The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-11

CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK
The Methodists Will Gather at Yer
million Next Week for An.
nual Conference.
Dakota Conference, Methodist
Episcopal church, will meet in YER
million next week. commencing Mon
day evening. The Conference session
proper will 5egin on Wednesday
morning, the previous time being
taken up with examination of can
didates for pastoral work.
The Conference will be presided
over by Bishop William f. McDowel.
one OF the younger bishops Of the
great cbrucll. Vermillion is prepar-
Ing to entertain the visitors Loyalty.
and they have secured Vice. Presi-
dent Fairbanks for an address during
the week, on Saturday afternoon
and evening.
DR.. Nicholson, Rev. n. S. wilkin-
son, and Rev. E. T.. Hunt, Of this
city, are on the program during the
week.
Pastor Wilkinson will have a very
interesting report to make on the
growth OF Methodism 10 Mitchell,
which report has been completed up
to the close of the year, Oct. l.. Dr..
Wilkinson has been In Mitchell for
five wears and the growth OF the
church In that time has been re-
markable, one special feature being
the doubling OF the membership In
that time and In several instances
nearly quadrupling the benevolent
offerings Of the chruch.
The present membership stands al
653, while in 1903 1t was 800; q menu
bers we're received from probation
during the.last year, and So BY letter:
30 we're baptized during the veal:
there we're three deaths. AZ dismissed
and % removed without letter; there
are lS members nov on probation.
The benevolent offerings have
reached a large sum during the year.
and are distributed as follows:
Dakota Wesleyan, $50; missions.
home and foreign, $40; Freedmens'
Aid, s45; bible society, s5; confer
ence claimants, $50; bishops, $40:
general conference expenses, $50;
Children's home, IS; Asbury hos
pital, IS; Anti-Saloon league, sll9;
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
s407, making a total OF %, 1859.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF tbe
church has been a very busy factor in
raising money for general purposes.
and during the year the society.
through its different divisi ons. has
raised %, 49, an amount Of money
that represents some hard work in
giving suppers, socials and other
methods for money-making.
The biggest work OF the year is the
construction OF the new church which
Is now approaching completion. The
new site was bought on the corner OF
Third Avenue west and Rowley
street, d block west of Main street.
n thereon has been erected a mag.
niticent church, which will cost
when completed about $4,000, and
1t will be an editice that will be in
keeping with the high standing al
the church in the city and through
out The state as In toe home town of
Dakota Wesleyan University.
The following is the program which
has been outlined for the week O
the conference at VermilIion:
Monday, Oct. 14.-Conference OK.
aminations.
Tuesday, Oct 1880 a. m. to
I 80 p. ~, conference examinations:
$50 pm, s~uperannuate anniversary.
Rev. j.. W. Taylor presiding, ad-
dresses by Revs. a Jalnison, 8. A.
Philips, j. o. Dobson.
Wednesday. Oct. l6 $50 a. M.
opening session Of conference; 2:30
p. ~, missionary sermon by Rev.
b. % Hunt, Rev. w. A. Wilkinson
presiding $3.50 p. No., address. "Tbe
Wesley BrothefhooG." Rev. q. E.
Hopkins; 1870 p. M, anniversary
board Of education, frcedman's aid
and Sunday school, Rev. G. W. Roe-
enbery presiding.
Thursday, Oct. 1850 a. NJ.
conference session; 2:30 y. n.. tenn
bark presiding. Address by Rev. p.
a. Bakel, president National ANTI
saloon leagues: $50 p. m., anniversary
board OF home missions ana church
extension, Rev. Thomas G. Ilif.
assistant corresponding secretary.
Friday. Oct. i5 $50 a. ~. con-
ference session: 2:30 .. M, women,s
foreign missionary society annlver-
sary, Mrs. l.. p. Hauser presiding: