Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1904-02-05
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Bible school at 9:45 a. m: repular
church services at II a. m. and 7.30n
M; Christian Endeavor at 6:3O. before
the Sunday evening service: the mid
week prayer meeting on Wednesday
evening at 7:30.
The sacrament of the Lords Sumner
will be observed in the morning In
the evening Mr.. CRUDE will speak on
"The Two Essentials of the Christian
Life"
The congregational meeting was held
IN the church on Thursday evening.
JANUARY %. Z. S. Ames was elected
chairman and \. Scovel sec1 etarv
Reports from the following officers of
the church were presented and ordered
MED: The secretary of the Ladies' Aid
society, by Mrs. John Gillespie: the
treasurer OF the Ladies' Aid society. bv
Mrs. q. Carroll Smith: the Sundav
school, by supt. A. Scovel aud Sect
q. Carroll Smith; the session of the
church, by Elder L. d. Walker: the
Christian Endeavor society. by Miss
Ella Daniels; the treasurer Of the board
of trustees, by G. Carroll Smith.
Trustees were then elected as follows.
w. w. Stewart and e. s. Ames. D.:J
Walker was elected to the eldership.
The pastor, Mr.. CRUDE, then briefly
addressed the meeting, followed by
adjournment and refreshments.
There were some very interesting
and gratifying features OF the evening.
The Sunday school showed an en-
rollment of 1O1, with total attendance
of 2,769 during the year.
The Christian Endeavor society re-.
ported total membership of 20. with
an active membership of Is.
The treasurer reported the new fun.
mace, costing about $500, paid. In con
sequence of this special expense he
reported the minister's salary I'm ar
rears, but this church always paws its
minister ~
The Ladies' Aid society held 81 meet.
ings during the year with an average
attendance of 23 and membership of
47. In 1887 there were 15 regular meet
ings with. an average attendance of l2.
The treasurer of this society reported
total receipts for the year s727 SO, with
disbursements amounting to s67O.l9.
A very pleasant feature of the even
ing was clever speech not down on
the regular program made by Mrs. w.
w. Stewart, after which she presented
Mrs. Bradley, the popular president of
the society, with a box of silver spoons.
This Aid society is the strongest
auxiliary of the church and takes de.
light in working harmoniously and
unltedly for all the interests of the
church. There seems to be one danger
only that attaches to it at presentSa
danger from without and from within.
Some of the members and friends of
the church are inclined to transfer. and
in fact do transfer their personal obli-
cations in the church to the Aid
society, but the society has made il
pretty clear that it assumes no personal
obligations for any one, but that it is
an Aid society and will continue to be
auxiliary, aiding only when and after
all have assumed and discharged their
own obligations. The Aid society does
not assume the support of the church
-tbe members must do that II aids
the church.
The attendance was large and the
meeting was voted one of the best CON
gregational meetings in years.
The Aid society served excellent re-
freshments under the direction of Mrs.
Will Broadus.
Church is red stone three blocks west
of Union depot. All are welcome.
Q. HOWARD CRUDE, Pastor