St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-21
SANITY CITY DOlNGS.
Dedication of the New Day.
ton Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
Carl Gross, an Old-Time Ger
man Resident, Buried
Yesterday.
Minnesota'S Chief Executive
on His st. Anthony Park
Farm.
Summary of the Doings OF
One Day Gathered From
All Sources.
FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD.
Dedicatory Services at the New
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian

Church.
'And now, in gratitude to the Great
Head of the Church, we, the members
OF the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian
church, do set ASIDE this house for the
Worship of Almighty God, in the name
of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Amen These are the words with
which the pastor, Rev. Maurice ID. Ed
wards, formally dedicated the new Day
ton Avenue Presbyterian church yes
terday morning.
The dedication exercises proper were
very simple, and consisted merely OF Sc
IectionS of Scripture read reSpOnSlvely
by pastor and congregation, followed by
the dedicatOry statement given above.
An elaborate musical programme had
been arranged, however, embracing Sc
ven. Geibel and Handel. Among the
numbers on the programme were a
grand offertoire, by Miss Susie l..
Jones. organist; a solo by Mrs. A. p.
wilkes, and an anthem rendered by a
9uartette. consisting of Mesdames Cass
Gilbert and A. p. Wilkes and MesSrS.
W. l.. TraSk and Nathan Ford.
The dedicatory sermon was preached
by Rev. David r. Breed, d. d., of Chi
cagO, from the text found in Hebrews
R.. s, the subject being spiritual En-
tall The speaker followed the text
closely and showed how Abraham's in
heritance was type of what is called
heredity-the transmission of qualities
and instincts from one generation to
another. The sermon was a plain,
practical effort, though in more than
one passage the preacher drew pathetic
and touching lessons from common ex-
perience. After few words of con-
graduation to the church, DR.. Breed
said:
"This structure is link that ties the
past and future. 1t is a tribute to those
who have gone before and promise to
those
WHO ARE TO FOLLOW.
'''rhe blessings of Christian civiliZa-
ton are transmitted through that insti-
tuition ordainded by God the family.
This principle of Inheritance set
forth in the text is that bond
that gives unity to the human race.
Some are inclined to quarrel with the
law OF entail, but they do so only when
they fail to receive blessing, God
visits the sins of the fathers on the chill
drcn to the third and fourth genera
tiOnS, but let us remember that he also
transmits salvation from His Son
through thousands of generations.
Each and every one OF us is link in
chain. We all inherit something from
the past. and we shall all hand down
something to the future-a fact of which
we too often lose sight. We are all
under obligations to our parents;
primarily, because they are our parents.
The first command given to men with
promise is Honor thy father and thy
mother But we are doubly bound to
our parents if we have received from
them any inheritance. Your mother
and your father have given to you re-
ligion; it is the best inheritance you can
have. You must respect that precious
legacy or your children will fail to 1e-
Spect it. If we would have our princi-
pies respected by posterity we must re-
Spect the principles of our ancestry.
',There are too many low and mean
passions current in our American civil
cation. We are too often grading down
when we should be grading up, and the
result is a spread of inidelity. We
must respect the God of our fathers for
the sake of our children. We cannot
your children so to live, that they will
go on beginning where you left off, and
grade upward. TO do this you must
reverence the home and the family.
There was once good old-faShioned
way of building home. The young
married couple started out into life to-
gether, worked together. secured a
home and their children grew up about
them. AS the feeble steps of the aged
couple began to go down into the dark
valley the children clustered around
them and supported them to the last.
= Home associations were cherished, and
around the family hearth were clus-
tered the hottest and sweetest things of
life.
SLOW is it to-day? Alas, sadly
changed. Perhaps in our city life the
old home is no longer possible, but the
old home idea and the family life we
should take upon ourselves to perpetu-
ate as. sacred obligation. If you are
living without respect for your parents
ana their religion, or without thought
as to what your children shall receive
from you, your state is indeed a
wretched one; but if you have kept the
faith of your fathers, and have lived and
worked for the future, your declining
years shall be foretaSte of heaven, and
your reward shall be unspeakably
great"
TIE TRUSTEES STATEMENT.
Following the sermon, James n.
Walsh, of the board of trustees, read a
statement of the financial condition of
the church, from which it appears that
the cost Of the building and furniture,
complete, was $40, 900. To this must be
added the expenses incidental to build
ing, moving the old church, etc, s., 500,
making the total cost $40, 400. Of this
amount subscriptions to the building
fund, of SlS,200, have been raised. The
carpets and cushions to seats cost -, 400
and we're donated by the Ladies' Aid
society. The pews were donated by the
Young Peoples society at a cost of
$1,000, while the Little Workers" pro-
yided the windows, costing $780, The
sum of S24, 900 has been borro we'd bv
the church, and $1,000 more is needed to
complete the work. Of the amount
borrowed S15,309 is already covered by
subscriptions to the building fund
provided for of $4,000. The 1.20O peo-
pie present yesterday did considerable
toward paying this debt when the col
lection was taken up.
The service last evening was largely
of musical nature, the singing being
the same as in the morning service. DIR.
Breed delivered the sermon, while the
pastor, Rev. NJ. d. Edwards. led in the
Scripture reading.
The new Dayton avenue Presbyterian
church, about the finest in the city, is
located on the corner OF Dayton avenue
and Mackubin street, fronting on the
avenue. The material used in conStruc-
ton is Bayfield, brown stone; the roof is
covered with blue slate. and the spire
with Akron tile. In architecture, the
style is modern Romanesque, the church
being in the form of square, 1OOx1OC
feet, with entrances OH Dayton avenue
and on the corner of Dayton and Mac
kubin, the tower rising above the latter
with a total height, including the
weather vane, of $50 feet above the
street.
The church interior has the form of a
Greek cross, 94X94 feet. Entering
fbrOuph handsome vectihuIac 70 tho o.I