The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-11-29

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plished by the Presbyterian Synod.
The minutes of the twelfth annual |
meeting of the Synod Of South Dakota
has just been issued from the press OF |
THE REPUBLICAN. The session was
held at Brookings Oct. 3, a, 5, s, and
the book of 10 pages was issued uuder
the direction of Rev. Fl. P. Carson, D.
D., of Scotland. Rev A. G. McCanley
was chosen moderator, and Rev. Fl. p
Carson the stated clerk and treasurer.
The Synod is divided into five depart
ments-Aberdeen, Black Hills, Central
Dakota, Dakota and Southern Dakota
Presby teries, each of which was rep
resented in the session of the Synod.
| Rev. Mr.. Carson made his report as
synodical missionary, from which we
make few excerpts:
again material conditions compel
our attention as Christian workers re-
viewing the work of the Synod during
the year just closed While an inn
meuse harvest has been realized along
the eastern and southern portion OF our
state. and a moderate and increased
yield has come in other parts, in some
parts almost complete failure of crops
has been experienced by our people,
and in a very large part experience has
caused the conviction that ours must
become more widely grazing and
stock raising and dairying industry. if
our people would make sure of the best
material support, even though artesian
| irrigation be practiced far as the means
and ability for the same can be com
manded.
But the work has continued to adj
vance, really and substantially, mani
testing a steady tendency toward sta
bilitv both Of the churches and the stay
of our ministers, and steady and con-
tinued increase of our church member
! ship, which was never before SO large.
| The spiritual life, also of the churches
has CORRESPONDENCE strengthened and
evangelistic work is more wide
spread and more widely desired. For
rack of the means we are compelled to
refuse urgent invitations into communi-
ties destitute of the public means of
grace. The power Of the gospel over
the red man continues to manltestly
spread and strengthen, as appears In
the increasing appreciation which our
Indians show for Christian education
and in their increased contributions for
the evangelizing of those yet remain
ing heather among them.
"Our total ministerial force in the
Synod the past year numbered IS, one
more than the year previous: OF these
six ministered to the selfsustainirg
churches, Aberdeen, Brookings, Ger
man First of Turner Co.. Madison
Huron and Scotland, but all the resi-
receive some part at least OF their
salaries from the Board of Home Mis-
sions. Fifty-three of the 50 labored al
the wear. same number as last year; 3.
labored some part of the year, from one
to eleven months. making an aggregate
of 6S years labor, three more than the
year before, and at an average OF onl.
1910 year from the board, or SlO5 les
than the average the previous year
During the year have delivered II
sermons and addresses, taken part il
over 100 other meetings, conducte'
communion II times, baptized " adult
and infants, held unnumbered confer
ences with my brethern and churc
offices, moderated a score OF congregs
tional and session meetings preache
three funerals, taken part in two ordir
alton services, one installation service
solemnized marriage, written, by th
aid OF type writer, 2,290 letters, b.
sides mailing 200 printed postals an
100 type written circulars, and hav
travelled in pursuit Of the work, 24,0;
miles, of which 23,025 by rail, 94S
team and So on foot, and all at an e
pense to the board of 1925.
Rev. A. G. Work, chairman OF tt
committee of Home Missions made b
report, portion of which is repr
duced:
'The dark side speaks of financi
depression in the country at lar,
. which is keenly felt in the decreas
contributions to the Board weighing
IS down with debt and depriving missile
aries on the field of their much need
support. The cloud, however, is slo
ly rising and light begins to bre
from the direction of the Million D
lar Memorial Fund
"The Assembly placed the amor
n needed for all the purposes of
y Home Mission Board in 1894 at 81, %
", 34l. 1t is needless to say this amor
was not contribu ed; but with strenut
effort, the amount did reach 1894. 2;
Is. A complete showing, howev
would include the amount expended
Syuods in synodical sustentation. {
IN swell the total to Sl,308,535 expent