Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Church Notes

AS the march of time moves silently
onward we can scarcely believe that
another Conference Year" is drawing
to close, but such is the case. Time
and tide wait for no man." We have
passed through a peculiar season dur
ing the recent months. At a crucial
period rainfall was withheld and scant
harvest over large area is the newt
able result. Much labor was given and
little financial remuneration will be
realized. Dividends will be greatly
diminished this year. We are told,
however, that there is mo loss without
corresponding gain" Should these
discouraging times bring out the heroic
in our natures, causing us to stand up
for South Dakota and Day county in
particular, helping us to remember that
in years passed, when drouth had smit-
ten other regious contiguous to our
own, these fair fields produced abund-
antly. And if out of it all we come to
rotation of crops, greater economy and
better methods of agriculture, the les
sons taught recently will not have been
in vain. This year ought to call out
the best and most humane in us. Our
great state and the great nailroad sys-
TENS ought to deal very kindly with
the pioneers out in the west. The rich
man should be very generous toward
the deserving and industrious poor,
while the man of humble means should
be honest and square to his wealthy
employer. This will have to be year
of much sacrifice on the part of those
who are best able to make them. In
many quarters, schools, churches, asy-
lums and hospitals will be greatly bur-
dened unless special contributors come
to their assistance. Take our own
local interests as a, case in point. Last
spring the trustees entered enthusiast
tically into the work of church repair.
Business meetings were held and some
$3.50 secured to inaugurate the move
ment. A cement sidewalk was made,
the roof repaired, the windows placed
in better shape, but hard times caiae
on and it was thought best to defer
further labor until more propicious
times. Nevertheless, good crowds are
now coming to our sanctuary and we
have Sunday school close around the
hundred mark who gather each Sabbath
to look around upon blackened walls
and dingy ceilings and faded paint and
cobwebs galore.
If men Of means could be found in
this vicinity who would condescend to
help US they would become public bene-
factors and confer a distinct blessing
upon the childhood of Webster; for if
these little folks are to take our places
after we are gone; if they are to be
taught the value of property, lessons of
taste, and to have respect for sacred
things, they must meet in an up-to-date
building, cheerful, well lighted and in
good state of repair. We are still look
ing for resources in order that these
things may come to fruition.
With great expectation we anticipate
the Day County Sunday School Conven-
ton at Bristol next Sunday, September
8. Quite delegation, consisting of
Floyd Yeager, Mentha Crofoot, Mrs.
Norton, Mr.. Coombs, Donald Mclean
and the pastor expect to be in attend
ance. sthis is the time when our
church 10 dependent upon the nurture
of childhood more than ever before, SO
do we feel the Importance of this con-
vention and we expect to receive inspi-
ration at its sessions.
Our annual conference will convene
at eAberdeen, October IL to II, the
silver-tongued Bishop Mcintyre, pre-
siding. Bro. ]. H. Hetley and Bro. L.
s. Philbrook are the laymen who will