Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-11
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Dakota Churches, Clergymen
and Sunday Schools.
The Congregational society at Huron
has a new $1,000 pipe organ.
Revival meetings are in progress in
the German church at jamestown.
Two of Aberdeen's divines were too
unwell to hold service last Sunday.
The union revival meetings at Aber-
deem will be continued for some time.
An N. E. chusoh has been organized in
Parkston by Rev. Pardee and Rev. Curl.
Reviyel meetings are in progress at
Midtown under the direction Of Rev.
Post.
The Baptist university Of north Da-
kota at Tower City has been formally
opened. :
The Methodist minister's salary at
Elk Point has been settled at $3.50 per
Rev. A.Nelson,o f Wateltown, preached
IN the Norwegian language at Estelline
recently.
The Catholic parish at Pierre is very
large and thirteen missions arg connect
ed with it.
Special religious services are in pro-
gress at the Methodist Episcopal church
in Kimball.
Rev. @. BenHam, Of Bismarck, is said
to be n Of the finest pulpit orators il
the territory.
Rev. Mrs. Hartsough organized q
womans' foreign missionary society at
Egan recently.
A portion of the praying band" who
lately settled OF jamestown are holding
meetings at Sanborn.
The Congregational and Methodist
church buildings at Grand View are to
be moved to Armour.
Rev. Lyman, of Spring Valley, Mimi,
has accepted o call from the yermillion
Congregational church.
new Presbyterian church has been
organized at Esteline, in Hamlin coun-
~, with twelve members.
Pierre has the prospect of having the
honor OF possessing She first Roman
sA0 S0NAQNAUL la 0hhOt6s A. No.
Rev. Stanton was installed as pastor
OF the Plankinton Congregational
church at a salary OF 81, 900 a year.
Special religions services are in pro-
gress of Alexandria. under the the dirsc-
ton Of Rev. Nv. q. Swartz, OF the
Baptist church.
Rev. McCauley, OF Bridgewater, has
been called to Pennsylvania by q tele.
gram stating that his mother was lying
ut the point of death.
Sioux Falls Argus: The clergy OF the
Episcopal church OF south Dakota, hold
. retreat in this city commencing to-.
night and continuing throughout the
the week.
Parkston is represented by four
religious denominations, Methodist,
Presbyterian, Baptist and Catholic. and
each society contemplates building a
house Of worship.
A series o. meetings are being held in
the Madison Presbyterian church, con-
Quoted by Rev. Cnrran, of Woonsooket,
and Rev. J. B. Pomeroy, synodical mis-
sionary Of south Dakota.
The members of the several branches
Of the Lutheran church held q conven-
ton at Volga, Bookings county, last
week to take action in regard to effect
ing q union of the bodies.
Confirmation was administered to
sixteen people in the Catholic church at
Bismarck last Sunday, by Bishop Marty,
'the famous missionary and divinen rs
the Bismarck Tribune says.
Sioux Falls Press, 7th: All OF the
Episcopal clergy OF south Dakota WHO
cau reaon here will come in tomorrow
10 spend q few days Of quiet with the
bishop in prayer and spiritual counsel.
Rev. Father Wilhelm, Of White Lake
has been appointed paste. at Pierre.
Rev. Father Pushman, Of Pierre, will
succeed him at White Lake, where
Father Wilhelm had charge about three
years.
The new German Congregational
church at Scotland, will be dedicated
Sunday Dec, 18th, Rev. Wyard, upper
intenden. OF the Engrish Congregational
churches OF south Dakota, will occnpy
the pulpit N the morning and after
noon, and Rev. Albrecht, supe,inten.