The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-08-03
St. James A. M. e. Church.

Among the most pleasant features of
Bishop Browns visit was ride through
the chief portions of the city, and a
climb up the Smelling avenue lookout,
for this treat he is indebted to the large
hospitality of Messrs. Bruce Bryant and
Nelson Russell. The reason that the
people Of St. Paul have. so good repute
abroad, is because they know how to
treat visitors.
The presence of 50 distinguished a
parsonage rs an A. NJ. r. Bishop, in a
community will always awaken the most
generous hospitality. of the foremost
people. Just think, at present Bishop
Brown holds in his hand the power to
fix the abode and direct the labors of
over 200 ministers, he is the chief pastor
of over 10000 parishioners, besides hold
ing with the other Bishops coordinate
authority over 5000 pastors and over
100000 members. The Bishop has been
connected with every educational move
ment in his church for over fifty yeats.
He writes very encouraginglv of our
church at Helena, if he lives five years
longer, hundreds Of families will have
been influenced by bin to forsake the
outraged and impoverished South and
seek wealth, liberty and homes in the
great West. s..-.. .............
The services were we'll attended last
Sabbath and full of interest, st. James is
getting down to work now and pre- par
ing for conference. .......
The rally WIS grand, Brother Taylor
went way over the amount assigned to
him. Mesdames Lyles and Ford and
the committees of which they are presi-
dents did grandly. Two years ago, the
office of stewardess was pronounced q
failure, but now it is one of the most
prominent features of the church ma
chinery. ...
In q few weeks the officers will sub
nit their annual. printed report to the
people. One good thing about St. James
is, business is done on business like
basis, the debts are dwindling down and
the income, increasing. Two years, ago,
In order to pay'the pastor, each Of the
few memberslpaid on an average, 25 and
so cents at collection, now they pay
but 10 and % cents. They used to some
times get behind, now they are never
behind, unless q few dollars after some
rainy Sunday, and they make that up
the next time. The membership has
been doubleda and the congregation twice
doubled SO that the expenses of the new
and larger church are all met much
easier and at q much less cost per men,
Der than were the expenses of the old
church. Excepting, 1--WE dollars more
per month for janitor, and two dollars
more per week for pastor, the expences
OF the new church are the same as the
old but the number Of supporters are so
greatly increased that not one has half
as much expense las formerly. Let the
skeptical ask Mechanics Bannister, or
Henry, or LaEesberry, or Lyles, or
Howard or any of the old members.
Each of these and many others during
the years have put hundreds of dollars
into the church and stand ready to put
hundreds more in order to keep it NOV
ing forward as it has always done, the
good and faithful members are anxious
to keep on getting ahead. To-day, St.
James church stands with the repute Of
being the second best appointment in al
the country west Of Philadelphia, in