The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-08-25
A GREAT DAY


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cises, which were conducted by Rev.
p. A. G. Mensrd of Dillon, Kans., the
conference continued the discussion of
the mission work. Rev. s. A. Rose
Of Milwaukee, Wis, delivered an in.
teresting address on The great mis-
sionary task of the German Baptists.
Dr.. Daniels was introduced to the
conference and made a few suitable
remarks.
After dinner. at which il is esti
mated that $50 persons were served,
q photograph was taken of the con-
ference by a fIm of Topeka. Ksns. +,
after which over 100 automobiles
furnished by the Commercial Club
lined up to take the delegates and
guests for a 40-mile drive through the
country. The weather vas delightful
and the visitors were delighted with
the richness and beauty of the coun-
try. A stop was made at the Chsu-
tauqus grounds where some of the
young people enjoyed a plunge in the
lake. A few machines were stalled on
account of tire trouble or some minor
defect, which war quickly remedied
by the ever present Sam Evans, who
always came to the rescue with bis
repair car. No serious accident hap
pened to mar the pleasure of the day.
The Alumni of the Rochester Theo-
logical Seminary met at 8 o'clock in the
evening and listened to an address by
Prof. A. j. Rsmsker, after which
short addresses were made by Rev.
Sraewel Of Elgin. Iowa, Rev. Knott
of New York and Rev. G. 4. Lohr
of st. JOSEPH. Mich, who represented
the socalled adopted sons of the
alumni, men who received their sdu-
cation at some other Theological in
stitution.
Sunday was a great day. The local
pulpits were supplied by pastors of the
conference in the morning as was
previously announced.
The morning service of the con-
ference was held in the gymnasium
and the hall was packed. Prof. L.
Kaiser, moderator of the conference.
preached the sermon, taking for his
text John 12: "a, 25. His main line
of thought was that it is a principle in
the kingdom of God that the lower
must be sacrificed in order to attain
the higher. The seed must be sacri.
feed to secure the new plant. The
lower nature must be subdued in order
to attain the spiritual. Christ sacri-
feed his life for the salvation of the
world.
The Sundayschool under the direc-
ton of Fl. Rohrer which met directly
after the sery ice wac addressed by lay
men and Sunday school superintend-
ents. They were Messrs. koppin of
Detroit, Benning of Chicago, Sack of
Pittsburg and FL. p. Bonner of Cleve-
land, O.. manager of the publishing
house, and Marks of st. Paul, Mimi.
Each had seven minutes, and being
laymen they kept to their time limit.
The able super intendent of the To-
cal Sunday school, Mr.. ii. Rohrer,
stated that there were 225 pupils en-
rolled. He showed a birthday bank
and mentioned hat last year sos
were deposited, which was devoted to
missions.
The influence of the American
spirit on German men manifested
itself ut dinner time when the young
men of the church relieved the ladies
who had been serving at the tables.
They showed that they we're not green
at the business.
At two O'Clock there was y meeting
of laymen at the chapel where under
the leadership of Mr.. Anderson Of New
York the proposed ministers pension
fund was discussed.
At three O'Clock L. G. Barnes, d.
D.. field secretary of the Baptist home
missionary society, New York City,
addressed the conference. His subject
was: A t~eutonic key to government Of
the people. for the people, by the
people. BY means of maps and chart.
the foreign born population in the
United States and their influence or
education and religion. A comparison
Of the contributions per capita of tn,
Swedish and German Baptists with thu
! average contribution of all Baptists II
the United States was very gratifying