St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-28
OPPOSE GUERRILLA MODES
Christians Are United in Preparing Re-
ligi0us Sta istiGs.
MORE CHURCHES NEEDED.
A House to House Canvass Which Will
Probably Increase Attendance
at Worship.


at Worship.
Why don't people attend church?
That is what the pastors, Sunday school
superintendent, deacOnS, elders and
active members of the various evangeli-
cal organizations of the city are trying
to find out, and they are inaugurating
general inquiry in very methodical and
busineSs-like manner. For several weeks
past large force of enthusiastic agents
of the united Protestant churches have
been engaged in making through can
vass of the city, ascertaining the name,
age, nationality and address of each in
dividual, the church Of which he is
member or attends or from which he
has church letter, or which he would
like to attend, and why the non-church-
goers remain at home. Each canvasser
reports the result of his labors daily to
the general superintendent at his
office in the German American bank,
and the names are duly recorded and
jndeXed, to be used in the interests of
the church in future. The canvass is
meeting was held at the First Methodist
Episcopal church last evening to cast
A RETROSPECTIVE GLANCE
over the work accomplished, and con-
slider the best methods for prosecuting
it in the future.
The services were opened with prayer
by Rev. F. o. Holman. pastor of the
First NJ. E. church, who was followed
by Mr.. Dyer, Sunday school superin-
tendent of st. Marks Reformed EpiSco-
pal church. He briefly stated the OBJ
jectS of the canvass as being first to
gather into the fold those who have
beef members of any church; second,
to bring within reach of the church
those who have never been members,
but might be brought in and enrolled;
third, to bring children into the Sun
day school: fourth. to find out where
the mission fields of the city are.
The speaker stated that the canvass
had brought out the fact that in a GER
tain section of the city containing
but one organized church. and that a
very small one, was in existence. There
was need for missionary work through
out the city, and the only way of accom-
plishing the desired results was to work
together as Christians. regardless of
denominations. ''In war;" he, said
''great feats are accomplished only by
organized bands of traired and expert
enced troops, and guerrilla methods
have always proved of little assistance.
There has been too
MUCH GUERRILLA WARFARE
in st. Paul on unchristianity and the
stronghold of vice. Concentrated action
is needed to secure effective work"
The plan of the canvass by detailed
by Supt. Griggs, of the First Baptist
church Sunday school. He stated that
the idea was conceived by the
executive committee of the Ram
sey County Sunday School association
and put into execution 10y them, the CO.
operation of the pastors of al the
churcn being secured. Canvassers
were furnished the association by the
pastors of the different church organiza-
tions, and at present forty men and
women are engaged in the work. Each
is given card of introduction to fami-
lies TO he visited, signed by the officers
of the association, and the assignments
are made in accordance with the differ
ent precincts of the election districts.
Regarding the results of the canvass
Mr.. Nisbet, general superintendent of
the Minnesota State Sunday school as
ISOLATION spoke at length. He stated
that great many people had come to
st. Paul from the East who were FORM
erly members of the church, bringing
With them
LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION,
but large percentage of them had
failed to become identified with the city
churches. In 15S families visited at
Merriam Park forty letters had been
Found anH fiftv OF uorptipa iS no.
lieyed that 1000 letters will be found
on the completion of the canvass, and
the holders again brought into active
church membership. Many people had
been visited who protested to attend
certain churches but who have not been
in any church for perhaps year. All
such cases will be investigated by the
pastor under whose guidance they pro-
fesS to be.
Mr.. Jewett reported that the expense
of the canvass would be about $1,000,
and stated that it would be borne by the
$1,000 members of the ninety church Or
CARNATIONS engaged in the work.
Mr.. Lee, superintendent of the House
of Hope Sunday school, spoke briefly on
the best methods of securing the results
of the canvass. He did hot believe that
the church in the past had been so
much asleep as it had been pursuing
wrong methods. Now that plan of
concerted action had been agreed upon,
he believed that individual members
should be given definite work and in
different church-goers frequently Wis
tied.
Among the canvassers present who
spoke upon the work in progress were
Mrs. Morrison, an aged lady who has
visited 400 families. and E. Arveson,
venerable Scandinavian, who also visited
a great many families of his nationality.
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