Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-24

Rev. Mendenhall. of Grand Forks, is
giving series of sermons on the women
OF the bible.
The Baptist territorial convention con.
venes at Mitchell the 25th and will con.
tinue over Sunday.
Two new church edi6ces, the Metho-
dist and Presbyterian, are nearing COM
pletion at Woonsocket.
The contract for building new Pres.
byterian church at LaMoure. has been
let. 1t is to cost $4,000.
Rev. Mr.. Barker, Baptist minister Of
Chamberlain, breaches every alternate
Sunday at Willow Lake.
The corner stone of the NJ. E. univer.
sity was laid at Mitchell, September 9Th,
with the usual ceremonies.
Elk Point Courier: Rt. Rev. Bishop
Marty, of Yankton, is in this city, the
guest of Rev. Father Collins.
The Marquis de Mores has ordered the
erection of new brick church to be
built at Medora Immediately.
The Presbyterian church, now in pro-
cess of erection at BrookinRs, promises
to be an ornament to the city.
The Aurora NJ. E. church will be dedi-
Gated Sunday. the 2sth. The ceremonies
will be in charge of Rev. I. N. Pardee.
Hurley Herald: Rev. s. R. j. Hoyt,
son of Rev. NJ. Hoyt, occupied the pul.
pit at Grace church last Sunday.
Rev. A. G. Law died at Blunt on Tues
day of last week, ,of typhoid fever. He
was missionary of the Methodist
church.
The contract for the erection of the
new Methodist church in Scotland, has
been awarded to w. w. Wetmore, of
Parker.
The Methodist church at Bismarck,
last Sunday, raised $72O and paid off all
Indebtedness of the church for the
building.
Five hundred dollars has been received
from the NJ. E. church extension society,
to aid in building church editice at
Grand View.
Mrs. O. F. Coffin, minister of the
society of Friends, preached in the
Methodist church at Bismarck, lasr Sun.
day morning.
Sioux Falls Argus: A bell weighing
$40 pounds, for the new Presbyterian
church, was received last Thursday from
unknown donors.
The Methodist church at Washington
Springs, was dedicated couple of
weeks ago. The building cost S1,50O
and is oil paid for. Il
The Progress reports small Mormon
settlement'in LaMoure county, which is
under the direction OF an elder and OBJ.
serves Mormon rules.
The Dakota mission conference will
meet at the NJ. E. church in Mitchell,
Oct. 18th. Over hundred ministers are
expected to be present.
Rev. John Morris, Episcopal clergy
man at Mitchell, has made arrangements
to hold service every third Sunday of
each month at Scotland.
Rev. r. Bower was elected president
of the Clay county bible society for the
ensuing year, and the various pastors
were made vice presidents.
Bishop Dubs, of the Evangelical asso.
citation, Of Cleveland, will preach in the
Reformed church at Centreville, next
Monday evening, the 22d.
Rev. Mr.. Williams, the newly called
pastor of the Deadwood Congregational
church, will begin his ministerial labors
about the middle of October.
The Wahpeton Gazette says: The
ladies of the Methodist aid society are
making an "album quilt" which will be
interesting as curiosity and valuable as
a memento.
The Very Rev. G. L. Willard, of Yank.
ton, the Vicar General Of the Catholic
church, in Dakota, will lecture in the
Catholic church at Marion Junction on
Wednesday, Oct. lst.
The dedicatory services Of the new
Presbyterian church of Castlewood,
Hamlin county, were held Sept. 14th,
conducted by Rev. W. s. Peterson, of
Huron, and the pastor:
Bishop Marty has ordered Catholic
church to be built in Vermillion, and
steps will be soon taken to see that it is
done. In connection with the church
there will be paroohial school.
Rev. Frederick Humpheries, the new
rector of the Huron Episcopal church,
preached his first sermon to his new
charge last Sunday morning. He made
an excellent impression as man of lib.
eral views and wide experience.
Parker Era: Rev. John Rey nolds left |
on Tuesday for the Evanston theological
college, whele he intends resuming the.
illogical studies. The Methodist society
loses model pastor and the community
valuable citizen.
Mitchell Mail: The Dakota mission
conference will meet at the M. E. church |
in this city, Oct. 9th. On Tuesday even.
ing. the 7th, q reception will be given
the bishop and members of the confer.
ence. A hundred ministers are expect.
ed.
Rev. A. P. Graves, New York Evan.
Relist, is conducting revival meetings ut