Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-10-15

he was spending Sunday IN the city with
friends. He has beeh employed as q Sec
tion hand by the Northern Pacific.
Work of the Prcsbyeery.
The Fargo Presbytery held an inter
esting session. The report on the James
town college was published Thursday,
and it was plain that q greater interest in
the welfare of the college was manifested
than ever before, and that more efforts
for It's adequate support will be made IN
the future. The colamittee ou relief re-
ported that Rev. j. E. Vance OF Bing-
hampton, be honorably retired on an an
nual pension of $500, and such was Or
dered accepted by unanimous vote.
The committee on freedom reported
the following amounts contributed for
this work by churches in this presbytery:
Fullerton, IS; Lisbon, 81; LaMoure. So;
Sheldon, So, Tower City, So; Buffalo. 50;
Sanborn, So; Elm kiver, Sa; James
town, s11.
the Presbyterian ministers fund in good
condition, and wocthy the support of
ministers.
A lengthy report was read upon the
temperance work In the presbytery, with
a letter frona IL. Il. Saunders of James
town, endorsing the republican porty for
their action with regard to prohibition.
The following resolution with regard
to temperance was adopted, with others:
"Ihat members OF the presbytery, our
sessions and people b. asked to seriously
consider if it be not wise to give their
moral and active support to the state
enforcement league and to use their in
fuence to get others to do the same"
A lengthy report on Sunday school
work was read and adopted, the follow
ing being some of the more Important
extracts:
"The annual presbytery report shews
thirty-slx Sunday schools, which number
no doubt would he increased had full re-
turns been received. The total member
ship is 1855. average attendance 800,
average attendance of Sunday school
members upon church service $40 and
3l7 members Of the Sunday schools are
members of the church. Out of the
thirty-six schools reported only eight use
the shorter catechism. The contribution
from Sunday schools to the board of
publication and Sunday school work
seems on the aggregate somewhat
gratifying, being Sl25.61, but the amount
contributed to all other boards of the
church is only $6l.6Q, six schools only
contributing.
Through the efforts of Missionary E.
E. Saunders, of jamestown, four new
schools have been organized during the
summer. We regret very much the un-
p]easantness which has existed between
him and the superintendent of the Sun
day school department OF our board,
which has led to his retirement from the
work. The demand of the superlnten-
dent that Mr.. Saur ders must cease
working in the employ of the board,
seems to US, to say the least, to be with
out reason.
I'm conclusion We would most heartily
Mr.. Saunders for his faithful
efforts not only in Fargo Presbytery, but
in those of Pemblna and Bismarck
After lively debate the consideration
Of the revision of the creed presented for
was referred to committee
consisting Of Revs. Day, Pike, Moore,
Boyd and Wood, with instructions to re-
port at an adjourned meeting of the
to be held on call Of the mod
orator.
Lisbon and Broadlawn churches inv1t-
I'd the presbytery to meet with them
next year, and the former place was se-
ected, the date being fixed for the last
Tuesday in March, 1892.
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