The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-07
THE SYNOD.
Speakers on Foreign Themes DR.. Mar
shall's Powerful Address Reports,
Papers and Miscellaneous
Business.

Business.
Last evenings popular meeting OF the
Dakota Synod in the Presbyterian
church drew full house which was we'll
reLaid for it's attendance. Moderator
ID. M. Butts presided, Rev. q. L. Dresser.
OF Flandrau read the scripture lesson
and Rev. g. H. French of Scotland led
in prayer.
Miss Carey, the returned missionary
from China,a lad, of fine appearance and
pleasing address was the first speaker
and gave an interesting account OF Per-
sian life, customs and modes OF thought.
The Pensions still preserve the old pate
archal modes OF life OF the Old Testi-
ment times, but are degraded, ignorant,
dirty, superstitious and treacherous.
They are misled by the Mohammedan
priesthood and practice self-torture as
penance fer sins. Those who accept
Christianity are more than delighted
with it.
Mrs. J. Y. Ewart, secretary, next read
the report of the Woman's Missionary
society for Foreign Missions which was
very gratifying and showed that South
Dakota women had been busy during
the year At the meeting Of the
Woman's Board of the Northwest at
Burlington, last spring, she had re-
ported SS3407 for this special work by
South Dakota women and felt proud of
it, even though Illinois women had given
S5, 5,OOO Their contributions in Dakota
were 90 per cent more this year than
last, So per cent more magazines were
taken and 800 had been donated to the
Moselle school. The Indian women of
the Dakota Presbytery had 16 societies
and gave literally.
Before DR.. Marshall was introduced,
Mrs. VIM. Rowland and Mr.. Stanley
Jones sang duet. DR.. Marshall is
field secretary Of the foreign board and
several years ago made a tour OF the
world visiting mission fields. He is q
most entertaining speaker and takes a
deep, broad view OF the work. His first
contribution to missions when boy in
New England was to send a missionary
TO Dubuque, Iowa, then as far away as
China is now. In it's 81 annual contri-
buttons to this cause the board has ex-
pended Sl9, ,252, ,343; last year alone 81
0l4,0OO having been contributed. This
money has all been expended in foreign
lands at an actual cost Of only 5 cents
and / mill on the dollar; and in the 81
years not dollar has ever been lost by
carele ssness or dishonesty Of those en-
trusted with the funds The begin
nings OF mission work in q new land is
very slow. The language must be
learned and the bible translated. Then
new ideas have to be put into the minds
OF the people to understand the meaning
Of our enlightened thought. In % years
only 10 converts were made in Japan
in the last ten years $1,000 commnni.
cants representing about 10000 believ.
ers have been won. In China DR.. Nor.
rison worked 81 years and got scarce q
convert; but be translated the bible in
TO a language that reached one-third the
inhabitants OF the globe. Now China
has 5000 Christian commitments, an6
three times ss many believers. The
Board has 1900 missionaries abroad
5000 native teachers, SO schools, 48t
churches and 80 hospitals which trea,
annually $4,000 patients. A prominent
worker estimates that in fifty years
China will have 5O,OOO.OOO christians DIR
Marshall speaks very highly of their
mental qualities as people and con
siders their long life an empire due te
obedience and respect for the fifth COM
mandment, their financial Integrity OIL
honor in paying debts, and the sacred
ness Of the family relation. The Doctor
denounced in the strongest terms the
prominence give to heathen religions a
, the worlds parliament.
4 SATURDAY FORENOON.
II Rev. G. A. Hutchinson of Dell Rapids
led the devotional meeting.
Synod in opening took up the repor
OF the committee on foreigr
!: missions presented by Rev. M. E
, Chapin, chairman The report showed
, much need OF greater precision in reports
OF churches and more earnestness in th,
!. work. The contributions this year were
$r,7OO, an increase OF s7OO over last year
, Conversions in foreigL fields we're 10 pc
cent, at home only seven per cent.
4 The report on publication and Sabbath
school work BY the chairman, Rev. w. J
Hill, showed magnificent growth ir
this field. The Synod organized Al new
mission schools with! 124 teachers an,
1915 scholars. These added TO the 10
church schools with their GIG teacher
and officers, and 4,974 scholars, make
, total membership in Sabbath school