The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-08
THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION
congregational Church Association
Will Meet in Mitchell Com
mencing May 10.

Will Meet in Mitchell Com
mencing May 10.
The thirty-third annual meeting
Of the General Association of the
Congregational church Of South Da-
kota will be held in this city May 10,
20, p. The officers are Rev.
Thomas j. Dent, Aberdeen, moder-
atOr, and Rev. J.. II. Olmstead, of
Tyndall, secretary. Incidental to
the general meeting there will be
other sessions held.
The South Dakota Branch of the
Woman's board of Missions of the
Interior will hold its annual meeting
on Tuesday, May 10. at 8 O'Clock a.
m. This meeting will be under the
direction of Mrs. J.. A.. Derome,
state president.
The South Dakota Woman's Home
Missionary Union will hold it's annual
meeting on Tuesday, May 10, at 9
O'Clock p. NJ. The program Of this
meeting will be under the supervision
Of the state president, Mrs. Fred NJ.
Wilcox.
A meeting of the alumni Of Hart
ford Theological Seminary is called
for Tuesday afternoon, May 10, at
4 100 o'clock for the purpose of meet
ing Prof. G. S. Beardslee, Of the
Seminary. and ~transacting other bust
ness pertaining to the organization
of an Alumni Association.
Tuesday Evening, May 10.
7:45-Musical,- under direction of
Mesdames Nichols and Hitchcock.
S:00-Address of welcome, Mayor G
A Silsby. Response, by Moderator.
Address, Prof G S Beardsley, D D,
Of Hartford Theological Seminary.
Announcements and adjournment.
Wednesday Morning, May 20.
8:15-Devotional exercises. The
devotional services Of the entire ses-
sion will be conducted by Rev. f w
Long. The general theme will be,
"The Holy SPIRIT
9:00-Enrollment and organization.
9:4O-Secretary's annual report.
10 :OO-Report Of standing commit
tees.
IL :00-General business.
II :30-A ddress: Dissemination of
Missionary Intelligence Among Our
Church, Rev + B TreFethren.
Afternoon Session.
l :45-Devotional exercises, Rev +
W Long.
2:30-Annual meeting of the South
Dakota Home Missionary Society =;
Presidents address; Secretary's re-
port; Superintendent's annual re-
port; business.
3:45-WOman's houc.
4:45-Our Indian Missions, in
charge Of Rev A l. Riggs, D D.
5:l5-Report of superintendent of
CSS & Pub. Society, Rev G M
Daley.
5:30-Business.
Evening Session.
:45-Musical, under direction of
Mesdames Nichols and Hitchcock.
S:O0-Annual sermon, President II
K Warren, Yankton College. Com
muniOn service: annual collection for
Ministerial Relief Association: an
Thursday Morning, May 81.
8:l5-Devotional exercises, Rev f
W Long.
9:Oo-Paper. Congregational Ag-
gressi veness. Rev. E. Fem Lyman.
9:3O-Open Parliament on some
practical topic to be adopted by the
Association, the author of the sub
ject to open the debate with a ten
minute address.
1O:l5-A merican Missionary Asso-
cation, Rev. Jas f Cross.
O:40-Review of Rradford's CAS-
cent Of the Soul.' Rev J A Derome.
II :l0-Paper, Revivals and Aggres-
sive Work. Rev d E Evans.
II :40-Business.
Afternoon Session.
1:45-Devotional exercises, Rev f
2:l5-Educational hour: Ward
Academy. Is minutes; Yankton
College, Is minutes: Redfeld Col
lege, Is minutes.
3:0O-2aper, Points that need
emphasizing in modern preaching,
Rev Payson L Curtis.
3:30-Paper, Attitude Of ministers
to present day religious thinking.
Rev w L Dibble.
4:O0-Paper. Central truths in the
Teachings of Jesus, Rev Walter I
Lamphar.
:30-Business.
Evening Session.
7:45-Musical, charge Of Mesdames
Nichols and Hitchcock.
:00-A ddress, The Missionary an6
the Worlds Progress. Rev W Hunt.