church, G. e. yermilya i
Forman-To be supplied.
Gladstone To be supplied. &$
@ Jamestown-T e. Green
@ LaMoure-W. E. Tomilson.
Leonard Thomas Burden. 3I
LidgerWood--R. M. Ackerman.
81 Linton 3. Mckinney.
- Lisbon--C III. Easterbrook.
LuddenL. G. Yeoanans
ys Mandan to be supplied.
u MOTIF. P. Abbey.
Z MiInorF. H. Buckwa1ter i5 S$
= Napoleon TO be supplied.
Nj Cakes D. NJ Loach
= steeleJ r. Boothby.
Il spfritwood 10 Dc supplied.
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