St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-28

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&-. er, and it is the
thoughts that grow from his study that his
people want. and the fresher and warmer
they come from their source the more in
spring and stirring are they to his hearers.
the minister is bound to be himself, more or
less inspired by it, and there will be thoughts
spring up, born of the sympathy aroused
'twixt him and his hearers more vital and
carrying more lasting impression than any
it would be possible for him to pen in his
study. There are sermons delivered, prob
ably every Sunday, in Minneapolis, the fruit
OF weeks and months Of earnest thought.
They show it in every word. In some cases
minister could but see the difference he
would never take a manuscript into the
pulpit again.
There is matter that is gaining prevalence
in the churches of cities all over the country,
and it is being felt in Minneapolis. 1t is the
custom of removing the pulpit from the
churches. 1t seems to bring the preacher
closer to his congregation, removes barrier
almost from between them. There are few
people in the church now but who advocate
the removal of all Formally in the church
and its services. In the First Baptist church
and at Westminster the pulpits have been
removed with the result that 1t pleaseS the
people who go to those churches. 1t is an
other step in the same direction as preach
ing without notes or manuscript, and in
number OF churches where the pulpit yet re-
and be with the people in outward appear
ances as well as in thought. 1t is seldom
that good live pulpit orator can be con-
fined to pulpit. They like to have the
whole auditorium pulpit, and their con-
gregations enjoy having the pulpit part of
the auditorium.
The Westminster Presbyterian church is
just ready to offer to its. members manual
reviewing the last year 6 work in the church
and its present condition, naming its officers,
etc. 1t will show that in the time that DR..
Burrell has been its pastor-sOmething over
year-the church has increased its member
ship about 800, SO that it now has about
1,200 members. This speaks very well in
deed for the influence of the pastor and
the fact that he draws very large number
every Sunday to hear him, who are not men,
bers, is praise to him as well. 1t is posi-
BILE. however that some church people could
find fault with some of those who go to make
up his audiences. 1t is a fact that many
churches on Sunday are minus part of their
congregation because they have been drawn
to the more popular Westminster, and it is
getting to be very fashionable thing to do
to go to Westminster. The church is crowded
to its utmost capacity each Sunday, and the
rule that peW-holders not in their seats at
the exact minute must lose their seats often
leaves them to sit where seat can be found.
There is much talk now of charging the
church to accomm odate the large audiences.
A fact generally admitted is that the light
in churches for the evening services is very
the city that can be said to have good light.
The light that reaches the hymn books is a
Pickering, dancing reflection, and often the
pulpit is glare of gas jets. so that it is not
the expressive features of the preacher that
is seen. but a tiresome glare from the gas.
In our biggest churches the members admit
that the light is poor, and in some of them
there has been talk of having an electric
light plant. 1t is certainly fact that many
of our church auditoriums are supplied with
a light that would make a theater devoid of
an audience; and that. the church people
will say, is putting it pretty strong
:, A little over week ago the conference OF
the Presbyterian churches Of Minneapolis
elected Rev. j. G. Whitney as their repre-
sentative at the general assembly of the
Presbyterian churches of the United States.
This brings to the remembrance of some of
the old church people of the city the fact
that Capt Whitney was Oldest minister
that is, that he was the first minister OF any
denomination in the city. 1t was he who
first ministered to the first people of the First
Presbyterian church.
The young people Of the Methodist denom-
fnation OF the state began state convention
yesterday afternoon at which Rev. NJ Car
rell, of Chicago preached and addresses were
made by Rev. r. n. McKaig and Others
Last evening Rev. Carroll lectured on 1.-THE
Mission of the Saddle Bags" his theme being
the work of the travelling itinerants. This
morning Bishop Fitzgerald will preach at
10 80 to the convention, and Rev. William
Mckinley will preach.
RThe arrival in the city OF Bishop James N.
Fitzgerald with his family was quite not
able event in the Methodist churches of the
city, for they have been looking forward all
the winter to the arrival Methodists might
be said to be made up of traits and customs,
for they are people who always think one
way or another on every subject, and one of
their hobbies is that their clergy must be
well entertained, and they generally are.
The greeting received by Bishop Fitzgerald
illustrates this, for he was met at the depot
by number of the leading ministers of the
denomination and his family were happily
cared for by the ladies' And now many peo-
pie are looking forward to next Tuesday
evening. when the bishop will make his first
public appearance. A reception will be ten
dered him at the Hennepin Avenue church
the evening of May z.