The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-10-15

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gFnoA Hef1nps the mnst i~nterestinl
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ONE ~ ~. Carson, stnfe c1sFk. wha
gnve . M1cf ncrDunt n the churcA d
fbe state fDr he lnst Qnart@ q Gan
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~Ir. Carsun cid anung 0thsr things
The 6rNt church orenntxafiun Gmuna
Wh3se peoysle was RI Canton In lit.
md the ssc0nd ~ DelI Rapids In tn
m1ne yoar.
Six years hfer the churchas n
AAdis0n md Fandreau vere aurgxnix
- AL are y41 In existence, exrept Thu
Can4on church
The AscenE3On church II Eissetun
was the first Indian church 20 be or.
gRnised. In August Cf 1ec6- There wer.
= hail duEen Indian churches be.or,
the first vhite organization.
The eyno1 was organised OFT. .
loe4. In Huron. with . total of "a min
astefR. TN II whom still remain On thu
rOf1. O. 70 ehurrhes. Sc yet renair
g the roll Tie nunber a. cummuni-
canfS was 115i. OAlg enc cAarrh wal
thsa oelf-supporttng (Murun1- Nov
one-aourtA are self-suvportin&.
There we're ihea u church build.
ingx. and : manses- TecNy thsrs IN
IA church buisdings md Ex maasea.
Rev Ceo. r. LcClair was tAe Arm
sefsied minister and Aey. walter q
FcferDon. fAe seconc anoag fAs vAita
peopae-
Rev. j. r. Williamson ana the mis-
sionaries to the Indians. with the In.
dian ministers err really the ArE,
ministers In point u time.
ThEee hundred minister have been
on the roll In the past
The growth Of the church hal
steadily increased except during the
year 1sS2. . year Of crop failure THE
number u ministers now enrolled ID
nearly double that Of Is years ago
churches more than doubled and near
~ through the number Of communi-
| cants.
Pierre university was the first Pres
byferian educational institution. In
stitutions IT Scotland and Groton
with Pierre university we're later
merged into the present institution,
Huron college"
OF those present st the organisation
Of the Synod twenty-five years ago
three were present yeste0ay after
noon. These we're Dr.. Carson OF HuY-
IN. DR.. williams Of Greenwood. the
latter twenty-five years q missionary
to the Dakota Indians. and Rev. John
Eastman, q Dakota Indian minister.
CoNCRECATIoNALs ATwAKoNDA
The 18th annual meeting Of the
fankton Association OF Congregation
al churches came TO q close Wednes-
day evening after . very successful
session Of two days.
Rev. G.. e. Brown val chosen mod
orator and Rev. Z. l. Smith Of Mevk-
ling, scribe. MIR. Douglas, registrar,
&Noa IN AAlAnkE vi lAG kAEk AJIGAEn&
and the following nominating commit
tee Was appointed: ]. A. Derome
C~entervilie. A. w. Cook and e. l.
Smith. Mrs r. v. Stevens was appoint
ed chairman Of the business committee
Mr.. Douglas spoke on the new conSti-
tuition and bylaws adopted by the
state association rs the Sioux Fallf
meeting last May. and mentioned the
changes introduced. the chief OF which
are the following. The new name Of
the body IL the Congregational Con
ference Of South Dakota" The work
Of the denomination is nov Eimplified
by being unified under these four
heads.
1. Department Of state missions for
the home work
z Departnnent Of benevoAnce for
the foreign work and systematic Civ
ing.
3 Ministerial relief.
4 Christian education
The association unanimously endors-
ed the new constitution The report
Of the registrar, r. o. Douglas. showed
. good balance on the right side OF the
ledger. Mr. Douglas having served the
term n one year for which he had
been appointed 10 ill . vacancy. and
refused TO serve any longer, and J. A.
| Derome val appointed in his place for
! three years. Rev. r. III. Mey-
| ers Of Yankfon. delivered the associa-
| ton sermon ON How to Fin God"
Dean Sterling. Of yermiiiion. deliveries
q forccful and brilliant talk OF The
| Study Of religion - . whole" DR.
Warren. OF Yankfon college vas It hif
| best and delivered . telling address or
the necessity Of Judicial Reform"
| Springfield was selected ~ the next
place OF meeting.
Chance For Scholarship
Fau.rts n: BY the authority n tie
bard ~ d~irectors, the ed hat'9nsi