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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
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WOMAN PAYS SOCIAL
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

NEW YORK.-American Wine
Growers association decides to
have prune wine bill introduced
into congress and plans to educate
the American public to use wines
instead of whisky and beer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
THOMAS BACK IN OLD FORM

which made him a strong candi-
date for the title in his class. At
Lowell, Mass, Thomas showed his
old brilliance and punching power
when he knocked out Tommy
Crawford of California in five
rounds, doing the job so easily that
talk of his going back sounds fool
ish. Maybe the fact that he is to
be married in January to Jimmy
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
w. 8. C. AT Y. M. C. A.

W. o. - ~ z. NJ. u n.
Captain Uzzell and his Y. M. C.
A. basketballers will try con-
illusions once more with the Wash
ington state college five at the Y.
M. c. A. Monday night. The as
ISOLATION five nosed out the col.
legians in sensational finish in
the game at Pullman Saturday, and
expect to defeat the visitors in
easier fashion on the home floor.
The Y. M. c. A. five is said to be
the best ever turned out by the
association, and Coach Van Cook
is confident that his proteges are
capable of taking any of the local
fives into camp.
s. A. A. C. MEN CONFIDENT.
Despite their defeat at the hands
OF Cheney last Saturday night, the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15
Sport SPICE
~ B Y c A S S ~
BASEBALL ELECTION TODAY


be elected Wl
the event that Ward elected the exalted position
true he is the brany the National commission but
merely hired by the American league
they elect Ward eyder Pop Arson or any one the
aspran makes difference and the baseball
%s en hs 81 s st
on the surface things will be just the same
How ABOUT BASEBALL REFORM
Baseball reform is question
today millions
S a OF many would like to see:
Find suitable substitute for the terrible spike.
Increase the size of the ball and bat to assure more hitting
players from engaging in the national pastime during the
big arrange
ereasue be played after the leagues their
seasons
Make ouielders
ball to make more base hits certain
Begin the season later and close earlier
Prevent who not regular players
And here is about what they will don
Decide the sized ball
e the pitcher to- learn ear now to nit and run on
Tell the schedule committees do their work in the
Request ouielders attach their feet
to spoil more base hits.
JOHNSON SAYS NEGRO JUDGE
Jack Johnson to take chances being obbed
make and % the best y
racial quo has that the two Judges be
first fight talk started with the possible exception of the bdpenng
going the decision in the event that the fight
f0Imas to o course nG f p @ TO go the iu distance yet
Johnsons identical
judges be appointed white and other the choice
nounce the according Judges they
alike and aecodng to his own the judges not
debating matters much the public has believed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

Why not organize that city
basketball league?
Several weeks ago there was
much talk of such a league, but
now the basketball teams are fight.
ing shy of the proposed circuit.
Butte organized a city league the
other night. Why not Spokane?
Already one hears boasts from
the various strongholds as to the
superiority of this five and that
five. the followers of basketball
being just as partisan in their sup
port of favorite team as in any
other sport.
While series of games between
the fives of the city would deter:
mine to a great extent the basket
ball supremacy of the city, a city
league is the logical way of settling
the mooted question.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14

Since the formation Of the Fargo
district: as it is known today there
have been five $ superintendent or
presiding elders. All Of these men
have done much toward promoting,
the christian religion in this region.
Especially must It be said that DR..
Danford since taking charge on the
district, has done great work in the
extending the cause In the district
by forming new church organizations
and by strengthening those that were
already incorporated. The Eve sup
erintendents who have conducted the
affairs Of the Fargo district since It
was organized, are as follows: Rev ,
III. g. Bible. Rev H. r. Cooper, Re
D. G. Palmetto, Rev. Henry Witho
and DR.. s. A. Danford. ,3 ,
\. Briefly this has been the history
Of Methodism in this church division
Sof the state known a. the Fargo dis
trtct. It shows plainly the stems In,
the evolution Of the church ia this
part OF the country which were nee
essary to bring 1t up to It's present
size and state Of efficiency.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14

the purpose Of making q home in the
new and untamed country. At the
time when the first settlements be-
gan to appear along the frightening
lire OF the Northern Pacific railroad,
and until the formation of the North
Dakota conference, this territory had
been under several jurisd ctions.
During the year 1873, northern Da-
kota was Joined to the north vel Z
Iowa conference and was known as
the Northern Pacific mission. The
Rev. John Webb was regularly ap-
pointed by the conference as general
missionary west Of the Red river, 9
circuit taking Id with other places,
Fargo, jamestown, Caledonia. Grand
Forks and AbercroInbie. However,
no churches were officially organized
at these places.
In this condition things moved
along and Methodism grew. Then
during the fall OF 1875, the North
western Iowa conference established
district Of North Dakota, which
included practically all the territory
Fof the state and was called the North
ern Pacific district. Reverend Webb
was appointed presiding elder.
X. IN the fall OF 1875. North Dakota,
or rather the territory that now COM
prises the state, waa placed In the
Sioux City district with Rev. T. M.
II. .iams as presiding elder. He vis-
tied the district only once during the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14

mount, Cleveland, Goodrich, Den
hoff, McClusky, Hettinger, Leonard,
Lidgerwood, Linton, Lisbon, Minor,
Napoleon, Cakes, Sheldon, Tyson, AL
len, Tower City, Turtle Lake, Verona,
Wahpeton. Washburn, Wheatland,
Absaraka, Gill and Wyndmere. l at
tended nearly all of these meetings
for a few days each in order to keep
in touch with the evangelistic life of
the district, and check any tendency
to extravaganza so prevalent in great
religious movements. These meet
ings have been characterized by a
sane, sweet spirit and no harmful
reactions have come under my no.
'tice. As nearly as can Judge by
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14

In connection with the Methodist
conference at Mandan, a brief his
tory of this district of the Methodist
church of the state is of interest.
This district embraces the southern
half Of North Dakota and includes
some 14v churches which have a
membership of approximately 5000
souls. The district is presided over
by a district superintendent. This Of
ficer was formerly known as the pre-
siding elder, but several years ago
the title was changed to superinten-
dent. ,....
: At the present time the Fargo dis
trict under the supervision of DR..
S. A. Danford, who is one of the early
Methodist workers in the state. He
is one of the three men still left in
the North Dakota work who were in
attendance at the first conference.
The other two are Rev. C. A. Macna-
mara, superintendent Of the state
Sunday School missions, and Rev. H.
P. Cooper Of Casselton. .. ~ 60.
Methodism began early in North
Dakota, starting at the time when
the Northern Pacific railroad. entered
the state. Since that time it has
made phenomenal growth,as is evil
denced by the fact that at the time
the first conference was held in 1886
the state contained 2,341 Methodists
while at the present time there are
in round numbers, $4,000 members of
this denomination within its borders.
History Of Fargo District. !
AS has been said SMethodism began
almost with the time the first per1na-
nent settler entered the territory for
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14

conference year as he had to travel
a distance of 600 miles to reach it
and transportation facilities were at
times in a rather primative condition.
Later Reverend Starkey filled the
double role of pastor at Fargo and
presiding elder Of the district. I
On Sept %, 1876, q Joint meeting
of the commission from the North
west Iowa, and the Minnesota con-
ferences was held at Cherokee, a.,
and it was decided to attach all the
territory north Of the 46th parallel
Of latitude to the Minnesota confer
ence. This. was accomplished and
Reverend Starkey was made regular
presiding elder. j. s ..a' = rH-G.
at meeting of the Minnesota con-
ference held in Fargo on Sept. 20,
1881, Rev. G. r. Hair was made pre-
siding elder of the district. Later,
at meeting Of the general confer
ence in Philadelphia in May, 1884,
the territory comprising North Dako-
ia was taken away from the Mime
sofa conference and formed into q
separate conference which 'was
known as the North Dakota Mission
conference. The first. session of this
conference was gheld in Fargo on
Oct. O.. 1884, with Bishop Fowler pre-
siding. At another meeting held in
'Wahpeton on Sept "A, 1884, Rev. II.
G.. Bilbie was made, presiding elder;
A third session was held in Grand
Forks on Oct. "A to- IS, 1885,, with
Bishop Harris presiding: 1t was at
this meeting that Tthe Fargo district
was formed and the name Of the con-
ference was changed to the North
Dakota conference. &. \ r. 32 a,- y 5 s.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14

reports given me by pastors and
evangelists, about twelve hundred
people have: professed conversion,
sanctification or reclamation in the
meetings held this year. Many pas
tors held their own meetings, while
others we're assisted by Evangelists
Glascock, Carradine, Taylor, Bennett,
Johnson, Craig, Ruth and Bud Rob-
inson. Besides the regular revival
meetings we held tent meetings dur
ing the summer at Grand Rapids,
Dawson, Elliott, Paramount, Lidger-
wood, Linton, Cleveland, Turtle
Lake, Verona and Jamestown. These
meetings were well attended and re-
suited in great good to these COM
munities and in nearly every case
they have asked for the same thing
again next summer. The Camp
meeting at Jamestown has grown in
power till it is one of the great camps
Of Methodism. We had Bud Robin
son and Brother Craig this year as
evangelists, and they probed the Sin
disease to the bottom, and brought
many to realize their need Of Jesus
as Savior and Sanctifier. 1t was re-
ported that two hundred or more
were saved, sanctified or reclaimed in
the meeting. Sixty people were saw
ed at the last service which was a
scene never to be forgotten by those
who were there. This camp meeting
has been the rallying ground for old
time religion on this district and has
been one Of our strongest factors in
spreading "Scriptural Holiness" It
is managed by Camp meeting
board" composed of Methodists and
under a charter from the state. No
fads or side tracks have been allow
ed and some Of our best and wealth
lest people look forward to this an
nua1 feast of tabernac1es with great
delight. ''"' E1%. e. 4
But you ask, how have all these re-
yivals affected your membership.
- Membership. /, -" w.
I answer: In many places we
would have no members and our
churches would be closed if we had
/ not had revivals. The outgo here Ia
tremendous. We preach to a moving
procession in North Dakota. ! have
been here twenty-seyen years. and all
OF that time but SIX years has been
spent within the bounds Of Fargo
district and yet In some OF the towns
whore I have been pastor scarcely
know the people. 80 constantly do
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14

500 paid, $7,C-J is secured, and S.
900 endowment Is already provided
toward Bible teacher. Miss Myra
o. Smith is the matron and Pastor
James Anderson has general over
sight. We need a dormitory at FL
lendale of a similar nature and there
is already some talk of the same
thing in connection with other state
schools.
Debt Paying.
This has been a great year for debt
paying. Nearly every charge on the
district presented clean bill OF
health at the Fourth Quarterly Con-
ference and as district we can, with
possibly two or three exceptions, look
the whole world in the face for "We
owe not any man."
Benevolences.
We aim at a dollar member this
year for Home Missions and Church
Extensions, and another dollar a
member for Foreign Missions. We
may not reach that amount but some
church will go much beyond it, 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 ten cents per
capita contributions for Missions last
year in the whole world as was
shown by DR.. Forbes diagram IN
Christian Republic. ! expected this,
-"Since all the cause of God pros
pers where revivals are emphasized
The other benevolences will be up in
full. Wesley College will be ahead
of last year and some charges that
have refused to pay owing to dissat-
isfaction over removal of the college
will fall into line this year with their
so cents per member. Some little
confusion has been occasioned by the
three funds for conference claimants,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14

Dear Fathers and Brethren:-ln
presenting my fifth annual report 1t
is with a sense of gratitude to God
and a feeling of my own littleness
that I come before you. l realize
more than ever before the magnitude
of our task and the inadequacy OF
human effort alone.
I also believe in the divine call to
the people called Methodist" more
than ever before in my life. John
Wesley declared that God had raised
I'D the Methodist church to evange-
lize the continent, and ''spread scrip
tural holiness over all lands" The
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14

Methodist church unfurled her BAN
ners with Holiness to the Lord" for
her motto, and her colors have never
been lowered. Her bishops under
write every quadrennium for Scrip
tural Holiness as voiced by John
Wesley. Holiness is the great de-
postum of Methodism. 1t is the Cor
liss engine of her power, and vital
to her existence. Should she desert
her mission and compromise her doc
trine, "Ichabod" would be written on
her walls.
The secret of her phenomenal
achievements have been her Pente-
costal Evangelism. She has been a
moulding power among other church
es. We have always emphasized JUS
LITIGATION by faith, regeneration by
the Holy Spirit, entire sanctification
through the "blood," the Trinity of
the Godhead, the Deity of Jesus
Christ and the personality Of the Holy
Ghost.
Methodism has always stood for a
holy ministry, too. No preacher has
ever been admitted to an annual con-
ference until he answers the follow
ing questions in the Affirmative:
1. Have you saving faith in Jesus
Christ?
2. Are you going on to perfection?
8. Do you expect to be made per-
feet in love in this life?
4. Are you earnestly striving after
it?
We demand, first, that our minis
try shall be soundly converted, and
I'd, that they shall be seeking for
Holiness, "That Holiness without
which no man shall see the Lord
( A perfect head is not demanded, bu.
Il "a heart in every thought renewed
And full of love divine
Perfect and right and pure and good
A copy, Lord, OF thine"
Our great need, brethren, is purity
Holiness is a condition, not an end
4 OF growth. John Wesley says ''the
reason we are not more successful
as ministers is because we are moi
more holy and more knowing" The
great need OF the church is not 9
better system Of doctrine or policy
1 but new baptism of spiritual power
Realizing this, have pushed reyivals
everywhere. II 3 IL. II
Reyfvais. q
During the year we have held re.
{ vial meetings at Berlin, Hurds6eld
Casselton, Cogswelf, Dawson, Edge.
ley. Glendale. Elliott. Enderlin, Fair
p Z. @
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14
CONFERENCE OFFICERS
Have been ELECTED
THE CONFERENCE SERMON WAS
PREACHED WEDNESDAY
MORNING. -..
A. w. Brown Of Center is Secretary
of the Convention - Many Fine
Speakers Are Present.

The 26th annual meeting of the
North Dakota Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church opened In
Mandan yesterday morning.
The meeting was opened with a
song, Rock of Ages" after which
DR.. Joseph H. Smith, president of
the Woman's college at Meridien,
Miss, led in prayer. The confer
ence sermon was preached by Rev.
J. G. Morrison, who took for his text
Cor L: 9. His subject was Unused
Powers" His sermon made deep
impression and was greatly appre-
ciated. The Sacrament of the Lords
Supper was administered by Bishop
Robert Mcintyre, assisted by District
Superintendents J. G. Moore, s. A.
panford and c. E. Vermilya, and Rev.
J. H. Smith. The conference was
then opened after the calling of the
roll and the following officers were
elected:
Rev. A. w. Brown OF Center, was
elected secretary of the conference.
Rev. e. o. Grimes, Westhope, stas
teal secretary. -~r - ~ : e. .
Rev. C. A. Macnamera, Fargo, treas
urer. ,. !
Rev. Louis Magin, Bismarck, re-
porter. ~
Rev. Sachjen, past master.
The following persons were then
introduced to the conferences: DR..
A. g. Kynett of Philadelphia, secre-
tary of the home missions and the
church extension; DIR. Glascock OF
Cincinnati conference; DR.. w. A. DIM
nette, New England conference. M a
The bishop then announced the
following transfers to other confer
ences: Rev. A. J. Allen to Mime
sofa conferences; Rev. C. %. Sonthem.
California; Rev. w. W.: Moore, e to
West Wisconsin; Rev. J. s.. belong
to Upper Iowa; Rev. G. 3. White to
Northern Minnesota y , : ~ '$#jg-
Transfers into the North Dakota
conference: Rev. F.. A. Mccoy from
Northern Minnesota: Rev. Quigley
from Minnesota; Rev. J. s.. Brown,
from Central Illinois,; Rev. II. n.
Moore, from East Ohio Rev. s. s.
Wyand, from Upper Iowa; Rev. j, M.
Taylor, from Southern California.
At Q o'clock the missionary sermon
was preached In the opera house by
Rev. Farrand OF Glendale, and al
4:30 p M, and 1870 D. M. .evangeiis.
tic services were held and large
audiences were present al: both ser.
vices. ss
DR.. Kynett spoke TO 4 large audi
ence at 8 O'Clock.
Program for Thursdsy.
| Thursday, $3.50 ii. N. Deyotional
services conducted by n. H. Craig.
- p. M, Address by VIM. G. Pat.
terson, secretary, Methodist Brother.
hood. :. y n $:.5 IN u
8 p. m. Anniversary Address by M
q. B. Mason, ID. D., Freedman's Aid
society. 8 So
4:15 p. M. Pentecostal Services ii
the church. Joseph II. Smith, Evan
gelist. ss a, .5s + 4. s5 u ..S
| 7:15 p. m, Street Service, and ser,
vices In the opera house conducted
by Joseph Fl. Smith. N .. ss8
Lecture by Bishop Mcintyre Thurs
day night In tMandan opera house
Subject "The Evolution OF Abraham
Lincoln"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14
CLOSING up.

Travelingman Dugan Is here help.
Ing 70 close up the fall business 81
the Hart Powers Threshing Machine
Co Mr.. Dugan has headquarters at
Bismarck. s.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14
DISTRICT SUP7. DANF0RD
Presents HIS REPORT TO
N, F, CONFERENCE THUR.
Fargo District Has Enjoyed a Most
Prosperous Year

THIRTY CHURCHES ERECT ED AND SEVEN HUNDRED Ne"
MEMBERS ADDED Ro LIS GREAT INCREASE WAS
SHOWN IN SUNDAY scHooLs-DANFoRo TRAVELLED THIRTY
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-14
HISTORY OF FARGO DIST.
OF N. F. CONFERENCE is
Interestingly RELATED.
One Hundred and Forty Churches
and Fixe Thousand People

METHODIST NORTHERN PA ciFc STRUCK THE STATE At
FORD ONE OF THE EARLY
WORKERS IN THE FIELD-HAvE FIVE PRESIDING
Frs SINCE ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE ~''.
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CONTINUED on Page 81
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-12-23
FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.

Twenty gamblers were driven out of
Monroe one day last week.
Last November was the warmest Novem-
Der recorded in thirty five years.
Saturday child was burned to death
and one child was killed and two were in
jured by the collapse of shed at Elton.
Thomas E. Paxton, forty-seven years
old, for sixteen years clerk of court of Red
River Parish, died at Coushatta Saturday.
Deceased was a nephew Of Rev. William b.
Paxton of Sparta, a prominent and popular
Baptist minister who preached in Bossier
Parish during 1869 and 1870.
Natchitoches correspondent of Shreve-
port Times: Gne of the eldest citizens in
the parish, Mr. C. B. Booty, who is eighty
eight years old, came to town to-day from
his home in ward eight, fifty miles distant
to register. Mr.. Booty tells many interest
ing "reminiscences of his early life and the
part taken in many of the historical events
of his time. He is a Democrat of Demo
Gratis The first vote he ever cast was fol-
James K. Polk for President, and he has
never failed to vote and vote Democratic
ticket since that time.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-12-23

To make real Christmas, the Christmas
sentiment must be in the heart. One
should be inspired with the desire to make
others happy, to relieve suffering and pain
or to help the poor. There may be happy
Christman in the poorest household where
this sentiment prevails, and the richest
may enjoy its blessings. The season IS
one for all mankind, the rich and the poor,
the high and the lowly, if they are inspired
by the sublime sentiments of Christ, His
unselih devotion to the welfare and happi-
ness of mankind. The lesson Of Christmas
Day is lesson of love, of self-sacrifce,
of humility, Of helpfulnees to others. 1t
is mistake to forget these things, in the
Christmas feasting and festivities.
The Banner presents its compliments to
it's friends. with the sincere hope that each
one of them may spend happy Christmas
and prosperous New Year.