St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-04
RUCTION AMONG RECTORS.
City Pastors Give Sympathy but no
Money to the Unitarian Church,
Recently Destroyed, Because It Denies
Chr1st--Sam Jones to Come.

| "We will have plenty Of sympathy bu
not cent of money!" was what the city
| pastors said yesterday morning, in response
to an appeal from the Unitarian church fol
assistance in rebuilding the church destroyed
| by the recent storm. You are trying tt
destroy the religion of the Lord Jesu:
Christ and you are little better than infdels
therefore we cannot give you money, bu
we can extend to you our sympathy, which
does not cost anything"
| This was the position taken when the ap-
| peal came in, after long discussion. Mr.
| Chase regarded the appeal as an affront
and was surprised that Unitarians should
want aid from the very people whose re-
ligion and creed they were trying to under
| mine"
Hans Gjertson made telling speech, in
| which he said the religion of the Unitarian
church was nothing short of infidelity. He
said his people. the Scandinavians, looked
upon the church as standing insult, and
wanted to know of the ministers present il
they were also going to help erect a struc-
ture where the Savior was constantly de-
MED. He remarked that Mr.. Jensen was
used to having his churches blown down,
once before having been pastor'Of church
which was destroyed in storm.
Rev. Mr.. Sample said the Unitarians and
UniversaliStS were abundantly able to re-
build their own church. He did not think
the appeal was really intended to raise
money, but was to break down the barrier
between the two sects. He thought the
ministers who would ask their cOngrega-
tions to donate money for the purpose of re-
building this church, Stultifed themselves
| in the sight of God. Numerous other
speakers gave their opinions in
| relation to the matter. the gen.
eral verdict being that the min
listers present had no right to ask the peo-
pie to help the church. One minister
thought it would do no harm, however, to
tender sympathy. Rev. Mr.. Torrey said
that while he belonged to rather liberal
denomination, he thought Mr.. Jenson's
preaching was doing vast amount of mis-
Christ. Rev. Mr.. Pitner said since his boy
hood days he had sympathy for any one
who was suffering, and if their request
came in good faith he could not see that it
would do any harm to send sympathy.
But if it came, as some thought, in spirit
of antagoniZing the christian religion, he
thought it should be entirely disregarded.
Rev. Mr.. Hovey thought it too bad tn at
these foreign questions should be brought
into the ministers meetings, when the time
was supposed to be occupied by exchanging
views on different religious subjects. He
said he did not want to vote against the re-
quest nor in favor of it, and therefore
wished it had never come up. Rev. Mr..
Marshall made strong and very caustic
speech against the request, and made mo-
tion to lay the same On the table, which
was passed by an almost unanimous vote,
thereupon the ministerial association
adopted resolution rendering sympathy
only.
At this time it struck Mr.. Marshall that
his bette nOir, newspaper reporter. was
present and had been taking copious notes,
which of course would be against the min
listers. ''as they always were," but Dr. Ho-
vey advised him to let the papers alone and
he would fare better.
SAM JONES TO COME.
The special committee reported in favor
saving souls In Minneapolis. Rev. Marshall
stated he had been in communication with
him. and he was willing to come, bringing
with him Sam Small and a new singer, only
just engaged. He thought it was good
plan to have him here, and called upon the
Rev. Mr.. COnnard, pastor of the First Bap-
tist church of Chicago, for a few remarks
upon Mr.. Jones. He said the newspapers
did not do Mr.. Jones justice. His personal
characteristics entered largely into his sue
cess. Many who were highly indignant at first
at Mr.. Jones' so-called slang afterwards re-
Tented toward that gentleman and were con-
slant attendants at the services. Mr.. Con-
nard gave an interesting account of the
manner in which Mr.. Jones worked, and
compared him to John the Baptist. He
said there had been no trouble in Chicago.
thought there would be none here.
The Rev. Mr.. Trabert, pastor of the En-
glish Lutheran church, arose and in meas
ured tones stated that the question of in
viting Mr.. Jones to come here was seri-
Gus matter, and he thought it was a great
insult to every minister in Minneapolis
He thought it would be virtually saying
that the pastors of this city were power
less to cope with sin. His remarks were
not received with any astonishing degree of
unanimity.
There being several ministers on the COM
mttee which decided to invite Mr.. Jones
opposed to the plan on general principles.
it was moved that a new committee be ap-
pointed to arrange details. The committee
consists of Reys. Marshall. Torrey and
Caldwell.