Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-10-14
.HADABUSY WEEK
MANY CHURCH BODIES MEET IN
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
AND SYNOD
PAPERS OF INTEREST READ
AND MATTERS OF MOMENT TO
CHuRCHMEN FREELY
DISCUSSED


DISCUSSED
Sioux Falls-Various church organi.
cations throughout South Dakota have
been holding important sessions dur.
Ing the past week. and others are In
session this week.
At Huron the Methodist conference
has been In session and the reports
received from there indicate mat 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 and
general prosperity.
New churches have been erected at
the White Lake and Pukwana charges
and also at Farwell and Iowa. Par
sonages have been erected ut Kenne-
beck. Springfield and Bijou Hills. At
Dallas $4,000 church is under way.
A $4,000 church was dedicated at VAL
ley Springs and at Sioux Falls, Jor-
dan church has completed a $500 par
sonage. A new church is being pro-
1ected at Wakonda. At Madison the
debt on the $4,000 church recently
erected has been entirely liquidated. In
the four year pastorate OF A. d. Thi-
badeau the membership has been near
~ doubled and one Of the finest
churches OF tie state erected.
w. J. Graham reported hi sdistrict
ut Lake Preston new $1,000 church
has been erected and the parsonage
improved at cost OF 81 900.
new parsonage has been erected at
White Rock. E. o. Machemer and O..
p. Boyce have done splendid work in
temperance work during the year.
At Layne $4,000 church was dedi-
Gated, G. 0. Bullock. pastor and at
Miranda $4,000 church under the
leadership Of Fred Rawlinson. Parson-
ages have been erected at Blunt and
Wolsey.
Rev. g. F. Hopkins reported the
work Of the Aberdeen .lstrict. New
churches have been built at Liberty
on the Hecla charge and at Cha, emont.
Selby Is building new church to cost
about 5000. Aberdeen expects to dedi-
cate . $4,000 church on November s
The matter of divorces was consider
ed at some extent. No minister can
be employed by the Methodist denom-
nation In South Dakota, viii is -
vOrced or who marries q divorcee. ex-
cept for scriptural limitation. BISHOP
James l. Nuelson OF Omaha, who was
elected to the office in 1908, by the in
nuence 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 well equipped in every
way Tor the important Office so admir-
ably filled by him. The bishop is q
comparatively young man, but has had
marked experience for one or his years,
He b rapidly growing In favor and is
esteemed NJ one OF the brightest men
b the Methodist denomination OF this
country. Among other notables pa esent
we're DR.. Edgar Flake. assistant gener.
n secretary Of the Sunday school
union DIR s. F. Kerfoot, president OF
the Dakota Wesleyan university. at
Mitchell: G. =. Hagar, OF Huron: q.
r. Hopkins Of Aberdeen, and w. L
Graham Of WATERFOWL: ]. G. Shepherd
q Sioux Falls and ]. o. Dobson Of
MITCHELL district superintendent who
took active part In the deliberations OF
the conference
Or. HAy OF Deadwood. Mr.. Royce and
Dr.. Dollivcr. district SUI erintendents
of the Black Hills mission: =. b. Trsm-