St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-25
ST. PAUL MATTERS.
Formal Dedication of the Goodrich Avenue
Presbyterian Church By Dr.
Christie.
mr.. Rivers Discusses Prison Reform
AT Plymouth Church--Other
sermons.
Odds and Ends About Carnival Mat
ters--Police Matters--Notes of
"a Dull Day.
GIVEN TO GOD.
Dedication of the Goodrich Avenue
Presbyterian Church.


Presbyterian Church.
The new Goodrich Avenue Presbyterian
church. one Of the neatest houses OF wor-
ship in the city. was appropriately dedi-
Gated yesterday afternoon, Rev. hoDerV
Christie of the House of Hope preaching
the sermon. His test was from Psalms,
81, V:
"And of Zion it shall be said, this and that
man was born in her.
The Zion of the Old Testament was type
of the church, and of the church it could also
he said and glorious things shall be spoken
of her. The chief glorles of Zion were en-
bodied in the psalm from which the text was
taken The church alone, of existing insu-
tutions. was endowed with present and future
life Nations, societies and all existing instl-
tutions rise, increase and decay as the sun
rises and sets. But the church is founded
upon rock and her glories endure forever.
The second glory of the church was the
wealth offered 10 all who come WITHIN her
gates. Her gates are open day ana night
ANOTHER GLORY
is the great future that awaits her She shall
be without spot before the throne. Glorious
things are also spoken of her past She has
banished idoatry, silenccd heathen oracles
and created the christendon which now eX-
lists with the humane institutions Whlch char-
acterize il. These are among her glories, but
the chief glory is that she is the birthplace
of immortal souls. The eloquent sermons,
the sweet and artistic singing, the large and
furnishing Sunday schools that are features
of her career on earth are not written in the
great book and will not be recounted there.
but the fact that this and that soul was born
in her.
The chief function Of a chnrch is the saliva
ZION of souls, and it were better that this
structure remain secular than the church
should fail 10 fulfil its proper end. The pri-
ofo ohm il "a nrpaphing a
gospel. 1t is well to discuss science and liter
Iture at the proper time, but souls are not
porn into the kingdom under such influences.
Paul said in his letter to Timothy, 81 en1oin
On you TO preach the word" Jesus said,
''The words / speak unto you they are spirit
md they are truth" IL is the word of God
mat pierces like Il sword, and not science,
however accurate; not literature, however
beautiful, and not the poets song, however
captivating. 1t is proper occasionally to
bring forth subjects partly secular when the
life of the nation or of society is in danger,
put the one proper theme Is sal
ration. When the subjects pertain
ing to this are exhausted. then
transform the pulpit into platform and the
church into lyceum. Another of the glories
of Zion is that she is the source where are
found all the springs of refreshment which
satisfy the soul and give a foretaste OF the
Elories above. In Zion, too, we Will have the
coming glory of the Lamb which was slain.
this and that soulwas born in her.
THE DED ICATORY PRAYER
was offered by Rev. G. c. Herriot, and re-
marks on the history of the enterprise were
made by the pastor, Rev. S. q. Anderson.
A financial statement was made by the
treasurer, which included the following:
cost of lots, 50, 800; foundation, $500; con-
tract for structure, $31, 900; finishing and
furnishing, LOO; total, 81, 100. Cash
and pledges had been received as follows:
City board of home missions, So, 900. con-
gregation, $1,000; outsiders 500; ladies'
association, $500; Sunday school, 500,
leaving So, 900 to be raised. An appeal for
aid was made by Thomas Cochran, DR., and
$3.50 was raised, of which $40 was cash.
The church structure is of modern style and
is of pleasing plan and arrangement, both
externally and internally. The church, as
stated by the pastor, is result of the for
mer efforts of DR.. and Mrs. Breed and Rev.
F. C. Horton, and is virtually an offshOot
from the House of Hope. In 1875 Sun
day school was organized in the locality.
and later a small building was erected at
McBoal and Seventh streets. ii. Knox
Taylor was superintendent of the school for
nearly nine years. The scool now num-
bers 900 scholars and 26 teachers. Rev. +.
c. Horton began preaching in January,
1884, and in the following April the church
was organized with twenty-seven members.
The present pastor, Rev. S. q. Anderson,
began his passionate i'm April, 1855. The
present strength of the church is seventy
six.