St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-29
HOUSE OF HOPE.
DR.. Breeds Farewell Next Sunday

DR.. Breeds Farewell Next Sunday
By some mistake it was announced that
Rev. DR.. Breed would preach his farewell ser
mon at the House of Hope yesterday morn
ing and large audience gathered there, OF
course, to hear It. DIR. Breed after prayer
explained that he had announced in the pa
pers the middle of last week that this sermon
would be deferred until next Sunday morn
ing which would be bis last appearance there,
although the present Sabbath really severed
his connection as pastor OF the church. he
had intended originally TO preach his fare
well on this occasion, but too many other
duties had prevented him from preparing it,
and the audience could also take some Of the
blame 10 themselves for their disappoint
ment for having read the Sunday morning
papers.
The announcement was made that Rev.
Mr.. Norton would hold watch meeting SER
vices al the Fort Street Baptist mission on
New Years eve, and that meeting would
also be held in the House OF Hope on We'd
nesday evening TO elect trustees and TO rent
the pews for theensuing year.
DIR. Breed then stated that the morning
collection would be taken in aid of the
Bethel chapel and called upon Rev. Boberi
Smith TO make some remarks concerning
that work Among other things Mr. Smith
thanked God that the old Bethel chapel &C.
cupied for seventeen years, on the levee,
had tum bled down and announced that their
services were being held for the present in
the German Methodist church. II was the
intention soon 10 erect or open Bethel
house for the entertainment Of wayfarers,
similar TO plans pursued in other cities, and
by this means render the mission work self
supporting.
DR.. Breed then announced the discourse
OF the morning as a desultory one, having
for its theme the Christmas lesson Of the
Apostles. aud taking his text from Phillip
ians, second chapter, fifth verse. The cast
ing aside Of Divinity by Christ 10 take the
form of m an and become a servant to death,
was dwelt upon at length and very touch
ingly; His ministry to the sick was shown
TO be one Of his great attributes after thus
having voluntarily become a bondsman, and
next was his IN inistry TO the poor. The
wealthy nowadays give feasts
in social sense TO repay social
obligations, and invite the rich
to partake of them, expecting Of course 10 be
reeompensed by being asked by their guests
to their feasts. Not SO with Christ, for he
went out and invited the poor, the halt aud
the blind TO his feast, for they could not re-
pay them, but to his followers who initiate
his example recompense is promised at the
resurrection. Christ became of no reputA-
ton because he consorted with publicans aud
sinners, and sought them out and mingled
with them TO care for and save. He lived,
and rebuked sin in high places, and having
no big churches and organs, singing and
music to work with, he searched for sinners
personally in every city, town and village of
Galilee, and found and won them to himself
The speaker here toucbingly alluded 10 a
young lady of his parish who nine years ago
sought to serve Christ as he would be served
in truth, and gathered seventy-two children
from the streets into room in Hope church
and ministered unto them, and who was
called home by death at the age of twenty
two years. This was serving according to
his own spirit and example, and he called
upon all his hearers to go and do likewise.