Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-15
DAKOTA CoNGREGATi0NALlsTs.

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting OF
The Association-A Tilt Between
Tankton and EsedGeld Colleges.
Redtieid, OAK. Sept. 14.-CQfrespond-
ence Press ana Da~kotaian-Wednesday
night the large audience in the Il edield
Congregational church was we'll enter
tanned by addresses from Rev. Mr..
Pudefoot on Home Missions" Rev.
Doctor Cobb, representing the Oongre-
gational union, and DR.. Boynton, repre-
senting the Congregational publishing
society. All of these addresses were
full of suggestive thought and were
highly appreciated by the large audience.
At the devotional season we could not
but observe the large number of old men
who had grown old In the service. One
old veteran whom we had we'll known in
college days came for o recognition to
the writer. 1t had been torty nine years
since we parted. We were both then
young men, with one work before us.
Now our work was behind US and the
grave before us. so life goes.
A very pleasant episode which occur
red during the meeting wss the appear
suce un the platform during the women's
meeting of Miss Pratt, 6 teacher from
Oahe, Indian mission, with four we'll
dressed Indian children from five to ten
years of age, who entertained the con-
gregetion with three eongs, two IN their
native language and one in English.
The service was most impressive. To-
day ct the devotional meeting the In.
dian minister spoke in the meeting and
the address was translated by Rev. A.
T.. Riggs. The words we're simple, but
most impressive.
A report was presented to the asso-
citation IN relation to governmental
interference with the missionary work
among the Indians. Your readers Will
remember the same interference was
spoken of and largely commented upon
by the press and it was stated ct Wash
ington that when the presidents stten-
tion was called to it the order was modl-
fed. This is not true ia fact. 1t was
affirmed by the Indian mission superin-
, tendent that no mission school could be
; run near a government school-that the
pupils in a government school were for.
hidden and only by suffrance were al.
; lowed to go out and labor among their
Indian friends to bring them to a knowl.
edge Of christianity or even allow them
. the privilege to attend the church to
which they belongCd-that the school
conducted by tie government at Yank.
son agency was taught by an intidel and
the agent was not averse to his ways
It was ssked II this same restriction wss
laid on the missionary work among the
Q Indians prior to the incoming of the
present administration. The answe,
> was an emphatic, No.
! A resolution c~ondemning in the strong
est terms the unwarranted usurpation Of
. this administration or any administers
= ton who should be guilty ss in the
premises
An overture in the form OF q memo
rial came from the Midland association
: asking the association to indorse Red
Q field college. Then came the most ex
citing hours OF the convention. Thu
time again aud again voted to the dis
g %cussIon was used up and extended
I Many took part in the discussion. Tit
most telling speeches made for our col.
Q lege for the undivided endorsement o
r the association were made by Rev. A. l.,
Riggs, Rev. Charles Seccombe and DR.
g Ward. 1t was reserved for Rev. Dan f
n Bradley and Rev. A. A. Brown, of Mitch
y ell, to present o resolution to the asso-
g citation commencing tho earnestness Of
d the Redtield movement, yet re-afirmine
the fact that Yank.on college was the
creation of the association and as suci
was entitled to its undivided patronage
Then came a substitute for this resolu
q ton asking for Redtield equal endorse
ment with Yankton college. Thi'
Substitute was warmly discussed ant
. then voted down by 81 against 25. Thi
renewed the earnestness of the Redielt
flIlGHNn AL Wu1Sh Aux q tiuo fnkAou5 Iao
tions were made in which our frient
Rev. Mr.. Brown, Of Mitchell, SHOWED
9 that he was an expert in parliamentar.
tactics.
MIR. BradleS's resolution and the Who'll
: subject was committed to a COMMITTEES
of seven. Each of the presidents of thu
two colleges were on che committee an
Mr.. Bradley and Mr.. Riggs from thu
south.
By their united wisdom a satisfactor
resolution to both parties was presenter
and unanimously passed by q risinl
vote.
At the evening session the large audi
ence listened to an earnest plea for til,
a cause of foreign missions by the distric
secretary, DR.. Humphrey, OF Chicago
and for the Indians and blacks of th
south. DIR. Roy talked with his usua
. eloquence and effectiveness.
Rev. A. L. Riggs brought before u
most clearly his mission work anon
the Indians. DR.. Ward made an elo
,tquent speech in the in the interest Q
Ysnkton college. Rev. Bradley spok
for the theological institute and til
g educational society. So closed one OF th
= largest gatherings ever held OF on