Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-02
Or. Dantord d Bismarck Sob.
mIts lis Report for Past
Years Work

Tho Methodist conference Is being
held at Winston this week, and
church people from all over the state
are in attendance. DR.. S. A. Danford,
superintendent CI the Bismarck dis.
trict, and pioneer church worker in
tho state, left here Monday to attend.
This morning he delivered his annual
report to the conference, which Is as
follows:
3. A. Danford, superintendent.
Bishop and Brethren:
Some n has said that "at the bar
of every passing judgment day all so.
cial institutions must Justify them.
selves by their f%ruitfulness. On this
reasonable basis, We approach a brief
review Of the work done in the Bis.
marck District during the third year
Of our existence. We regret that we
cannot show more trophies for which
we prayed and planned, but We al
safely say that We have more than
held tho fort" for some aggressive
movements have been successful and
new territory has been taken for tho
Master.
A changing. population and a rest
lessness over difiitult conditions has
made the work discouraging In some
places but some remarkable REVEALS
in other places has caused us to thank
God aid take courage.
Revivais.
We canno take time to describe
zach reason Of refreshing from the
hands Of the Lord, but will say that
good old fashioned rcvlvals Of relig.
on have been held during the year
1t Ashley, Bismarck, Center. Dickln.
son, Edgeley, Fort Rice. Goodrich,
Jamestown, Oakdale, Linton, Mott,
Hoosier, McClusky, Napoleon, Burn.
stad Cakes, Unkenholz, Woodwork,
Beach, Glendale. qlettlnger. La.
Moure, Pingree, stanton, Underwood,
washburn, B%onnieview, Vashtl and a
number of school house points out
from the heads Of the clrcu..s from
Fix to twenty miles.
These revivals have resulted in
converts from a few in some places
o a hundred or more in others, whila
great numbers of believers have en-.
tered into the "Fullness of the Bless
ng Of tho Gospel of Christ" and are
low protesting the blessing of Entire
SanctiAcation.
Some OF these meetings have been
held under great difficulty hut the
greater tho difficulty the greater the
results have seemed to be the rule.
N one case . meeting was held in
the dead 81 winter. In q now barn ten
11les from town by Pastors Hammer
and, Haseltine.. A gracious revival
With lasting results followed and they
are now competing a fine country
church building near the scene Of vic.
tory. 49,.
Another meeting onsthe same cir.
;uit was held by Pastor Hammer and
Evangelist Taylor in an unfinished
tore building in the new town Of
! Woodwork. then twenty miles from
my railroad. Great results followed
md a splendid new church building
Is now nearly ready for dedication
| near the spot where the meeting was
| held. Neither Of these churches ask
or missionary help.
licensed a young man scarcely OF
,go early In the year and sent him out
In the wilderness near the Kildoer
Hills seventy miles from the railroad.
He began to report converts at once.
twenty on one Sunday--and twenty.
I've on another Sunday, etc. FL.
Evangelist Taylor with Pastors
Rockwell and Farrand went out to
! help ana Is a result We will have two
or three good circuits ,uD there before
the railroad Arrives This young
pastor ID Brother Walter Eggert. Is
he product of one OF our own REVEALS
Z Turtle Lake a year or SO ago. SO
we arc solving the pastoral supply
problem with these "home grown
products" Another remarkable re-.
vival was held at Stanton by Bros.
Runions and Sherman. As a result
'Wenty,two persons Joined the church
and thus settles the yexing problem
at Stanton Revivals settle oil tho
problems. We can't run the church
without the. Holy Ghost. No matter
where 1t Is Or how many comfy com.
missions oct upon 1t. | would Like to
tell OF all the remarkable meetings
tor your encouragement, but will
close this paragraph by saying that a
revival on every circuit has been our
watchword aud every pastor and
evangelist has worked to that end.
Conference Evangelist Rev. J.. NJ.
Taylor hss been ION the job" all year
and has given q. good proof Of his
ministry Rev. Taylor is in great IA.
vorite with pastor and people In Bis.
marck District. Among others who
helped arc Misses Banning and Olson.
and Or. e. E.. Allen cf Denver and
Dr.. Carr&dine Of St. Louis, and Bro.
Jack Sherman Of local preachers from
DriscOll.
Membership.
These meetings have resulted in
some increase In membership. butt
owing to removals and pruning OF
records the not result may seem
small. However, where REVEALS have
not been held the pastors have not
been able to keep the waveriag line
from falling back. Bismarck dis
trict showed a net increase In mem.
ybership OF one thousand one hundred
and twentyslx members during tho
two years Immediately preceding
this. and that during the drought,
aad ] think We can expect this same
propertlonEto keep up. We give out
a many letters as we get. So II Is