Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-23

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for similar purposes, yet it has an accu-
INFLATED fund of $4,000 invested in
bonds and banks.
Rev. Hench, of Bangor, preached a
%Beries of sermons at Glendale last week
which were well received.
a Catholic fair will be held in Mil
bank next week. 1t will continue three
days.
Two houses of worship are in process
OF erection at Roscoe at the present
time, o Presbyterian and o Methodist.
SIX new missionary societies were
formed in north Dakota, the past year.
The presbytery of Pemblna voted in
the affirmative on IN overture allowing
marriage with a deceased wife's sister
md in the negative with reference to
elders presiding over church courts.
Rev. O. Ben Ham held Episcopal SER
vices in the Congregational church at
Mandan, Sunday.
The Presbyterian church at Mimic is
is to be seated with opera chairs.
Mimic Journal: Wednesday last the
Catholic church WAS dedicated by Bishop
Marty, assisted by Father Barrett,
Father Kenny, Father Kolasinski and
Father Considine of this parish. There
were four services held and forty-s;x
persons confirmed. This was the
bishops first visit 20 this church.
Rev. NJ. Ing.aham has been re.as-
signed to the Fargo Methodist church
much to the eradication of his oongre-
cation.
The Forest City Sunday school has q
new organ.
Public services were held in the
Catholic churche at Alexandra three
days, the past week, also at Emery.
Father Lanlvn conducted the services
assisted by priests from abroad.
The annual meeting of the L.ncoln
county Sunday school association IVES
held at Long Creek last week Thursday
and Friday.
Rev. Peter Glare, for three years
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been assigned to q Minnesota church.
A new church is being erected In Scot
land by the German Congregationalists.
Wstertown News: Bishop Bowman
spoke of having ten years ago attended
a conference, of northwestern Iowa, held
at Yankton. Then there we're only ten
or a dozen Methodist clergymen in south
Dakota, now there are one hundred and
fifty. He was much grstiied at the pro-
gress and it also. showed the great
rapidity of the.growth of south Dakota.
A series of religious meetings are
being held in the Congregational church
ct Deadwood under the auspices of the
Christian church, conducted by Rev.
Kirk Baxter, of Missouri.
The third annual session OF the synod
OF Dakota which met in the Presbyterian
church at Aberdeen last week, was
opened by the the retiring moderator,
Rev, j. P. Williamson, who has been a
missionary among the Indians for
twenty-five years. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Mod
orator, w. M. Blackburn, ID. o.; stated
clerk, Rev. II. P. Carson; permanent
clerk, Rev, G. A. Brandt; temporary
secretary, Rev. 4. B. Boughton. There
were fifty-six ministers and elders in
attendance.
The women's missionary society of
the synod of Dakota meet at Aberdeen
the 10Th inst. with Mrs. j.. s.. Oliver, of
Huron, ID the chair. This is the first
meeting Of the society where all the
presbyteries were represented. Several
Indian women, who are engaged in mis-
eionary work or the Sisseton reserva-
ton, were present who made some
encouraging reports. Twenty.six ladies
Werei in attendance.
Rev. J.. 81. Hartman, of jamestown, is
preaching a series of discourses on the
ten commandments.
Rev. w. 81. Selleck, who held forth at
the Pierre Methodist church last year,
has been appointed to the Watertown
church, the coming year.
The Catholic church at Emery is about
completed and is called one of the best
In southern Dakota.
Rev. Corwin. of C%entreville. has been
transferred to Plankinton, and Rev. O..
D. Gone, Of Parker goes to Centreville.
Rev. E. Rifenberk ID the newly APP
pointed pastor of the Elk Point M. E.
church.
The north Dakota mission conference
CT the M. e. church closed at Grand
Forks the 18th. H.tG. Bible was APP
pointed presiding elder of the Fargo
district and d. q. Palmetto was made
presiding elder of the Grand Forks
district.
The conference set apart ope day for
the women's foreign Missionary society
to hold their meetings. 1t was called
the women's day. Mrs. ID. @. Palmetto
presided with grace and dignity and 1t
was one of the most entertaining meet
Sings of the conference.
The north Dakota conference of the
d. e church which met at Grand Forks
last week resolved, by a vote of twenty
nine to two, to organize itself into an
annual conference ofthe NJ. e. church.
Rev. Peter Glare, OF Bismarck, Rev. w.
Cook, OF Gladstone and Rev. Wilcox, of
TisGop wera raported as having retirad