The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27

UNITY s1lS city eutcftdiueu Tue
fcrt!eth anaasl conference Of the Con-
gre9Attonal churths OF South Dakota.
R~epresentat ves Of practically every
church II the state were here and tae
meeting brought about two hundrei
church people to the city. The ad-
dress Of welcome was delivered BY
Governor vessey. Besides the talks
by ministers and resident mem era
Of the state. addresses were given by
Robert P. nerrick. OF Minneapolis.
Mrs. s. Z. Hurlburt OF Chicago. W.
w. Newell and A. n. Hitchcock OF
Chicago.
Among The leaders OF church wrrk
In the state were present: H. X. Wa
rem Of Yanhon College; N. c. HlrsAcy
OF Redfield. president Of the o ser-
ense: r. Y Stevens Of Yankton. med
orator. Rev. w. X. Thrail OF Huron.
superintendent al the home missions
work In South Dakota read a full and
superintendent Of the home mission
most interesting report OF the work
done during the year. The following
Is an abstract from the same,
We have q list OF fifty churches
which have called for more or less o.
care from the Conference S~uperintsn-
dent directly or indirectly on this on
question OF change Of pastors and !
might encmsrate thirteen or fourteen
more where this question has rome up
and which have called for per sona'
visits or correspondence. but a
change has finally been avoided or
postponed for the future.
In some cases the question OF the
-A--.Anaa - hA aharAh In aFftnR
work has been brought to a focus
The Conference superintendent has
also been asked 10 advise on various
other matters Of church interest and
progress-ehurch or parsonage bull d.
ing. evangelism and the Ike. Per
haps this Will be sufficiently suEges-
tive To make II clear that the respoa-
sibilities are not entirely a sine n !"
outside Of relationship To the Home
Missionary churches.
T%wenty-six Home Missioner
churches have changed pastors dur.
ing the year or are now changing
The fact that churches have come
10 s~elf-suprort continuously for Tour
years past at the rate OF more than
one a month with an added eight this
year accounts for the reduction Is our
force. though Of course the budget Tor
our newly opened fields involves In
creased expense pro rata. The siren
uousness of the new work hs crisis
determining aspect. Is appealing 10
our laymen more and more. One NO
man gave 500 this year because OF
this phase of the work.
The close of the Home Missionary
fiscal year shows that the churches
and friends OF South Dakota have con-
trfhntpd 10 the CONGREGATIONAL Home
Missionary Society 33.7l5l5 against
s3.2o5 OF the proceeding year. Ire
National Society has assured ns o.
sa.Fo0 plus with a possible $500 more
and the present budget calls for SS.-
SEQ so we must call for large inter
est 10 b. shown In the work OF indt-
vidual giyers, as we'll as by our
churches.
The record OF Home MissionarF
churches organized has not been SO
remarkable as TIE SUNDAY School rec
ord. but We feel that what he's been
done has been a work OF considerable
~permanence and Importance.
Quoting from the annual OF Rev. O.
F.. Green. the registrar OF the confer
eilct. III iUidii SdfNe
II will not attempt at this time -
state the results Of the years work In
detail. Mr.. Green's report has shown
that here has beer . splendid inerease
all along the line. The report shows
a net increase of I churches. 4S3
church members. l.2tT Sunday school
members, an increase In benevalences
OF e4.50T. Of home EXPENSES sf3.s7s, OF
value of church property $57,7s5."
In closing Dr.. Thrall said:
Our state is moving forward with
leaps and bounds. Towns are being
born by the score In different parts
Of the great reaches west OF the MIS-
souri, river. The question is not whe-e
are we needed. but where Ia the great
est need. what points are most stra e.
ric. how can the work he SO grouped
so to be worked most economical y
how can the expenditures OF money
and personalities involved In the far
reaches OF time before us he made
most economical and effective. We
seek so TO labor hat the ages shall
pronounce our labor 10 have been Wise
and worth while In our day. Pastors
and laymen. your elected representa-
tives under the new conference or
ganization have this year given much
patience. and anxious thought To this
great work. but we iook with earnest
expectancy for the futre IN reveal re
suits In Sunday school and church
terprlses which will more than war
rant the sacrifice and now an we be-
gin q new year and gather ourselves
together as for a mighty effort To do q
work worthy Of the wisdom and pow
or vouchsafed by the Master Himself
for those who walt upon Him. may
there not be a season for a new gath
erng together for prayer that from
end 10 end 1. this great new common
wealth, there shall be a renewing o.
strength more than human and added
power to bring things 10 pass In Tn
Masters name. for In Him a'ona II
strength and wisdom equal To doins
we'll the task which Ia upon us.
DR.. Thrall paid a warm tribute u
the pas,ors, workers and members
and the general constituency OF ths