St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-14
THEY LOVE HIM YET.
Several Hundred Minneapoli-
tans Do Honor to Rev.
DR.. j. H. futile.
Christian Endeavorers Going
From the City in ALI
Directions.
W. A. Guiiek Will Be Tried by
the Church for False
hood.
General News Of a City That
Has Been Invaded for
Several Days.

z Last evening marked an occasion
which must ever remain fresh in the
memory of Rev.Dr.J.H II. futile, who. after
twenty-five years of active and untiring
work as the leader of the flock of the
Church Of the K edeemer, has resigned
his pastorate to retire into private life.
The JOY with which DR.. Tuttle's con-
gregation gathered to celebrate his
quarto-centennial as their pastor was
only married by the thought that he had
determined to retire from the work for
ever. There were many tears shed dur
ing the service, and during most of the
time DR.. futile himself was forced
to keep his handkerchief to his eyes.
The architectural and decorative beauty
of the church was enhanced by floral
decorations which were distributed
about in rich profusion. The pulpit
and organ loft above were transformed
into a very bower OF green by an
artistic arrangement of luXurient
palms and other tropical plants.
In the center of the platform in front
sat Dr.Eruttle, ana around him on all
sides were gathered those with whom
he has been nearly and intimately aSsO-
ciated during his long and useful ca
reer, not only Minneapolis men, for
there were gentlemen there from sew
eral other large cities of the United
States, and not only clergymen, but
prominent men in every walk
of life, all gathered there to speak
words of praise and cOngratulatiOn of
him who was celebrating his silver we'd
ding with the Church of the Redeemer.
Every pew in the large church was also
crowded with people to whom DR.. Tut
tie has endeared himself during his long
residence in Minneapolis. DR.. Shutter
conducted the exercises and introduced
the speakers. He first called upon DR..
Throup. who has been a lifelong friend
of IDr. futile. and who, in happily
WJrded address, paid the highest pos
Sible tribute to DR.. futile as a preacher
and as a man.
lie was followed by j. II. Swan, of
Chicago, who was associated with DR..
futile during the time he was rector of
the Church of the Redeemer of that
city. He told how DR.. futile came to
Chicago to take the Third Presbyterian
church, and had built it up until in
less than two years the handsome
new edifce was erected. He had
of circumstances, in times of happiness
anu u4lNtCA az Oub AiO l4iOh lAN
best years of his long life in the minis
try were the ten years which he had
just completed. DR.. Harris, who sue
ceeded Dir. futile as pastor of the
Church of the Redeemer in Chicago,
stated that he found that every day he
lived he learned something new and
good of the work which DR.. futile had
so eminently wrought in that church
in Chicago. He found that DR..
futile had stamped himself
upon that people as no other
preacher had ever done. and when he
told his flock on Sunday that he was
coming 10 st. Paul to see DR.. futile he
had been overwhelmed with loving
messages to bring with him. Hon. G.
NJ. Loring expressed his high regard for
Dr. Tuttle in few well chosen words.
He stated that Dr.. futile was beloved,
not only in his own church but through
out the entire city. The business men
had learned to esteem and respect him
for his sterling qualities and the people
of the city generally loved him for his
geniality and his social qualities.
Rev. DR.. BoyntOn, who was associ-
ated with DR.. futile in the Church of
the Redeemer for many years, also paid
his tribute TO him. He said: Every
one, Young and old. has learned to love
| Dr.. futile Twenty-Five years ago
little band of people gathered together
in hall in this city and decided to call
| a preacher to lead them. DR.. futile
was that preacher. He has continued
| to lead them, and has so grown into
| their hearts that now every one of them
! loves him. Every one wants DR.. Tut
| tie to marry him, and every one wants
DR.. futile to bury him" DR.. Shutter
then introduced Mayor winston in the
following neat little speech:
"Mayor Winston, although he is not a
minister, is not out of place on this plat
| form or in ministerial society. Indeed,
he is accustomed to giving receptions to
ministers in his office"
Mayor Winston said that he had
! known DR.. futile for twenty years, and
| in that time had learned to know him
| well and to honor him highly. The
| longer he knew him the more he loved
| him.
Prof. W. W. Folwell, of the state uni
| Versity, was called upon. and took oc
casion to ring in a learned dissertation
upon Public Higher Education" which
| he had right with him In manuscript,
| and at the conclusion of which he stated
| that DR.. futile had always been firm
friend of this noble cause.
City Attorney Russell also paid high
| tribute to Dr. futile in a neat little adj
dress. Rev. Samuel q. Smith, of St.
Paul, related an incident of sixteen
years ago, when he first met DR.. futile
at a mission service on Washington ave-
me, and was greatly struck by the
| earnestnesS and force of his remarks.
| Rev. Mr.. Simmons, pastor of the First
Unitarian church of Minneapolis;
| James T. Wyman, Judge Isaac
| Atwater, Hon. George A. Pillsbury,
Hon. George Bracket and Charles
| Carlton Coffin, the latter of Boston, all
testified to the great love and esteem
which they bore toward DR.. futile.
During the evening kilograms and let
tiers of congratulatiOn were read from
| DR.. j. S. Cantwell, Chicago; Senator
| Washburn, DR.. Miner, of Boston; DR..
| Collyer, of New York; Prof. Cyrus
| Northrop and several others.
| During the exercises Gov. W. r. Mer-
RAM occupied a prominent seat upon
| the platform, but,as DR.. Shutter stated,
| he had entered into a solemn compact
not to speak and therefore remained
| silent. After the exercises in the
church a reception was held in the
parlors, during which DR.. futile re-
ceived the congratulations and good
wishes of his many friends who had
been unable to speak from the platform.
HOMEWARD BOUND.