Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-25
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Dakota Churches, Clergymen
and Sunday Schools.

Dakota Churches, Clergymen
and Sunday Schools.
A bible society has been organized at
Oasselton.
The Presbyterian church, at Mimic, is
about completed.
Rapid City will soon have o settled
Episcopal clergyman.
The south Dakota Baptist convention
meets at Huron the Both.
Rev. Il. a. Murphy, OF Huron, has
gone east for O six weeks visit.
A suale quartette has been organized
in the Bismarck Episcopal church.
Elder Hartsough will dedicate a new
M. e. church at Bluff Center, soon.
The new NJ. .. church, at Ardock,
Walsh county, will be dedicated the
26th.
Rev. L. s. Hunt, of Woonsocket, has
been assigned to the Rapid City II. E.
church.
Rev. Converse has resigned the pastor
ate OF the Devils Lake Presbyterian
church.
Bishop Marty administered the sacra-
ment Of confirmation at Webster, last
Sunday.
The new Congregational church of
Wakonda is beng pushed rapidly to
completion.
The Episcopal college, at Sioux Falls,
opened with an attendance of fifty last
Tuesday.
The family of Rev. Il. S. Koch, of
jamestown, was lately increased by
twin babies.
Rev. j. w. Hill has commenced his
labors as pastor of the Reformed church
of Wakonda.
One hundred and ten Congregational
churches in southern Dakota is a pretty
good showing.
a revival is in progress in the Alden
school house, near Trip, in which great
interest is shown.
The Rev. Mr.. Mack. OF Glen Ullin,
preached IN the Mandan congregational
church on Sunday.
The Catholic society OF Beresford will
hold q grand fair and bazaar Oct. 10Th,
10th, 21st and 22nd.
The new Methodist church, at Diana,
is approaching completion, and will be
dedicated Oct. 10th.
The Congregational ladies of ELI
Point gave an entertainment at the
rink last evening, the Oath.
In six years the southern Dakota pres.
bytery has grown from one minister to
eighty, representing over one hundred
churches.
The fifth annual meeting Of the gem
eral Congregational association, met at
Grand Forks, September 23rd to 26th
inclusive.
The corner stone of q new Congrega.
tional church at Absrcrombie was laid
Wednesday, the 2snd, with imposing
ceremonies.
Rev. r. W. Williams, for fourteen
years q missionary in India, spoke in
the Baptist church at Dell Rapids,
last Sunday.
Rev. MIR. Weard, of Mitchell, superin-
tendent of missions OF the Congrega-
tional church of Dakota, preached in
W~atertown, the 10Th.
Rev. Joseph Hines. of Elk Point, was
recently the recipient OF a fine horse,
which was presented to him by an old
time friend from Nebraska.
Rev. A. Peterson, of Grand Forks, has
preferred charges against P. e. P. Jen.
sen, of the Red river district, Norwegian
Methodists, to the conference of Minpe-
apolis.
The ladies aid society, of the NJ. e.
church, of Grand Forks, have presented
a fine signet ring to Miss. Minnie Jones,
who has acted as organist in the church
for o year.
The Fargo presbytery will meet In
jamestown the 9th OF October, and the
north Dakota synod on the 9Th. There
will be about eighty churches represent
ed in this synod.
The south Dakota Baptist convention
which meets in Sioux Falls the 30th,
will be attended by several of the
eminent diSines Of the Baptist faith
outside of Dakota.
A reporter in the Sioux Falls Press
gives al acoount OF a very, pleasant
meeting OF the presbytery of southern
Dakota which embraces that portion of
the territory lying south of q parallel line
extending from the northern boundary
OF Minnehaha county through to Che