Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-03-26

ly outnumber any other. The Luth-
Grams have many fine church build
ings, are we'll off financially and have
acquired church property worth over
half million dollars.
There are several church schools
in the state, which, though not of
full college grade, are dooing good
work and are we'll supported. An
increased demand for preaching In
English is manifest. The day is not
far distant when the spiritual sons
of Luther will In North Dakota form
a great, united, English speaking
church.
Successful hospitals are supported
at Grand Forks, Northwood and
Grafton. At Fargo a large institu-
ton is planned and will be erected
next year. Also one at Devils Lake
or Leeds.
The descendants of Wesley, known
body of English speaking church
people in the tate. There are a hun
dred and five or ten ministers, with
about two hundred churches.
Nearly a hundred and fifty Meth
odist meeting houses have been erect
ed and the sound Of the hammer is
heard at work on Several more this
season. The church property is
worth nearly a half million dollars.
Three presiding elder districts with
Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot as
centres cover the work of the state
1t is said the center of the Meth
odist population for the state is about
thirty miles west of Grand Forks.
That would indicate the northeast
ern corner as the section where this
great church has it's stronghold. Its
college, recently located at Wahpeton,
is being moved to Grand Forks to be-
come affiliated with the State Uni
versity. This is something Of an ex-
pertinent, but it is hoped that under
the leadership of President Robertson
the plan will be worked out salts
factorily, and this. great and growing
body have within touch with the State
University an educational institution
worthy of their spiritual power.
, The Presbyterian church in North
Dakota pre-empted early, for back in
the seventies there were missionaries
of this body at work on this side OF
the Red river. They came across
with firm conviction that they were
''foreordained from the foundation OF
the world to establish the kingdom Of
God on the broad prairies of North
Dakota, and very we'll have these
saints persevered. With a large Can
adian Presbyterian element in the
northern part of the state, they have
much encouragement to invest theil
missionary money literally. There
are hundred and seventy churches
a hundred and fifteen houses of wor
/ ship, nearly & hundred ministers, and
/ about six thousand communicates. Nc
| denomination has had anything like
| as much missionary money from
I national missionary treasures for the
! support of Sunday school and church
| work. The efficient work of the
l pioneers who planted Presbyterian
| churches in the newer days of the
state has been taken up by DR.. A. C
Brown as state superintendent, ant
at no time were the boundaries Of
the Presbyterian denomination ex
tended more widely and rapidly thar
during the five years of his work
AS an illustration of the enterprise
and aggressiveness of their work Il
may be said that during the presen
summer some thirty four theological
students besides the regular minis
tiers, and seven or eight general work
ers have been in the field. Thi!
great church opened a college a
Jamestown and still owns the prop
erty, though 1t has not been use,
for educational purposes for over tel
years. If the writer of this articl
might venture a prophecy, it woul'
be that before long a Presbyterian
college will be undertaken at som
other point and perhaps nearer til
Presbyterian stronghold in the NORTH
ern part of the state. =, @.
/ The Congregationalists like to cal
themselves the "Sons of Inc Pi
grims." While they make an earl
: landing on Plymouth Rock they di
not land in North Dakota in suficien
numbers as church workers and o.
ganizers to do much before the yea