The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-06-26
BIG CROWD ATTENDS
NOTABLE EVENT AT
ST. MARY'S CHURCH
New Edifice is Conse-
Grated With Fine
Weather.
BANQUET TONIGHT
Bishop Will be POSTMASTER
and Well Known Speak
ers Will Talk.
TONIGHT

ana We'll Known Speak
ers Will Talk.
tH -
The annual meeting of the Episco-
pal church of South Dakota is still in
session at st. Mary's church. Tonight
ut $3.50 there will be held a banquet
for the men who r present. Excel
lent speakers will be present. The Rt.
Rev. George Biller, Jr., will act as
toastmaster. Mr.. w. r. Ronald, the
president Of the Commercial club,
will respond to the toast "Our
Guests" The Rev. Paul Roberts of
Brookings to the toast "Our Hosts"
Mr.. Frank Jackson of Dallas will
speak on the subject what the men
expect from the church," and the
Rev. q. B. Woodruff, restor of St.
Clements church, st. Paul, will speak
on the subject, '.What the church ex-
poets OF her man" The ladies of st.
Mary's Guild are serving the supper
In the Guild rooms of the church. The
rectory Is open house tonight for the
women delegates.
Tomorrow the morning and after
OVOA 0060AOu6 Will 10 0ONOICu ~ thO
business OF this district, a general
lunch being served at moo in the
Guild room
The Final Service.
Tomorrow night is the final SER
vice Of the convocation. This is a pub
lie service, and the public is cordially
invited to be present. The Rev. Il. b.
Woodruff, rector of st. Clements
church, st. Paul, the Rev. G.. G. hoi-
lit of Minneapolis, and the bishop of
South Dakota will be the three speak
ers. The full boy choir, assisted by
Mr.. u. d. Milne and Mr.. Virgil Boyles
% BASES and Mr.. Joe Michels and
Harry Ravens as tenor, will sing. The
anthem is Marston's 1.-THE Lord is
King"
This service will be the, climax OF
the three days session, and will pro-
vide for the people of the city an op-
portunity OF hearing helpful and in
spring men.
st. Mary'B church was crowded yes
terdAy both morning and evening. In
the morning was the conservation Of
the new st. Mary's church. This SER
vice was q solemn setting apart of the
new edifice for the purpose of wor-
shipping Almighty God. Forty six cler-
". both Indian and white, in their
usual vestments formed a part of the
procession and assisted in the service.
George Biller, Jr., bishop Of South
Dakota, lead the clergy and congre-
cation in the morning service. BE-
sides the clergy of the state, there
were In attendance, out of town
guests, the Rev. E. w. Pigion of Rug
by, N. D., Rev. J. M. Koehler, OF
Kansas City, the Rev. Hugh L. Burle-
son Of New York City. The sermon
was preached by the Very Rev. Jesse
X. Brennan, dean Of Calvary Cath.
edral, SNux Falls, and his sermon
treated in q ~forceful and mastery
way on the place of the church in the
community.
After the Holy Euchrist had been
celebrated, the procession left the
church to the stirring strains Of "On.
ward Christian Soldiers"
Tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock the
daily service Of morning prayer will,
be said In the Dakota tongue, and
the hymns Will be sung in the same
language.
The evening service was preceded
by m organ recital by the Mr.. VIM
Leonard Gray, the organist and choil
master Of St. Mary's church. His
rendition Of the pieces Of the mast
ers was a helpful part Of the days
worship, and brought out to a mark
cd degree the qualities of the new
organ. At s. o'clock promptly the
procession entered the Nave. and at
ter the service, of daily evening pray
or, the congregation had the privil
ege OF hearing messages from the
Rev. Hanfords L. Russell, Pierre, s
D., the Rev. r. J.. Deloria, Indiar
presldent in charge OF the missions
on the Standing Rock reservation
and the Rev, Hugh L. Burleson, sec.
rotary Of the board Of missions, New
York City. The day was one of un,
usual h~elpfulness to the people of st
Aary's church, and the $50 delegate!
from other parts of the state.
In the evening service Rev. Burle
son. took for his topic, the idea o.
missions In q large and describ'
cd the beginning of the missionary
work in this field by Rev. Hare in the
early days. He described amone
other things the advancement of the
work among the Indians and ended
with . plea for the missionary cause
He comparedsthe methods employed
by the churches and great business
interests and declared that tne rea.
son. the great corporations were SC
successful in selling their wares in
heathen countries was because OF
their persistence in sticking to the
field. Rev. Deloria, the indian prea-
cher talked Of. the teachings of early
childhood Of the Indians, and told
how those teachings had been replac-
cd BY the teachings of the white mis-
sionaries. Rev. Russell talked Of the
schools and colleges of Christian
training and emphasized strongly the
value Of this training to the young
people OF the country.
Wonderful Skin Salve.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve is known
ovorywhere a. the best remedy made
lnfSn1l diseases of the skin, and also