St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-25
POPULAR PREACHER.
w. A. Foster Respected for His
Intellect and Loved for His Per-


SOnaiity.
The present pastor of the Christian
church, w. A. Foster, assumed charge
of the congregation Jan. 1, 1888. The
spiritual structure of church not in
frequently has to be readjusted to meet
the requirements of new pastor, but
it is not often that he demands
the tearing down and building over
of the temporal structure. This, how
ever, Mr.. Fosters height eXacted on his
entrance into his charge in st. Paul.
The pulpit was built high, and the cell
ing of the church rather low, and as he
measures over six feet in stature, the
platform on which he was to stand had
to be lowered before he could hold up his
head and speak the truth before his peo-
pie. hlr.FOSter is comparatively young
man, of brilliant intellectual attain
ments. He cOnfesSes with pride to be-
ing born HoOsier, North Vernon, Ind,
being distinguished as his birthplace.
He graduated from Hanover college, a
Presbyterian Institution, carrying off
the first honOrS of his class IN 1878.
and after graduating, read law with
Maj. Gordon, of indianapolis, where
later he opened an Office and became
prosecuting attorney of the Forty fourth
judicial circuit of Indiana. He drifted
into the ministry gradually, following
the common practice of the CampbeIlite
church and preaching frequently
before, he was ordained; In 1884
he closed his law Office, was
ordained and took charge of pastorate
in Brookville, Ind, where he remained
until coming to st. Paul in 1888. Mr..
Foster is an energetic worker and a
magnetic speaker, and is justly popular
among his flock, who respect his intel
lect and love his personality.
AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS.
Ladies' Aid Society, Ladies' Mis-
siOnary Society, Society of Chris
tian Endeavor and Sunday
School.
Auxiliary to the church organization
are various societies, prominent among
which is the ladies' aid society. This
Eody numbers twenty-five members.
who are regulated by the following
officers: Mrs. c. f. Dickerman, presi-
dent; Mrs. w. E. Smith, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. James F. Bard,
secretary; Mrs. G. B. Teeple,
treasurer; Mrs. Hoyt, superintendent
of work. The society meets every Fri
day afternoon either at their church, or
at Mrs. Grote'S residence on Summit
avenue. The amount of work done by
the ladies of this institution is phe-
nomenal. They fill any order
for sewing, and with proceeds of this
industry and by means of a fair held at
Mrs. Grote's last winter, they have con-
tributed largely to the support of the
church, furnishing the church entirely.
The Ladies' Missionary society has
membership of twenty-five, with the
following officers: President, Mrs.
KhOda Pierce; vice president. Mrs. 1T.
Ingersoll; secretary, Mrs. j. f. Bard;
treasurer. Mrs. w. Z. Smith.
The young people of the church are
not without their societies. Miss Kate
Teeple is president of the Society of
Christian Endeavor that meets each
Sunday evening in the church. A
children's band, numbering twenty-five,
is presided over by Mrs. A. Ii. Stein
and Mrs. j. f. Bard.
The first Sunday school of the Chris
tan church was organized in May, 1876,
with twentyfour persons. and officers
as follows: Superintendent, Thomas
ID. Butler: assistant, Mrs. ID. f. Ar
buckle; secretary, w. L. Faddis: treas
urer, Miss Jennie Lavender. The
growth of the Sunday school has been
in proportion to the growth of the
church. 1t now numbers Seventy-five
members. w. A. Foster acts as super
intendent, and the teachers are j. A.
Campbell, j. F. Bard. Mrs. A. I'll. Stem,
DIR. Clara E. Atkinson. Mrs. TeepIe,
Miss Henes and Mrs. j. F. Bard.