St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-21
CHURCH TALK.
News, Comment and Incidents of
Minneapolis Temples of WOr-

News, Comment and Incidents OF
Minneapolis Temples of Wor-
ship.
The congregation at Hennepin Ave-
nue. church was amused yesterday
morning by an incident which happened
at the close of the services, which
brought the new pastor. DR.. o. II: Tif-.
fanny, i'm friendly conflict with pillar of
the church. in the parsonage of j. L.
Wyman. Mr.. Wyman rose as the bene-
dictiOn was about to be offered and said
he had been requested to make an an
nOuncement.
"COme up to the front of the church.
brother, where the people can see YOU"
interrupted DIR. Tiffany.
The president of the board of trade,
who, by the way, is an excellent parll-
mentarian, wavered second.
''COme on; stand on the platform,
urged the pastor. and he came. The
announcement was that areception was
to be rendered to DR.. Tiffany and fam
lily by the people of the church next
Wednesday evening from s to 10 O'Clock.
All of the congregation were asked to
be present, and to bring their friends.
The names of Mrs. Anna FL. GOheen,
Mrs. c. E. Thorpe, Mrs. c. A. Taylor,
Mrs. j. E. Wilson and Miss Holmes
were affixed to the announcement as the
committee on reception.
When the announcement had been
made, DR.. Tiffany said that he was glad
that he was to meet the congregation
next Wednesday evening, but that he
feared that he should grow lonesome if
he knew none of them before that time.
and asked those present to come and
shake hands with him at the close OF
the services. His request was complied
with, and he met many members of the
church with warm grasp OF the hand
at the pulpit after the benedictiOn.
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The sermon preached by DR.. Tiffany
yesterday morning received much
favorable comment by the members of
Hennepin Avenue church, as they shook
hands in good Methodist fashion at the
close of the mornings ser Ice, and his
success in the church is assured. The
great preacher is rather talker than
an orator. In fact, he called for
the pity of the Almighty yester-
day morning, for him who endeavOred
to introduce OratOry into the
pulpit. He says what he has to say
with simple force and directness that
is liked by an audience, because each
to him. He is in the neighborhoOd of
fifty years of age, of medium height and
build. with a face and bearing that
would be known to be Methodist any
where. The minister's hair and burn
sides are grey. and his face is pleas
ing one. DIR. Tiffany is scholar and d
well read man, and has presided over
some of the largest churches of the
country.
Rev. Charles F. Thwing, of Plymouth
church, returned yesterday morning
from the East, where he has been at
tending national meetings of the Con-
gregational church. lie preached the
sermons yesterday at the church. He
was very successful in an undertaking
which he announced as his intention of
taking up before he left Minneapolis.
That was the securing of the meeting
of the triennial council of the Congre-
gational church for Minneapolis
in 1892 and the meeting of the
for October. 1890. A local committee
has been appointed to make arrange
ments for these meetings. 1t consists
of z. S. Jones, Charles A. Pillsbury.
George III. Rust. George A. Bracket,
DR.. F. p. Woodbury. and George r.
Merrill. This is quite victory for
Minneapolis. which is growing to be q
great center for national meetings of
the churches as of everything else.
Plymouth church is credited as being
one of the largest and most active Con-
gregatiunal churches in the United
States, and together with first chur ch,
Park Avenue Congregational church
and the others Of the denomination IN
the city Minneapolis is stronghold for
the creed.
The Church of the Redeemer is near
ing completion rapidly now, and, when
done, will be different i'll style from
anv other church of the city. The
organ has been placed. ard is a magnifi-
cent instrument, filling a good portion
of the front of the church. 1t, like the
remainder of the auditorium, IS in rich
black walnut. and is beautifully carved.
The memorial windows are also being
placed. They are very rich in color and
unique in design. What lot of
fine churches Minneapolis has, anyway.
She deserves the name of the city of
churches. Many people who attend
the uptown churches, such as the
Church of the Redeemer, Plymouth.
Westminster. First Baptist, Hennepin
Avenue, First Unitarian, st. Marks,
the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, imagine that these are the only
large and magnificent churches of the
city. 1t is great mistake, and one
that cannot be cOmprehended until one
has visited first one church and then
another for two or three hours in
succession. On the East side is that
very quiet but effective church over
oh hr
the First Congregational. 1t is a
many prominent people. By its side is
the Olivet Baptist church. In extreme
South Minneapolis is an imposing
structure iii Holy Rosary church. Park
Avenue Congregational church and
First Presbyterian church are near
neighbOrs in a charming locality, and
they force admiration from an
observer. Emmanuel and Central
Baptist churches are two other
churches of no mean Importance,
while Gethsemane Episcopal lies be-
tween the class of uptown and subur
ban churches. No one of these churches
look in the least small after beng
within the walls of the more central
edifices. In fact, some of them are
much more modern and attractive. In
all of them the warm church light on
Sundays falls gently on congregations
made up of the men and the families of
men who make Minneapolis what it is.
Besides these there are numerous I'M
portant congregations in smaller ediliceS
where more imposing structures will
soon be reared.
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