The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-10-15
HADABUSY WEEK
MANY CHURCH BODIES MEET IN
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
AND SYNOD
PAPERS OF INTEREST READ
AND MATTERS OF MOMENT TO
CHURCHMEN FREELY
DISCUSSED

Sioux Fals-Various church Organi-
cations throughout South Dakota hayc
been holding important sessions dur
ing the past week, and others are In
session this week.
At Huron the Methodist conference
received from there indicate Ilat the
meeting has been one of the most inn
portant and helpful of any ever held.
The attendance was large and the re-
ports of pastors Of the work over the
state was exceedingly gratifying show
ing most phenomenal growth ami
general prosperity.
New churches have been erected at
the White Lake and Pukwana charges
and also at Farwell ana Iowa Par
sonages have been erected at kenne-
beck. Springfield and Bijou Hills. At
Dallas a $4,000 church is under wa,
A 5000 church was dedicated at Val
ley Springs and at Sioux Falls, Jor-
dan church has completed a $4,000 par
sOnage. A new church is being pro-
jected at WakOnda. At Madison the
debt on the $25 900 church recently
erected has been entirely tiquidated. In
the four year pastOrate of A. ID. Thi
badeau the membership has been near
ly doubled and one Of the finest
churches Of tie state erected
w. J. Graham reported hi sdstrict
at Lake Preston a new 5000 church
has been erected and the parsonage
improved at a cost Of 1000
A new parsonage has been erected at
White Rock f. o. Machemec and O.
E. BOyce have done splendid work in
temperance work during the year.
At Layne $4,000 church was dedi-
Gated, C. O. Bullock, pastor and at
Miranda a $4,000 church unde, the
leadership of Fred RawlnsOn. ParsOn-
ages have been erected at Blunt and
WOlsey.
Rev G. F. Hopkins reported the
| work Of the Aberdeen district. New
churches have been built at Liberty
on the Hecla charge and at Clal emont.
Selby is building a new church to cost
about $4,000. Aberdeen expects to dedi-
cate a $4,000 church on November g.
The matter of divorces was consider
ed at some extent No minister can
be employed by the Methodist denOm-
ination in South Dakota. whi is ~
vorced or who marries a Divorce, ex-
| Cept for scriptural limitation. Bishop
James L. NuelsOn Of Omaha, who was
elected to the office in 1908, by the in
fluence of the German Methodist con-
ference vote. won many friends by
the manner in which he conducts the
business of the conference He is a
man of rare executive ability, keen
perception, and we'll equipped in every
way for the important office SO admir-
ably filled by him. The bishop is a
comparatively young man, but has had
marked experience for one of his years
He is rapidly growing in favor and is
esteemed as one OF the brightest men
in the Methodist denomination OF this
country. Among other notables present
were Dr. Edgar Blake, assistant gener.
al secretary Of the Sunday school
union Dr.. S. f. kerfOot, president OF
the Dakota Wesleyan unive sity, at
Mitchell; c. e. Hagar, of Huron; G
+. Hopkins Of Aberdeen, and w. /
Graham of Watertown; J. c. Shepherd
of Sioux Falls and j. O. DObson OF
Mitchell district superintc ndents who
took active part in the deliberations OF
the conference.
Dr. Hay of DeadwOOd, Mr.. ROvce and
DR.. DOlliver, district SUI erintendents
of the Black Hills mission: j. B. Trim
BILE, missionary secretal , in tie north
west; DR.. Hoagland of Mitchell, DR.. G.
a <>Tt hN y
Christian Advocate, together win
ministers from adjoining confe eGces
were also present at the conference
Dr. Nicholson for some years presl-
dent of Dakota Wesleyan univers =.
now secretary Of all the many educ a
tional institutions in the Methodist
Episcopal church. presented the WORK
of his departments. He told of the
work of the Dakota Conference in the
large per capita collections which
they gave to their own local educat On.
al work This fact he used as an in
spiration to many of the large confer
ences of the church, who are only now
beginning to do what the Dakota
Methodists have been uoing for the
last five years. Dr. Nicholson shortly
expects to make tour OF the schools
of the Methodist Episcopal church in
the south.
A greater nter-denominationql ms
sionary rally will be held in March
1910, at Mitchell.
A committee was appointed from the
conference TO meet with one from the
Black Hills. to consider the adv;sa-
bility of erecting Methodist hospita
for South Dakota
Rev G. T. NOtson. secretary OF tn
fund for providing a $50.0c0 endow-
ment fund for the veteran ministers
widows and dependent children has al
ready provided more than tha,
amount.