St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-04
YESTERDAYS SERVICES.
The Impressions of the Casual
Visitor Who Attends the
~ Church.

The Impressions of the Casual
Visitor Who Attends the
l. Church.
/ Entering the First Unitarian church
is like entering the house of friend.
The main entrance is a piece of the
handsomest architecture of the scity.
After passing through the great doors
the vestibule opens on the right
into a parl0r, and on the
left leads to the stairway to
the gallery. Entering the parlor one
can wait without the feeling of unwel-
come brought on by standing in a hall
while those who came before are being
seated. The parlor with its easy
chairs and pretty carpet is the waiting
room in which the visitor is to wait
while a place is being provided within.
The peculiar arrangement of the seats
makes it seem as though the cOngrega-
ton was group'o listeners gathered
about the discourser, rather than for
NAL congregation. The parlor in the
( south end of the churc hgoes to add to
. this effect; with its lace-curtained win
dOwS and unique furniture and the
group of listeners in the easy chairs,
and the open doors and windows be-
yond, through which the Sunday sun is
pO0iihS us Wo1 Al aN Dc w Hit WdIGlLS
for the services to begin, one can but be
impressed with the cOmfOrtableness of
the rooms; the atmosphere seems la
dened with hospitality.
The congregation had a CHEEKY look
yesterday morning as the first HYMN
was announced and sung with Spirit
that bespoke brightness within the
church, and the souls of it's members
as well, as in the beautiful day with
out. The responsive services of the
church still further add TO the family
like aspect. and the services are
throughout very bright and attractive.
from the choir was the kind that the
most unlearned in music could enjoy.
and in which the most learned could
find much to admire. Marsh's solo.
1.-THE Lord is my Light" as rendered
by the cultured soprano voice of Mrs.
Williams, was all that it's author could
ask, and the faces of her hearers
showed their appreciation.
Rev. CrOtherS, of the Unity church,
OF st. Paul, filed the pulpit for DIR.
Simmons. His text was: prove all
things; hold fast that which is good"
The almost bOyish appearance of the
divine did not forspeak the deep
thought that was revealed in the ser
mon he delivered. While being philo-
SOphical and logical, it was beautiful in
the extreme. He showed how the good
men of old held fast that which was
good unreaSOningly, and how it was the
mission Of the present church to prove
all things and hold fast that which was
proven to be good.
The audience gathered before him
contained many men prosperous i'm the
affairs OF this world, many ladies loved
1,,h basr
high worth.
S. G. Gale occupies his seat in the
back of the church on the left, and
throughout the sermon appeared
wrapped in attention.
o. G. Merriman, with his wife, are
the occupants of fine pew we'll for
ward on the right. In the same seat is
their daughter with her husband, Fred
q. James. In the same vicinity is J.
ID. Long, well accompanied by his two
daughters, Misses Louise and Lottie.
. A family group in the middle of the
church is Mrs. NJ. l.. Wilcox, with Mrs.
Fred Washburn and G. C. Wilcox.
Mrs. A. C. Harris. with her sister.
Miss Kate Falls. so prominent in the
social work of the church, are always
to be seen in their pews of Sunday
mornings. l.. Harris, with his wife,
also prominent workers in the church,
never leave their pleasant pew on the
|, left of the church to be occupied by
strangers.
/ In one of the front seats on the left of
the church DR.. Barnard, with his son,
together with his wife, are to be seen.
DR.. Barnard is president of the board
of trustees, and is very active in the
church work.
In the pew just back of the one men
toned as being occupied by the Mer-
Ram family, is Mrs. Woodbury. Fisk
and Miss Mate Fisk, ladies well known
in the church circle.
c. S. Hamplin. W. W. Davis, Howe
Page and Messrs. Barrier and Anderson
are the courteous ushers who see that
all find places of comfort.
The peWs are mostly rented by the