The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-04
METHODIST COMMITTEE RECON-
MENDs WEST SIDE LOCATION.
SUBMIT TO CONFERENCE
Rev. Edward Smith Says Matters Per-
tanning to Hospital Will be Fixed, in
all Probability, at Coming Meeting
Of Yellowstone District Conference.
From Wednesdays Daily.

The proposed Methodist hospital
will be erected in the West Side addi-
ton between Grand and Anderson ave
nues and facing Third avenue, If the
decision of the committee on site is
approved by the Yellowstone district
conference when 1t meets this fall.
The committee held a meeting Mon
day night and reached a decision rs
to the site. AS q result, II the con
ference, APPROVES the decision the
work Of raising funds for the erection
of the building among the Methodists
of Eastern Montana will probably be.
started.
Local Methodists are enthusiastic
over the prospects for work commenc-
ing on the hospital in the near future
The visit of Bishop w. F. Mcdowell.
seems to have put new life into the
hospital movement. The new Deacon
ess hospital at Great Falls is similar
to the one, which it is proposed to
erect here. When the deaconesses.
took charge Of it recently there was
some debt upon it but it would have
been dedicated free Of debt, had not
some Of the contributors been pre-
vented from paying their subscrip-
lions al oon as they desired because
OF the recent financial disturbance.
"At the Miles City conference" said
Rev. Edward Smith, pastor Of the To-
cal church yesterday, "a report Of the
hospital committee recommending as
sistance to the Great aF1ls hospital
was adopted, yet the full endorsement
of the conference was given the Bill
ings enterprise, with the hope that
local interest might encourage steps
being taken in Billings at once. Ac.
cordingly Bishop w. f. Mcdowell and
many members of the conference stop
ped off in Billings on Monday, August
"a, and looked over the proposed site.
"a local committee of the board of
trustees of the hospital met last night
and recommended the purchase of a
site between Grand and Anderson ave-
nues, fronting Third street in the west
side addition. This recommendation is
made to the Yellowstone district CON
ference in which is vested authority,
by terms of the hospital incorpora-
ton. The Yellowstone district of the
Montana conference should meet with
in a few weeks when it and other
matters may be permanently fixed.
Members Of the local committee
are ready to receive encouragement
or further offer of sites or other help.
ut is but proper to state that all in
stitutions are fostered into existence
by agitation covering a period of more
or less time. Favorable sentiment
must be awakened throughout a large
constituency outside of Billings.
Hence, it would not be expected on
the part of local friends that the en-
terprise will be accomplished within
a few days. Progress must depend up
on favorable response locally and gen
orally. Let It be further stated that
the trustees, the pastors and the
nurse deaconesses, give plenty Of their
time and labor and means to found
such institutions. They expect to en-
counter difficulties and to meet per
plexities. This they do for no other
recompense than the sufficient n OF
accomplishing a needed humanitarian
work. They will do the work speedily
if generous response in means flows
in from the friends of the enterprise"