Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-19

10 to 40. Mott new reports LOG men,
bers, where but short time ago we
had none. Brother Bennett took IL
new members into the church this
year, at Beach, making rs members
in that new town, where but short
time ago We had none In short, /
think every charge will show some
increase in membership notwithstand-
! ing the removals.
We have worked successfully to
some extent in training and teaching
!, the children for membership and
!; have endeavored to get them into the
church as early as possible. The
children belong in the church.
New Buildings.
Early in the year we dedicated new
churches at Bowman, Sterling, Moffit.
Driscoll. Dawson and Unkenholz.
These buildings were reported as be-
gun last year. Owing to the drought
We stopped work on the church at
Stanton and are worshipping in the
basement The church at Omio re-
mains unfinished for the same reason
and the church at Emmett remains
to be dedicated yet. after conference.
The most remarkable piece of church
building l have ever known of was
at Beach. l laid the corner stone
on the first day of December and then
held revival meetings in the church,
all plastered, and lighted with elec-
trict lights on February 8. Just a
little over eight weeks after getting
rock out of Sentinel Butte for the
basement 1t is beautiful modern
church, finished in hard wood with
raised floor and beautiful oak pews.
l dedicated this church on May Is
amidst great rejoicing. Rev. w. G.
Bennett, the pastor, is entiTed to
special mention as to the human side
he supervised it all He not only
prayed through on it but they all
said that no man on the job could
dig more rock or do a bigger days
work than the preacher. This church
cost $4,000 above the basement. The
basement, when finished, will make
it a $4,000 church.
The church at Pingree Is under con-
struction. We expected to dedicate
October /, but owing to lack of car
penters could not get it finished. We
preached, however. in the new church
on that day and will dedicate later.
We dug the first cellar in the new
town of Vashti and will have a new
building there before long. We are
waiting on carpenters. We had to
stop a lot of church building enter
prises owing to the continued drought
but we are only waiting. We have
not quit or closed up anywhere. I
will never close church or quit
organizing as long as the people have
money enough to chew tobacco and
support pool rooms and Sunday base
ball. The church of Jesus Christ
ought to be first and somebody ought
to insist upon it. Gods Financial
Plan"-(tithing) would solve our
financial problems if all our people
would adopt it, and these seasons of
hard times would only be occasions
of rejoicing and We could sing with
the poet:
1--WE are often destitute of the things
that life demands
Want of shelter and of food.
Thirsty hills and barren lands
But we're trusting in the Lord and
according to his word,
We will understand it better by and
Bly,"
New Organizations.
We have organized new churches
at Valley View, Camp Creek, Wood1
worth, Rhame, Plentywood, Mar
marth, Mercer, Oakdale, Temvik,
Emerson, Burnstad and Eckleson.
Revival meetings were held in all of
these places previous to organizing
and the new members protested a
saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
find it almost useless to organize
churches out of the worldly people
for the purpose of social improvement
or booming real estate. Other church.
es may be able to do something that
way. but the Methodist church is a
revival or it is nothing.
We have secured lots at Rhame,
Woodwork, Burnstad, Temvik and
Alexander, bu t owing to drought
would not go any further this year.
improvements.
This has been a year of improve
ments Notwithstanding bad conditions.
Most of the parsonages have been re-
decorated inside and painted outside.
The grounds have been improved and
beautif1ed, the churches have been
painted and many of them redecor.
ated inside and general air OF
somebody living there" pervades
every place l visit.
The official board at Bismarck got
tired of paying $35 a month rent
for parsonage and bought a fine
parsonage near the church at a cost
of $4,000. The folks at Gwyther have
also provided place for their
preacher to live in and negotiations
are under way for a suitable par
sonage at Beach. A new heating
plant was put into the church at
Cakes and also at Jamestown. and
at the latter place considerable ex-
pense was put on the parsonage and
grounds.
The Methodist camp meeting at
jamestown built new house costing
$500 in which to store their tents.
bought this year at cost of $1,000.
In short, we have done what we
could all over the district to keep
the property up and improve it some.
Sunday School Missionary.