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


A skating carnival was held at the
Mitchell rink last Tuesday evening, under
the direction of the Episcopal parish.
Clark Pilot: Rev. Humphreys family
have arrived from Kimball, and perma.
nently taken up their residence in Clark.
Rev. Parsons, of Highmore. preached
at Holabird. in Hyde county. last Sun
day and also organized Sunday school.
Rev. VIM. Sklllman, has been engaged
to supply the pulpit Of the Flandrau
Presbyterian church for the coming
year.
Rev. Father Morris, of Mitchell, was
called suddenly to Olivet, on Wednes-
day, to officiate at the funeral of Henry
Maxwell.
The Baptist college for the north half
of the territory has recently been located
at Tower City, and $l20,00O secured for
the school. g.
The Republican says the per cent. Of
population who attend religious services
at Fargo is larger than any city in the
northwest.
Rev. N. D. Tanning, Of Jamestown, de-
livered the annual address to the stu
dents of the university at Vermillion last
Thursday.
A camp meeting will be held at Parks
grove, four miles west of Gayville, COM
mencing June 26th, to continue over two
Sabbaths.
The Methodist ladies of Blunt have Or
ganized ladies society. The object of
the society ia to raise money with which
to furnish the church.
Scotland Citizen: The new Catholic
church is approaching completion. The
first services will be held in it on the
first Sunday in July.
Rev. McCauley, graduate of the
Union Theological seminary, has taken
pastoral care of the Presbyterian
church at Brooklngs.
| Work on the foundation of the new
Methodist church at Scotland was COM
menoed Monday, and the corner stone
will be laid the 25th.
The ministerial association Of the Red
river district of the Minnesota confer.
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
met last week at Fargo.
Ordway Tribune: Our church society
and organization is one of the mos
promising things in Ordway. and is ex
celled by none IN central Dakota.
Rev. Mr.. Newell, of Fargo, will shortly
resign his position as pastor of th'
Presbyterian church, and go to Utah al
q missionary among the Mormons.
Father L'hiver has been appointed
Catholic priest for Larimore, Anilla
Michigan City, Lakota and for all the
surrounding neighborhoods of these
places.
Thursday, June 26th, is the date fol
the Sunday school convention for the
Baptist society of north Dakota, which
will be held at the Baptist church in
Tower City.
| The site of the new Catholic church
now building at Henry, in Codingtor
county, is a very attractive one, the
building being visible for miles OF
either side.
The Methodlsts in the vicinity Of Bath
gate, in Pembina county, are organizing
to hold a camp meeting shortly. Thil
will be the first, 1t is believed, ever helt
in north Dakota.
Brule Index: Work upon the nev
Methodist church is progressing rapid.
and the spire now begins to loom up
ward. The building will be q decided
ornament to the city.
], Rev. w. J. Wicks, who has lately grad
uated at the Seabury divinity school, q
Fairbault, Minn., has been sent b!
Bishop Hare to supply the pulpit Of tn
Episcopal church of Canton.
| Bishop E. G. Andrews, of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, will preside at th
annual conference of the Black Hills
at Sturgis. October 9th, instead of An
gust 18th, as heretofore appointed.
II Rev. D. Writ, of Jamestown, held d
vine service in a passenger car at Sykes
ton on recent Sunday. he expect
soon to be able to report q church build
!, ing under construction at that point.
Highmore Herald: J. KimbalI, Sal
bath school missionary for these part,
/ was in town Tuesday. and thinks frol
the present prospect that Hyde count
J, can have Sabbath school conventio
, this fall.
The second annual conference Of th
Congregational churches of north d.
, kota convened ct Hope. in Steele coul
", and continued three days. Reprl
, sentatives from nearly all Of the nortl
, ern churches were present.
The Hope Congregational church VI
. dedicated last Wednesday evening
There were present, Rev. a. J. Pike, (
Dawson; Rev. O. F. Miller, Of Hop,