The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-04
CHURCH BUSINESS.
Annual Report Of the Presbyterian So
ciety-A Good showing-The Baptist
and Methodist Churches.

W0T0 uciu anu bho auuuhl E6pOItS anu
accounting submitted. Concerning the
result of these we have been able to
CLEAN many items OF interest.
PREsBYTERIAE CHURCH.
In the absence of q pastor, Prof. r.. b
McClenon was chosen moderator and
Henry Neil, clerk. The report OF the
session, read by the latter, showed that
lt had met I'll times during the year,
with the most harmonious results. No
cases OF discipline bad arisen during the
year. Twelve names had been placed on
the absent roll during the year, and nine
had been dismissed by letter to other
churches. In the same time, nine had
been received by letter from other
churches and ten more on confession OF
their faith. The present membership of
the church is 145. Two adult and ten
infant baptisms have taken place during
the year. The Assembly Herald is
taken by every family, sc, represented in
the church. The choir, Christian En-
deavor, and other branches of the
church, we're commended for their zeal
and good works. ~
The reports of the secretary, Willis
jerks, and librarian of the Sunday
school, show a total attendance in that
department OF 177 and an average at
tendance OF 100 during the year. The
school had seven officers and IL teach
ers. II has added a new library OF So
volumes, costing $50, and has also had a
generous supply OF religious periodicals
and literature. The new feature of
each scholar purchasing hls own lesson
helps has been introduced TO the extent
OF u half the average membership of
the school and is working put good re.
suits, n OF which is a large saving 10
the running expenses OF the school.
The total collections OF the school
amount TO 1862. Besides purchasing
the library, nearly $25 was given to
missions. q
E.J .Fawkes, treasurer of the board
OF deacons, reported the benevolent
contributions OF the church as follows:
To the poor fund, s4.7O; foreign missions,
$4.O0; board OF freedmen, S3t40; home
missions, $lS.l 10; general assembly tax,
$l7.l5; church erection, $3.50; m.nisteri-
al relief, $3.50; college board, s5.ss; board
of ministerial education, $3.50. Total,
$62.28.
The Ladies' Aid society reported
through ito secretary, Mrs. Lesbia CAM
eron, that its membership was 25, that
20 meetings had been held during the
year and four entertainments. The
chief work OF the year was tinish.ng the
basement OF the church. The earnings
OF this society have been S33S.52. The
cost Of basement improvement was
1920. They also contributed towards
pastors salary $50 and other objects
1892.
Mrs. ID. ID. Holdridge reported for the
Ladies' Missionary society, that it bad q
membership of %. Nine monthly meet
ings and three public services have been
held during the year at much cost of
time and study TO the members. Their
donations during the year have been
1882, equally divided between home
and foreign missions.
The report Of the secretary of the Y.
P.S. G. Z. John II. Moses, shows that
lS persons have united with the society
as active members, i've of whom were
formerly associate members Of the soci-
ETY. and me received by letter. Five
more joined as associate members. Six
active members were dismissed by letter.
and the names OF 23 active and nine as
sociates dropped from the roll. Present
membership, 30 active and IA associate
total, 53. The disbursements of the
society were, for missions, $500; conven-
tion expenses, $1,000; literature, sl.55.
Cash Ia treasury, Sll.41.
Mabel Scott reported for the Pearl
Seekers Mission band which has Il mem
bership OF SO and average attendance OF
40. They have raised for the various
mission fields STATS. Delegate and
band expense, 1916. The band takes
~ copies Of Over, Land and Sea, i Home
Mission Monthly, | Womans' Work for
Woman.
J. p. Jones', treasurer, reported the
financial transactions OF the board of
trustees. The receipts OF pastors fand
FOR the year from subscriptions we're
s777.93 from Ladies' Aid and other
sources, sls7.63. Total, so65.56. Paid
Rev. ]. Y. Ewart, s95o.25; other pulpit
1881. Total. se65.56. no the
fand the receipts from Sun
day collections have been sI88.5o: other
s30I35. Total, s2IS.94. Pas
tors salary has been paid III full.
For ianitors' salary and running ex-
penses OF the church, s2lS.e4 has been
paid leaving a deficit Of unpaid accounts
In this fund OF about 80. Other in
debtedness OF the church 10 provided for