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this state.
DR.. Clark was presented to the
Conference and spoke for a few mo-
ments OH the good fellowship Of the
Methodist preacher. He gave some
interesting information concerning
the national soldiers home at Hot
Springs. of which he is chaplain.
j. W. Wilbert was transferred from
the st. John river Conference in In
diana to Dakota Conference and will
be given a western appointment.
Candidates for the Ministry.
Jno. S. Ellis, Thomas Davis, Ches-
P. Jackson, w. E. Rice and w. Del
Ter were accepted as candidates for
the ministry.
Sale of Church Property.
DR.. A. G. Shepherd was authoriz-
ed to sell the churches at Marion
Junction and at Bloomingdale and
j. S. Hardness was authorized to sell
or exchange the church properties
at Columbia and Warner.
The adult Bible Glass.
Thursdays afternoon session of
the conference "a opened with an
address by DR.. Barclay who spoke on
the "Adult Bible Glass;" which opens
up the Bible to the attention of the
adults. The result Of this is the inn
parting of vitality to it's readers as
they begin to live its truths.
The adult Bible class afford a real
brotherhood. Somehow the church
has failed in the past to satisfy this
need.
The adult Bible class is a means
OF solving this boy problem. The
father must Sc. the example. A drink
ing, swearing, absolute man can't
get a substitute to influence his boy
for good. The father is the key to
the situation; his example is pivotal
in the making OF the boys character.
Conference Claimants Anniversary.
DR.. Alexander Karr spoke on the
needs of the preacher who has given
his life to the service of the church
on a small pittance of a salary and
come to the place where he is push
ed aside because the churches are de-
handing younger men. Today in
this country there r 10000 preach
ers VIII r in needy circumstances.
Many say, why don't the ministry
save during the years of their active
ministry? Their aim and business is
not to make money but to save souls.
He cannot save because of the small
ness of his salary. The average sal
airy of the ministry in the United
States upon an average is less than
$500. Upon that small salary he has
to keep a team, buy books and maya
zines, go to the conferences and con-
ventions, pay other necessary expen-
ses, to say nothing of paying moving
expenses about every two years. How
can he save on a salary. with such an
expense and less salary than he could
earn before he began to preach the
Gospel. Such conditions create a
demand for some provision being
made for their old age.
Two years ago the Dakota Con-
ference had no endowment fund for
the support of its old preachers; it
had only its faith in God and its
faith in its people.
Why Churches Fail.
DR.. Sheridan said: More churches
and preachers fail by lack Of hear,
than by lack Of head. We must have
the expressed sympathy Of Jesus IL
We are to reach the multitudes. The
church's business is to keep an open
hand, open heart and an open door to
all classes OF people in the commun.
ity. Whatever qualities a pastor or
layman may have yet he is only sue
cessful when he reachers others by
the personal touch.
DR.. Sheridan told of his pastor in
his home town conducting a series OF
meetings and asked Sheridan to
preach on the last evening. Sheri.
dan, then q senior in college, preach
ed, but no one responded. He and
his cousin, a young lawyer. one OF
the leading young men OF the town
walked home together. Sheridan
saw he had been moved by the ser.
mon. They went back to the church
and the cousin al converted. The
next week twenty-four young men
yielded. OF the twenty-five convert
ed by the personal touch four are now
preaching the Gospel,
Guests of the University.
After the sessions at the church
the preachers and their wives were
the guests to supper at the Univer-
sity. Twenty-Five automobiles were
put at the services of the Conference
in carrying them to Graham Hall. An
informal reception was held in the
parlors of the ladies dormintory. The
guests filed into the dormitory, Bish-
op Nuelsen and special guests and
district superintendent being follow
ed by the ministers and their wives.
i,r. Kerfoot gave a short but appro-
pirate welcome of the friends to the
university. Mrs. Samuel Weir rem
dered most beautifully a solo and the
University quartette also gave selec-
tons.
DR.. Shepherd offered resolutions of
thanks to DR.. and Mrs. Kerfoot and
the faculty Of the University for the
splendid hospitality shown to their
guests. Bishop Nuelson spoke beau
tifully Of the colleged. He said that
the University was an institution of
which Methodism Of South Dakota
had every reason to be proud. No
more important work is being done
for the moral and intellectual up
lift in the state than by Dakota Wes-
leyan University, for Christian edu-
cation is the kind which means most
for the welfare Of the state and the
nation.
1he exercises at the college were
;pdood ,n,,ch apnraciatod and will