Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-13
DAKOTA %METH0DlsTs.
Of the Confer
ence session If 1888,
Now in Progress
Several Candidates Admitted to Full
Orders and Elders Orders.
Entertaining A dresses and
Interesting Proceedings
Embraced Within Our
Report.
and
Friday Afternoon.

rrtuny A~IterNOon.
The exercises were opened with O short
song service and DEVOTIONAL exercises.
At 2:30 g essmon was preached by W.
a. Selleck OF Aberdeen. who took for his
text John 3:l6, "For God so loved the
world that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting
life" He spoke Of the power of love to
influence those who are the recipients
of that love. The strength OF loYe 10
shown by the greatness of the sacrifice.
The love of God is a condescsnding love
aai an everlasting love. A love fer those
who are in rebellion against him. An in
finite love shown by the fact that he gave
his only begotten son the greatest sac
ritice possible for him to make, that his
enemies might have everlasting life.
He felt more and more each year the
necessity of telling the simple gospel
story. Ministers ought to preach ex-
pectlng souls to be brought to Christ at
every service.
The discourse abounded In pointed
illustrations and moved the hearts OF the
bearers as no other service of conference
hss done.
Ii was followed by q short and very in.
teresting conservation meeting led by
Mr.. Selleck.
At the a o'clock meeting Rev. G. s.
Leavell, of Pierre, presided. The Dako.
ia local option song was sung. Prayer
was offered by Rsv. s. A. French of st.
Lawrence, and the congregation joined
in singing my Country, tbs OF Thee"
R DIR. HALL.
Mrs. DR.. Nettie U. Hall, superinten-
dent of hygiene. Dakota, W. o. T. u,
gave q lecture on the subject of hygiene.
She considered ii q great honor as we'll
as q privilege to Ak to such q body.
1t was also q great privilege to help fight
two of che great battles VI this nation .
In the civil war which liberated the
slave she did all she could and now i IN
the present battle which will end in the
freedom of the slaves to intemperance
she is deyoting her time and strength.
She spoke OF ths Importance OF educa-
ting peonie in the right way OF living.
The W. O. Y. q. have asked aud ex-
poet the help OF the ministers IN this
education, but we find some who reply
to letters, requesting them to preach at
least one health sermon q year, that
they cannot ses that this Is a part OF
their work. But the bible, although
not a text book on hygiene. has in the
first five books the foundation of ell
sanitary law and we are expected to
make our bodies "ft temples for the II
dwelling Of the holy Spirit" Every
thing that helps in this work is helping
TO free the nation from the curse OF in
temperance. The people should know
the necessity OF having proper food
properly prepared in order to have
healthy bodies.
The importance ofsproper ventilation
was enforced as we'll as the necessity of
dressing in accordance with comfort and
common sense. The local option cues
ton was touched Upon in O forcible way.
Prohibition does prohibit and the law
can be enforced when the people are
determined it shall be done. The white
ribbon army is doing O grand work and
should always show their colors.
It was a fue address and was listened
to with marked interest. She closed by
recitipg a beautiful poem and the meet
ing adjourned with che benediction by
R5v. q. A, French.
EVENING SESSION.
Rev. l.. w. Miller Of Altoona presided.
The topic Of the evening YVES, The
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education
Society. In the absence of the SPEAKERS
who were expected,
REV. DR.. SPENCER,
of Philadelphia. was introduced and
gave a very eloquent and earnest address,
No part Of the work of the church ia
80 clear q test of unselfishness as this
cause. Do not forget that we owe a debt
OF gratitude to the black man that we
never can repay. The only race in oil
recorded history that has yielded a dou-
BILE allegiance, faithful to the trust left
by their masters OF property and home,
and at tie came time faithful to the
q to the union.
There are two kinds OF work that must
be done for them. They must be edu-
Gated The Freedmen's aid society gives
largest promise OF success. The colored
race is shut up to one o. two professions
and great numbers are dedlcatlng them
selyes to the ministry.
j he men who will be foremost in the
ministry in the 20th century Will be the
black men. Naturally they haye the
largest endowment of eloquence and
power to move men. We will all be
glad that we have had q hand in theil
education and enlightenment.
We need to raise up African Moodys
to go into the heart of Africa with the
gospel, we need German Moodys anG
Swedish Moodys to do work among
those people. We need a revival O
Lutheranism. We must tsce the quea
tion that there is 80 little country com
pared to the cities of our nation.
In 1870 only IN three cities, Baltimore
Boston and Chicago, had Methodisn
gained nor rapidly than the popula
ton. Baltimore, because Ct the grea
number OF coiored NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
because 30 many people driited there
after the. war and or account OF the earn
est zeal OF the students of the denomina
tion-Chicsgo, becaute OF the gres'
amount ct wealth which was available TO
pushing all lines Of evangelistic work.
The great crucial point in the histor.
of onr nation will be our fidelity to on
work In this country. II we are goipi
to conquer the world for Christ We mus
have the black man. He is as loyal
jealous and earnest as any. An army o