Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-08-27
Ministers Of the M. Z. Church in Council.

sembled in Nye's opera house, Dead
wood, ID. T., Aug. IL, 1881, at $50 o'clock
a. m., Bishop c. ID. Foss presiding.
Present Rev. Jas. Williams, superin-
tcndent; Revs, VIM. Fielder, w. d.
Phifer, Ira Wakefield and r. II. DOL
liver, pastors Of Central City, Lead City,
Rapid City, Crook City and Deadwood,
respectively.
After a few words Of introduction by
the pishop, the sacrament was admin
istered r. II. Doliver was elected
secretary and W. ID. PETER statistical
secretary.
The report of the superintendent was
then called for and given in verbal form.
The settlement Of the country, its
growth, etc, were set forth. The dis
courngements attending the work Of tho
church named. and the hope for better
things in the future confidently assert
ed
After the report Of tho superintend.
ent Rev. JAS. Williams, each pastor re-
ported. All admitted the comparative
ly slow progress Of church work on ac-
count Ofthe peculiarities Of the country,
but on the whole the reports of the
preachers showed earnest, avaiing work
in a large increase in the membership
of the churches and Sunday schools, in
the building ofchurches and parsonages.
The meeting then adjourned, to meet ut
the Avenue house at p. IN.
AS per adjournment the meeting was
held in the rooms of Bishop Toss at the
Avenue house. Present, same as 1T last
session. Two new charges were formed,
one consisting Of Crook City, Spearfish
and surrounding country; the other
consisting Of Rapid City, Rockerville,
Custer and intcrjacent country The
bishop then stated the necessity of fuller
information regarding the work, and
requested another session. This session
was held as per request, on Saturday,
Aug. l3, at 3 p. m. At this meeting the
accounts Of the Book Concern against
the preachers were on motion placed in
the hands Of Rev. w. d. Phifer and ad-
justed.
Petitions were submitted asking $500
missionary money for Deadwood and
$500 for Lead, and the meeting was Of
the opinion that Central should have
$500 and the Southern Hills and Crook
and Speafish at least 5000 apiece.
Another session Of missions was held
Monday, Aug. 18th. The minutes were
corrected and approved.
The report Of the secretaries on sta
tistics was adopted.
The following appropriations of mis-
sionary money were made:
Black Hills district. 90
Central. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 800 90
Crook and Spcartish .........o"...... 700 90
Lead Observation-Disclosures. quo 90
Rapid, Custer and Rackeryi!le..,. 600 90
The names of the new charges formed
were fixed as follows:
Crook, Spearfsh and the surrounding
country TO be known as Crook and
Spearfish." The southern hills to be
known as Rapid, Custer and Rocker
vile.
| The matter of locating a church at
West Virginia was left with the superin-
tcndent.
The Bishop then read the following
list Of appointments for the years 1881
81:
! -................. ........Superintendent
Central City ...............To be supplied.
Crook City and SpearfiSh....J. Williams.
Deadwood. od......................R III. Dolliver.
Lead City ............. NV. ID. Phifer.
Custer and Rockerville Ira Wakefield.
| On motion the second annual session
Of the Black Hills mission meeting clos
ed without day.
r. II. DoLLIvER, Secy.
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