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livered three leotnrea this week od three different subjects, Tiz: The State of Matrimoney, The Tobacco Leaf and’ Tho Croee.A territorial mission board was organized at the recent meeting of tho Baptist oonvention ut Huron, with Mrs. Rowley, of Vermillion, leader; Mrs. Oressey, of Huron, president; Mrs. Davis, secretary and Mrs. Qoodner, treasurer.The Methodists and the Presbyterians of Huron held a spelling matoh at the opera house the other evening which was witnessed by 400 peoplo. The Presbyterians won and were immediately challenged to another matoh with the Baptists.The Mitchell university was accepted by the late Methodist oonferenoe at Watertown, after a hard and long struggle. Bov. Ira Pardee is happy. An attempt was also made to resurrect the Ordway sohool but it failed. Two thousand and nine hundred dollars were raised for benevolent purposes daring the year*The Methodist conference which has lately closed its session ut Watertown, was one of the beet attended and most profitable of any yet held in Dakota. Rev. A. F. Liok made a telling speech Friday night, which was called the great night of the oonferenoe. He favored John A. Logan for president and prohibition in the platform. Dr. Stowe, a foroible speaker and strong repub* lican prohibitionist, deolared that the republican party was simply fighting for prohibition. Bev. Evans favored prohibition as a dlstriot party measure. Dr. Turbin, the oelebrated preacher and soholar, was advised to discontinue, as he could never make a preacher, but was finally admitted. The class was advised to study three or four hours each day what they must know in order to preach well.Extracts from Mrs, F. Doran's address before tho women's foreign missionaiy
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Yankton Press and Daily Dakotaian
Yankton, South Dakota, US
Sat, Oct 23, 1886
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