Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-04-27
PRESBYTERY
MEETING
Good Attendance at Meet
ings Held H ere.
HOSPITAL DISCUSSED
Location Not Determined--Busy
Two Days Session--Fine
Meeting.

A meeting of the Black Hills Pres
hytery was held in this city, Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week attended
by large number of pastors and lay
officers of the church thruout the
Hills. During the course of the meet
ing the matter Of locating the pro.
posed Presbyterian hospital was taken
up at which time propositions we're
submitted to the committee by the
cities of Rapid City, Sturgis and Hot
Springs. After considering the mat
ter thoroughly the following report
was submitted to the meeting by them.
"The committee wishes to respect
fully report that we have received no
proposition that in our judgment is
worthy of acceptance by the Presby-
terry and that in justice to all con.
cerned, that the committee be not re.
quired to make public any of the prop
ositions received. We further recon-.
mend that the chairman of the com.
mittee be retained in his present
position with authority to take the
ments seem to justify"
Following is the working program
and docket which was carried out
during the two days session.
Tuesday, April Goth
7:3O p. m. Opening sermon by E. Fl.
Grant, South Dakota Synodical Mis-
sionary, of Huron, subject "Life's Pos
sibilities". Second address by W. L.
Hood, of Saginaw, Michigan, subject
"The Sunday School Of Today. Gele-
oratlon OF the Lords supper, olstriou-
tion OF the elements by Rev. H. N.
Frank and j. s. Surbeck, of Rapid
City.
s:45 p. m. Opening prayer. roll call.
election of Moderator and temnorsry @ @
Clerk. Rev. H. M. Frank chosen as
Moderator and Rev. d. Graham tenn
porary clerk.
9:l5 p. m. Report of committee on
arrangements, Rev. u. ID. Tailman.
$3.50 p. m. Adjournment.
Wednesday Morning.
$50 a. m. Devotional exercises led
by Rev. G. w. Hawley, of Ardmore.
900 a. m. Business session, reading
of the minutes, announcement of the
regular committees.
9:l5 a m. Presentation of papers to
the Presbytery by w. L. Hood, of Sagi
nav, Michigan. He was received into
the Presbytery and will labor in the
Black Hills as sunday school mission.
ary.
9:25 q. m. A free conversation ON
religious conditions of churches.
1890 q. m. Report of pastor eyanoe.
10:45 e. m. Report of Home Mission
committee, Prof John McLearie, Rapid
City.
ll:oo g. m. Report of sunday school
committee, Rev. d. ID. Tallman. Hot
Springs.
HIS a. m. Report of sunday school
missionary Rev. w. L. Hood. Report of
committee on Presbyterian hospital. Rev.
ID. ID. Tallman. Report of committee on
foreign missions, Rev. H. r. Upton.
11;25 a. m. Report of committee on
church erection. Prof McLearie.
HAS a. m. Report of committee on
education. Rev. ]. S. Surbeck.
1900 noon. Recess.
Wednesday Afternoon.
200 p. m. Report of standing commit
tees-bills and overtures.
2:o5 p. m. Report of committee on
2:3o p. m. Report of committee on
minutes of Synod. Report of committee
on nomination.
2:45 p. m. Report of committee on
sessional records.
2:55 p. m. Resolutions
800 p. m. Election of commissioners
to the General Assembly, Rev. C. d.
Erskine. of Sturgis, with Rev. d. D.
Tallman as alternate and Elder Bert
Lewis. of Rapid City with Elder John w,
Taylor as alternate.
$3.50 p. m. Dissolution of pastoral
relation which existed between Rev. G. D.
Robinson and the church of Lead. Tohn
w. Taylor, of Hot Springs, and E. Lud-
wik, of Rapid City. taken under care of
the Presbytery as candidates for the go.-
pei ministry.
400 p. m. Unfinished business.
4;35 p. m. Report of committee on at
tendance. Roll Call.
500 p m. Adjournment.
Wednesday Evening.
Presbyterial Women's Meeting.
7:3o p. m. Popular Address,
800 P m. Stereoptcan Lecture, The
Gospel in all Lands, i" Rev. H. M. Frank.
of Rapid City.
HOT SPRINGS DEFEATS CUSTER.
Battle Mountain Team Won From Wis.
itors Sunday by Score of too.
With our crack little twirler, Jay
Holden, pitching in mid-sesson form,