The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-10-15

valued at s2,700 has been ordered
Dedicatory services would have been
held before conferences but for a delay
in shipping the pews from the fac
tory At Hunter about $3.50 has been
spent on parsonage improvements.
Hunter and Arthur now make a de-
sirable circuit The drive Is but
twelve miles, while the former com
bination necessitated drive OF up
ward Of thirty miles each Sabbath.
Grandin was served for several
months by Brother @. w Cooper. Dur
Ing the last quarter Brother Fl. b.
Parnaby has been in charge Years
ago Grandin had a resident pastor and
paid a salary Of $1,000. For several
years the field has been supplied from
Hunter. The majority of our peo-
pie have moved away and those who
remained were discouraged Consid-
erable money and labor has been spent
in repairing the property and we are
somewhat hopeful for the future OF
the circuit.
Inkster and Johnston constitute q
circuit Our church at Johnston has
been closed for two years. Nearly all
our people have moved away. There
are two churches In the town. The
population is probably fifty persons.
Here is a waste of Gods money. Our
problem at present Is to adjust pro-
perty interests and relieve over
churched communities. Inkster has
expended 800 on church improve
ments.
Our congregation at Laxota greatly
needed a new church. A subscrip-
tion amounting to upward OF $4,000
had been taken and plans purchased
for the new building. A partial failure
of the crops necessitated the postpone
naent of the enterprise.
At Langdon 5000 has been applied on
Indebtedness. f9 \
Larimore church has paid an indebt-
edness OF 5000 and spent $3.50 on i'm
provements.
Last year a Methodist Episcopal
church was erected at Neville. Some
months later the Norwegian Metho-
dists sold their country church to the
Swedish Methodists and decided to
build in Neville, The village has a
population of 240, about 80 per cent
of whom are Scandinavians. If the
Norwegian Methodists had erected a
church we would have had three
Methodist Episcopal churches and q
Presbyterian church, each needing
missionary support. A meeting was
held and an agreement entered into
whereby the Norwegian Methodists be-
came the owners of our $4,000 church
The Indebtedness of $1,700 was paid
and the donation of $3.50 received from
the board of home missions and church
extension was returned. The Nor
wegian Methodist Episcopal congre-
CATION has purchased a parsonage and
have a resident pastor Services VIII
be held in both the English and Nor
wegian languages. While In Minot
district heartily encouraged similar
adjustment whereby the Norwegian
Methodists took charge Of our inter-
ests at Lando. and the German Metho-
dists did likewise at Gardner
Milton church has spent 800 on
improvements. Increased facilities for
Sabbath school work are greatly need
ed. 1t is hoped that the church will
be enlarged and opportunity given for
the doing of more effective work
among our young people.
Many improvements Made.
Park River cnurcn is entirely free
from debt, and has promptly met the
financial obligations of the year.
At Pembina, all old Indebtedness has
been paid, and our people have as us
ual been generous towards the oenev-
olent enterprises of the church
Our property at Mayville Is now In
excellent repair and entirely free from
debt. Our congregations are made UP
largely from the student body attend :
ing the state normal school.
.Osnabrook circuit has been faith
fully and efficiently served under great
difficulties.
Two hundred dollars have been spent
in church and parsonage improvements
at Page. At Erie on the s-.nne circuit
new bell has been placed in the
tower at a cost Of $3.50 and 5000 has
been expended on the interior OF the
church.
Our church at Petersburg is COM
pleted and ready for dedication. About
5000 has recently been applied on debt
and 500 expended for paint and labor.
AS soon az it Is thought expedient the
dedicatory services will be held.
At Rock Lake our church has strug-
gled with a heavy indebtedness. The
unpaid subscriptions have been put in
interest bearing notes and we expect
that these will be paid this fall. About
20 acres of land was rented last spring
and sown with wheat. This proved an
excellent investment and with the re-
suits it is planned to build a parson-
age.
st. Thomas church and parsonage
have been renovated at cost OF $3.50
and $500 OF old Indebtedness has been
paid.
At Reynolds 500 has been applied
on debt and 5000 on improvements.
The property is now in excellent re-
pair.
About $50 has been expended on our
property at Thompson.
Walhalla circuit has had a good year
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