The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-16
SARLES ESCAPES
A CRUSHING BLOW.
METHODISTS DECLINE TO FOLLOW
CONGREGATIONAL. LEAD.
Formal Condemnation Of the Governor
Couched Only In General Terms
Plenty Of Politics at State Confer
ence Bishop Mccabe Reads Appoint
ments for the Year.
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Special to The Journal.

Valley City, N. D., Oct. 18-The Methodist
conference, which has just closed In this city,
was unique In one respect 1t contained more
politics to the. square inch than any other
conference which ever sat in the state. Altho
this was true, 1t was sub-current and never
once cropped out in open conference.
The question on the streets Of Valley City
and about the conference was: .tWhat are they
going to DOR A determined effort was made
to secure the adoption of such resolutions by
this conference as the central body of the
Congregationalists took. at Jamestown, a con.
demnation Of the moral character OF Governor
sarles. The movement did not start with poll
ticians; in, fact, they had nothing to do with It,
1t was the work of lay members OF the church,
encouraged by members Of other denominations.
It was understood before the conference as
conference, as most of the ministers favored it..
Green a stalwart. -
Shortly before the conference assembled Rev,
Mr.. Green Of jamestown was appointed to the
state normal board at Mayville. He came here
to the conference. the openly confessed leader
OF the stalwarts, to .'head OF the action Of
the insurgents" He was made chairman Of the
resolutions committee. President Carhart looked
In from the Mayville normal to see that things
went right. Tommy Pool of Bismarck, Alex
ander McKenzie's left hand, came down from
Bismarck and helped out Rev. Mr. Green
From the beginning there was great pressure
brought to bear to get the resolutions thru.
consider them. They went begging about the
conference. Three-fourths Of the preachers were
for them. but the bishop and the presiding elders
frowned them down. p Ill.,. .4 @.-
aimed at Sarles, but in substance they were q
hope that Christian people would not support
moral renegades for public Office. They were
vague and general.
the first time in its history, the missionary
money received being equal to that turned back
to the CHURCH The following is the list OF
appointments: a 49, ...- :
Fargo District.
s. A: Danford, presiding elder; Ashley, J.
W. Mahin; Berlin, and Dickey, to be supplied
Ii1e LG%s Mssn Bwden and Husas
inson; Denter, A. W. Brown; Dawson. 4. z,
George; and Disknson F. asess Douglass
J. J. Esher, Bllendale and or orb Auf 5. NJ
Isaac; Elliott, F. F. Boothby; Enderlin, r. W.
Tafgo Fo;cm d Dspf %e1 First
Herrick; Garrison and Max, A. ". aarfoot;
Goodrich, A.. M. Wiley; jamestown, +. r.
Green; La Moure and verona, 9. D. Lewis;
Leonard Leonard. to be supplied 1ideerxood. H
Mcnamara; Ludden and Fullerton, villa "a
Wellington; Mandan, g.. James; Mckenzie and
Black Butte, W. J. Helmutch; Napoleon, Nathan
Wood; Oaks. J: $. De Long; oriska Ira Ham:
Per Sheldon nsdd s+a w Morrison sp,rtwood s.
saltwater, to be supplied; Taylor and Glad.
stone; 8; L; G. Yoemen; Tower City, F. J.
son i G 3 heot Lake As w. THONGS Tey
Jr.; Valley City, James Anderson; Wahpeton'
=. O.. Bldrtdge; Washburn, fw:. q. Ehlers;
W Wheatlandi W. L. cloush; wynmere, s. !. W
o. n. Nelson and Alvin Coover, without ap
Polntment, to attend school; A.. A. Graves, con
ference evangelist; F. ID. Mol, teacher in The
state school Of science at Wahpeton. u -,
Minot District, >s3@
Miller; Antlers. R. N Pratt: Baifour, Ro Oh ?;
Re Ross; Bottineau; 9: 3. white; Bowbslls. Bsnja.
6anao Ba be x Buford Mission. 3: F. Otti
aaathay. g. O.. Grimes: Churches Ferry, 4. IL
AA Sl cooperstown. H: o. Kispaug; Colum
Esss and BefsRoa TO D'tbs g. .upp:a Ss
Lake Lake, T. 4: Olson; Donnybrooke and Carpie
E Efors " Andrews brnss1th Mont,gpe Biekle
Thompson; Harvey. 6: y. sewrey: Imperial anS
Aei"on Ksnsa w. w Mslg0Ps; S
supplied; Landsfor and Renville, T. j. watts
Leeds Leeds, II: 8. Harriss; Minot, G.: L.. Powell
pied By T. B. Peese Mons Hp D. hs'i sesde sup
Ras e. e': T. snsoa a Re. fs ta " : R
8; J: Buck: Rugby, A. ]. Allen; Russell, Edwin
Burling; Salem, supplied by Vt. J. Rice; sher
wood. George Schumacher; Souris, e. B. Malene
Starkweather. H. e. McLeaod; Sheyene to b,
supplied; Tolley. J. G.. Cooke Upham and Ban
try. ]. L. Ivey; Velva. Alfred Roe: Williston
F. 8. Hewlett; Williston circuit, to be supplied
Willow City, W. p. Price: Wimbledon, x. NJ
Hewson: J: w. Bell. agent Sunday school union
Edwin Lewis without charge to attend school.
Grand Forks District. -.
NJ. P: Burns, presiding elder; Ansta, A
! Hays; Bathgate, James Opie; Bowesmont, $
Cavilier, Stephen Whitford; rCystal r.. A.. Cess
| man; Drayton, II. T. Cooper; Edmere G. e. Stin
| ton; Emerado, Fred Buckwalter; Forrest River
W. j. Medland; Grafton, c. Fl. Esterbrook
Grand Forks William W. Moore; Hamilton
l.. F. Powell; Hanna, Elmer Dudden; Hans
brough, J.. W. Kensit; Hope. J. c. Biglow; Hun
| ter and Grando, supply, l.. d. Cook; Inkster
supply, William Pippey; Lakota, r. L. Nc
| Arthur; Langdon, G.. A.. Bates; Larimore. B. A
Burns; Iona and Munich, supply; Neville an
Tallna, supply, A.. j. Ptttman; Milton, R. "
Charles Char, L: wallace fage and Eris s. l. Hart
Karr; Petersburg, E.. Z. Nudge; Rock Lake
| G. D. Gambria1; st. Thomas Samuel Ellrey
Sarles, Thomas Burden; Thompson and Reynolds
Samuel Newlove; Walhalla, supply Vernon, A
spieker; 3. P. Robertson president Of Wesle
college; Harold E. White, William r. Wilson
A. ]. Putnam let without appointments to al
tend school; Samuel Halfuerd, Wesley colleg
| faculty; J. II. Beadles, conference evangelist
Richard Hooking missionary to Nevada.