St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-30
AMONG CHURCa PEOPLE.

Facts and Incidents Gathered
From a Round OF the Churches,
DIR. Charles f. Thwing. of Plymouth
church, announced from the pulpit yes
terday morning that he was going to
leave the city for the East in few days
for an absence of some two weeks. He
will go directly to Worcester, Mass,
where he will attend the meeting of the
trlennlal council of the Congregational
churches of the United States. Imme-
dIateiy following that he will go to New
York, where he will be a representative
to the American board. The doctor goes
with the intention of securing the agree
ment that both bodies shall meet in
Minneapolis next time-the American
board in 800 and the other in '92.
The regular meeting of the Uniyer-
salist Young Mems association of the
Church OF the Redeemer will meet at
the church next Tuesday evening. This
is the date set for the annual election OF
officers. This is one of the strong Or
CARNATIONS among young men of the
the city. 1t has large membership OF
bright young fellows, and is counted an
important factor in the church.
The pulpit of the First Baptist
church, so long vacant, will be
filled soon by some one. Every
one in the church wants DIR. Way
land, and if he can secure the consent
of his own paStOrate he will come to
Minneapolis. The matter will be de-
cided in fortnight. 1t is the prevalent
opinion that he will come. In the mean
time the pulpit is ably filled. Yesterday
President Cyrus Northrop. of the uni
versity, preached two excellent sermons.
The one in the morning was on the la
Dor question, and caused much COM
ment. President Northrop, though a
member of the First Congregational
church, has many friends in the First
Baptist.
1t is surprising how the text of even
the most taking sermon will slip the
minds of the hearers Ask any man
who has just heard a good sermon what
the text was and ten to one he has for
gotten it, both literally and its location
in the Bible. A group of prominent
members of the First Baptist church
were gathered together in the audito-
rum after the sermon by President
Northrop yesterday morning, comment.
ing upon its worth. Some one asked
where the text was and no one could
think, though at first they were all sure
they knew just where it was and what
it was. Finally a young lady gave 1t:
Look not upon your own things, but
on the things of Others"
The Sunday school of the Church of
the Redeemer though not the largest.
is one of the most attractive in the city.
One reason for it is that the teacher
gathers his little group about him in a
circle like party of good friends, where
they can all see each other and know
who is talking. 1t is vast improve
ment over the old way of filling class
row so that those in the front seats can
who is talking.
DIR. Thwing, who has unique way of
making his illustrations, yesterday
preached very impressive sermon on
"Time"-One that could be fully appre-
ciated by busy man. In showing how
long life was after all, he said: take
out your watch and follow the rev0lu-
tons of the second hand;' and picking
up his watch from the desk followed
the hand for half a minute. 1t seemed
an age. There ne stood unmOyed as
craven image. The auditorium took on
oppressive every OF
garment or paper was hushed, every
movement was Stilled, and Father Time
seemed to press down with heavy
finger on the audience. No one dared
break the quiet. At last he looked up
and said:
THAT period was less than half a
minute"
His hearers could hardly credit his
words. 1t had seemed fully five. 1t
was an apt illustration.
At the mid-week meeting of the
Plymout Congregational church next
Thursday evening Mr.. Thomas Suleba,
born in Armenia, is expected to give an
address, appearing in native costume.
The Woman's Foreign Mission Circle
of the First Baptist Church will hold
service in honor of Mrs. J. G.
Hoblit, their former president, who
labored SO long and so faithfully for the
good of the circle.
The Methodist ministers of the city
go to the conference at st. Paul next
week. The conference is held at Gen.
trail Park M. E. Church.
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