The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-06
THE PRESByTERiAHS.
Popular Meeting One Of Deep Interest
DR.. Roberts Address Reports Of
Secretaries. Business Session and
State Of the Church.

New arrivals and assignments OF Pres
byters are as follows:
Rev. Geo. Williams, Mitchell, at Geo.
| Winters.
Rev. w. L. Hays, Alexandria, at Rev.
A. G. Blackman's.
Elder @. NJ. Clark, Alpena, at Chas.
Bergstreser's.
Mrs. Whyte. Aberdeen, at ID. q. Stod-
dard's.
Miss McCauley, Bridgewater, at Mrs.
ID. E. Stoddard's.
j. S. Sheril. Minneapolis, and Rev.
j. P. Williamson, ID. D., at Prof. Nc
Clenon's.
Rev. Geo. White, Hurley, at M. j. Nc
Gillivray's.
Alex. McGillivray and wife, Forest
burg.
Elder w. V. Duggan, Supt. of Indian
school, Flandreau, at Mrs. ]. Cline's.
Rev. r. Figge and wife, Lennox, at A
w. Clark's.
Rev. A. G. Cauley, Bridgewater, at w.
f.. Smiths.
Elder Damon, and wife, Canistota, at
G. q. Kelley's.
Elder G.. E. Shuart, Artesian, at Ole
Gunderson's.
Rev. Geo. Gilchrist, Sisseton, at Ole
Gunderson's.
Rev. E. L. Dresser, Flandrau, at j
B. Jenk's.
| Rev. Geo. Hutchinson, Dell Rapids, al
A. M. McCallister's.
j J.C. Cram, s. S. Missionary, Aberdeen
and Elder Ell. L. Smith, Sisseton, al
Dr. w. e. Daniels.
i Rev. Thos. Cayne, Salem, at Peter
Marquarts.
i Elder Coe i. Crawford, Pierre, at Ale,
Cameron's.
j Z. j. Jamesons, Roscoe, Dr.. Marshall
J New York, at A. Nj. McCallister's.
The audience at the popular meeting
Of the Synod last evening was highly
entertained. Rev. A. M. Work presided
Rev. Geo. Williams, of Mitchell, read tn.
scripture lesson and Rev. III. P. William
J son led in prayer. Mrs. j. Y. Ewart
corresponding secretary for the Womani
| Board OF South Dakota, read her report
which was more than pleasing and in
structive. She drew beautiful parable
between the claims OF the Israelites t(
take possession of Canaan and on
duty TO take possession OF South Dakot
for Christ. Her report showed that tn
woman's societies had 33 more member
this ear than last and that $l59 NOR
money had been raised by them. Mucl
, OF their money goes to building chuchee
The total membership was 6S9, and cor
tributions s5as.17, Central Dakota Pres
bytery equaling the other three com
bined.
Mrs.J..H. Pierson, OF the Woman
Executive committee OF New York, the
: stirred every heart in the audience |
. giving an account OF the work done b
7 their 122 missionaries in south and wes,
: 80 of whom we're in Utah, IL among th
) Freedmen and the rest among th
. Indians and Mexicans. Women's wor
is an educating one, and the heathen
. this country must be reached throug
the children. Women have work /
the church as we'll as men and the
should do their duty.
! FRIDAY MORNING.
j. Devotional meeting at $50 was led b
Rev. Geo. Williams, of Mitchell, GOO
attendance aud deep spiritual feelin
Y manifested.
At 8 q. m. the regular work OF tL
: Snyod begun with Moderator d. n
Butt, presiding. The place of ahsentet
on the various standing committees wer
: filed by the appointment of membe
. present, and the roll cali was then mad
The reason given for hardness in reacl
Q ing the Synod were quite amusing, mar
resolving themselves into the fact ths
!. Synod met before the trains arrived.
J. An invitation from President Bead
> to visit the Normal school was tendere
(. and accepted.
al Rev. j. S. Sheriff., Of Minneapolis, ed
q tor OF the Presbyterian Northwest" a
: dressed the body q few minutes on Il
d Religious Press" setting forth the ali
/ and work Of his paper in aid Of Il
cause. A vote of thanks and endors
ment was moved which gave rise to
4 spirited criticism of the papers attitut
!. towards home missionaries ard Il
! "higher CRITICISM" which Mr.. Sherr
: ably met and explained away. The vo
!. passed. @
Rev. DR. Carson, synodical missionar
then made his report on the years wol
y in the field, which brought forth a
y plause at the close. The report sho,
u that the. Home Mission work under Il
= Board began in 1872 in Dakota, win
- one church was organized. Then fl
" years followed without mission wor
" In 1878 the work was again taken