Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-09-22
MINNEAPOLIS MATTERS
Dedication of Saint Peter A. Nj.
p. church by Bishop j. NJ
Brown last Sunday.
Social


Thursday eve Sept. 18th, in honor of
Rev. [. H. Reynolds. A number were
present and expressed their regret for
the removal of their friend and pastor.
Mrs. VIM. Smith was the hostess of
an elegant dinner party Sunday Sept.
10th. Those present were Misses Lulu
and Nellie GriswoId Of ST. Paul, Flor
ence and Fannie johnson, Fannie Al
len, Carry Young; Messrs W.. Bradshaw
Spencer Smith, Edward Stewart, VIM.
France and John Allison.
Young men if you desire to emulate
those who have raised to honor and
distinction who have filled positions of
emolument and trust, and have served
both their race and country; prepare
yourselves. Take advantages of time
and expense and enter some Business
College. The Northwestern School of
Commerce is the most desirable. In
it the student transacts real business
and gets all the experience Of actual
business transactions, b..
The good people of St. Peters A. NJ.
E. church were greatly surprised by
the refusal of Rev. w. j. Laws to obey
the Bishops orders and come to Mime
apohs as appointed. Rev c. II.
Thomas came in his stead. At first a
ripple of dissatisfaction passed through
the church, then came the eloquent
discourse of Mr.. Thomas Sunday morn
ing, following was the Bishops expla-
nation and all relapsed into a perfect
calm. Since then everything has
moved in perfect satisfaction and har-
lnony.
The Womans Exhibit continues to at
tract the unstinted admiration of visit
ors to the great exposition, and it is
universally conceded to have. been a
genuine inspiration which led to the
putting oft in. Everything is repre-
sented; Inventions, fancy work, Gtera-
ture, and in fact all the arts, demon
strating that the fair sex is quite as
clever with it's brain as i t is nimble with
its fingers. Under the inspection and
care of Mesdames Lewis, Pray and Hol-
brook, the department is recognized as
most valuable one, and one which
Should be seen by all women interested
in the development of their sex.
A reception was given at the church
in honor of Bishop Brown, Friday Sept.
18th. Owing to the disagreeablenes of
the weather but few were present.
Many remarks of regret were made con-
corning Rev. Reynolds departure.
Miss Octava Woods read the farewell
address, recounting the difficulties I'M
der which he entered upon the duties
of pastor in the city, pointing out the
unparalleled success that has attended
his efforts and portraying how he trans
formed hills of difficulty into mountains
of triumph. She praised his leader
ship and compared him with Pyrhus,
the hero of ancient Greece. Her adj
dress was mastery, one wholly worthy
of the brilliant intellect and remarkable
genius that conceived it.
The prayers and expectations of the
st. Peters A. M. E. church were real
lied to their fullest extent when the
! dedlcatory ceremonies were performed
| by Bishop Brown last Sunday. The
morning services were conducted by
Rev. c. Il. Thomas successor to Rev.
Reynolds. He preached an eloquent
sermon on binding virtue of christianity
on the conduct of men. The day was a
thoroughly disagreeable one, early in
the morning it began to rain and con-
tlnued to do SO nearly all day. In the
afternoon Bishop Brown preached an
able sermon, recounting much of his
experiences in church work in the
southern and eastern states Both the
auditorium and the gallery were
crowded and many chairs were brought
into requisition. Revs. Burrell, Thwing,
VanAnda and McKaig of this city were
present. Rev. Henderson lead the rit-
ual services. After the Bishop had con-
Guided his sermon, DR.. Burrell offered
short prayer, he also made the finan-
clal appeal. Mr.. J. L. Neal, Sec'y. of
the building committee read the report
of the financial conditions of the church.
The amount raised by subscription etc.
exceeded $500. The present indebted
ness of the church amounts to about
$4,000. The singing which was quite a
feature in the dedicatory services was
furnished by the choir from st. James
church St. Paul. The choir was COM
posed as follows: Mrs. NJ. +. Williams.
Mrs. w. II. Clay, Mrs. T. H. Lyles
Mrs. Geo. Duckett, Miss Ella Smith,
Miss Bertha Heathcock, Miss Dodie
Roe, Mr.. John Luca, Mr. James Ander-
son, Mr.. c. A. Mason Mrs. Katie Ma
son Smith, of Minneapolis sang beau
tiful solo, Mrs Clay and Miss Heath
cock also sang solos. Quite large
lumber of St. Paul folks were present
and when the collection was taken up
; they contributed yearly $50. The lar
gest donation of the day was made by
Hon. G.. A. Pillsbury who sent his check
for $3.50. Capt. S. P. Snider sent his
check for 800. Several gave checks of
$25, and sums for smaller amounts were
t numerous.