Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-10-26
WHERE THEY WILL
PREACH next YEAR
Eouth Dakota Methodist Min.
listers Are Assigned by
Bishop Cranston.
VERMlLLION NEXT YEAR
The Conferences of 1907, h Twenty
Fourth, Mil Be Held in the UnI-
versity City-Church is in
Good Condition.

Brookings, S. D., Oct. 1S.-The TWEEN
ty-third annual session of the South
Dakota Methodist Episcopal CONFER
ence, which met here last Tuesday, ad-
journed to meet at Vermillion in 1901
At the last session the appointments
were announced.
Rev.. j. H. Voight, formerly of Pierre
was deposed from the ministry.
The general condition of the church
shows unwonted prosperity, the
coming year promises a material
growth.
The following were ordained dea-'
cons by Bishop Cranston at the sun
day evening service: A. l.. Gathers
c. L. Wilcox, w. S. Scott, r. A. Car,
hart. The following are the names or
those who We're ordained elders: A.
c. McLain, James Crothers, H.. Ii
Hastings, Henry Preston, o. w. But
terfield and r. j. Wander Wort.
The Assignments Made.
The following are the lists of as
signments for the different districts:
Aberdeen District-G. f. Hopkins, pre-
siding elder; Aberdeen, j.. ". Taylor;
Andover; j.. M. Hunter; Ashton, }. Il.
Norvell; Bath, CT. w. Hickman; Bowdie,
l.. A. McCulloch; Bristol, to be supplied;
Butler, s. I. Weaver; Britton, w. ID.
ID Gble; Claremont, T.. r.. Dean; Columbia
A., , Putney, to be supplied; Condo, A. M.
Ward; Devoe and Crespard, +. 5. Bromag-
him; Doland, L.. l.. Layne; Frankfort, j.
M. Bowen, Frederick, 5. r. Spitz; Groton,
reid and Pollock, TO be supplied, Langford,
n. +. Johnson; Leola, to be supplied; Lee
Beau, to be supplied; Mobridge, TO be sup
piled; Mellette, r. +. Tarleton; North
Vile, d. S. Kerr; Roscoe, to be supplied;
Selby, II. l.. Hastings; Warner, M. Scully.
Huron District-C. E. Hager, presiding
elder; Alpena, P, Q. Bunt; Blunt, r, f.
thage, to be supplied; Cavour, TO be sup
piled; DeSmet, Henry Preston: Faulkton,
Ernest Holgate: Forest City, S. w: Crane;
T. X. Holiday; Highmore, H., X; Wal
lace; Hitchcock, c. c. Boslaugh: Huron.
Duane Rifenbark; 1roquois, w. r. Har-
tung; Iroquoise circuit, s.. w. Davis; Lee.
banon, j. ID, Stevens; Midland, Z, F.,
Styles; Miller, O. w. Butterield; Okobojo
and Onida, to be supplied; Ottumwa, John
Wood; Pierre, A. S. Loveall; Redfeld, j.
S. Hardness; Rockham and Burdette, c.
c. Bullock; Seneca, to be supplied; Stan
ley, S. V. Pike; Tulare, r.. c. Shearer;
washington, John Clayton; washington
Springs, j. NJ. Tibbetts; Wolsey, Jesse
Mitchell District. o. Dobson, presid-
ing elder; Alexandria, G. ID. Norton; Ar.
mour, G. L. Ffllebrown; Artesian, j. G.
bdhcl IdIu liz INiEClSltt, Al i. K. Iollcl u
Bever and Fairview, o. r.. Davids: Bridge
water, TO be supplied: Canistota, T. H.
Hendricks; Chamberlain, a. l.. Mcdonald;
Ethan, II. H.. Weak; Fairfax and Bone
steel, to be supplied; Fulton and Farmer,
James Crother; Geddes and Jasper, j. f..
Lombard; Gregory circuit, G. w. Calvin;
Herrick circuit, to be supplied: Hilmo cir
cult, +; II; Ray; Howard, John Kaye;
Kimball, Thomas Brinslow; LaRoche, to
be supplied; Letcher, j. H. Curton: Nit
ehell,, H. S. Wilkinson: Murdo, C. NJ.
Vernon, A. W. Thurston; Plankinton, A.
z. James; Parkston, Samuel Marble;
Platte, W. A. Greene; Presho, J; r.
Payne; Reliance and Kermbeck, F. L.
f. Wilcox; Springfield, E. II. Underwood;
Trip and belmont, S. Hardness; Tyndall,
G. b. Jones; Wagner, r.. N. Kratz; White
Lake, J. A. Mcdonald; Woonsocket, p. FL.
McBeth.
Sioux Falls District. p. jenkins, pre-
siding. elder; Alcester. G. M. Stebbins:
Beresford, w. O.. Redfeld; B~loomingdale,
and Richland, L. r; Keckler; Canton, w,
a. Cave; C~enterville, w. A. Wilkinson.
COlman, II. w. Smith; Cotton, 4. E. Sax
ton; Davis. A. T. Hover; Dell Rapids, john.
be supplied; F~landreau, w. b. Stewart:
Garretson, ]. N. Oakley; Gayville, H. p.
Eberhart; Harrisburg, S. II. Shurtleff;
Hartford, r. Fl. Trevitrick; Hudson,
Irene, to be supplied; Junius, l.. w. Scott.
Lennox, to be supplied; Madison, A. D.,
Thibodeau; Marion, a. n. LeGrand; Mont
rose, J. T. Quincy; Parker, j. b. Dibble;r
Sioux Falls, First church. j. NJ. Brown;
Sioux Falls, Jordan church, L. B.. Sevy;
Valley Springs; P, III. Weston; xerm.ll.on,r
A. G. Shepherd; Wakonda, l.. X. Mcneil
Worthing, r. S. Reese; Yankton, G. W..
Roseberry.
WATERFOWL Dlstrict-W. l.. Graham, pre-
siding elder; Arlington a. A. 6; MeLsan;
derson; Bradley, to be supplied; ~Brookings,
e. p. Hall; Castiewood. Nels Fanebust;
Clark, w. L. Meinzer; Clear Lake, to be
piled; Garden City, o. NJ. Hyde; Gary, A.
c.. Bonham: Hazel. l.. w. Darling; Henry,
b. w. McEldowney: Kampeska, II. c..
M.lbank, f. E Hunt; s:sseton, F; e.
Pre,l; Vienna and willow Lake, 4. I.
Webster, L. b. Slocumb; White, p. G..
Gardner; White Rock, Fl: c. Preston.
Nicholson, president; J., /. seaton. G. V.
Gilliland, professors, and Lachlin Mclean,
financial agent, members Mitchell Quar-
terly Conference.
Dervort, o. f. Bryce, j. A.. Smith, left
without appointment to attend school.
Missionaries to the Black Hills-C. B.
Clark, John Hall, Martin Thomas, f. r.
Case, William Mason, D.. e. Murray, f.
S. Chappell.
Missionary to Arizona-Henry L. Farr.
Conference Evangelists-W. j. Calfee, j.
II. Dimmitt. Thomas Simmons.
Missionary to Mexico-R. A. Carhart.
During the conference Bishop Earl
Cranston, of Washington, d. c., presided.
Rev. j.. c. Floyd. of New York, addressed
the conference on missions Thursday even
ing. President w. S. Lewis, of Morning
side college, Sioux City, Ia, spoke on edu-
cation Friday evening.
Sunday morning Bishop Cranston
preached to over 500 people in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, and all the Eng
lish speaking church pulpits were occupied
with Methodist ministers. In the evening
an address was delivered by Rev. c. M.
Boswell. L. d., secretary of the church ex-
tension society.