The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-09
SYNOD ADJOURNED
Closing Reports Elections College Talk
Sunday Services and Grateful
Resolutions.

Dr. Blackburn read the report OF the !
board of trustees OF Pierre college, which |
showed the attendance OF students was
12 in the classical department.; IL in the
academic; Z in business course; 10 In
music and % in art department. Total,
II. Number OF instructors, g. The in
stitution is IN good condition financially
and otherwise, thorough work IN all de-
partments being done.
Next followed the treasurer's report
by Coe /. Crawford, which carried out
the statements in the report OF the
board.
The report of committee on church
erection read by ID. nj. Butts, showed
rather meager results and falling of
this year OF 1921, last years contribu-
ton to this fund being S5l7.
The Recommendation OF the Pierre col
lege by the Synod to the board OF aid for
colleges, came up and gave rise to an an
imated discussion, the point of issue be-
ing the present location.
Some members of the Central Dakota
Presbyteria during the past year have
been agaiting the question OF removal of
the college to some more eastern point so
as to be nearer the center Of population
and the question itself came up in Synod
on the request Of the board to adopt
resolution of approval of the present 10
cation. Though the adoption Of the
resolution was stubbornly contested, the
vote of approval was given almost
UNANIMOUSLY, there being only three or
four dissenting votes, showing that the
Synod is firmly of the conviction that
looking to the future the college has
beenproperly located.
At the popular meeting In the even
ing. Rev. Richardson, of Woonsocket,
presided.
The subject for the evening was "Edu-
cation and Colleges" and was opened by
an able paper from DR.. Blackburn who
took the ground that the real college
must be Christian school. Any other
would be lopsided. There was growing
disposition to exclude religious teaching
, from text books which should be coun-
teracted. Secularity was ss bad as sec
tarianism and even more bigoted. The
Chistian college was public necessity
/ as a.means of promoting efficiency, sense
/ of duty and defense.
Following DIR. Blackburn, Hon. Coe l.
Crawford spoke for few minutes on the
quality of scholarship in Pierre college
which was very complimentary to that
| institution.
. Rev. J. 5. Butts presented the report
3 on church erection and DIR. III. p. Carson
: that on and to colleges. The lattel
: showed that the board was supporting o.
: aiding 40 colleges, containing 10000 stu
: dents. The boards annual income TO
: the past ten years has been $4,000
:. South Dakota contributed the past yea
( to this purpose s1,2s6, being slSs NOR
than the year previous Only SO out o
the 122 churches in the state contribu
ted, but there has been a steady annua
q increase OF the contributions. Wha
might the amount not be il all assisted
DIR. III. P. Carson was reelected statet
clerk and Rev. j. Y. Ewart permanen
8 clerk. each for 3 years.
Mrs. DR.. Carson and Mrs. j. s. Olive
Of Huron, were confirmed as vice presi
dents of the Women's Executive com
mittee on Home Missions.
DR.. Carson was also recommended t.
n the Home Mission board for reappoint
ment as Synodical Missionary of Soutl
It Dakota.
The committee on resolutions presen
ted the following report, which wa
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Synod of Sout
Dakota acknowledges with gratitude tn
kindness of the pastor and his wife, ais
the church and citizens Of Madison l
welcoming us to their homes and entel
tanning us with such cordial hospitalit.
Resolved, Also, that we acknowledg
q the friendly attitude Of the city paper
!. toward our Synod in SO faithfully RI
Il porting our daily proceedings; and,
q Resolved, That copy Of these resolr
= tions be furnished for publication.
a. SUNDAY.
ID A large audience filled the Presbyte
10 ian church at the morning service, th
,e Rev. d. NJ. Butt, moderator OF the SyEo.
d preaching kthe sermon from Eph., 3;1
a "That Christ may dwell in your hear,
ID through faith" The discourse was, Q
of able exposition OF the personality On
a power Of Christ in the human heart,
is In the afternoon at $3.50 the, Synodic
t. Con munion was, observed, Rev. J.
.. Cram conducting the service, assisted /
n, Rev. A. 2. McGogney and Rev. Thorn,
in Bayne, The Communion season WI
re opened by the Synodical prayer meetin
ut followed by the reading OF the sNarr
w tive OF the State OF Religion" in Il
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