St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-01

even to intimate that he was very Sc
we're, but the doctor held that any one
coming into the church should give up
dancing and card playing and theater-
going, and IN answering brothers
question relating to them, said: Turn
them out" Charity is good word in
religion, and little training may rem
edy many faults when once the candi-
date makes the first step.
i
In church circles for the past week
the Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian EndeavOr has received large
amount of comment, and much of it of
very complimentary nature. This
organization, which has grown up rap
idly in the Minneapolis churches, seems
to have filled place before vacant
among the young people, and it is now
heartily indOrsed by the ministers, The
society in the Hennepin Avenue NJ. E.
church during the last week celebrated
It's nrSt anniversary, and has elected
offlcerS for the ensuing six months. Its
growth is good illustration of the gen.
eraI progress of the society, as it now
has about hundred active workers.
At the meeting of the Westminster al
lance the society was much praised,
and there was some talk of grand
mass meeting of the different Presby-
terian societies of the city. The or
ganizatiOns undoubtedly has at heart the
correct idea, and seems to be carrying
it out very ably. Being composed, as 1t
is, of the young people of the church,
its work is amongst those of an age
where influence is easily felt and de-
cisiOns for life are made.
i
The Sunday School institute work
was well commenced last Wednesday at
the FIRST Baptist church by meeting
lasting from 10 in the morning until 10
at night. The churches of the Fourth
ward were united in the work, and Rev.
Rev. q. w. Miller, Rev. G. l.. Morrill,
and Rev. Robert w. McKaig took an
active part in the work. B. F. Jacobs,
of the International Sunday School
committee. gave the principal address of
the day, and showed himself to be an
enthusiastic worker. 1t is wonderful
what an amount of interest and enthuS-
iasm these Christian folk throw into
whatever work that comes to hand.
These institutes will, during the week,
be held in different portions of the city.
The Sunday school is as yet really a
new institution, and it has an enor-
a
place of great importance in
the modern religion. A thought brought
up by Rev. McKaing in speaking of the
Sunday school work, bears peculiar
truth and explains in great measure
the cause of the rapid growth and the
prosperity of the Sunday school. He
said that the value of the Sunday school
did not depend on its creed to great
extent, but was for the conversion and
training of the child. This tenacious
clinging 10 certain creed and con-
demning all others as wrong has al
ways been an evil among religious
ing it is yet noticeable. To be sure,
belief and creed is good thing to
have, but it is good for your neighbor
as well as yourself. In this Sunday
school work the creeds join together in
common purpose, and it will be of
benefit in more than one way if it
teaches the uncharitable ones that
there are good things out of their own
church as well as in.
i
The people of the Westminster
church, at the meeting of their alliance
last Tuesday evening, presented the
lecture room of the church, which opens
upon Nicollet avenue, is the scene of
many pleasant church gathering; the
Sunday school forms pretty picture
there on Sunday morning; the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
holds its meetings in the room; Thurs
day evening it is filled with the good
folks in their weekly prayer meeting;
and many another goOdly organization
is presented in this room. None of
them, however, fill the same place in
the hearts of the people as does this
Westminster alliance; the meeting of
which. once each month, clings close to 10
O'Clock, their hour of adjournment. The
meetings, being half social as they are,
tend to impress the thoughts given on
the mind as thoughts are impressed
when talking with friend in conf
dence. The topic of discussion last
week was the Christian training of the
young, and the thoughts brought out in
the able addresses of Rev. La. HashaW
anu j. M. Patterson are sure to linger
long in the minds of the fathers and
mothers present. After the literary
portion of the programme was carried
out, the hour of social enjoyment which
were partaken of and church jokes
cracked, and the thoughts that had been
brought out in the early part of
the session were earnestly discussed,
was one that is growing to be an indis-
pensable portion of the church work.
Such meetings bring the members of
the church into close acquaintance with
each other, and take away from the Or
ganiZation that gloomy, formal aspect
with which religious Institutions of the
past have been too often clouded. In
all the Minneapolis churches these
gatherings under one name or another
are monthly growing more popular. and
we often hear of pleasant gatherings in
church parlors. If the system is car
ried out as church people know how to
further their objects, the time will soon
come when the ministers will have
mach less cause for complaining of the
evils of the dance and the theater.
AT THE HOTELS.
o. A. Chamberlain, Aurora, O., is at
the Holmes.
M, Noy