Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-21

Rev. A. R. Beard. Of Fargo. aud Rev. @. I
b. Barnes. of Wshpeton. !,
A Methodist church 10 to be erected in
Forest City; the townsite company
donated the lots and the national build
ing fund give $500 and the citizens the
balance. This will be the first house Of
worship in Potter county.
Bathgate Sentinel: July 18th is the
date announced for the beginning Of the
Methodist camp meeting near Carlisle.
Several prominent gentlemen Of the
church are expected and every denomina-
tion is invited to attend.
jamestown Capital: Rev. 8. N. Grit
fifth, of this city. who is an old friend Of
Christine Nilsson, the world.renowned
singer, was an honored guest at the
Swedish banquet given in her honor by |
her countrymen, at st. Paul.
Un.on memorial services were held in
the Congregational church at Milbank,
last Sunday morning in honor OF Mr..
Milbank, who died in New York City, re-
Gently, after whom the town was named.
The church was draped in mourning.
Rev. DR.. Stroh, since his retirement
from the church at Watertown,o ,on Easter.
has been employed as general missionary
of the Episcopal society for southern
Dakota. He preached Sunday before
last at Brookings, and in Aberdeen last
Sunday.
June 9Th the North Dakota Baptist
association will convene at Tower City,
to hold its anniversary. Each church
and Sunday school is expected to be
represented at these meetings. An edu-
cational meeting will be held by the body
during its session.
Vermillion Plain Talk: Rev. Mr..
Carlson, Of Dalesburg, CLAY county. is
preparing to issue religious serial on
which he has been engaged for some
time. It will no doubt be work of con-
siderable Importance, in view of the gen.
tleman's literary attainments.
Lisbon Clipper: A full house greeted
Bishop Walker and Rev. Mr.. Cooley Of
Fargo, Monday evening at the Presby-
terian church, and at the close Of the
services the congregation adjourned to
the residence of Mr.. Bigger, postmaster
of Lisbon, where reception was ten
dered the reverend gentlemen.
Canton has six religious organizations
that hold regular services. The Congre.
gational,i Methodist, Episcopal, Evangel-
ical Lutheran and Lutheran Bethlehem
societies each has its own house OF wor-
ship, some of which are very fine struc-
lures, and the Presbyterians hold SER
vices in the Episcopal church.
Pierre Recorder: Mr.. Sheldon, of
Ysnkton college, . son of the Congrega.
tional territorial missionary, conducted
the services at the Congregational
church yesterday, giving an interesting
talk on the history, aim, progress and
work of the Yankton college to the
present time, and in the evening deliv-
cred very able and interesting sermon.
jamestown Capital: Rev. J. II. Hart
man has an urgent invitation to the pas
torate of the Union Baptist church, Pitts
burg, Pa. This is one of the largest
churches in that city. The edifice is
amphitheatre in style with thousand
open chairs. Mr.. Hartman was pastor
several years of the First Baptist church
of that city before coming to jamestown.
Grafton News and Times: The Catho.
lie congregation of Grafton has been
favored since our last by the coming of
i, q pastor. Rev. James McInery has ar
rived from Yankton and takes charge Of
, the spiritual interests of the people, who
will hereafter be favored with regular
l services. To accommodate the large
congregation, it has been found neces
j, sary to erect gallery.
Plankinton .Sfapdard: The bell fol
= the Congregational church arrived las
4 Saturday and was placed in position. 1
!. weighs, together with the hangings. ,6O
pounds, and cost about $3.50. 1t ha
, upon its side the inscription. "Firs
a Congregational Church, Planklnton, d
T." also the mystic letters, 20. NJ. A.
This is the first church bell in Auror,
I county.
J, Larimore Pioneer: 1t will be remem
. bered that few weeks ago the Larimor
9 bible society was organized and twent,,
dollars raised. To this sum the Ameri
r can society added twenty dollars AM
9 sent the Larimore society forty dollar
b worth of bibles, which arrived Monday
a There is very good assortment, ranginI
from eight cent testaments to fine gil
b bibles in English, Swedish, Norwegian
n and German.
9 Aberdeen Republican,: The Rev. A
q A. Roberts, preached last Sunday morn
ing, urging the importance of gaininl
l. self-sovereignty by habitual use OF ou
: divinity given powers. In the evenin
8 he presented the principles which Uni
d tarians make the basis of religious Of
ganization and the foundation of cha!
p acter found in human nature and sum
Y med up this statement: 'The inheren
}. capacity for progress, the power an
d heart of helpfulness and the love of th
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