Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-24
WHEREAS, While We bid them God speed in

WHEREAS, While We bid them God speed in
their sacred work, to express our confident
and earnest prayer that with church edifces
| remote from each other, and hearty mutual
good Will, the generous emulation OF the two
| parishes may be overruled to the promotion
| in peace and harmony, both of the glory OF
God and the salvation of men.
Thus the new enterprise was launched. AS
DR.. Van Iugen himself very truly says, "the
| new parish was started not in schism, or as
the offspring of contention, but in the execu.
| cherished plan and purpose; and
with every prospect that by
Gods continued blessing, the picture of the
gospel first read in st. Paul's church shall be
realized, "They.flled both tbs ships.n
There is one clause in the preamble of the
resolution which we have just read, which
requires some explanation. 1t ia that which
proceeds of the old cemetery to the new parish
in lower town. Thelold cemetery was q
land tract of three acres lying north of Ohm
sted about five blocks on De Bow street, west
OF st. Pauls church. II was presented to the
church in st. Paul by the Rev. A. B. Patter-
son and wife, OF New Jersey. When set apart
for the purposes of cemetery it was sup
posed to be sufficiently distant from the
center of population, but the rapid growth of
the town during the prosperous years of IS
and '56 had already encroached upon this
home OF the dead. Another tract was there
fore purchased by the corporation OF Christ
church, aud one more distant from the city.
The old cemetery was sold to Caspar II.
Schumacher. for $4,000, and in obedience 10 the
express desire of Bishop Kemper, to whom
the donor when asked for clear deed re-
ferred the matter, and in consideration OF the
one-half acre which in the first deed of trust
had been specifically set apart for the site of
a new church, in lower town, the vestry Of
Christ church at the suggestion of DR.. Van
!ngen appropriated 81 ,0CO for such site and
Improvements on the same.
The meeting called to organize the new
parish in lower town was held in the parlor
Of Capt. Dana's house, now the Roman Catho.
lie Orphan asylum. The date was December
%, 1856. At this meeting DR.. Van IDgen ap-
peared, and generously and frankly offered his
aid in perfecting the organization.
Action was then taken looking to the OBJ
tanning of rector for the new parish. By a
singular coincidence the two names under con-
sideration were Henry B. Whipple and An
drew Bell Paterson, the first of whom became
the first bishop of Minnesota, and the other a
candidate for this Office. This fact l learn
from letter of Father Gears, dated Fort
Smelling, December IA, 1856, and addressed to
the rector of Rome, N. Y. The call was ex-
tended to Mr.. Paterson. 1t was promptly ac-
Paul in May, 1857, accompanied by Mr.. l..
Henry Smith, the architect OF the church
There are persons who remember the double
cottage on the corner eof Ninth and Willius
streets, which the doctor with his FAM
lily first occupied, and where he remained
until his handsome stone residence on Phalen
creek, known as Lodore, was completed.
Henry Smith lived as an inmate OF DR.. Pater-
sons family, and SO far as know, says Capt.
Dana, gave his whole time and labor to the
construction OF the church edifice and never
asked fer any compensation. Whatever was
his motive, his life then was devotion to
that work.
The first service of st. Paurs church was
held in the upper room OF the Washington
school house on the first Sunday In July, 1857.
1t was an suspicious commencement OF the
work that the new parish on that occasion
was favored with the presence OF Rt. Rev
Alonzo Potter, Bishop of Pennsylvania, and
one of the noblest prelates OF the American
church. He read the service and preached
the sermon. The congregation numbered
about 100 persons.
brated. OF the twenty-five who then com
muned only three remain connected with THU
parish to-day, namely: DR.. Edward A. Boyd
Mrs. w. E. Hunt, and Miss Anne E. Gill
The corner stone of our present building wal
laid on the 14th day Of July, 1857, by Bishop
Kemper. The clergy, then a small band in
deed, robed at the house of Capt. Dana and
marched in procession to the foundation
The address was delivered by DR.. Van Ingen
Says DR.. Paterson in one of his parochial ser
mons "Tbe building progressed satisfactorily
| from this time until the great commercial
crisis of the following October. This event
almost stopped the work, for it prevented TIT
| collection of subscriptions to the amount Of
$4,000. the lathing the buildiHg had ther
just been completed; the plastering and pew
had still to be provided. In this emergenc.
the members of the vestry on their individual
responsibility succeeded in obtaining loan o.
| $500 at per cent. per month. With thi
amount the building was put in condition
| for worship on Christmas day, 1857.
1t will be interesting to know the names o.
the vestry who succeeded in such notable
commercial transaction: N. j. I. Dana, Sr
| Warden, Norman w. Kittson, Jr Warden
Henry a. Lambert. J. Irving Beaumont, JONI
Livingston, Chas. w. Wooley, vestrymen.
| At this first service In the new church OF
| Christmas day, 1857, Father Gear, then chap
| lain of Fort Smelling, was the preacher. DIS
abed by the violence of repeated accidents
the venerable chaplain preached sitting In
his chair. In spite of the rough and in
complete condition of the church building
Der it, as one of great joy. The unfinished
chancel and the implanted timbers were
decorated with the fir tree, the pine tree, an(
| the box, brought together by jealous hearts
to beautify the house of the Lord.
| In the spring of 1858 funds were obtained
| from the East to finish and furnish the chan
eel
at this time there remained upon the church
due to the mechanics debt of 5000. Ii
consequence of its non-payment, in the subse
quent fall Hen was put upon the building
The following March in 1859, the holder o
| the lien threatened sale. 1t was therefor
necessary to make vigorous effort TO saw
the church. A parish meeting was called an,
an appeal made for subscriptions to pay of
the debt. DR.. Borup promised 500 for ever,
81, 900 subscribed. This stimulated applica
| ton to friends in the East, and very liberia
donations were there obtained which enabled
the parish 10 extinguish its debt. We at thi
time can hardly appreciate the meanln of al
effort which undertook to raise more thai
So, 600 in the dark years of 1858 and 1859. Il
addition to the donations from the East allow
mentioned, it is proper to add that DR.. Pater
son, before his departure, obtained funds from
there chiefly from his personal friends and rel
| atives sufficient to purchase an organ, whicl
cost $3.50, stained glass windows, $500, com
munion service, SITS, and complete outf
for the Sunday school. On the first Wednes
day IN June, 1859, very soon after the indeb
tedness was paid, the church was consecrate,
by Bishop Kemper. On this occasion the ser
mon was preached by the Rev. Timothy VII
coxson, and the choir consisted of Mr.. Rich
ards Gordon. our present preceLtor, who 10