Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-09
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The womans' missionary society of the
Congregational church of Sioux Falls
new officers the other day. Sixty
aides attended the meeting.
At the fifth annual convention of
.aptists held at Huron last week reso-
utions were adopted commencing pro-
,ibition and the w. O. T. Union.
Rev. Newton, of B%rookfeld, Moody
was given q donation q short
lime ago, which amounted to t~hirty.six
dollars in cash and numerous useful
Rev. r. r. Deckard, pastor of the First
church of Bismarck, who has
served that church for five years, has
rendered his resignation to take place
Oct. 18th.
Fargo Argus: Bishop Walker is in
Chicago, attending q conference of the
bishops. During the past week Bishop
Walker laid the corner stones of new
churches at Pembina and
Lisbon.
The Methodist conference for Dakota
opens L WTatertown Got. i4tn. One
hundred and fifty clergymen are expect
ed, among them Bishop Bowman, one
OF the most distinguished bishops OF
that society.
Miss Betty Anderson, q lady evange.
list OF prominence, opened q series oil
meetings in the Sioux Falls Swedish
Baptist church Wednesday evening
Miss Anderson has been q missionary ir
Russia and Finland.
Bathgate Sentinel: Bishop Walker
OF the Episcopal church, conducted
services in this place last Sunday morn
ing. He is n of the best speakers il
the territory and is fast increasing the
SCOPE of Episcopal work in Dakota.
Rt. Rev. w. d. Walker OF north Dako,
ia has gone to Chicago to attend the
general convention of the Protestan,
Episcopal church, at which sixty-fye
bishops and four hundred clergymer
will be present. The convention opened
Dot. 6.
Lisbon Star: The corner stone of the
Episcopal church was laid by Bishop
Walker yesterday afternoon with ap.
propriate ceremonies. Geo. A stroul
has been awarded the contract fol
building the church, at $3.50.
Watertown News: Rt. Rev. Bishop
Marty, OF the diocese of Dakota, con-
firmed forty-ive persons at K~lpgsbury
last Sunday. He also consecrated the
new bell and preached an eloquent
sermon in the afternoon.
The Swedish citizens in Grant county
have a religions society of their own
known aH the Swedish Lutheran. Rev
A. Engdhal, q most earnest worker, is
the pastor. He holds services in Mil.
bank, Big Stone City, Groton, and Other
towns.
Watertown's M. e. church is in 6
most prosperous condition. Rev. E. W
Adams is the pastor and he is a host
About seventy-fve have united with the
church during 1886. Arrangements are
being made for charging the church
building.
ihe Methodist church at Drayton
Pembina county, has had q year O
marked prosperity. The net increase o.
membership is sixty. Two hundred
dollars he's been raised for foreign mis-
sions, the choir contributing f~fty.seyer
of the amount.
Rev. w. T. Williams pastor of the
Ipswich Baptist church, hes resigned
and will accept a position in the uni
at Tower City. The Tribune
says that Mr.. Williams is one of the
brightest and most Influential divines
in Edmunds county.
Scotland Citizen: The German Con-
gregationalists of Scotland and vicinity
will hold a mlssion feast OF the Metho.
dist church in this city, on Sunday the
18th. Several German clergymen from
abroad will be in attendance and take
part in the exercises. Rev. Riggs, In
dian missionary at Santee agency, and
an Indian minister will also be present.
A new M. Z. church was dedicated at
Grand Forks county, last
Sunday, under the direction of the pre-
siding elder, Rev. Planneth, assisted by
he pastor, Rev. J. Turner. This is the
Iixth house Of divine Worship that Pre-.
Iiding Elder Planneth has dedicated in
he Grands Forks district within the
past year.
The meeting OF the Baptist at Huron
asst week was o large and entertaining
flair. The officers chosen for the en-
Iuing year are: President, Clever y,
# Brookings; first vice pres.7-Ats
of Chamberlain and Thomas, of
De Smet; recording secretary, Harris, of
Fai's; corresponding secretary,
Patterson, of Parker. The next annual
Meeting will occur at Deli Rapids in
October 1887.
Altoona Eagle: The presbytery of
central Dakota will meet in the Presby.
erian chapel of this place on Tuesday
'vening, October 18th, and continue in
'ession till Thursday. There will be
'ome twenty ministers present besides
'everal elders. A sermon will be
,reached on Tuesday evening by Rev.
Dr.. Blackburn. Of Pierre university; on
Wednesday evening an address on the
influence OF the Sunday school, by Rev.