The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-08
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Popular Meetings If Deep 1urerest-Sta
tistioal Reports on Religious Work
Princeton Inn" Resolution
will Afford Some Fun.

The South Dakota Synod opened
promptly at 3 p.- m. yesterday and 10 the
absence of the retiring Moderator, G. S.
Baskerville. Indian, the sermon was
preached by Rev. Sam. Mellette Of Pier.
pont, from the text. Isa. 60:7, Il will
glorify the house of my glory" 1t was
an able discourse from q spiritually
minded man.
Synod was then constituted in prayer
by the stated clerk, Rev. DR.. Carson, and
the election of a moderator resulted 10
the selection of Rev. Geo. P. Beard Of
Whi:ewood, In the Black Hills. Revs.
B. A. Rayson of Woonsocket and G. E.
Sharp of Hurley we're chosen temporary
clerks.
In the evening a popular meeting in
the interests # Sabbath school work
was held, Elder E. H. Grant of Huron
presiding. The addresses, very able and
interesting, were delivered by Rev. ]. R.
Jones of Huron and s. r. Ferguson,
superintendent OF Synodical missions in
Iowa. The latter, q genuine Irishman,
is a peculiarly felicitous speaker and
held his audience in sympathetic humor.
Synod opened this morning in a half
hours devotional meeting led by Rev.
w. j. Hill of Huron. The scripture
lesson was the 18th chapter Of John aud
suggested tie line of thought and prayer,
abiding in Christ"
The Moderator then read the list of
standing committees.
D. M. Robinson, NJ. D., of Pierre, was
elected a trustee of Synod's College at
Pierre.
Rev. w. j. Hills report from Synod's
committee on public morals, precipitated
a warm discussion On the temperance
part OF it and the establishment of the
"Princeton Inn" The report was re-
ferred back to the committee for action
at a later time.
Rev. G. 9. Todd of Aberdeen reported
for the committee on Young Peoples
societies. The c.. E. societies in the
Synod are %. with a membership of
| 1888 in Senior societies and AGA in the
Juniors. They gave to missions the past
year $4,000 to state work, S12S.4O; to
other objects, sSS39S. A christian
Training Course" as outlined by the
General Assembly, was recommended to
the G. E. societies.
Rev. H. P. Carson, D. d., superintend.
ent of Home Missions in the Synod, pre-
sented his report on the condition Of the
field, which was elaborate a,d quite en-.
couraging, in part as follows:
1.-The statistics sent General AS
sembly last May show that rs a Synod
we have made some progress. We have
one more church organization C2T, 1e
more church members, and baptized 80
more infants than at the previous report.
But our advance in contributions to
beneficeEce and in congregational ex.
penditures is more marked: TO Sunday
school work, Sc more; to Board Of Aid.
S25 more; to education, 500 more; to
ministerial relief, $40 more; to freedmen,
$50 more; to home missions, 1852 more;
to foreign missions, 1914 more; to miscel'
laneous beneficences, 1894 more, and To
congregational expenses we paid s4,941
more than last year. In but d item OF
beneticence did the Synod fall short
and that I am sorry to say a church
erection, though only s13 less. The to.
tai church membership in the Synod il
$685., and in Sabbath schools $1,000
The superintendent had delivered 15(
sermons and addresses during the year
written 1000 letters, and travelled 18,00(
miles, at a total expense of $685."
The attendance upon Synod is now
about seventy.tive, forty Of whom: are