Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-05
illustrated Lecture BY Dr..
Wright was Delivered tn
Last Evening
Three Hundred Delegates are
Expected to be in Atten
dance
Conference Proper will Open
at m'Cdbe Church This
Morning

The first day of the Methodist con-
ference has come and gone and its
close left all impression that this is to
be one of the greatest events in the
history of western Methodism. Every
incoming train during the day brought
large delegations of ministers-many
of them accompanied by their wives
and evening found several hundred
strangers guests in capital city homes.
The scheduled examinations for en-
trance into the conference were held
i'll the court room of the court house
during the day and were in charge
of Rev. J. l. Asher of Darlington, N.
d. There were nine candidates taking
the examination for admission on trial,
and III the regular four-year course
which follows, there were thirty appli-
cantS in the various stages of the work.
The examinations were practically
closed last night and announcements of
admissions, etc, will be made later
The various publishing houses of the
Methodist church are we'll represented
here and have on hand a large assort-
mcnt of helpful and necessary literature.
The North Dakota Methodist, published
a; Jamestown, N. d.. by Rev. J. G. Nor
rison. is among these. The current num-
Der is full of live matter and besides
containing excellent cuts of Presiding
Bishop John w. Hamilton, Rev. A. Lin
coin Shute and the AcCabe Memorial
Church there is a fine write-up under
the caption, points of Interest in
Bismarck"
The hour of 80 witnessed splen-
did gathering of conference members
and citizens who had come in antici-
patton of an unusual pleasure They
were not disappointed, for from the op-
enng to its close, two and half hours
later, there was the deepest interest.
Superintendent Davis presided during
the earlier part of the service and intro
duced the various speakers with appro-
pirate remarks. Miss Marguerite Ban
herman rendered a very pretty organ
prelude and this was followed by
hymn in which the whole congregation
joined. Every one seemed to catch the
spirit of the piece and seemed to en-
joy it thoroughly
General F. A. Williams was then in
troduced to the conference, and in his
fine dignfied but pleasant manner well
tllC SollNl Ill uOlllS lIllS
he called attention to the time when Bis
marck marked the western boundary of
But soon the work of the
church was felt and from that day to
this an uplifting and elevating influence
has been felt The general said the city
and IT'S homes were open to its visitors
and nothing would be left undone to,
make them welcome The city, he said,
is the capital of the state and as such
it belonged to every citizen of the COM
nonwealth of North Dakota. The ap-
oause which greeted his remark, was
hearty and sincere
"'The Churches Give Greeting in the
Name of our Common Lord" This was
he topic handled by Rev. Chas w. Har-
is. of the Presbyterian church, and in
manner highly appreciated His stand
or unity of churches and obliteration of
[enominational lines struck popular
hord and his sparkling and humorous
Illustrations greatly pleased his listen
RS
The Methodist response, "We desire
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