The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-08-27
OFF FOR HOME
German Baptist Confer e n c {
Delegates Depart for
Their Homes

It was like parting with old time
friends when the trains pulled out this
morning carrying the last of the dele
gates of the international German
Baptist conference which has been in
session In Madison for a week. The
car windows presented a "chautauqua
salute' az the delegates waved hand
kerchiefs to the crowd on the depot
platform, and the responses were
hearty. almost q cheer, in wishing
the departing delegates g~odspeed.
They are a socisble class, the Ger
man people. and during their weeks
stay in the city they mixed with our
citizenship and formed acquaintance
that will be lasting.
The special train which has been
s~idetrscked in the yards during the
conference departed last night at IL
O'Clock. This train carried returning
delegates to their homes in the east
ern states who had assembled in Chi
cago to make the journey to Msdi-
son. and the special train will be
abandoned in Chicago. the delegates
scattering out to their respective
homes. True to the spirit of hospital.
ity which has characterized Madison
citizens all week, a line Of automo-
biles were stationed at Normal camp
rs and at the close of the evening
meeting the delegates departing were
taken to the depot in comfort.
The delegates departing this MORN
ing were mostly from the Pacific
coast. They generally arrived by the
northern route, taking the south train
this morning to return by tie south
ern route. Many also departed by
the eastgoing train, returning to their
homes in the middle states.
The delegates were without exception
generous in their praise of the hospital
ity extended them by Madison citizens,
all of whom contributed to their en-
tertsinment. It was a general re-
mark of delegates that Madison was
the most comfortable place they had
ever met, and explained that while
the Conferences are generally held in
large cities ont of session they are
poured into the hot. congestad streets
while here they had the luxury of the
shady hooks in Normal campus. In
fact much of the committee work was
done under the trees Oh the campus.
The next triennisl conference 10 ap-
pointed to be held in Detroit, Mich.
Automobile riding was a pleasant
feature of entertainment, and as an
instance of how generous were Madi-
son citizens in using their autos for
the benefit of delegates, Judge A. W.
Sponholz states that the speedometer
of bis auto indicates 592 miles trav-
eled in showing delegates about the
city and nearby country.
The conference will forever serve as
a big advertisement for Madison and
10 fact the entire stste. The delegates
comprised clergymen and laymen from
every state in the union and as they
were all Of the leading class of Ger.
mans of their religious denomination,
reports at home of what they saw of
the of South Dakota will be
accepted az perfectly reliable and no
doubt result in the commercial welfare
of the state.
The Daily Leader is under obliga-
tions to the Rev. r. p. Krnse, pastor
of the First German Baptist church
of st. Louis, Mo-. who reported the
conference proceedings which have
appeared in this paper. AS the pro-
ceedings were in German Rev. Mr..
Kruse's Interpretation of them for pub
LEGATION was a favor which q readers
appreciate. His reports were concise
and intensely interesting, and scores of
copies of The Daily Leader were
furnished delegates and visitors who
will carry them to their homes for fu-
ture reference. Many copies of the
paper we're also mailed by delegates to
friends throughout the country during
the week. Rev. Mr.. kruse who Is a
very pleasant gentleman to meet will
remain in the city a few days. visiting
10 the families of his relatives, Messrs.
Backus and Kruger. and preach in
the German Baptist church next Sun
dsy.