The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-05
FIFTY YEARS IN MINISTRY

Methodist Friends Made a Fine Pre-
sentation to Former Pastor,
DR.. Youngman, and Wife.
An unusually pleasant evening oc-
CURED at the residence of the Rev.
I. FL. Youngman, ID. d.. Monday
evening. Some two hundred or more
of his former parishjoners in this
city assembled at the Methodist
parsonage and wendell their way in
squads to DIR. Yolhgman's home for
the purpose OF giving him a surprise
In remembrance of the fiftietb am
niversary of his entrance into the
ministry. DIR. Nicholson rang the
doorbell. and when Mrs. Youngman
opened the door and saw the two
hundred people who had quietly
stolen upon the front porch, and then
turned around and saw another string
entering through the back door. tie
surprise was little short of amaze
ment, and the merriment of the
company was great. Heartiest con-
gratulations followed, and the DIR.
and Mrs. YOungman we're seated in
easy chairs, and DR.. Thomas Nichol-
son said in substance: "Klnd friends.
this large company of your friends.
neighbors, and former parishioners
have assembled to do you honor in
remembrance Of the tiftieth anniver-
sary OF the beginning Of your work
as a minister Of the gospel. We con-
graduate you, and we congratulate
ourselves that you are living. In
these days Of graft. corruption, and
malfeasance in Office it is a great
thing to see a man who for half a cen
tury has maintained a spotless repu-
tation and al untarnished character
going i'm and out among us every
day. You have the unqualified con-
idence of this community. We be-
lieve in your integrity, in the spot
lessness Of your character, and in the
high ideals for which you stand. and
we appreciate them. Then you have
b cen a minister-you have not been
spectacular, o have you been a SEN
sationalist, but for fifty years you
have nobly maintained yourself as
a Identified preacher of the gospel,
and vnt1 lo boap pron,ipopt nc I,
exponent of the true word Of life.
Your success is an encouragement
to every young man, and gives your
friends an Illustration of the real
power OF the III copeland we APP
preciate you for this. For twenty
five years out of the fifty years Mrs.
Youngman has itinerated with you.
Your home has been a fountain Of
purity, your family has been reared
in righteousness, and they are a
credit to the state. For the joint
influences which you two have ex-
erted in standing for the purity of
the home, and the force Of character
In rearing young people, we owe you
a debt of gratitude. And for your
personal characteristics which en-
body dignity, strength, Nindliness,
loftiness of purpose, nobility Of spirit,
and kindly, sympathetic love, we feel
duly grateful. For four years you
were pastor of a church in this city.
I think every family now living in
this community who were members
of the church when you were pastor
have gladly contributed to this little
token with which ] am about to pre-
sent you. We did not mean it for
charity. 1t could easily have been
many times larger as these friends in
many cases insisted on giving more
than we asked. But we preferred
to keep it on the basis where it
would seem to you a genuine token
or appreciation, and in no way hint
ing that we gave 1T because you were
in need. ! have the pleasure of pre-
sentlng TO you DR.. Yonngman. this
fifty dollars in gold, representing one
dollar for each year of your fifty years
of seryire. And to you, Mrs. Young
man, this twenty-five dollars in gold,
fepresenling.,one dollar for each or
your years of service as a Methodist
pastors wife-our heartfelt apprecia-
ton is wrapped up with it. We hope
you may live another fifty years to
bless the community and to bless
humanity, but if that be not possible
we hope the shining gold .wllich I
now hand you may be typical of the
crowns of puresgold which the Father
will place upon your beads in tile
land eternal. We wish you a happy
New Year and many, many returns
of the day"
DIR. and Mrs. Youngman were visi-
lJlV affnrtaA and aft fret .1n,oc+