The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-10-13

mentS for the Soldiers Reception
and Banquet.
BAPTlSTS IN CONVENTION.
The Annual Meeting Began Thursday
Afternoon and Closed Last
Sunday Evening.
The convention proper opened
Thursday afternoon by devotional
meeting led by Rev. Button. A nom
mating committee consisting of Revs.
Hislop, Willahan, Edminister, Lind
and Meyers was appointed. The COM
mittee reported as follows: President,
Rev. c. Silene, of Big Springs; vice
presidents, Rev. E. Fl. Lovett, of Sioux
Falls, j. NJ. Daniels, DeSmet; record
ing and corresponding secretary, Rev.
T. M. Shanafelt, D. D., of Huron;
treasurer, o. W. Thompson, of Vermil-
lion. Board OF managers-Terms ex-
piring in 1900: T. M. Coffey, G. M.
Cline, G. A. Uline, J. j. McIntire, A.
r. Button, Jacob Olson; Terms expir-
ing in 1901: A. G. Keene, A. L. Tilg-
ner, J. W. Heston, h. b. Keith, F. W.
Cliff; Terms expiring in 1902: W. b.
Willahan, F. A. Kendall, II. b. Gun
dersop, A. Swartz, G. F. Hackett.
These officers were elected. In the
absence of the president, the first vice
president, Rev. Lovett, took the chair
and carried on the afternoon session in
very pleasing manner.
The report of the committee on pub
| lication was presented by Rev. Mr..
Keene, after which Bro. Hall gave his
report as missionary for the Publication
Society. He withheld his address on
this subject, reporting that ke expected
Rev. Seymore, D. D., who 10 the miss
ionary secretary of the Publication
Society, to give an address on the
missionary work of the Publication
Society.
The next subject was personal
Contact in Soul Winning" which was
presented by Rev. o. Sutherland,
colporteur of the American Baptist
Publication Society. Bro. Sutherland
classified the christian people into
three classes, Wis: workers, jerkers,
and shirkers. Workers, said the
| speaker, are the ones who are always
ready and willing to do something for
Jesus, being instant in season and out
OF season. Jerkers are spasmodic
workers, who will make start and go
with 80 much force that they almost
break their harness., and then will re-
lax into state of inactivity. Shirkers
are those who always have some ex-
cuse when work is to be done. The
thought of earnestness WAS impressed
very forcibly by the speaker.
Two OF the speakers failed to be pres.
ent and Mrs. G. F. Racket was asked
to take up the three themes, viz: 1.-THE
Teachers Armor", 1.-THE Teacher'e
Battle" "The Teachers Reward ,
These thoughts were brought out by
the speaker: consistency of life, courte
BUSINESS, including patience, longsuffer.
ing, gentleness, with which every
teacher should be clothed. Miss E. L.
Swartz led in discussion on the
Teachers Battle" bringing out the
thought of being direct; sending home
at every opportunity the message O.
the Lord; aiming at the conversion
of the scholar; using the greatest caut
ion in dealing with souls. Rev. Dre
welt spoke briefly on the "Teacher'I
Reward"
The newly elected president, Rev. G
Silene, having arrived was called t.
the platform and gave an excellen
address, setting forth his reasons VIII,
he is rejoiced in the privilege OF stand
ing before the convention as its presi
dent: First, he was glad that he wa
an American by choice, and second
that he was a Christian by choice
Rev. Silene WAS then elected as trus
tee of the ministers home for aged min
listers. The session closed with praye
by ReY. Si]ene.
AT the beginning of the Thursda,
evening session the chairman appoint
ed the following committees:
Enrollment:-E. E. Duley, r. b
Cantwell.
Resolutione:-W. II. Willahan, A. C
Keene. J. M. Daniels.
Place and Preaoher:-A. r. Button
b. n. Hewitt.
Owing to the absence of two member
of the committee on Foreign Missions