The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-08-25
KEYSTONE REPORTS
ANNUALCONFERENCE
MUCH WORK ACCOMPLISHED AT
KALISPELL MEETING
ALSO OUTING

The annual conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church came to
a close on Sunday evening after one
of the most successful and important
sessions held in Montana. The year
lust closed has been one of the most
critical that the church in Montana
has known. The repeated droughts
have made the financial situation vary
hard and yet there has been de-
cided advance in the work. The Gla-
cier Park District, Rev. James H. Du-
rand, Supt, reports gain for the
wear of 342 and the Great Falls Dis
trict, Rev. James A. Martin, Supt.,
a net gain of $50, making net gain
in spite of deaths and. removals, of
672.
Bishop Charles Wesley Burns pre-
sided in his usual kindly and brother
ly manner. His brother, DR.. ]. Bick-
Iy Burns, a district superintendent
of the Philadelphia conference, was
present during the entire session and
brought the evangelistic messages at
the four o'clock hour of each day.
Will Finish Hospital
The Methodist Church has been
leading the way in practical social
service. Some examples of this
were brought out at the conference.
At one of it's later sessions, the con-
ference formally took over the un-
finished hospital at Havre, large,
splendid building but up to the pres
ent unfinished on the inside. This
will be finished promptly and put in
to use. In Kalispell, the Y. M. G. A.
building has been closed for some
time. It's building and equipment is
worth $4,000. This can be bought
for about $4,000; enough to clear
off the Indebtedness. This, the
Methodist church in Kalispell plans
to do with the help of the home board
and they will have a splendid and
complete social center for community
work.
Appointments
The reading of the appointments
by the Bishop showed some changes
we're made. Rev. James H. Durand,
who was the superintendent of Gla-
,ier Park District, transfers from this
conference to become pastor OF Wes-
ey church, Chicago. Chaplain VIM.
oippy of Shelby becomes pastor at ;
Glasgow. Rev. Robert H. Allen be- {
comes pastor at Wolf Point Rev. S
Herbert Frame of Culbertson has
,een changed to Redstone. Rev. &
Charles G.. Cole of Kalispell be- t
ONES district superintendent in the !
,laee of Rev. Durand. Walter Spaul-
ing of Wihtefsh goes to Kalispell.
Iorace Turner of Poison goes to
Vhitefsh. Forest w. Wertz goes to +.
'olson. R. I. Stone of Wolf Point /.
vas left without charge at his own !,
equest, in order to attend Garrett .
biblical Institute at Northwestern !.
Evanston, III. T
Trip Across Flathead c
Another feature of the conference s.
1as its recreation. On Saturday af- f
srnoon the ministers and their wives s.
nd also the delegates were the guests
f the local church for a trip to Som
rs then across the beautiful Flat n
cad lake, the second largest fresh "
ater lake in the United States. They =
.nded near Big Fork where picnic =
upper was served among the giant
mes on a hill overlooking the lake.
n the return from Conference,
ev. and Mrs. Stone and the two &C
lildren were with party of eleven S;
no stopped off for day at Belton to
Id visited Lake Mcdonald. They
ent up to the head of the lake and w
rough the woods to the Mcdonald al
lis and then across to the Lewis =
,tel for lunch. This lake is said to u
. one of the most beautiful in the !;