The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-06

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rent year has been progressive. Four
new churhes have been established,
eight NOR, have been supplied with pas
tors thar last year; two have become
SELF supporting Woonsocket and Brook
ings. Th, outlook for the coming year
is very encouraging.
/ Rev. A. Work read the report OF the
committee OF Home Missions, covering
much the same ground IS that gone
over by the synodical missionary. His
report from the five Presbyteries shows
50 ministers in 1893 as against 78 in 1892,
but 13 not in effective service. Or the 1S
reportedln 1892, seventeen were not in
effective service, thus showing gain of
nine workers.
| The field and the Board have contrib
uted about $4,000 for the work of the
past year. We have gained one organ
lied church, seven ruling elders, twelve
deacons aud 377 members. The whole
number of additions during the year has
been 725 members. The increase Of Sab
bath school attendance has been about
700. Our church membership in the
Synod is about 5000. The self-support-
ing churches in the Synod are: Huron,
Aberdeen, Woonsocket, Brookings, and
First German church Of Turner county.
The Synod has drawn from the board Of
Home Missions about S28,OOO, and has
contributed to the Board s3,001. Last
year we gave nearly 5000 more to For
eign Missions than to Home; this year
we gave nearly $500 more to Home
than Foreign Missions. The II Indian
churches are largely responsible for this
change. Twenty mine of our 1872
churches gave nothing to this cause last
year. Some of our churches need a
spiritual stirring up.
Rev. Z. Nugent gave a favorable ac-
count of the mission work in the Black
Hills country.
DR.. Fl. p. Williamson, the old Sioux
Indian missionary, gave most interest
ing account Of the work amorg the In
dians. What they needed most now was
independence, association with the
, whites to cultivate this. They are very
initiative, but conservative. Have taken
: lup the Christian Endeavor work the
past year.
!, The raising Of committee to secure
, an evangelist and his support for this
: Synod provoked an animated discussion,
, but the resolution prevailed and the
, committee ordered.
Following Mrs. Persons impressive
paper, Mrs. Geo. Tuttle sang beautiful
solo, and DR.. w. O. Roberts, secretary of
the Board of Home Missions, New York,
was introduced. The Doctor is learn
ed, eloquent, sturdy Welshman of hu-
merous vein and forcible address. He
was here at the birth of the Dakota
Synod nine years ago and spoke in com
plimentary terms OF it's growth. He ex
pressed the sympathy of the board with
the home missionaries in their work ane
regretted that it could not always d.
better by them. Twelve years ago th'
receipts OF the board we're s3,625, 81,
years after $4,000, and last year, $1,000,
600, and yet the churches give littl
more now to this board than they die
: ten years ago. OF this increase, tn
Woman's Board furnish over $500, 600
the greater portion Of the balance com
:, ing from Individual gifts and legacies
: running as high as $4,000. Childrel
! should be systematically trained to give
: The board sometimes gets greatly be
hind, but New York bankers loan then
: all they want, at per cent even il
these hard financial times. The boar
has borrowed as high as 1895, 900 fror
y one bank at the regular rate, whic
ID showed the confidence moneyed me-
g had in the great Presbyterian church
DR.. Roberts, address was powerful
le appeal for more faith, prayer and sur
port, The board sustains nearly 170
IS missionaries in the field.
% A vote of thanks was rendered th
- speakers OF the evening and also tn
o. banker OF New York who SO valiantl
4 stands by the church.
:. TENTH ANNUAL MEETING
of the Women's Missionary society fc
Ia South Dakota met in the nj. e. churc
"A this forenoon and the devotional NEE.
ing was led by Miss McCauley of Bridgt
j. water Mrs. ID. w. Silver OF Huron we
4. elected temporary SECRETARY.
"a Welcome was warmly extended IN an ae
N dress by Mrs. 8. M. Jenks, responded
,e by Mrs. Wight Of Aberdeen. Greeting
a from fraternal societies were extende
a by Mrs. w. e. Daniels on behalf Of th
ie Methodists and Mrs. G. J. Button on b.
he half OF the Baptist people. Mesdame
M Ewart and Cameron. then rendered
10 [duett with excellent effect and the Pres
byterial reports were then read. Thee
y. showeda . very fattering condition of th