Mission Convention Opens with Notable Address and Busy Session
The District Haworth League held a large Thursday session as nominations were presented for officers led by Rev. G. D. Brown and Miss Jessie Watson. Dr. J. B. Trimble delivered the opening address praising missionary leadership and division progress.
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Kansas City
Trimble
Carl A. Felt
New York City
Young People’s Society
Methodist Church
Jas. Crowther
W. H. Bacon
Mitchell
J. H. Pyke
Tientsin
China
Closing session of mission convention boosts ministerial interest
The closing session drew strong attendance despite morning train departures. Rev. J. E. Lombard led devotions, Dr. Carl A. Felt answered questions on bible study, and speakers Dr. J. M. Trimble and Dr. Pyke argued for mission work and its necessity for Christians in China.
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J. E. Lombard
Geddes
Carl A. Felt
J. M. Trimble
Pyke
China
Dobson
Mission Talks Highlight Foreign Fields at Local Missionary Meeting
The Methodist church drew a large Thursday night crowd for the closing platform of the missionary convention. Dr E M Cable of Chemulpho Korea and Dr J H Pyke of Tientsin China described field conditions, urging home support to evangelize Korea’s ten million people in ten years and noting China’s evolving morality and education of girls as Christianity spreads.
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The
Methodist Church
Dobson
E. M. Cable
Chemulpho
Korea
G. C. Cable
Mr. Cable
J. H. Pyke
China
Tientsin
Robert Morrison
Confuscius
Japan
Pyke
America
Fire destroys Riverside store and post office
A Thursday midnight fire gutted J F Wallis's two story Riverside building, wiping out merchandise and the town post office. Wallis and family escaped with little as fire broke north side and no local water supply hindered flames. Insurance on stock and building about four thousand dollars. repairs began, and connections restored by 11 am. Residents hope for a rebuild as the store supplied the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
J. F. Wallis
Wallis
Mitchell
Reeves
Reception for ministers at President Nicholson's home
Dr and Mrs Thomas Nicholson hosted a reception for ministers and their wives during the district missionary convention at the president's home on Thursday evening. Guests were greeted by the Nicholsons and their daughters Florence and Grace, making the event a pleasant feature of the gathering that closed Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Missionary Convention
Thomas Nicholson
Shootout Near Opera House Leaves Mystery
Two unknown men fired seven shots at each other near the old opera house after 10 oclock. Witnesses saw two men at a distance with revolvers in the dark. Neither was hit and both fled the scene as police searched the area for bullet impacts. The motive and identities remain unknown.
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Keith
Steve Dales
Charles T. Greene
Dales
George Besancon
Besancon
Charles Greene
Law
Greene
Herbert
Opera House
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Diehl & Brown
McGovern
South Dakota
Weaver’s Squares
Bidwell Land & Loan CO
Convention OF Missions
Mitchell District
J. 5. Harkness
Redfield
J. M. Tibbetts
Wessington Springs
Ing
Wallis General Merchandise
Dr. and
Mrs. Nicholson
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