The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-11-19

i've years uIoVOLy, dHu was d SOOu
testimony to the faithfulness and pop
ularity of the young minister.
Co.secration Of Beaver Falls church.
A large audience assembled at Bea-
yer Falls on Thursday to take part in
the conservation services of the Epis-
copal church recently erected.
The choir deserves credit for the
way in which their part of the work
was done. The whole services, which
lasted for two hours, were very i'm
pressive. These consisted of conse-
Grafton, confirmation and communion.
Bishop Gilbert is pointed and prac-
teal preacher, and has remarkable
power of holding his audience. His
eloquence consists chiefly in the clear
ness with which he elucidates his ideas.
In warning the people against "going
to hear what the preacher had to say"
instead Of going to worship, he re-
marked that he did not wish to mini
mize preaching, but the present day
tendency was to magnify it, and look
too little for direct communion with
God. They had by their act that day,
presented the new church, not to the
Bishop, but to God himself, for his
own uses. It must not therefore be
used for any secular purpose, but stand
as one hoiise in the midst of their
homes where the God of the Temple
should be worshipped in holiness.
Baptism and the Lords Supper
were elements which should bulk
largely in their relationship to that
house. Men were in the habit of say
ing that they could get along without
these. They could not. The sacra-
ments were Gods special means of ef-
fecting spiritual relationship to him
self and Of providing food for the soul.
They could not with impunity be ne
elected. There was one way in which
the church could soon be decimated.
If strife or contention, or party feeling
were brought into it, its death could
not be far off. Let these be banished
by the cherishing of love for one an
other, and the success which had al
ready attended their efforts would con-
tinue to increase. They had been gen.
erous in their contributions to the
building Of the church, and God had
already rewarded them in harvest of
plenty. Men who gave to the Lord
literally got liberal return. The
Rev. Purves, who has worked hard for
the erection of the church, took part
with the Bishop in reading the papers
connected with the conservation, the
lessons and giving out the hymns.
Bishop Gilbert took luncheon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney after the servic-
es, and then with Mr.. Purves drove to
the Indian church where a short ser
vice was held. He explained to the
audience that Bishop Whipple would
have been there that day had he not
been prevented by illness. Mrs. Hin
man was interpreter.
The Indian church is a model of
beauty. The architecture is gothic
outside and inside. The brick gothic
arch in the chancel, over the altar rail,
with two other similar arches, leading
to the organ chamber and vestry re-
spectively, ore quite artistic. With a
stained glass window in the back
ground, exhibiting the Bible, the Cross,
and the Crown, the worshipper has
something presented to his eyes for
thought, before the worship proper
begins. The plaintive and subdued
notes of the Indians in singing the
angels Crown Him." created the
feeling that the right spirit of worship
was there.
Bishop Gilbert took supper with
Mrs. Mcmillan, and with the evening
train, left for his home in st. Paul.