The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-27
NEARING A CLOSE.
Camp Meeting Census 1000 at Lake
Herman Sunday School Resolutions
and Officers An Interesting
Persian.

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making the population nine hundred and
eighty four, but the census taker re-
ports that he was unable to make a per
fectly accurate statement. and that there
must have been fully a thousand people
on the ground. BY actual count the
number of resident tents is one hundred
and seventy eight, the whole number of
structures being one hundred andninety.
At $50 this morning Elder Durland
gave a talk upon medical missionary
work. The denomination are taking
special interest i'll this kind OF work and
are educating a large number OF persons
as physicians and nurses who are willing
to go into the slums of cities, or any
where else where the sick and suffering
are to be found, and labor to interest
them in their spiritual welfare, by MIN
i~stering to their physical necessities. By
this ean many can be reached who
otherwise would be wholly inaccessible.
The final meeting of the Sabbath
school association was held at nine
o'clock. After an able address by the
president, Mrs. Kauble, the following
resolutions were presented:
Resolved. That we endorse the ecom
mendation OF the international associa-
ton that the term OF Office in our Sab
bath schools be six months. and that the
terms begin with January and July.
Resolved, That We urge great caution
in selecting officers and teachers.
Resolved, That at least two S. 8. insti-
tutes, at central points, be held in our
state the coming year.
These resolutions drew out a spirited
discussion, but we're unanimously adopt.
ed.
The following named persons were
elected as officers: Mrs. Kauble, presi
dent; G. P. Frederickson, vice president
Mrs. Holderman, secretary and treasurer
L. w. Warren, j. F. Gravelle other mem
bers OF the executive committee.
At 1920 a close and searching dis
course, yet full of tenderness and en-
treaty, was delivered by Elder Warren,
to parents, from the text, Where is the
flock that was given thee, thy beautiful
flock?" Jer. 1920.
At $50 Elder Breed spoke upon tn
power and operations OF the Holy Spirit
in connection with the great gospel com
mission. The commission, itself was t
extend to all the world, and to- the EN-
of time, and Christ promised to be witt
them to the end of the world. But h
was to be with them by his spirit, SO tn
promise of the spirit, with all its power
is as world wide and as g lasting a
the gospel itself.
At the close of this meeting the con
gregation repaired to the water, wher
sixty persons were baptized, making
total of seventy two up to date.
We note the arrival this afternoon @
Elder F. L. Mead and wife, of Battl
Creek, Mich, and Mr.. Isaac Adams, VIII
halls from Minneapolis. Elder Mead
the general agent of the s. D.. A. Put
fishing association, and is present in tn
interest of that work. Mr.. Adams is
native Persian, who has been in thi
country about three years. In an il
terview with him, your correspondent
learned the following facts relating I
his recent experience. He was CONVEX
ed to Christianity about four years ag'
by having his mind called to the par
BILE OF Dives and Lazarus in the ne
testament, by a little boy ten or twel,
years old. This made such an impress
ion that he sought out "A missionary an
obtained a copy OF the testament an
psalms. This he diligently read viii
tending sheep, and found the Savio
On this account he became an outca
from his people. After about 9
months, by some means, a copy OF Il
old testament fell into his hands, whit
, he also read with interest. When
came to the twelfth chapter OF Genes
containing the call OF Abraham and Il
promise made by him, he decided
: start out like Abraham, mot KNOWN
whittier he went" He travelled Nil
I hundred miles in twenty days, reachir
. to Caucasus, where he found christi,
Z friends, who advised him to go to &c
many. On the border, as he had
passport, he was arrested and was Ia
o that unless he could get a communist
ltion from the authorities at st. Pete
!, burg. he would be exiled to Siber
Failing in this, and thinking that IL "
duty to go to Siberia, he insisted UP
d being sent there. From this the ofht
decided that he was non compos ment
and sent him to Berlin. There, an
tire stranger, unacquainted with I
language, a gentleman became intere
h ed in him, learning his circumstan'
d through an interpreter, and at his o
re expense sent him to New York. FIR
there he was sent to Mr.. Moody's sch
RS in Chicago by the Presbyterian Boz
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