Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-31
SEVENTH DAY ApvENTIsTs.
An Interesting Meeting Held by this De-
nomination at Swan Lake.

All AutereSItnS MeetinS ItcNt ny tnls De-
nomination at Swan Lake.
The territorial quarterly meeting of
the Dakota tract society, was held at
Swan Lake, January 26-30. 1t was the
largest and most successful meeting of
the kind ever held in the territory.
Eight churches were represented and
over two hundred spectators were pres
ent. The ministers present were Elder
o. A. Olsen, president of the society
and conference, Mankato, Mimi; Elder
Whitney, Bridgewater; Elder Conradi,
Parker; Elder "A. d. Olsen, Howard,
and Elder NJ. M. Olsen, Madison.
The greatest interest was manifested
in all the business meetings of the So
ciety, 81 500 was voted for the erection
of a state depository, to be located at
Howard or Villas, as the board of di-
rectors may decide. $3.50 was also raised
for other purposes, The society was
never before in such prosperous con-
dition, and the future prospects and
success never looked more tlattering.
In connection with the meeting a
Sabbath school convention was also
held in the NJ f. church, which was
very successful.
The preaching, prayer and praise
meetings, were seasons of much inter
est, and were characterized with much
fervency and earnestness. This people
feel that they are engaged in work Of
great Importance, feeling sure that the
great day of God Is near, and that eter-
nifty with all its consequences is close
at hand. Still they believe that.no man
knoweth the day nor lhe hour of the
Lords coming. They are sincere in
their views and feel much the response
bility of their work. The work in the
territory was never more encouraging.
Atthis meeting steps were taken to
send out canvassers for important
books and papers, also colporteurs in
the English, German and Scandinavian
languages.
There was large delegation from
ocA uldu CliulCACo, iilu oCifiCCo WCAS
held in three different languages. The
German society at Milltown has just
built a church, the first one built by
German Seventh Day Adventists in the
territory, a building 2Oy30 and all paid
for. They were all very much encour.
aged by their success.
The denomination has lately com
menced the publication of a monthly
called the "Sabbath Sentinel" They
felt that the present agitation in oul
country and the world of the Sabbath
question or the effort to have Sunday
fixed by legal enactment. demanded
that they should hold forth before the
world the true side of this question
The society voted at this meeting tc
take 1,OOOcopies of this paper to distrib
ute in the territory. The meeting CLOSED
on Wednesday, the last services bein!
held in the NJ. E. church.
A discourse on baptism WAS given b,
Elder Olsen, af-er which two candidate
were baptised by Elder Olsen, in th
creek near Mr. Childs',
The society feels very grateful TO
the kindness rendered them by the N
E. society in the use of their church o.
various occasions during this meeting
} A few choice residence lots for sal
by r. Rees.
TIN SHOP! TIN SHOP!
THE NEW TIN SHOP.
SHOP, SPOP, SHOP
TIN, TIN, TIN.
All kinds of tinware. All kinds of r.
pairing. New work made toorder, an