The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-19
NICHOLSON NAMED
AMONG THOSE Who
MAY Be BISHOP
Former Mitchell Man
Gets Ovation at
Aberdeen
Report Shows Increase of Al
in Membership for
the Year

Aberdeen, S. Dat the Methodist
conference yesterday the following
transfers to the Dakota conference
from othc:: conferences were am
nounccd: .. w. Taylor from the Min
nesota conferences; j.. i. uibon from
the Des Moines conference; X. a
Rruce and j. w. Potter from the
Iowa conference; l.. il. Hunt from
the Illinois conference: Charles H..
Thomas and ira w. Ellis from the
southern Illinois conferences; Il. G..
Minkler and Edward r. Holmes from
the Northwest Iowa conference.
The Rev. l.. o. Hartman, of Co
lumbus, o., superintendent Of the
board Of Sunday schools for the state
OF Ohio, made a short address before
the conference, on the Importance of
advanced work In the Sunday school.
City, secretary of the board of edu-
cation of the denomination. and q
member Of the Dakota conference.
received a cordial welcome as he ap-
peared before the meeting and pre-
scnted the Of the board Of edu-
cation.
The statistical reports showed
the Ladies' Aid societies of the con-
ference had contributed during the
year the sum Of Sites in the Aber-
deem district alone, for church pun
poses.
The reports showed the benevo.
fences had fallen off during the en-.
ference year but the membership
had, gained, the increase being very
large.
A number of new church editices
were started. or completed during
the conference year, among them be-
Ing a $4,000 edifice at Groton, one
ut Pierre costing $4,000 and one
at Gettysburg costing $4,000.
Officers Chosen.
Tie conference was then organ.
ized. by election Of officers, G.. d,
Brown being elected Secretary. who
nominated as his staff, A. +. Burliff,
II. p. Eberhart, and A. c. Mclean.
a. w. Thurston was elected stat
istical secretary, with his staff. F..
/. Bromaghim, G.. r. Wilcox, Il. e.
Saxton, j.. d. Stevens, and w. L
Hartung.
AS treasurers of the conference j..
NJ. Hunter was elected, with his
staff G.. w. Rosenberg, II. G. Or
anne, Albert Hartt, y. w. McEl-
downey, r. c. Shearer.
Official reporters were elected, a.
u. Burif for the religious press and
e.. l.. F%illebrown for the secular
press.
DR.. Thomas Nicholson. OF New
York City. an honored member of
this Dakota conference, Secretary OF
the BOARD of Education. was intro
duced. received q most cordial re-
ception, and briefly presented the
cause of the Board of Education. DIR.
Nicholson is recognized as one Of the
great educators Of our country, and
the work in which he is engaged is
meeting with unusual response.
Through this board many a student
is able TO continue his studies in
school or college. by financial as
sistancc rendered. Or. Nicholson
has his office in New York City,
but travels at large throughout the
country, urging the claims OF his
society. receiving contributions Into
its treasury. and carefully distribut-
ing the money thus raised to the
several schools for purposes abo'e
named. .UAHU
DIR. Nicholson for bishop.
1t might be said, that although DR..
Nicholson is a master in his present
field, yet. his uame has been fire.
quently mentioned in connection
with other probable candidates for
election to the bishopric by the
general conference. which is to meet
at Minneapolis in May, 1912.