Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-05-17

presented fine library to the Alexandria
Methodist Sunday school.
The Congregationalists Of Carrington
will soon begin the erection OF church
building to cost about $1,000.
Rev. Mr.. Stephens, of Rochester, New
York, will be invited to take pastoral
charge of the Fargo Baptist church.
Rev. 8. G. Appleby has resigned his
position as pastor Of the Baptist church
at Penbina. and is now at Carrington, in
Foster county.
Rev. Henry Todd, Of Pierre, is prepar-
ing series Of discourses on Congreea-
tionalism-its principles, It's history. and
what it is doing.
A Presbyterian church was organized
at Alexandria the 4th with fourteen
members. A house of worship will be
built this summer.
The Methodist ladies of Flandrsu
gave May day party, which was de.
lightful success and netted q handsome
sum for the church.
A new Methodist church at Minto.
Walsh county, is nearly completed. It
will cost $4,000. A new Catholic church
is also going up at Minto.
While E. P. Webb was worshipinR in
the Methodist church at Huron few
days ago, thief drove away his team,
worth three hundred dollars.
Rev. Davies has accepted the call OF
the Baptists of Hamilton and Bathgate,
in Pembina county, and will oficiate at
both places during the summer.
The Methodists of Hancock precinct,
in Bon Homme county, are preparing to
build q church edifce, to be known a.
the Mt. Zion NJ. E. church.
A convention of the Sunday school
workers of Codington county was held
in Watertown the 9TH. The next meet.
ing will be at the same place the 29th.
Lisbon. Ransom county, has four resi-.
dent clergymen-Baptist, Catholic, Pres.
byterian and Methodist, also three
churches and fourth in contemplation.
Rev. T. s. Bailey, superintendent of
the Presbyterian missions, of the synod
of Iowa, organized a Presbyterian church
in Alexandria, week or so ago, with q
membership of fourteen.
Rev. G. W. Huntley, general mission.
ary of the Baptist church for northern
Dakota, has been in New Rockford
Foster county. with view of at once
establishing a church of his denomins.
tion.
The Episcopal ladies of vermilIior
will give kettle-drum Friday the 23rd
This will be the first public entertain
ment these ladies have invited thei,
friends to for q number of years.
The ladies of Trinity episcopal
church guild, of Watertown, gave ,
fancy dress carnival in the roller skating
rink recently, which was very uniqu.
and enjoyable affair, as we'll as profits
BILE.
Chamberlain Register: General job,
Lawler has been appointed by the pop
to the position of chamberlain for thi
part OF America, the same being the re
ceiver Of public monies for the church
1t will bs we'll filled.
J. Beresford News: Rev. W. s. Bell ha
resigned the pastoral charge of th
Grove Hill, Alcester and Beresfor,
churches, and Rev. J. A. Oglevee, of Ne,
York, has been appointed to take charg
of Beresford and Alcester.
Rev. J. F. Allen, of Grand Forks. i
giving series of Sunday evening Lex
lures. The Herald says he is fearles
; expounder of the scriptures and
: brings down the gospel first on the moo
ern craven images of vice with ringin
vim.
Flandrau Enterprise: Rev. Villa,
Skillman, of Sioux Falls. preached in
, very acceptable manner at the Presby
tsrian church last Sunday morning an
evening. 1t is not improbable that NJ
Skillman may supply the church fro,
this time on.
There is preaching every Sunday
Reynolds. in Grand Forks county,
Methodist and Presbyterian minist,
I alternating. Services will be held in tt
new church for the first time on Sunda
May 18th. Quarterly conference mse
there in June.
= Vermillion Republican: Rev. j.
Hines, the octogenarian clergyman
& Dakota, preached to his people in Il
Episcopal church. last Sunday, with {
, interest becoming man of forty.
the evening he gave very able ar
a sensible address upon temperance, at Il
Congregational church.
A remarkable revival of religion is
progress at Tower City. Without q,
special effort this work Of grace beg.
in the Baptist congregation. and sou
q forty persons in that small town, embr,
ing all ages and grades of society, ha
. united with the church. So marked Y
q the influence that the landlord closed
bar, covered up his billiard tables, q,
went to reading his bible. Among q
!. converts is named the editor Of Il
village paper and Hon. L. J. Aldrsd q
, wife.