The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-07-27
THE NEW CHURCH RALLY
Methodists Had q Heart to Heart
Church Talk at the Morning
Hour of Worship.

Church Talk at the Morning
Hour of Worship.
Pastor Wilkinson devoted his
morning service Sunday to a heart to
heart talk with his members con-
corning the construction of the new
church and the speeches that were
made were for b purpose OF rally
ing the members to Il stronger and
| more heroic conservation to the cause
as the foundation for the building
OF the new church. He selected
three or four speakers to discuss the
new church proposition from its
various points OF view, as it effected
the outside and inside Interests of
the church. And after they had
finished presenting the new church
| proposition i'm all its bearings the
magnitude OF it, and the great
apparent necessity for the structure
impressed all in a new light.
Rev. DIR. Youngman, a totmer
pastor of the church, made some
very pointed remarks as he discussed
the relation of the new church to
the city. The doctors talk, as we
said. was pointed, for he told the
people in words that were plain,
though nod intended to be at all
harshly critical, just the point at
which they had arrived through all
the yearS-and that was a point
where they were at ease with them
selves, ana it was to stir them up
to a higher idea OF what was needed
that he gave them the advice that
he did. He wanted to see the Meth
odist church of this city come into
its rightful own. and it was by this
awakening process that he believed
the new church could be built ard
the doors extended with a WIDER
opening for the people to coIEe who
have been forced TO stay away on
account OF the lack OF loom.
Prof. Il. Il. Graham, The superin-
tendent OF the Sunday school. pre-
sented the building OF the church
from the Sunday school point of
view. in which he rehearsed the
conditions with which the Sunday
school is confronted every Sunday by
the very limited room for the child
n There were hundreds OF the
little folks who were unable to come
to the school for the reason there
was no room for them, and even
those who do come are forced to
crowd their way into the church
at the close OF the service and are
lost to sight among the Older ones.
Prof. Graham said that there we're
l20 young men in the Sunday school
| today, but that there were $50 more
who belonged to families of the
church who ought to be in the Sum
day school. and they could not he
urged to come for the reason there
was no room.
Pastor Wiki o also presented
some pretty strong truths about the
situation frOiD a roOmleSs stand
point. and spoke with interest con-
corning the poss Utilities of the
church with the new structure. He
felt III hesitancy in saying he
believed that new structure would
pave the way for the greater
Methodist church in this way aud
| t,nf ~ xun,1I l,aro a 1,of+or ,,r,n
tunity to perform its function in
this community.
Or. Thomas Nicholson WAS left to
present the object OF the meeting,
concerning the financial part OF the
building project. The doctor sale
there was one point that he wantec
to make clear before the people with
reference to the possibility OF q
second church on the south side. DC
Thought it would defeat the very
object for which they we're assembled
now. and that he would oppose any
move OF that character with all his
might, aud that he would give it nc
countenance..until 1T became appar.
ent that the church here Was full
and OVERLOOKING. DIR. Nicholson
presented the situation as to the
possible cost Of tee church. IL was
said at the start that the church
should cost between S25 900 anc
$4,000. After looking over the
church in Iowa. after which the
new church is patterned to some
extent. and in, consultation with the
architect. it IA agreed that the
church could not be finished for less
than s35, 600 or S36. 600. and to this
higher sum they must bend tbeil
energies. Cards were passed Through
the audience asking the people who
had already signed their subscrip.
tIOuS to Indicate what sum rOuld he