St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-11
A Fitting Monument to the
Oldest Denomination inic
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The Dedicatory Ceremonies
DR.. Burrilps Sermon and
Other Exercises.

square. On entering through the great
doors under the tower the pulpit. hand
somely draped. confronts the view from
the opposite corner. In this room can
be seated comfortably 1,50O people. The
wood work is of antique oak. The fres-
Going and windows aud carpets llar-
monize beautifully and though somber
in tone are exquisitely handsome in de-
sign and color. The choir and organ
loft is to the rear of the pulpit, making
abefitting background for the altar and
handsome pulpit furniture. The sun
day school room, parlOr and study are
to the left of the main auditorium, and
can be thrown in conjunction with it by
dropping doors. The church is on much
the plan of the First Congregational
in fact. the plans were ken from it.
The church is Supplied with magnlfi-
cent brass chandler and is lighted by
gas. The structure is of two shades OF
gray granite, with trimmings OF brown
stone. The cost of the edihce complete
is about $4,000. and is nearly clear OF
debt.
HISTORY OF THE CHURCH.
The church is the oldest of the denOm-
ination in the state, having been organ
lied May 20, 1858, by Rev. Gideon IL.
Pond. 1t is now one of the most pros
porous In the city, and has for members
many of the most influential men OF
Minneapolis.
Rev. S. Nj. Campbell, the pastor. has
filed the pulpit of the church since
1881. 1t is largely due to his energetic
appeals that the present location was
obtained and the new church erected.
When he was called to the past0rage
the church had $50 members. Since
then it has received 460 members, and
now has roll.of 450 names.
THE EXERCISES.
Ats o'clock yesterday every seat was
occupied and all the standing room
filled with people interested in church
work. An anthem from the choir filed
all the room and galleries with beau
tious music, as the initiatory service, of
the ceremony. 1t was by Buck and was
entitled: "He Shall Come Down Like
Rain.' The choir is composed of some
of the finest voices of the city, and all
the music was rendered perfectly and
gave the services that perfection finish
unattainable except through music. The
pastor aud congregation read reSpon.
sively the eighty-fOurth Psalm. making
a very impressive service. This was
followed by hymn by the congrega-
ton, and the house rang with the many
voices of praise.
Rev. DR.. David Stewart read Script
ture reading from the Second book of
Chronicles, and followed it with ar
earnest prayer. The congregation
again joined in signing the S56th hymn
"a hymn peculipaly befitting the oeca-
sion. s-~
rryr nDDrr, ropv cEpNfoN
was delivered by Rev. DR.. Burrill, of
Westminster church. 1t was sermon
characteristic of DR.. Burrill-srrong
and forcible, leaving no doubt in the
minds of his hearers of his views Oh the
subjects touched. The speaker held
the close attention of his entire audi
ence for the whole time he spoke, and,
in closing, he drew his audience with
him back to the time of which we read
of a temple of worship dedicated in
Biblical times, and in whose dedication
the Psalms of David were the hymns.
His text was from Jude: THAT we
should earnestly contend for the faith
once delivered to the saints" The ser
mon was in regard to PreSbyterianiS,
showing their defects and lauding their
good qualities. In starting he said no
man of positive convictions can be
without enemies. Popularity is dead
lift for square man. A good fellow is
usually ne'er-do-we!l. Woe unto you
when all speak well of you. This holds
true of churches as we'll as OF men. A
religious body must necessarily have
two requisites-conviction and charac-
ter. The Presbyterian church had been
talked ill of, but it was 10 detriment
to it.
'It is my present purpose" he said,
ITO correct as far as may certain mis-
apprehenSions touching the breadth of
our Presbyterian SYSTEM"
He took three main topics under
which he concisely brought his sermon.
The first was, the church doors; the
second, the church pulpit, and the
third, the communion table of the
church. There is no denomination that
extends to earnest men in quest of
truth more cordial welcome or offers
to receive them on more liberal terms.
They required simply to believe in two
things: The inspiration of the Bible
and the atonement of Christ. As to the
second point, all ministers are required
to assent to ''the Standards" that is,
the Assembly's catechism and the West
minister confession Of faith. Here the
reverend man felt free to express him.
sell, aS He was SpedhiHS III IcSdru W
himself.
"They are against popery," he said.
"believing it to be the scarlet woman.
drunk with the blood Of the saints and
with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus
an enemy of civil and ecclestical free
dom and perverter of the truth. They
are against intidelity, whether it appear
in the vulgar and repugnant form of
bold atheism or in the more unectuous
but no less abhorrent guise of liberal
ism, denying the inspiration of the
Scriptures and the divinity of Christ.
which are the two fundamental facts of
the Christian system" ~
AS to the third, Presbyterians did not
believe in ''close communion" They
believed in making the terms as broad
as heaven, where all believers sit down
at the marriage supper, while only
those are left without who have re-
Jected Christ. They extended warm
hand of fellowship to all who love- the
Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, saying;
1--WE be brethren, let US not fall out
along the way"
He closed with beautiful eulogy on
the ''bonnie blue f1agn and the Presby-