Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-16
THE nAprisrs Az SIOUX FALLS
OTlccrs Elected and Resolutions
Passed,

Sioux Falls, Oct. 1~i.-Friday morning
the BAPTIST convention delegates visited
the Sioux Falls university and exam
lned hat institution. Speeches were
made there by several visitors.
The convention met at 1880. The re-
,ort OF the Christian education COM
mittee was read by Judge keith, who
made a plea for the university. y COM
mittee was appointed to raise the
schools Indebtedness.
In the afternoon delegates We're APP
pointed 10 the Anti-Saloon league meet
Ing at Columbus, O..
DR.. Shanafelt "a chosen historian
OF the convention.
BOOKINGS was selected as the next
place CT meeting.
Rev. Bruce Kinney OF Sioux Fails
and Rev. Frank Peterson Of Minncap-
Oils addressed the convention on mis-
Sionary work. i parliament Of rellS-
ions followed, with ladies in costumes.
In the evening standing committees
were appointed, committees reported
ana Rev. Or. Ch.vers, general secretary
OF the = r. j. T., addressed the con-
venticn On systematic bnneicenco.
Following are the officers elected for
tile coming year:
President Rev. u. y. Mason of
Bruokings.
Vice Presidcnts--Rev. A. r. Tuition Of
Armour ana Rev. ". II Swartz os Ak"
ron, Ia.
Corresponding anl Recording Secre-
tary-Rev. T. NJ. Shanaftlt, d.. i.
T~roasurer-O. w. Thompson Of Yer
million.
Managers-Ternl expires in 1900: W
r. Irvine, G. NJ. Cline, G. A. Cline, }. D.
McIntlre. G. Slime. Jacob Olson; term
expires In 1889: Bruce Kinney, +. ~
Kendall. u. G. Smith, 6. :. Cleringer
G. T.. Hackett.
Standing Committees for jS91~'s-
Home missions, n. G. keene, w. Ross,
J.. T.. Biodgett; foreign mission, W. \,
Taylor, A. G. Hislop, j. Campbell; pub
licatiOn society. u. y. Mason, G. slime,
&. W. Mcconnell; Baptist Young Peo-
pies union, y. G. Mallory, Mrs. X. O.
Hislop; obituaries, a, II. Button, jacob
Olson. j. NJ. Hupp, arrangements for
1898. y. NJ. Shanaf2lt. ii. II. Keith.
Following is the report OF the commit
tee on publication society:
The society. with its publishing and
missionary departments. has proven by
its past history its right TO exist, and
has merltel III" continued confidence
ana support Of the cntire Baptist
brotherhood. Its Sunday school liter
allure IS unsurpassed, ana should have
a place in every Baptist school. Inc
patronage prayers and contributions oi
all Raptists should give wings To these
leaves for the healing Of the nations
The report was adopted.
Frank d. Hall, sunday school mis-
sionary fot the Dakot2s, made n report
| Of his work for the year.
Judge Keith reported articles or IN
corporation Of the Baptist state c1nN"n'
ton, which were adopted. McssrS. 4
{. Trask of Sioux Falls, George w. a
Of Watertown. John Sutherland 81
pierre. Hosmer II. Keith Of Sioux Fal!'
ana @. \. Uline of Den Rapids were
elected trustees under this incorpora'
ton. Huron vas fixed as the principa
place Of business.
DR.. Sharafelt read articles Of incor'
r1rlti0n for the Western Baptist Min
listers Aid association. 1t is FOR the
| care and relief of aged Baptist minis
tars. their widows and orphans, in tho
rakolas. Minnesota, Iowa. Nebraska
Kansas. oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. Council Bluffs, Ia, is named as
official headquarters.