The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-08-23
THE CONFERENCE
Proceedings of Yesterday and
Order of Exercises
Tomorrow

All delegates and visitors as we'll as
the entertaining church feel grateful
for the cool delightful weather
The devotional service from $40
was conducted by Rev. w. L. VAIL
of Martin, N. d., taking for his taxi
Pisa. 1913: 81. He spoke on The Up
ward Look.
The business session of the morning
was devoted to the interests of the
Theological Seminary situated in
Rochester, N. Y. The trienpial re-
port which was placed in printed form
in the hands OF the delegates was read
by Rev. F. Kaiser of Rochester, N.
Y, after which Prof. A. j. Ramsker
read a paper ON The higher educa-
tional institutions in u denomina-
tion in the United States.
Rev. q. o. Schultz of New York
| who was connected with tue German
Baptist work from the early begin
ming and who has written u book OF
"reminiscences treated the subject,
| What would our denomination be to-
day. if we bad had a seminary earlier
in the history of our work.
The last speaker was Rev. j. A. d.
Wuttke, Winnipeg, Man. His sub
ject was, Does our seminary meet the
needs of our denomination
The afternoon was devoted to the
missionary work of the denomination.
Rev. s.. A. Schultz, of New York, the
general secretary, read his triennial
report. A discussion followed, opened
by Rev. j. Meier of Chicago, H.,
and Rev. J. Kooz of Philadelphia,
after which Rev. w. Kuhn of Phila-
delphia made a stirring address.
speaking on the subject. Thirty years
of service of the general missionary So
ciety. There are 156 missionaries I'M
der the direction of the general com
mittee.
The report of the treasurer, J. A.
Schultz of Philadelphia showed that
in the last three years the $1,000 Ger.
man Baptists CT the United States and
Canada rave for all missionary ard
benevolent purposes the sun of 1872,
7O4. 10.
The election of officers for the mis-
sionary society resulted in the reelec'
tion Of Rev. q. A. Schultz of New
York who has held that position for 81
years and is now in his 10th year. and
j. A. Schultz of Philadelphia as treas
urer.
The evening service which bore
missionary character was addressed BY
Rev. L. c. Knuth of Dayton, O.. and
Rev. G. A. Daniel of Buffalo, N. Y.
The musical part of the program con
sisted of an anthem by the choir s
selection by the ministers quartette
and a violin solo by F. Schreppel.
This afternoon 100 automobiles tool
the visitors fol a drive Of about 81
miles around Lakes Herman ant
Madison Before they left a picture
was taken by a firm from Topeka
Kans.
Sunday will be y big day. Besides
the regular service in the gymnasium
hall the following pulpits will be &C
cupied by visiting cleigymen in thu
morning:
Presbyterian church, Prof. A. J
hamaker, OF hocnestet, N. T.; Dap
fist church, Rev. David Haemel, o
Rochester, N. e.; Methodist church
Rev. VIM Appel Evangelist, of Cleve
land, O.
In the afternoon DIR. L. L Barne
will speak at the gymnasium in tn
English language.
At the school house southwest O
Madison. Rev. j. Lypoldt of Hanover
ont, will preach.
Two evening services will be held
one at the gymnasium in German an
the other at the chapel in English, a
wnich Sci vice all the churches of Mad
son are expected to be present, an
everybody is heartily invited.
IF. p. Kruse.