The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20
MINISTERS IN HEATED DISCUSSION
OVER ADMINISTRATION Of WHITE FUND
claimants fund for this state confer.
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claimants fund for this state confer
ence was heard.
The report was one of the interest
ing features of the conference repre-
senting as 1t does a project started
some three years ago. Secretary
] karr's indicated that he has been car
rying on a great work. having raised
an endowment fund Of $4,000. most
ly in small donations. The year just
the history Of the work. No public
collections have been taken. Touch
ing on the need Of the work. Secre-
tary karr laid before the conference
in a striking away the crying need
among superannuated Methodist min
listers for aid.
He declared that every minister has
things and one of these was an old
age pension for a superannuate fund.
In the NJ. E. church.. declared the
speaker. there are 5.623 conference
claimants. 2.393 of whom receive less
than 500. and 1895 Of whom receive
ed less than $50 a year.
In close Secretary Karr recon-
mended that the ultimate amount
contemplated by the fund be set at
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ference will take action on the mat
ter before adjournment.
The closing feature Of the afternoon
program was the evangelistic services
led by DR.. Rice and this evening at s
o'clock in the Methodist church.
Bishop Mcintyre will give his lecture
on "Buttoned-Up People"
Report Of Districts.
The early part Of the morning ses-
sion u.oS c{H.on IVA 4~$iroJ,, - ~
reports Of the district superintendents
following which Bishop Mcintyre
paid a splendid tribute to the work
being done by Methodist ministers
in North Dakota. He declared that
he knew of their privations for In his
early history he was on a charge
where the salary amounted to $3.50
and the home Of his wife and child
was a miserable shack. He urged
the pastors to remember that service
and not always the big results are
bishops address was n which came
as a word Of fellowship and cheer
and was greeted with enthusiasm by
the conference.
The devotional services Of the
morning were led by DR.. NJ. S. Rice
Of Duluth. The time for the me-
mortal service was postponed from
yesterday morning until this I'll
ing at 9 o'clock Immediately follow
Ing the devotional services.
Danford's Report
The first district report was that Of
the Bismarck district. presented by Drl
S. A. Danford. district superintend-
ent. DR.. Danford's report showed
splendid progress in spite Of the fact
that crop conditions on that district
were especially bad during the year
just past. He spoke of the jamestown
camp meeting which is held each year
as the sort of religious clearing
house" and said hat the meeting this
season was the greatest gathering yet
held on the camp meeting grounds.
Ten new local preachers were licens-
ed during the year.
Bismarck district started this year
with 2401 members and many of the
charges report large gains. New
churches were dedicated early in the
year By Bowman. Sterling. Motif,
Driscoll. Dawson and Unkenholz. Ow-
ing to the drouth, work on the church
at Stanton had to be stopped and SER
vices are being held in the basement.
finished. Beach has a splendid church
and that was practically completed a
little over eight weeks after getting
the rock out Of Sentinel Butte for the
basement. The church and basement
cost approximately $1,000. There is a
church at Pingree under construction
which will be dedicated in the near
future. DR.. Danford reported that a
number Of church building enter
continued drouth.
Several New Churches
New churches, said DR.. Danford.
have been organized at Valley View.
Camp Creek, Woodworth. Rhaume,
brentwood, Marmarth, Mercer. Oak
dale. Temvik. Emerson, Burnstad and
Eckleson. Revival meetings were held
In all these places.
The year was n Of improvements
~parsonages on the district have been
~redecorated, grounds have been i'm
proved and beautifed and churches
improved. The official board at Bis
marck bought q fine parsonage for
$4,000.
Dr.. Danford paid a splendid tribute
to n work Of Rev. J. NJ. Taylor, the
Sunday. school missionary.
Touching on the women's societies,
Dr.: Danford said that the Ladies' Aid
and Missionary societies had done a
great work. He said that the benevo-
lences on the district have suffered as
a result Of the crop failure.
Is "Out Of Doors"
In closing DR.. Danford said that
Bishop Mcintyre had we'll called the
Bismarck district "all out Of DOORS"
1t covers twenty-three counties, four
OF which have not a mile Of railroad
and few wagon bridges, while some
OF the counties Ire as large as four
or five ordinary counties. These vast
stretches of plains and hills. rivers,
sWamps and bad lands all present Their
problems. The process by which the
homesteader adjusts himself to the
conditions he finds confronting him is
attended with much suffering and
hardship and has made more difficult
the development of church work. In
closing DR.. Danford paid a splendid
tribute to the pastors on his district
and their work under all circum-
stances.
Macnamara's Report
Fargo district, lying in the south
eastern part of the state, consists of
thirty-two charges, twenty-five of
which have organized churches, sew
en- being missionary fields. There are
thtrty-six church buildings and in all
there are 1fty-one preaching Places
said e Mcnamara in presenting his
report.
There were five charges left to be
supplied at the close of the last con.
ference. The following brethren have
been u to serve those places:
Rev. E. G.. Price, with the consent of
the superintendent of the Minot dis
trict. was transferred from Kenmare
10 Enderltn; Rev. w. C. Sage, a mem.