St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-04
THE AUXILIARIES.
Church Societies and Branches
for Charitable Work.

a church without societies formed
within itself is thing quite as far be-
yOnd the comprehension as small boy
without pockets. The society of the
First Unitarian church started with new
ideas, and its auxiliaries are quite as
novel in their work and construction as
the church is in its doctrines. Union is
the motto of the church, and it is en-
blaZoned on the banner of their chief
society, the Unity club. This is clever
device, worthy OF the wit of woman,
and if the whole truth be told it has the
enticed into the underworld of the
church, if it may be so phrased. 1t is
noticeable in almost every church of the
land that the ladies have missionary
society, sewing circle, literary
class perhaps, and various other organ
ilatiOnS and bear the burdens, to great
extent, of the Sunday school and all the
soclals and picnics and fairs without
which the modern church could no more
exist than without the collection plate.
While the men with cOndescending airs
put on their best clothes and attend
them all with patr0Dizing air that in
these women" Now, in this church
unity has meant unity from the start,
and while the gentlemen are not forced
into sewing buttons onto the garments
of the suffering poor, they bear their
part of the burden; indeed, bear it quite
gracefully, and the plan is found to
work very we'll. The executive COM
mittee of the club consists of Charles T.
Harris, Mrs. r. p. Russell Jr., and Lee
roy Berrier. Mr.. Harris. who is very
prominent in all the work of the church,
iSo n. ~ al, Ia. Ia
Berrier is secretary.
The club is divided into different
branches, with special committees for
each department. 1t gives every MEM
Der the comfortable feeling of I'VE are
doing this work." and, while adapting
those best fitted for each department to
their place preserves the unity. The
social work of the church is considered
to be next most important to the spirit
ual, and is put under the charge of
those who conduct it most successfully.
Mrs. Frederick Won Schlegell, How
Paige and Miss Kate Falls comprise
the committee.
Social evenings are held quite fire.
quently, making the members of the
church well acquainted with each other
and adding greatly to the facility of the
workings of the society. Next Thurs
day evening the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. George L. Blaisdell is to be thrown
open to the social enjoyment of tho
church people.
Miss Mary E. Hale is thought of in
the church as being quite indispensable.
From it's earliest days she has helped i'll
long she is identified in the charitable
work. Mrs. Frank Barnnrd and Henry
+. Menage are the other members of
that committee. A sewing school and
kindergarten are two of the branches of
their work. Believing that true charity
is in teaching others how to work,
rather than working for them, cook
ing class will soon be started under this
department. The ladies' circle, of
which Mrs. Gibbs Is president, and
which has grown up under the guild
ance of Mrs. George Haynes, takes most
of the charitable work. Besides those
Jones, Todd, Lovejoy. Merriam, Bar
rows, Hayes, Wright. Butterfield,
O'Brien, Cormerais, Partridge, Seaver,
and Misses Eloise Butler and Sarah
Bracket have since its beginning been
very active in the work of the circle;
while Mesdames Gibbs, Chapman,
Washburn, Mum, Chaplin, Miller,
Brown and Misses Ida Harris,
Reed, Sadie Knight, Louise Long,
NcdI anu EFeTGS are among the
number who have more recently en-
tered the works. Another important
branch of the Unity club is the literary
department. The committee to whom
is due to large extent the success of
this work is made up of c. E. Haynes,
Miss Louise Long and G. E. Sprague.
Mr.. Haynes, of the Northwest trade, is
well known in the city as scholar, is
at the head of the philosophy class,
which meets every other Saturday. He
is also leader in the history class.
which also meets oEce in two weeks.
Mrs. A. I'll. Mum, G. E. Sharp and
Mrs. G. E. Conant are the leading lights
in the dramatic field, and their work is
enthusiastically carried forward, the
stage in the music room of the church
being the scene of many play well
rendered.
The Sunday school is under the SUPER
vision of Frank O'Brien, and is in a
fiourishing condition. Mrs. Morris is
the motherly instructor of the infant
class, and does her part to make the
school a stepping stone to the church.
A fine class of twenty young people is
the pride of the school. Each Sunday
after the services a part of the cOngre-
CATION find their waV tn the phearfI,It