The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-10-09
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YVES. SPRINGS GETS
1874 CONFERENCE Of
METHODIST CHURCH
Wins Over Bookings
Easily for the
VOTE ON HOSPITAL
Mitchell Given Big Margin
And New Vote is Made
Unanimous
ON HOSPITAL
From Mondays Daily

Redlield, S. D.-The commission
for location of a Dakota Conference
Methodist Hospital made it's report
but would not decide on a location.
The question was brought before the
conference. Representatives from
Huron, Redfeld and Mitchell adj
dressed the Conference and made eX-
cellent offers of sites and material
assistance. Mitchell, then through
the offer of Mr.. Shuster, presented
the offer of the Commercial Club.
offering a location and 100000 to-
wards "a $4,000 hospital building.
DR.. Hoagland strongly supported Mr..
Shuster's offer. The question was
submitted to vote by ballot; II for
Mitchell, 20 for Huron and 5 for
Redfeld. Mitchell receiving the
highest vote, was declared to be the
successful aspirant. The vote vas
then made unanimous.
isro-rating Railroad Expenses.
Rev. John Wood moved that a
commission OF pro-rating conference
railroad expenses be appointed so
that the eXpene OF reaching confer
ence might fall more equally on its
members.
On Saturday morning, Rev. r. II.
Lewis of WATERFOWL, led the devot-
ional exercises. Rev. DR.. Clark,
chaplain of the Soldiers Home, Hot
Springs, a member of the Conference
who has preached for fifty years. has
been invited to preach his semi-cen-
tennial sermon at the conference of
1914.
Governor Byrne was introduced
and expressed appreciation of his
sympathy with the Conference and
of the work the church is doing for
the state.
Honor Retired Ministers.
The Revs. l.. Hartsough, j. G..
THans d. w. Chamberlain, T. Wilkin-
son, A. Jalnison, T. H.. Youngman,
Rifenbark, O.. A. Phillips, H. Nj.
mons. and Il. b.. Dean were %continu-
ed az suDerannuted preachers. w.
w. Decide asked on account OF fail
ing health to be placed on the retired
list.
j. III. Edwards, y. j.. Fish, II. H.
Minish. w. j. Waltz, p. j. Lawson,
ii. L.. Case, +. M. Faith and II. G..
Reynolds, members of other confer
ences serving in the Black Hills Mis-
sion were transferred to the Dakota
Conference.
Washington springs and Brookings
asked for the 1914 conference and
on vote Washington Springs was
chosen.
Observation-Disclosures Friendship.
The Presbyterian State Synod
meeting at Aberdeen acknowledged
the greetings sent from the Metho-
dist church and ~reciprocated the
kindly feelings of their sister church.
Rev. o. A.. Phillips of Mitchell.
Rev. G. j. Corwin, Rev. Thomas Sim
mons and Rev. e. r. Dean, ministers
retired from active service made re-
marks on the Conference foor which
touched the hearts of all present.
Greetings were received from Rev.
Lewis Hartsough, Thomas Young
man, and Thomas Wilkinson. The
Conference sent it's kindest greet.
iu6S W 1 taC dUoCuI u DICdSlI
ers whose advanced age made 1t i'm
possible to be present.
Circulating Bible.
Dr.. S. II. kirkbredu of Chicago,
SECRETARY of the American Bible So
cists which is doing work among the
Pr..astant churches made a brief ad.
dress. He said the Bible is not III
obsolete book. Last year the Bibls
Society circulated 4,049. 600 copies
Of the Bible in whole or in part in
ITO foreign languages. and in IS
languages in the United States. AT
present the Bible is being circulated
in 536 different languages and dia
lects.
Helping Hand Mission.
, Miss Alice Bielski came as the rep.
resentative of the Mission for the
seventh year and told of the power
of a hand.to-hand religion lifting
men and women from the gutter il
noble Christian manhood and WON.
anhood. The Mission purposes tc
erect a $4,000 Working Mems
Hotel toward which Miss Bielski is
seeking to dispose of 500 bonds a
6 per cent interest payable Nov. LIST
1918.
! A proposal from the German
' Methodist Conference to merge where
it IA possible and necessary for thu
, good OF the local churches concern
t ed was submitted to the Dakota Con
+, ference and a commission appointed
to act with the German Methods
brethren.
Educational Anniversary.
DR.. Haucher. formerly presiden
of the Black Hills College and fielt
SECRETARY of Education for TIL,
Methodist church addressed the Con
: told of the force of public sentimen
in the enactment into law of thu
! Webb Interstate Bill and told o
!, the proposed work of the great nat
. ional convention at Columbus, O.
I to secure national prohibition of thu
manufacture of Intoxicating liquor