The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-11
HALT FUNERAL At
SALOON FOR LUNCH
Baptist Ministers Tell OF Strange
Incidents OF the Early
Pioneer Days.
rs SILVER ANNIVERSARY
Twenty Fifth Annual Convention Of
South Dakota Bsptists Being Held
This Week al 6rookinss--
Officers Elected.

Brookings. =. D.. Oct. S.-The silver
anniversary convention OF South Da-
kota BaptistR was called TO order In
the First Baptist church In this city
Yesterday afternoon at J o'clock by
the president. Hon. J. =. Schrader. OF
Rapid city. with already over 100 dele
gates present.
Tho FIRST session OF tho convention
was given over To the anniversary fea-
ture OF the gathering. at which time
Rev. Il. n. Shannfclt. ID. D.. OF Huron.'
the venerable Baptist bishop of South
Dakota" gnsa an entertaining history
of the DEVELOPMENT OF the Baptist
churches In the state during the part
thirty two years from group or y,
churches with go members to loi
churches at the present time with g.
200 members. and with church prop
crty To the value OF s:S7.tT7 and n rec-I
ord for bcnevolcncc of over si.00o.ooo.
"reminiscences Of Pioneers-
Not the least interesting part OF the
program was that assigned To rcmi-
nisccnccs OF pioneers. OF the seven
surviving ministers who were present
at the Organization OF the convention
twenty 1--WE years ago. four are I'm at
tendance Mt this anniversary-Rev. II.
NJ. Epstein. OF Chicago: Rev. j. II.
Cofrman. OF Kansas city: Rev. v. II.
Conklin. OF Canton. and Rev. Nils
TyRchen. OF Los Angeles. Each ona
OF these pioneers made the trip To
Brool,ingr with the expectation OF be-
Ing the only one present who was n
witness OF that first convention.
Dr. Epstein was the Baptist pastor
mt Yankton until 1882. when he re-
signed his charge TO become the FIRST
president OF the state university ut
Ncrmiilion. and on October IL OF that
year he assembled In the old Clay
county court house the first classes OF
that institution. DIR. Epstein IL n ma
tive OF Russia and is U linguist or no
mean ability and an enthusiast In all
matters pertaining TO education.
Though nearly 80 years of age, tho
doctors mental powers are still un-
impaired. aH was evidenced I'm the
ministers conference yesterday by his
mRsterful discussion Of n theological
paper.
Mourners Drink on Way 10 Cemetery.
Rev. SIR. coImnn was called To the
church mt Elk Point I'm the fall or 1874
when the only railroad I'm the state
was from Sioux City TO Yankton and
the fare was g cents a mile. One or
his first experiences IN his new work
was the conducting OF "a funeral I'm n
neighborinE town when the procession
was stopped for half an hour for re-
freshmcnts. That was not Baptist
funeral. he hastcned 10 explain.
Rev. Mr.. Conklin was n pioneer Of
Lincoln county where he preached from
1873 To 1890. While holding his pastor
ate he conducted the first school I'm
Elk Point and was county supcrintcnd-
ent several terms. Rev. Mr.. Tyschcn
spent his working years among the
Danish settlements In Clay and Turner
counties. beginning In 1876. Rev. Jacob
Olson. another pioneer. related that his
pay for the first nine months OF his
ministry In the early days was 30 cents
and his living was bread and milk and
milk and bread" The second year OF
his pastoratc he received 500 for his
LAHORE.
Officers or the convention elected for
the ensuing year are: President, Hon.
J. II. Schrnder. Rapid city: first vice
president. Rev. Geo. T. Morphy. Brook
ings; second vice president. J. J. Allen.
Sioux Falls: corresponding secretary.
Rev. W. g. King. Deadwood: recording
secretary. Rev. r. NJ. Shanafclt. ID. D..
Huron.