Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-25

ntenden. of the Bismarck district OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, al
the recent state conference. At thls
conference, DIR. Danford was reap
pointed to his Office for the sixth sue
cessive year. The report reads:
Bishop and Brethren:
The Bismarck district has had
year, of harmony, hard work and meas
urable success, Nothing has occurred
to disturb the peace and serenity Of
tho pastors.
The bes. OF feeling prevails be-
tween pastors and people and no dis
trict superintendent could want flnel
! loyalty than has been accorded to me
The pastors have been diligen'
along all lines. The borders OF cir
cults have been enlarged; new cir
cults blocked out and the spirit o.
militant Methcdism kept up on thu
| ever lessening frontier. The year has
been remarkable for evangelistit
meetings. A revival on every
charge has almost been realized
Some remarkable meetings were helt
in Russian communities where old
ima revival scenes were not uncOW
mon. We will get several preachers
and many members from the converts
in these communities. The most re
markabie growth in membership viii
be reported from Bismarck, our CAPT
tai city, where Bro. Craig took in one
hundred and fourteen new members
during the year. Practically a third
Of the entire membership Of the
church. Nearly all of our charges viii
show a large increase, but as usual
our removals will cut down the net
Increase. If North Dakota could hold
her population for a decade, We would
show a great growth.
The Sunday schools have never done
better and we have steadily pushed
out into the country school house Till
some Of our schools can only ge. a
look at the pastor once in a month or
two.
The leagues have gone ahead some
We had 3O6 delegates in attendance
at an league convention and camp
meeting in jamestown. Most of then,
stayed through and went home filled
with spiritual riches that thrilled
each league touched. Old-time relig-
ion solves the league problem.
The camp meeting at Jamestown
was unusually great this year. LII.
Morrison, president of Asbury college,
and DR.. Brasher of u Alabama con
ference did the preaching. Over nj
teen hundred people camped on the
grounds and it was estimated that
fully five hundred people were con-
verified. The Bismarck district preach
ers' meeting held sessions at the be.
ginning Of the camp meeting with
great profit to the pastors. Nearly
every pastor on the district being
present.
The benevolences have had more
than ordinary. attention this year, and
I think will show advance. The Bis
marck church will report a total OF
over twelve hundred dollars Ito be
exact. 81 1883; for Denevolences, with
ali other claims met in full The
elect sisters of this church, through
the w. F. M. IS. had no small part in
victory, having contributed over three
hundred dollars this year to the for
eign work. The jamestown church
will report $l,341 for benavolences,
besides $4,000 cash, passed through
the %treasurer's hands on the new
building this year. Other of the
smaller churches will roll up an
amount relatively as great, but time
forbids mention of them all.
In the way of buildings and I'M
proponents, we have held u usual
record. A. new church is under way
at Bowman. One of the finest on the
Northern Pacific line at Jamestown
is under construction. Also at Edge'
ley, a $4,000 structure is going up
The new church at Nortonville was
dedicated October 4. The recon
STRAIGHTFORWARD was dedicated at Tay'
lor on the last Sunday in September,
Also the country church, vest Of Gar
rison. Some progress was made on
the new structure at Marmath, but
not finished yet. The church at Glad
stone was improved and a new base
ment put in at Steele. We built new
parsonages. at. Berlin, Dickey, Mott
and Center. Az Washburn we moved
the old parsonage and built a new
house out of it, besides a full base
ment, making it a desirable home
The parsonage was moved to a new
location in Edgeley and improved
throughout. In fact our entire prop
erty has been improved and beauFl:
fed throughout the district. Bishop
Luccock led in a debt raising cam
paign at Bismarck that cleaned up
floating Indebtedness and will net
enough probably to finish the Sunday
school room.
We have occupied some new ter
ritory and organized some new WORK
Brother Will Peterson held some very
profitable meetings within the bounds
Of Wilton, circuit that will take perma'
nent form next year. Brothers Roy
Farley and H. L. Gramblng have beer
doing some work out in northern Kid
der county that will make a Metho.
dist circuit. Brother Ray Drson has
opened up a circuit in the KITE River
county near Halliday that is promis'
ing. Brother Ralph Roe is preaching
in a school house in northwestern
McLain county to the new settlers.
who are mostly Lutherans, but they
tell us to keep on coming. Brother
Leslie Burgum has been preaching
regularly at Hensler and Fort Clark
in Oliver county. We have organized