The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-13

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In this connection desire to men
ton the establishment Of a girls
dormttory at Valley City. Al great
many Methodist young women attend
the state normal school every year.
and our pastor has constantly been
asked to And homes for them. This
need took hold upon our people and
resulted in the purchase OF beautt-
full building for the purpose. OF the
$500 paid, $1,000 is secured, and a
$4,000 endowment is already provided
towards a Bible teacher. Miss Myra O.
Smitht is the matron and Pastor
James Anderson has general over
sight. We need a dormitory at lien
dale Of a similar nature and there Is
already some talk of the same thing
in connection with other state schools.
Debt Paying.
This year has been great year for
debt paying Nearly every charge in
the district presented a clean bill OF
| health at the fourth quarterly confer
ence. and as a district we can, with
possibly two or three exceptions, look
the whole world in the face for 1--WE
owe not any man."
BenevoIences.
We aim at a dollar a member this
year for home missions and church
extension, and another dollar a mem
Der for foreign missions. we may
not reach that amount but some
church will go much beyond 1T, thus
raising the average above last year,
which was So cents per member as
reported by DR.. Forbes in the Chris
tian Republic This is gratifying
when we look back at our statistics a
few years ago and find that we were
paying less than 10 cents per capita
Tor these causes Our district stood
up close to the head in per capita
contribution for missions last bear
IN the whole world as was shown by
DR.. Forbes diagram in Christian Re-
public. ! expected this since all the
cause of God prospers where revivals
are emphasized" The other benevo-
lences will be up in full. Wesley coll
lege will be ahead of last year and
some charges that have refused to pay
owing to dissatisfaction over removal
of the college will fall into line this
year with their so cents per member.
Some little confusion has been oc-
casfoned by the three funds for con-
ference claimants, but that will prob
ably get Strengthened out on the re-
ports. Brother Karr has done a great
work on Fargo district for the super
anuate preachers. Brother Karr saws
revivals make people give ''hilariously''
and that when the spiritual tide runs
highest he gets the most and gets it
the easiest.
The following places and amounts
represent Brother Karr's work on
Fargo district UP to date: Sheldon,
$4,000; Wheatland, $4,000; Edgeley,
$4,000; Lidgerwood, $4,000; cakes.
$4,000 Wahpeton, $500; Enderlin, 5000:
Casselton, $4,000, and some other
places for smaller amounts, making in
all $4,000 from Fargo district thus
far and only a few charges visited.
This showing makes the one hum
dred thousand dollar proposition for
the whole conference look easy.
Sunday Schools.
Our Sunday school work is being
improved under the leadership Of
Brother Mcnamara and will show in |
crease along all lines. / have visited |
nearly all the schools. have insisted !
upo ntneir using our own literature, |
and have encouraged Methodist insti- |
tutes instead Of the ordinary union af- |
fair that usually shoots at nothing and |
hits it.
Leagues.
The League work is healthy and en- |
couraging. Wherever we have re- |
vivals wye have good leagues; where |
the spiritual life of the church runs |
low the league dies. So here we have |
the remedy. You can't keep a league |
alive on a monthly conservation meet
ing or a quarterly ice cream social. |
Brother Rutcheson is district presi- |
dent Of the league and gave us a good
convention in Cakes in July.
Periodicals.
have urged the taking of The |
Advocate everywhere
and the list will show considerable in
crease over last year. 1 find that the |
preacher has the key to the situation |
and If he does not push the canvass
is done. Brother Craig got
eighteen new subscriptions at morn |
ing servicve at Lisbon. a like thing |
could be done on every charge, think
however, that we take as many per
capita as the average district, possibly |
more. But we ought to improve on
this. DR.. Stewart is giving us a
great paper. let's back him up.
Salaries.
I notice by last years minutes that
the salaries on Fargo District increas-
I'D $4,000 in four years or nearly
$4,000 year This year will keep
up the average Of increase anyhow,
and / think that our pastors are get
ing nearly $4,000 more salary than
i've years ago. The country is pros
porous. our people are getting rich
md this increase is only normal and
~ it ought to be. I might say, how
ever, that some one has to push
t, or II would not even with pros
oerity--and the pushing is not always
pleasant or conducive to popularity.
But once up, the salary rarely falls.
Women's Societies.
want to record again my deep
of the Importance and
magnitude OF the work performed by
he various societies Of the elect sis
.ers of the church.
The life. the spirit, the aggressive
strength of the church Is largely de-
pendent upon the prudence, wisdom,
patient faithfulness and prayful de-
votion of these consecrated, earnest
Their varied departments of
work should enlist the heartiest sup
port of all our people. Many churches
now doing good work would
have been closed had Ii not been for