The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-19

6te11op Mcintyre announced that
The delegation vas completed and that
Messrs. vermilya and Danford were
declared elected.
Reserves Named.
One ballot was taken for reserves,
rinety-nine votes being cast. DR..
S. F, Halfyard Of Wesley college made
a remarkable showing with seventy.
two votes, President Robertson re.
ceived Sc and C.. A. Mcnamara So.
The delegation Is remarkable in one
respect in that all Of the successful
at the present time. Dr. Moore vas
Il delegate to the last general confer.
ence and is at the preient time a men,
Ter of the general committee OF the
church for the United States. This
committee has charge Of the appro.
priations for the church and dis.
tributes 100000 annually. pr.
Ioore leaves in q few weeks for Dem
yer to attend a meeting Of the COM
G. e. Fermilya of the Minot district
e y Vt the younger members Of the
conference while DR.. Danford the
THIRD member Of the delegations Is
one Ct the pioneers.
Resolution on Wiley.
The conference went on record this
morning regarding the DR.. Wiley cpl.
sode that has attracted the attention
Of many religious bodies of the coun.
the following resolution presented by
Rev. VIM. Burns of Hannah:
Resolved. that the Methodist Epis-
copal church Of the North Dakota
conference In session convened. EN-
phaticallN protest against the particle
patton of Secretary Wilson of the
commerce and agricultural depart
ment Of our government in the brew
ers' convention which will convene in
the city Of Chicago and Of allowing
his name to be used as president Of
said organization, and call upon Presi-
dent Taft to use his official authority
to prevent this national disgrace"
New Ministers Received.
: Following the devotional services
with which the conference opened this
morning. a class of twelve ministers
was received into the conference in
full connection. The class was as fol-
II. Byers. l.. e. Watson. L. ]. Sachtjen.
Ira e. Hammer. n. L. Rockwell. Roy
y. Hicks, H. E. Moore. Walter F..
Water, W. e. Speaker and David F.
Lane. Bishop Mcintyre announced
that his address to the class would
be made on mex Sunday.
The business session was given over
largely to short addrcsses by men rep
I csenting the various boards of the
church: VIM. II. White of Fargo OF
The conference board of trustees made
his report with regard to the fund
for opportunities and the investment
Of the fund.
The bishop first introduced E. B.
Johnson. representing the American
Bible society. Mr.. johnson spoke
briefly of the work of the society and
urged corporation on the part OF
North Dakota churches in enabling the
society to extend, its activities. He
spoke especially Of the great demand
for bibles from the newly opened mis-.
sionary fields Of Korea.
DR.. Clarence True Wilson of Chi
cago. held secretary of the temper
ance society of the church. was in
trcduced and gave a short but inspir-
ing address in which he urged the
need Of old time preaching against
intemperance. He brought the con.
that Maine had by the latest figures
gone dry by 722 votes. The announce
ment was received with handclappins
and shouts of approval.
Used Money in Dakota.
Bishop Mcintyre then introduced
DR.. Ward Plat of Philadelphia who
spoke briefly. but impressively of the
work Of the home mission and church
extension board. DR.. Plat among
ference the fact that this board fur
nished for expenditure by North Da-
kote Methodlsts $1,000. or over twice
what the church in the state actually
paid in to the fund. He further cali
ed attention to the fact that the board
Of extension had aided 203 church en-
terprises in North Dakota and said
that he was glad to report that only
eighteen had asked for aid more than
once. He also stated that the appor-
tionment for the North Dakota con-
ference had been raised from IS. 900
to $500.
VIM. H. White of Fargo was next
introduced by Bishop Mcintyre in a
very complimentary manner. Mr..
Whites report showed that the fund
for superannuates Is being carefully
boarded and that the farm originally
decided for the fund is o worth $l4,-
ITS. Mr.. White urged that the con-
ference take some action that would
allow the custodians Of the fund-the
board Of trustees-to take care Of
needy cases between conference in
TERMS. He pointed out that the board
and he as the trustee Of the board
would not rightfully loan none from
the fund for needy preachers unless
atO SOiIASTcICe SIioutQ FORMALLY take
some action and give them power to
do 80.
An Immense Problem.
DR.. s.. NJ. Dick. pastor Of the wes-
ley church, Minneapolis. spoke briefly.
on the work Of the board Of educa-
ton. He declared that the Methodists
Of North Dakota are working out an
Immense problem in the educational
world in the afiliation Of Wesley col.
lese with tire state university. Dv.
Dick declared that the success Of the
college vas being watched with inter.
est by educators the country over. He
also spoke briefly VI the necessity Of
maintaining such UNCONVENTIONAL
schools for the purpose Of recruiting
the ranks OF the ministry and showed
BY statistics that very few ministers
are coming out Of the state universi.
ties. The UNCONVENTIONAL school must
be depended on to perform this great
duty.
Judge Pollock was introduced nv
Bishop McInty:a and Hrs greeted with
enthusiasm ny the conference.
Spike for Hospital.
Miss Paul. field secretary represent
ing .Asbury hospital Of MINNEAPOLIS.
gave a short but interesting talk
touching On the work Of the hospital