Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-05-12
Dished Up With the Quill for the Fancy
and Fill Of Those Who Delight in
Things that are Right.
The Righteous and Pious Inclined May
Here Seek and Find all Through
Souls Refreshing View.
OF Jamestown Morals and Cody Laurela
- Which viii Forever Cover its Namc
With Religious Fame.
The Methodist Sect and the Presbyterian
Elect, and in Righteous Tone the
Catholic Corner Stone. -s.....
The Baptist Denomonation and Episcopa]
Convocation as Seen by the Expert
.....s... of tho Daily Alert. .........
Churches of Jamestown.

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| Churches of Jamestown.
! The Alert, ever on the alert to meet the
demands of the various interests of James
town, and herald forth to the world its
advantages in everything that makes
homes pleasant and life happy,
will devote a column this Sunday
morning to the moral and religious
interests Of the town as represented by the
church organizations. r.. .r.l... .-.
.t. THE NJ. E. CHURCH. ..-5la..,
This building is located on the south
| west corner of First street and Fifth ave-
nue., beautiful location, and is neat
little building, completed in the summer
of 1880, costing $4,000. The grounds
consist of three nice lots fronting Fifth
avenue, though the church building fronts
the south on First street. The grounds
are worth $4,000, making the aggregate
value Of church real property S., 900. The
building IS we'll furnished and is pleasant
and comfortable in all of its appointments.
| The church society was organized about
October l, 1880, by Rev. w. M. Wright,
who remained as pastor until the general
conference of last year, when the present
pastor, Rev. W. l.. Demorest, was ap-
| pointed to the charge. Full congregations
| attend the service Sunday mornings and
evenings, and under the care Of Mr.. DEM
| win ic IF OH II
plary life the church has progressed Won
derfully, having doubled it's membership
since he came here, which now numbers 70.
1t has choir of good singers, led by Mr..
j. W. McKeracher, with Mrs. M. Corwin
as organIst. The pastor publishes a
monthly paper in the interest Of the
church and Sunday school, entitled the
| at the Alert office. The station is in the
Red River District of the Minnesota con-
ference and is under charge Of Rev. G.
Il. Hair, presiding elder. The Sunday
school is conducted by Mr.. l. G. Wade,
| superintendent, and meets every Sunday
morning at 11:45, Immediately after the
morning sermon. The Sunday school has
good library of $50 volumes, and is well
attended
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
| The articles of incorporation for the
| first Presbyterian society at jamestown
were filed in the office of the territorial
| secretary at Yankton, D. T. Aug. IL, $50.
| and the present pastor, Rev. n D. Fan
ming, began his ministry here about a
month later, in the school house. Rev.
flaming is an able and scholarly gentle
man, pulpit orator far above the aver
1 1>,1l
esteem for his talents and pleasant social
nature. The present church editice,
which is a very handsome one, heated by
an apparatus in the basement and well
furnished, was dedicated Aug. 3, 1881.
1t is situated on the corner Of Fourth
avenue and Pacific street, and cost, in
cludlng lots and furnishing, about $4,000.
Two services are held each Sunday, and
the congregations are generally equal to
the audience capacity of the house for
seating A weekly prayer meeting is
held on Wednesday evenings. The mem
bership at present is sixty-seven, four of
whom were received last Sunday The
Ladies Aid Society, consisting of forty
seven members, is in active operation,
and has raised since the organization of
the church nearly $3.50, all Of which has
been judiciously appropriated to the ex-
penses of the church building and fur
nishing the same. The officers of the
church are board of six trustees, compos-
ed of the following gentlemen: j. j. Flint,
w. c. White, L. Lyon, E. P. Wells, w.
NJ Lloyd and r. A. Bill The board Of
elders, consisting of five members, is COM
posed of the following gentlemen: T. M.
Grove, 3. NJ. Hicks, 0. H. Hewitt, W. H.
Burke and DR.. S. H. Drake, who are elec-
ted annually by the church and congrega
ton on the first Monday of May. The
choir is composed of good musical talent.
and is lead by Mr.. o. H. Hewitt with Miss.
Lizzie Wells as organist. The Sunday
School, Mr.. W. G. White supperinten-
dent, assisted by an efficient corps of four
teen officers and teachers, with roll of
l25 pupils, is not the least among the val
liable auxiliaries of the church. The
preliminary steps are being taken to build
parsonage and work will he commenced
at once. The society is prosperous and
numbers among its members large num-
Der of young persons.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
This society now holds its meetings at
Klaus hall, not having any church build
! ing, but the foundation of their new
church was commenced this week and
will be pushed forward as fast as good,
substantial work and circumstances will
permit. We are not in possession of the
details, and owing to the press of church
building and other matters upon the pas
tor, Rev. Father Flanagan, he is unable
to furnish them, to give an extended
notice of this organization. We learn,
however, that the new edifice they are
now commencing will ne handsome
structure and an ornament to the town.
In the membership of the Catholic church
are some of our best and most esteemed
citizens, and the Alert congratulates them
upon the near approach of the time when
they will have building of their own in
which to worship and perform their
ceremonies. Rev. Flanagan, the pastor,
is held in high esteem by his congregation
and by the people generally.
| BAPTISTS AND EPISCOPAL1ANS.
Neither of these organizations have a
society here in an organized form, but oc-
casionally have service by pastors from
other localities. We understand, how
ever, that both are preparing to organize
societies here with view to the erection
of church edifices in the course of time.
The Alert has no sectarian feelings at
all, 1t worships God according to the