Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-16
TIE nArrlsrs AZ SIOUX FALLS
OTiccrs Elected and Resolutions
Passed.

S;ioux Falls, Oct. 1f.-f'riday morning
The Baptist convention delegates visited
the Sioux Fails university and exam
med that institution. Speeches were
made there ~ several visitors.
The convention met at 1890. The Ic'
,0rt OF the Christian education COM
mittee was Icad by Judge Keith, who
made a plea FOR the university. \ COM
mittee was appointed to raise The
schools Indebtedness.
IN the afternoon delegates wer" APP
pointed to the A~nti-Saluon league meet
Ing at Columbus, q.
Or. S|hanafelt was chosen historian
Of the convention.
Brookings was selected as the next
place Of meeting.
Rev. Bruce Kinney Of Sioux FANS
and Rev. Frank Peterson If Minn4ap-
Oils addressed the convention on mis-
Sionary work. \ parliament Of reliS-
ions followed, With ladies in costums
In the evening standing committees
were appointed. committees reported
ana Rex. Or. Ch.vcrs, general secretary
Of the + r, J. L., addressed the con-
yantion on systematic bonelconce.
Following are the officers elected for
the coming year:
President Rev. y, y. Mason Of
~Bruokings.
Vice presidcnts-Rev, A.. II. Hutton Of
Armour and Rev. ". II Swart2 o. Ak
ron, Ia.
Corresponding ana Recording Secre-
~tary-ltev. +. NJ. ~Shanaf,lt, ID. l..
T~roasurer-O. w. Thompson Of Yer
million.
Managers-Term expires in 1900: "
e. Irvine, c. NJ. Cline, G. \. Cline, J. j.
McIntire, G. Slime. Jacob Olson; term
expires IN 1889: Bruce Kinney, +. y.
Kendall. y. &. smith. G. :. ClevinScr,
&, T.. Hackett.
Standing Committees for iS91-2s-
Home missions, a, G. Keene. w. Ross,
]. +. B~lodgett; foreign mission, W \.
Taylor. 4. q. Hisiop, J. Campbell; pub
lies ton society. i, y. Mason. G. slime,
{. W. Mcconnell; Baptist Young Peo-
pies union, X. G. Mallory. Mrs, 4. q.
Hislop; obituaries, A. II. Button, Jacob
Olson, J, NJ. Hupp; arrangements FOR
1895. T.. NJ. ~Shanafelt. II. II. Keith.
Following is the report of the commit
tee on publica tion society:
The society, with It's publishing and
missionary departments. has proven by
its past history its right to exist, and
has mcrited the continued confidence
and support of the entire Baptist
brotherhood. Its Sunday SCHOOL liter
allure is unsurpassed, ana should Rave
a place in every Baptist school. The
patronage prayers and contributions Of
all Raptists should give wings 70 these
leaves for the healing OF the nations.
The report was adopted.
Frank ID. Hall, sunday school mis-
sionar. for the Dakotas, made Il report
Of his work for the year.
Judge Keith reported articles ci IN
CORPORATION Of the Baptist state c3nN"n-
tlon. which were adopted. McSsrs, 4.
G. Trask Of Sioux Falls, George w. Cas-"
Of Watrrtown. John Sutherland OF
Pierre. Hosmer II. Keith Of Sioux FAILS
and G. 4. Uline OF Dell Rapids were
elected trustees under this i~ncotpora-
ton. Huron vas fixed as the principal
place Of business.
pr. Sharafclt read articles If incor-
uprltion for the Western Baptist Min
listers Aid association. 1t Is for the
care and relief Of aged Baptist minis
terS. their widows and orphans, in The
Eakotas, Minnesota. Iowa. Nebraska,
Kansas. oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. Council Bluffs. IA, is named rs
official headquarters.