St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-08
ONE MORE CHURCH.
The Emmanuel Baptist Church Per-
ManentlY Organized.


Pursuant to the call of company of be-
levers. recently organized as the ''Imman
uel Baptist Church of st. Paul." council
convened at the Baptist Mission chapel
yesterday to consider the propriety of rec
ognizing said body as regular and indie
pendent church. The council Was called to
/ order at o'clock p. m. by Rev. II. E.
T Norton of the Emmanuel church. A tenn
porary organization was effected by the
election OF DR.. III. C. Woods of Woodland
Park church as moderator and Pastor Will
lam E. Barker of Lake City as clerk.
The following-nam delegates were re-
ported as present: First church, ST. Paul,
Rev. H. C. Maoie, d. D., A. H. Lavender
William Wakefield.
Woodland Park, St. Paul, Rev. Fl. c. Woods
D. D., w. W. Bishop, w. NJ. Bushnell.
East ST. Paul, Rev. r. w. Arnold, NJ. c.
Cummings. Robert Chiffon.
Heb on. West St. Paul, Rev. G. H. Gamble
J. c. Bryant.
Pilgrim, St. Paul, Rev. Bird Wilkins, S.
Washington Mrs. L. b. Hickman.
First German, St. Paul, Rev. H. Schultz.
Emmanuel, St. Paul. Rev. II. E. Norton, J.
K Erskine, II. W. Smith
Lake City--ReV. William E. Barker.
Anoka-Rev. William Gilkes.
Minneapolis, Northeast, Rev. Lyman Palmer
ION motion of DR.. W. I. Chase of First
church, Minneapolis, Rev. E. il. Pierce and
j. Il. Huganen of Newport were consti-
tuted members of the council, there having
been no formal election of delegates by
these churches. The temporary organiZa-
ton was made permanent. Church Clerk
j. NJ. Shrieve read the minutes of the meet
ing at which the Emmanuel Baptist church
was organized, with records of subsequent
meetings to date. showing membership Of
nj I'll
tism. Pastor II. Z. Norton followed with
remarks setting forth the condition and
needs of the field with brief account of
the work which had been done upon it,
On motion of Rev. r. W. Arnold the
council expressed unanimous satisfaction
with the organization of this body as a
regular Baptist church. On motion the
moderator appointed the following COM
mittee to arrange recognition services for
the evening session: III. E. Norton, E. r.
Pierce. Lyman Palmer.
After benediction by Rev. G. H Gamble
the council took a recess until the evening
service.
At 7:30 o'clock, in the absence of DR..
Woods, moderator, the council was called
to order by the clerk, and the following
program, intersperSed with music, was car
ried out:
NS"uS vi Luho XIV. "o-oo' NiIllaIn Ia.
Barker; prayer, Rev. G. H. Gamble; sermon,
Rev. H. G. Mabie, d. D.; prayer of recogni-
ton, Rev. Bird wilkins; history of work on
the field, ]. III. Randall; hand of fellowship
Rev. G. HI. Gamble; charge to the church,
Rev. E. r. Pierce; charge to the pastor, Rev.
William Gilkes; ben ediction, Rev. II. E..
Norton.
This proved to be a very interesting
service. DR.. Mabie'S sermon was a clear
and forcible presentation of the conditions
as set forth by the context.
The work which has thus eliminated in
the organization OF this Emmanuel Baptist
church has been carried on by the First
church, and has been known as the Fort
Street Baptist mission. The chapel which
they now occupy was erected four years
ago. Pastor III. E. Norton has been on the
field about two years and has been doing a
good work.