St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-26
THE WAY OF THE PIOUS.
Plans for the Baptist Chapel--New
Church in West st. Paul.
st. Paul Church to be Closed TIL
june Regular Church Notices.
Religious Notes.

Religious Notes.
The Moravians have begun mission in
Alaska. A converted Indian and his wife
and a Norwegian are to be his assistants.
Rev. l.. Ryan of De Graft, Mimi, having
recovered from severe illness, has been
granted permission to visit his home in New
Jersey.
Rev. j. Solnce has been appointed to the
charge OF the village church and convent
chapel of HOkah, and of the neighbOring
mission of Houston.
Rev. DIR. Dana returned from Chicago
Friday morning, where he had been to at
tend the financial convention of the COngre-
gational churches of the Northwest.
The sum of $50, 600 was collected in the
churches of Prussia in the Luther memorial
year for the purpose OF erecting churches
for Evangelical German Protestants abroad.
st. Paul has now over seventy churches
and yet not all OF her population are in ac-
tive relationship to them. A city of large,
vigorous churches is usually a prosperous,
enterprising city.
Park Avenue Baptist mission, on the
corner Of Park avenue and Winnipeg street,
is in a very fiourishing condition. and so is
the mission on West Seventh street, under
the direction of Rev. Ii. e. Norton.
AT a meeting of the vestry of st. PauIs
church held on Friday evening it was de-
cided to close the church for repairs after
the both inst. The church will remain
closed until after the first week in June.
The First Baptist church has not yet Sc
cured minister i'll place OF Rev. MI Rid
dell. AT present Rev. A. f. Mason, DID,,
OF Milwaukee, is filling the pulpit, and will
so continue to do during the coming month.
Madagascar, where as late as 1857 1000
people suffered martyrdom for their Chris
tian faith, has now 1.200 Christian churches
and II, 5S5 communicates, and during the
last ten years have given nearly $1,000, 900
for the spread of the Gospel.
What to do with 1.-The floaters'' in every
city who drift about from church to church
and sponge their religious privileges is a
question. Comparatively large number do
nothing in every community towards the
support of the latter's religious institutions.
The bell OF the Catholic church of Kas-
kaskia, Ill, once the seat of the Spanish
empire in the Mississippi valley, was sent
to the New Orleans exposition. 1t was the
first bell ever tolled west of the Alleghenies
and was present from the king of France.
On Tuesday last Bishop Grace blessed
the corner stone OF the Church of
the Guardian Angels of Oakdale, Washing
ton county. The church is to be beauti-
ful brick editice large enough to accomo-
date the eighty families which belong to
this mission.
The new catalogue of Plymouth church
shows the total number connected with it
from its organization 795. From it have
gone out three flourishing colonies, and
though it is reduced in number of wealthy
attendants and members, it never was more
vigorous than at present.
Last Sunday Bishop Ireland confirmed
fOrty-two children and three converts of the
parish of ST. Francis de Sales, st. Paul.
This parish, which was organized less than
one year ago, is one of the most f1Ourishing
of the diocese. The sisters of NOtre Dame
have charge of $50 children of the parish.
The West side Baptist congregation now
meets in the Gymnasium hall. The con-
gregation numbers about forty or fifty
members, and it IS probable that in May or
June church will be organized and a
minister secured. Connected with this
congregation is fourishing Sabbath
school.
The Congregational club will meet Mon
day night. April 81, with Pilgrim church,
Minneapolis, and has for its theme ''The
Mission of Minnesota-Its Physical Posi-
bilities," Prof. Hall of University; Its
Commercial Possibilities" d. c. Bell; ''lts
Religious Possibilities" by Rev. j. Ii.
Morley.
The plans for the Baptist chapel that is
to be constructed this summer are all
and are now being inspected for
the last time. 1t is not at all probable that
any change will be made in them, SO that
there will be no delay in erecting the build
Ing, a description Of which has already
been given in these columns.
The recent triennial convention of the
Congregational churches of the Northwest,
held in Chicago April %, was It very sue
cessful and impressive gathering. DR.. Dana
of this city was one of the vice presidents,
and presided at the main session. Import
ant papers were presented. intended to EN-
phasize the importance of the theological
seminary belonging to these churches in
Chicago. 1t is now the second III size in
the country. with an able faculty and n
growing work on its hands OF immense
magnitude Fourteen young men gradu
ated Wednesday evening and will occupy
fields TO which they are already called.