Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-09

toward the building of an NJ E. church
at Iroquois and it will take 81 600 more.
The ladies of the Catholic church ol
jamestown. contemplate giving grand
Entertainment GU Washington's birth.
day.
A reception was given Rev. A. II. Mar.
shall. of Wolsey recently, and purse OF
sixty dollars was presented to the gen.
tleman.
A New England supper was given re.
Gently under the auspices of the Nord.
land ladies for the benefit of the Baptist
minister.
The dedication of the new Presby.
terian church at Steele did not occur last
Sunday but will tomorrow, the 10th,
without fail.
Rev. W. NJ. Spoor, of Sanborn, is in
attendance upon the protracted meetings
being held at the Methodist church in
Valley City.
Rev. j. 8. Phillips, pastor of tho Free
Methodist church OF Sioux Falls is con-
Quoting series of revival meetings at
Boyden, Iowa.
The ladies of the Methodist and Pres.
byterian societies of Woonsocket have
organized union society for the benefit
of both churches.
The revival meetings in the Canton
Methodist church have been in progress
for over four weeks and the interest is
steadily increasing.
The Methodist church at Mandan is q
large aud substantial structure and has
been lately newly and artistically fur.
nished and finished.
The Hope congregational church
which was completed last winter. at a
cost of nearly three thousand dollars, is
about free from debt.
The Kimball Graphic says the citizens
of that town are church going people.
the Presbyterian church being filled
every morning and evening.
Watertown News: Meetings at the
Christian and Baptist churches during
the past week have been we'll attended
Much interest is being awakened.
Rsv. Mr.. Blskemore, resident minister
at Blunt, Is organizing Methodist soci.
ETY. at Canning and expects to get q
church in process of erection there soon.
The Rev. DR.. Moore of Chicago, con.
Quoted services in the Huron Methodist
church last Sunday. A Sunday school
jubilee service was held in the afternoon.
The German society at Milltown has
just built church, tue first one built by
German Seventh Day Adventists In the
territory. building 20x3O and all paid
for.
Dakota City Advance: The protracted
meeting that is in progress at the school
house ls having fair success. They have
succeeded in hauling few hard sinners
over the line.
Clark Pilot: Elder Fielder preached
three able sermons during the quarterly
meeting services to large audiences. The
congregation Sunday evening being the
largest yet seen in Clark.
Iroquois Herald: Rev. W. H. Hoadly,
conference temperance evangelist, will
deliver temperance address Sunday
evening next, at the school house, in
place of the usual service.
The Grand Forks Herald says: The
clergy of this city deserve great credit
for the religious interest they are
awakening and the dignity and grace
with which the meetings are conducted.
Sioux Falls Press: Bro. d. P. Ward
had regular picnic with the Sabbath.
school children of Yankton last Sunday
at that place. No doubt MIR. Ward
enjoyed the occasion as much as the chill
dren did.
The Congregational church at Plank.
inton will be seated with opera chairs
the same as the new Baptist church al
Mitchell. The new Baptist church in
Dell Rapids will probably be seated with
the same kind of chairs.
Revival meetings have been in pro.
gress in Dell Rapids. that in the Baptist
church being in charge of Rev. s. g.
Adams, and that in the Methodist
church in charge of Rev. II. T. Walker
during the past two weeks.
Casselton Reporter: Rev. E. j. Thomp'
son delivered an original and powerful
sermon last Sunday evening on
the subject. "The Power of the Tongue -
treating the SUBJECT from the stsndpoints
Of good and evil, with forcible illnstra-
tions.
Grafton News: The nDion meetinRs
we're continued during last week, the In
terest seeming to increase continually.
Rev. Mr.. Hunter, Methodist, came over
from Manitoba. aud has been aiding the
resident pastors here with much zeal and
sarnestness.
Plankinton Free Press: Rev. Vivian
10 conducting successful revival this
week, and is gathering in the sheaves of
good from the fields of sin." He is an
earnest worker in his masters vineyard,
and our people one and all are proud Of
his labors here.
The Milbank Review says: It is un.
derstood that minister has been secured
for the new Congregational church (Mr.
Mjlbsnk's church, and that it will short