The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-24

their delivery, place bin in the front rank
Of Our preacher, in point Of real ability,
solid learning. and Intrinsic eloquence-
though bis style 10 rather too didsctic, and
bis models too orthodox and sound to suit
the popular rage Tor novelty and freshness.
Released from the convsntionalities Of pal
pit composition, be is not only eloquent, but
brilliant, as lecturer. in which department
We hope to zee frequent demands made upon
the resources Of bis liberal and cultivate d
mind
TIE SECOND, Oh CENTRAL PRnBYTERrAN
CHURCH.
The Rev. j. q. who found.
ed this society, is o native Of Pennsylvania.
He graduated at Princeton Theological
Seminary in the spring Of ls48, and before
coming to st. Paul, was settled for some
three years as pastor Of the church at Fort
Wayne, the most important in the synod Of
Northern Indiana. In the summer Of 1851
the Board of Domestic Missions Of the
Presbyterian church received such informa.
ton Of tho settlements in Minnesota ~ led
them to desire to extend their operations in
the Territory and Mr. RrHnDAvYER,wh who had
suffered severe Affections in bis family, and
whose impaired health made It necessary for
him to seek a more salubrous climate-re-
ceived call from the Board to 90 as their
first minister to Minnesota, TO locate at st.
Paul,-build up a church here, and aid 10
establishing churches and ministers in other
places in the Territory as they might be
needed.
From II private note written by Mr.. RI.
ngLDArFER, in answer to our enquiries rela.
tive to the early history Of biz pastorate, We
take the liber,y--for which we humby beg
his pardon-of quoting an extract, giving
full particulars Of the organization Of bis
church, and which it would be impossible to
paraphrase without impairing the familiar
| INTEREST OF tfIe narrative
81 accepted this invitation, and with my
wife arrived In st. Paul on the 10th Of October,
| 1851. That was time when one could not
stand out for comfortable acconmoda atoms.
After long search fer some unoccupied shell.
ter, We found board in house still standing
in.iront Of the celebrated Temperance House,
now fast sinking out u view. We were &c.
commodated to an attic, in the centre Of whc h
could stand erect, furnished with two stool,
a bed, q washstand, and n stove pipe. In a
few weeks this was exchanged for u better
room in the same house, and our accomnods.
tons have been growing gradually bet,or ever
since.
ION my arrival hero, | found the prospects
Of immediate success most unpromisiDg. Tho
First Presbyterian Church was then built.
Tho whole Presbyterian and Congregational
parts OF the population were gathered there
under the pastoral care of the Rev Mr.. Neil,
then asever very popular with the ST. Paulians.
There were but two men, Presbyterians, then
In ~. Paul not connected with that Church
1t was very general Impression among that
large class OF community who always decide
/ questions IN view Of the present state Of facts
that had got into the wrong pew-,ha there
was no room here for an Old School Presbyte
Ran Church---'hat said church was too odd
icgy, too little anti slavery in its constitution,
to succeed among people 40 largely made up
Of people from away down East" Sympa
thizing friends were sorry for us. but that sor
row was alleviated by the consideration that
spring would break up the ice, and we could
escape on the first boat. But faith 10 the "a
ture OF 81 Paul, made me hopeful. said and
published then that ~. Pau. would 10 the frs,
city on the Mississippi above st. Louis. and
have never doubted the fulhllmcnt OF that pre-.
diction.
" The Baptist Church had just been finished
aud death had deprived it Of It's pastor. Ar.
Engagements were made with that church, by
which was allowed the use OF their house a
part OF the time during The winter OF ls5i-5l
My preaching wss attended by the Bspus,
congregation and such others a. chose to at
tend.
I'm February, lS5,, the Central rresbyte
risn Church was organized in my own hired
house, small house belonging 10 Mr.,
kirkpatrick. on sixth stree, between Jackson
aud Robert, which was destroyed BY fire
abeu, year ago. The church was organized
with seven members, and the sscramcn, Of IN,
Lords supper was administered for the first
time to this church in the Baptist meeting
house, on condition that no babies ,aotid b,
,pr,nklsd IN the house.
"Our aeu place u preaching was in the
court house, Of which We took possession a,
soon A. IL Was completed. There We started
our hrs, sabbath School. and here. during the
winter OF ls5i - delivered a course Of lee
lures to young men, which was the means o.
interesting considerable indaeuee in favor o.
our enterprise,
"our next place Of meeting was in the su
rremc Cour, Room in the Capitol, nom which
We removed into room which had been iai.h
ed for school room in the basement Of oui
new church then in course Of erection. wher,
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