St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-01
THE PEW HOLDERS.
An Interesting Sketch of the Pews
and the Occupants.

Every one who occupies seat in this
church expects to pay for it and the
man who for the one service occupies
seat in the furtherest corner from the
pulpit pays his mite the same as the
wealthy occupant of the seats in the
center of the church. The pews range
in price from $40 to $40 for year and
almost all of them have regular renters.
There is no church where the duty of
paying for value received is more
ScrupulouSly conformed to.
In the Catholic churches the seats of
honor are those well to the front of the
temple of worship and next the middle
aisle. In the Church of the Immaculate
Conception this is conformed to as
strictly as any doctrine of their creed
and at the high mass these seats are
occupied by men whose names are often
heard in the business and work of the
city as we'll as in the church. They are
people who by devoted work for years
have earned the places of distinction in
the church.
Anthony Kelly, with his wife and
daughterc, are of the number who find
their way down the long central aisle
of the church toward the sanctuary for
the service of the high mass. The
parents are among the oldest settlers.
and have from the first been Intimately
connected with the church, aiding in
its upbuilding. The daughters have
by the parish as one of their strongest
families. j. r. Corrigan now holds
place in the family pew.
T. I'll. PrendergaSt. with his family,
are also occupants of one of the seats
near the family, and they are worthy
of the little distinction, being devout
Catholics and were very prominent in
the church long before it gained its
present large proportions and influence.
Capt. Terrance Connolly and his wife
occupy one of the places of distinction
in the auditorium of the church as they
do in its social organization. Mrs.
Connolly is known every place within
the parish for her charitable works.
A. j. Ffnnegan, fine appearing
elderly gentleman, would be quickly
man of prominence in the church, and
one who lead with him his children.
even though he did not occupy seat of
prominence.
Malcolm Mclean is one of the few
ScOtchmen who fill a place in the
church. 1t is seldom that his pew does
not contain himself and his pretty
daughters when the hour of high mass
arrives Sunday morning.
One of the promptest of men is James
A. Burns. No one remembers the time
when he was not in his pew to hear the
singing or the ''Asperges." Bernard
Cloutier, an eX-alderman of the city
and and eX-state senator, is we'll known
within the church. as he is to men with
out. John j. Carroll is handsome
young bachelor who holds high pew
and high place in the church. DR.. S.
B. Sweetzer is another of the younger
men of the church, and DR.. j. III. Dunn.
the city physician. is also prominent
member of the church.
John McGurk and his daughters are
very much respected for their literary
and musical culture. They have long
been members of the church.
The pew Of William MeArdle usually
contains not only himself and wife but
a number of young lady relatives,
these with It. w. McGrath with his
wife and sisters and Patsey Cardiff and
his charming wife, on Sunday morn
ing, if ones mind should be guilty of
wandering to such things, would be
seen to make as pretty picture as one
could ask for within or without the
church.
Among the older members of the
church it would not do to omit the
names of County Commissioner NJ. W.
Nash with his wife, or j. S. Cougtn.