The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-02-23
st. James Church NOTES.

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The congregation that attended service
last sabbath morning was larger than the
average evening congregation last year,
which fact speaks stronger than words
Of the constant and steady growth of St.
James church.
Bishop Borown, Rev. Knight the pre-.
siding Elder, Rev. DR.. 7. w. Hender-
son, of Chicago, Rev Trevan ex-presid-
ing Elder, Rev. D. P. Brown of Evans
ton, and all other visiting ministers who
have participated in the services have
pronounced the congregation of St..
James church model one.
They are the kind Of people who listen
| with interest and appreciation to the
profoundest sermon, and want the best
always. The fact that SO many come
out to the morning service shows that
they are progressive, cultured people
| who have gotten ove1 the old way Of
never going out except at night. Of
course there are many whose occupations
are such as to prevent them from COM
ing before evening.
The pastor stated that Prof. John
Luca, the musical director of choir was
sick. Mrs. Clay sang in most pathetic
strains the solo, "Be Kind to One An
other' and before she could finish the
song two hundred persons had come for
ward with their gifts the sum of which
was $3.50 which with fearful eyes
and tender hearts they had offered
as testimony of the kind feeling they
entertained for that sweet singer who
month after month so faithfully has reni-
cred his service to the people of St. Paul.
There were many who said, $50 long as
I have a dollar, 1 will divide it with
Prof. Luca, until he recovers." Mr..
Lucca certainly can number his friends
by the hundreds.
The pastor said, Friends you have
given evidence of the reality of religion
and human kindness in dollars and cents,
that is the kind oftestimony that counts,
God will bless you" There never yet
has been time when the people of St.
James refused to do kind act or lend
helping hand to the worthy.
The class-meeting cannot be described.
No grander. more glorious time can be
experienced on earth than the happy
moments in class Sunday morning last.
Bro. Hezikiah Parker, grey and bent
with years arose and told of the new
course of life he had resolved in Gods
name to pursue, while bis aged wife,
who had prayed for this for over forty
years, sat and wept for joy, while son,
daughter and niece joined her in tears
of thanks. So deep, SO powerful was the
feeling of all that every head was bowed
and sobs ofjey convulsed the strongest.
The Sabbath school continues to grow
in interest and sizes Mr.. T. H. Lyles the
superintendent, backed up by the able
corps of officers and teachers are deter
mined to make the Sabbath school a
success. Perhaps no other Colored Sab
bath school in the West can give each
pupil a book from the library each Sab
bath and have still twice as many more
left.
The evening services were largely at
tended, Mesdames Clay and Duckett
rendered excellent musical service
God bless the faithful workers who
when we'll are always at their post Of
duty. Several members of the choir on
account of i'll health were absent.
A-large number of the gentlemen en-
gagged at the hotels, as token of their ap-
probation of the attention paid them by
changing the hour of service to S O'Clock
were present.
last Thursday evening was devoted to
a celebration Of the one hundred and
twenty nineth anniversary of Richard
Aliens birth. Mr.. Banks whose men,
DRY preserves the occurrences Of over
sixty years ago, spoke earnestly and
feelingly of his recollections of Bishop
Allen. He said, II heard DR.. Roberts,
who was an enemy of the new A. NJ. E.
church, preach a sermon from the text,
"Bethel shall come to naught," I have
lived to see his error exposed, for in my
life time the little band of 80 has become
a great connection with nearly 100000
members, with over 100000 worth of
church property, with % colleges and
universities, her mantle stretching from
farthest Canada to the gulf, from Cali
fornia to Central Africa. That does not
look like Bethel coming to naught, but
does give prophecy of a membership to
be numbered by 4he millions before an
other lifetime passes" .-..
Rev. Alone Brown rendered most
efficient service in the protracted meet
ings last week. Rev. G. H. Thomas was
present one evening and greatly en-
couraged the people by his soul stirring
words.
The deep interest already manifested
and the notable results already attained
are encouraging.
The third quarterly meeting will be
held the first Sabbath in March.
The readers are specially invited to
be present tomorrow Sunday night.
Editor The APPEAL, --:
Without any antagonistic feeling to-
wards Mr.. Parker, I desire to correct
a statement made in the last issue of
your paper in regard to the organization
of the Odd Fellows in the Northwest.
In the letter referring to +. D. Parker's
claim as haino q lao1;nr ,,;r;t -; IL