The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-10-20
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list Conference was held Saturday at
ternoon in order to facilitate things
and bring the business up to q closer
point for adjournment. While Bish-
cp Nuelsen was meeting with his cab
met he appointed DR.. ]. p. jenkins
to preside over the afternoon session.
A good portion of the aftern.n
was given W to the reports Of the
various committees. One Of the
first to come up, and one in which q
great deal of interest was centered
was that of the location of the Meth
odist hospital, which has been under
discussion In the outside press for
some time.
G. w. Rosenberg, Of Huron. the
chairman of the commission, pre-
scented the question to the Conference
in a brisf stateent. The discussion
that followed indicated that there
was no disposition to take action on
the location at this time. The ques-
ton was presented at the closing
number of the ministers were absent
from the room, and on this ground
objection was made by many to de-
cidirg so important a question with
out a large representation of the
members of the Conference
Mr.. .oseberry then asked that the
members present express their pref
erence for Huron receiving the hos
pital as a guide for the commission to
follow. This was opposed by DR..
|Hoagland. who stated that inasmuch
as the proposition had received very
little discussion it would not be fair
to the other towns who are aspiring
for the location. No further action
was taken on the hospital matter and
the same committee was continued
for another year.
The statistical secretary, A. w.
|Thurston, presented his report and
]. M. Hunter, treasurer, presented
his statement, which set forth the fol
lowing facts relating to present con-
ditsons of the Methodist church In
the state:
The members of the church are
numbered as 1858 in the state,
with 2O,094 children in the Sunday
schools. There are zoo churches in the
state, with a valuation Of $849,SS0.
The number of parsonages is 1876,
with a value '% of $253,173. The
church property. exclusive of the
University property, amounts to owe
100, 600.
In the way of benevolent contribu-
tions the Conference gave to foreign
missions during the year 1909-10 the
sum of $16.o86, and of this amount
the Mitchell district lead all others
with $3,453. The total amount con-
tributed to home missions was 81
$50. For the support Of Dakota Wes-
leyan the Conference contributed $5,-
900, which applied On the current ex-
penses. The amount contributed to
all benevolent collections vas over
$555,0O0, on IN average Of 1896 per
capita for causes outside the local
church's interests.
The Temperance Rally.
The part Of the program of the
afternoon vas presided owe by Rev.
F. p. Dunn, the address being given
by G. e. Hardy, of this city. He
paid special attention to the state
ments that are sent out by the Home
League, which he said was the name
of the organization that is promot-
ing the liquor interests against the
county option campaign, and that
its main object was to confuse the
voters. Mr.. Hardy stated that ooun-
~ option was not only a great moral
issue but that it is also a fair propo-
sition to the farmer as we'll as the
townsman, as it makes the question
of saloons in a county to be deter
mined by all the people rather than
by a few. He believed that mas
much as the greater majority OF the
towns depend upon the farmer for
its trade that the farmer ought to
have a voice in saying whether the
towns should have q saloon.
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