The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-10-09
PREsBYTERIANs.
Synod Listens to Interesting Reports on
the Field Work, and Had a Warm
Discussion Over tho Duties Of
Its Synodical Missionary.

yesterday 0tter0OOni6 session OF 0ynOQ
was taken up by reports. of committees
and their discussion. Rev. Nj. E. Cha.
pin reported on colleges and academies.
Pierre College and Scotland Academy
aave each been granted by the board Of
aid $1,000 per year. This year Scotland
Academy asks for only $500. Total
contributions 10 the board Of aid the
past year was ST., 986.13. The board has
aided thirty institutions in which there
are 2,7l1 students, of whom 18l are
preparing for the ministry. DIR. Black.
burn, chairman of the committee on ed.
ucation, reported nine candidates for
the ministry as under the care of Pres
byteries in the Synod and also reported
Tor the trustees Of Pierre College. Mum.
Der of students last year in college prop.
er ID, preparatory II, music 40, gradu-
ates 2. The college has been operated
during the year at an expense Of 62,254,
of which $1,000 came from the board of
aid, the remainder from the buttons and
contributions. Dr.. Wolff reported 1904
50 raised through the efforts Of the
special committee Of which he was
chairman. This committee was contin-
ued and the Synod pledged to raise
$1,000. The need OF UNCONVENTIONAL
colleges as compared with state institu-
tions was strongly emphasized.
Rev. j. s. Butt OF Groton read the re-
port on foreign mission work, and DR..
Gillespie of New York spoke a few min.
utes on the subject. It was decided to
take up two contributions instead of one
during the year Tor this cause.
Rev. A. E. Carhart, president Of the
State Anti Saloon league, was given fit.
teen minutes to address the Synod. He
explained the pledge and progress of the
work. Frank Beard will furnish car.
toons for the MYTH" the official organ
of the league.
The popular meeting in the evening
in the interests of foreign missions was
largely attended. Rev. j. S. Butt presi
ded, Miss Cora Metheney sang a beauti
full solo, and Mrs. Erwin of Aberdeen
read the report Of the Woman's society
to the Synod. This was quite interest
lug and showed the total contributions
to the foreign mission work to have
been 1862 96. DR.. Gillespie, secretary Of
the foreign board, followed in an admira
BILE address on the spirit, purpose 'anc
progress of the work. and he was f)l
lowed by Rev. J. G. Watson, a returned
missionary from Persia, who gave an &C
count OF the work in his field.
Devotional exercises of Synod THU
this morning were led by Rev. c. H
French, choosing the words spoken a
the baptism of Christ as the theme
The attendance was large.
A communication from the Synod o
Utah suggesting a plan of exposure o
Mormon missionaries who are goin,
throughout the country misrepreseptint
their doctrines and practices, was adopt
ed. Synod also endorsed the applicatio,
of Pierre College for aid from the board
A special report IN behalf of the boart
Of education showed that the supply O
ministers was falling short as compared
with the number of church members, o
churches and of the population of tn,
country
Rev. Us. Butt presented the repor
on Home Missions, pointing out the for
eign populations in cur country and tn,
need OF evsngeliz.ng them.
A warm discussion arose in the Synoe
over an overture from the Central Pres
bytery asking that the Synodical miss
ionary be made a Synod,cal evangelist
It was decided for the change.
The popular meeting in the Presbyte