Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-02
Methodist Conference
Being Held at Wi|liston

Epworth League Convention and our
Ministerial Association on the camp
grounds this year rs usual. Every
league on the district waa represent.
cd and q total OF flfty.two preachers
were on the grounds during tho on.
vcation or camp. The net results Of
this great central thrOhbing heart Of
! Methodism In this new country can
never be told. Pastors and people
came up here every year for ten days
and 60 out in all directions 10 start
revival fires going that will never 90
out. We have bouSht now grounds
for 5000 an acre A1d erected a aew
tabernacle. dining hall. care takers
house, and Office building on the
grounds, besides buying six hundred
dollars worth of now tents. We now
have about two thousand dollars
worth Of tents, bedding and ten equip.
ment besides about four thousand
dollars worth. Of other property. Our
annual offering this year amounted To-
$7,l695O. This with other resources
puts the camp on q good basis imam.
cially.
It Is incorporated under the, state
laws and Differed by Methodist
preachers. No aide issues Of any kind
arc allowed on the grounds and the
old time gospel along tho lines OF
Mcthodism alone Is preached. The
results that John Wesley said would
follow are here. ...4i.
New Organizations ahd Buildings.
, We have organized new churches
at Pipe Stem in Stutsnan Co., Vada
in Dunn Co. and near Sharlow in
Stutsman Co.. Robinson In Steele Co.
has been organized and a pastor
placed In charge. He has also recelv.
ed the old preaching point at Nal.
comb. Work has been organized at
Bonny View In Killings Co.. with q
strong membership. One OF the
points on the Napoleon circuit has
been joined with 4 point on the Daw.
son circuit and organized into a new
point. They are building a church as
q result Of the union. We have or.
ganizcd and maintained ten moro
Sunday schools and occasional sum.
mer preaching points besides the reg.
ular work OF the circuits, Thus doing
some Of the work formerly done by
our Sunday school missionary, but by
no means filling his place. We stopped
building operations last year owing
to continued drOuth, and have not re.
snmed 1t yet because1 Of financial
stringency. This good crop, however,
will turn enough money lose to build
some churches early in the new year.
Buildings are under construction and
nearly ready for dedication at Bethel
and at Woodwrth. We dedicated a
new church a. Pingree on this same
circuit early in the year.
Three church buildings completed
in one year Is q record that puts Bro.
Hammer In the class Of Master
IBuildefs."
We have lots and are preparing to
build at Temvik. Douglas, Burnstad,
Robinson. and Barnes. and parsonages
are under construction at Guelph.
Linton, and Daln, Napoleon and Mott.
They also completed a nice parsonage
Lat Hettlnger. W. have q new coun.
!! try church ready to dedicate, twelve
miles from Garrison, but have post.
poaed it till after conference, owing
to pressure of work incident to our
early conference date. #".'@ ..g -
There il also 4 church to dedicate
on the Linton circuit after confer.
ence. We have sought to make our
work intensive this year rather than
extensive, as we have about all the
work blocked out that we can attend
to with tho force OF. workers and
money available. II people who have
money could only see what it means
to. evangellze this frontier In It's for.
native period the money for home
missions would not be doled out In
such inadeuate sums. l believe that
one dollar now is worth ten two
years from now. "
e~enevoIences.
The beneyolences will suffer this
! year because Of our early conference
date. Our people were practically out
Of money because Of two years OF
total crop failure, and the money, for
Su%o yONS = DVOO WY AOo ANsuaS
reached church work yet. Each cause,
however, has been presented and
urged and VIC hope for a fair show
Ing. We asked for q dollar a mem.
Der for homo missions and q dollar a
member for foreign. Some churches
will reach 1t. We will keep at it till
they all reach 1t, f.,
Ilthlng. u,
We have preached and taught tith.
Ing all over the district and many
Of the churches ald circuits are now
on that plan. Whenever tried they
do not 90, oack to the old ship.shod
way Of doing things but become en-.
thusiast!c for Gods Financial Plan.
Womsn's Societies.
Our women s societies continue to
be aggressive forces for the master.
Our wo1nen's missionary societies are
in good working condition, and the
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