St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-01
In THE CHURCHES TO-DAY.
Where the Pious Duties of the Sabbath Will
be Performed.
Bishop Ireland breaches at the Cathedral
TO-Night-Lenten Services.
Religious Notes.

The women of the United States now give
to foreign missions annually 5000 900.
Services will be held at the cathedral Tues
day, Thursday and Friday evenings during
Lent
Rev. Walter Golden has been appointed
temporarily to assist Rev L. Caiilet at st.
Mary's
Two literary institutions have been trying
to capture DR.. Dana, but as yet without sue
| cess.
New York City paid S4,0O0,000 for its
school bill, 81, 1000, 900 for its amusement bill
and $50, 100000 for its drink bill last year.
The next quarterly meeting of the Free
Baptists of Hennepin county will be held in
the First church, Minneapolis, commencing
March s.
The great house of Rudolph Herzog in Ber-
| lin has abandoned all Sabbath work. Letters
to the firm lie unopened till Monday morn
| ing.
Lentcn services are quietly engaging the
attention of the thoughtful in every church,
and the attendance and interest promise
well.
Mr.. Visher of the Associated Charities is
getting his work systematized, and it will
soon demonstrate its economic value to all
| citizens.
| The churches of st. Paul have less that is
stald and stiff about them than those in most
cities. Anyone attending anywhere finds a
| welcome.
The young peoples service in Plymouth
church at $50 Sabbath evenings is attracting
large attendance and reaching strangers in
a most attractive way.
| Rev. Robert Vests talk to young men last
Sabbath on Washington was breezy, full of
bright things and traced through with hu.
NOR that added to its charm.
DR.. Holland, late editor of the Century
Magazine, made most convincing plea
before workingmen of the need on their part
OF the Sabbath for worship as well as for rest
The bishop of Liverpool said recently he
believed there is far more dangerous skepti-
cism among the intellectual classes of Eng
land than among workingmen.
On Thursday evening next there is to be
sociable and supper at the chapel of the First
Baptist church, and it is intended to make it
an exceedingly pleasant gathering.
The vacancies in the home missionary
churches of the state arc numerous, occasioned
mostly by lack of strong, attractive preach
ers. Every little town wants a S., ZOO min
lister for $500.
Walter Jones of England recently gave
R1o,OO0 Tor mission work in the Fiji islands,
moved so to do by Miss Gordon Cummings
charming book on Christian work in those
once savage islands.
The preparations for a general meeting in
behalf of the Indians are nearly completed.
Rev. Mr.. Spinner, who is well posted on the
matter, will speak on the subject in the House
OF Hope early in March.
Next Tuesday the annual meeting of the
Foreign Missionary society will be held at
the chapel of the First Baptist church at 2 80
p. m. Mrs Harris, VINO has the mission at
Karens, will be present and address the meet
ing.
The church is animated by desire to
make the growing generation honest and
worthy. 1t teaches that man NAV not bar
ter away his soul for money. 1t teaches
generosity and humanity SO says the Chi
cago Current.
The Pacific Congregational church is doing
good work in its neighborhood, and young
men and -church-going families are
coming to attend its services. Its earnest
pastor, Mr. Evans, believes in making it a
live, vigorous church.
st. Paul, as the seat of two colleges, is to be-
come prominent educational center. Ham
line university is now well equipped and do
ing a good work. Manchester will open next
fall With strong faculty, and will take high
rank at once as a collegiate institution.
1t was thought to be unique spectacle at
the high license mass meeting in the capitol
that Congregational doctor of divinity who
resides in this vicinity, and the distinguished
bishop Of the Catholic church, should have
appeared together as the chief advocates of
the measure.
The resolutions adopted at the Congrega-
tional club last Monday night on high license
and the inter-urban press created quite a
sensation. The journals that felt themselves
hit have illustrated their spirit by some i'll
natured and mean innuendoes.
The services this morning at Pacific Con-
gregational church will be of unusual inter
est. Alarge number Of new members will
be received, the partial result of the recent
meetings. The church is in very flourish
ing condition. the congregation and member
ship having more than doubled during the
past nine months.
Out of 100000 population, England
sends only 5000 students to her universities
while Scotland with only 1000, 600 sends
$500 and Germany with $4,000, 900 has
%, 500 in her universities and New England
with 4, 100, 600 population sends 1000 stu
dents to its eighteen colleges.
DR.. Norman Seaver of Syracuse, who re-
Gently filed the Park Congregational church
pulpit rs a candidate, is pastor of large.
strong Presbyterian church, receiving large
salary. What inducements can be offered to
bring him here remains to be seen. He
would undoubtedly prove great acquisition
to the clergy of this city and state.
As the spring Sppresches the arrange
ments for the construction of a new chapel
for the First Baptist church are being COM
pleted. The committees having the
matter in charge are holding frequent
meetings and are hurrviug forward the |
premina aries as much as the circumstances
will permit. 1t Is the intention TO begin |
work just as soon as the spring opens A |
small house is now located on the proposed
site OF the chapel and proper notice has been |
given for the parties occupying it to vacate |
ii. This new structure IS q necessity. The +
old chapel is full 20 overfowing at almost !
every service, and consequently there is no. /
opportunity 10 increase the attendance or I
enlarge the Sabbath school work.
DR.. Washington GLADDEN. S little book on /
Why Young Men are Outside of the Churches /
different reasons, based on replies TO a cir 1
cular letter to some nifty representative young |
men. Some of the reasons for non-attend- /
ance are frivolous and some worthy of note. 1
He winds up hr affirming postiYelE. / |