St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-10
board and the Sunday school teachers
we see the feeling of sympathy of the
city of St Paul"
sunday School work.

Wy Va oo' oui.
Sunday School work.
T. E. Yerxa spoke for the Sunday
school. lit has grown fast" he said.
I'VE have 400 scholars and there are
rarely less than 800 present. The Ques-
ton that presses on my mind is the
need of these scholars We shall need
a room for them to meet in. The school
is growing and there is 10 reason why
the number should not reach thou
sand. What we need is consecrated
Christian workers as teachers. and
we shall find them.''
Col. k. Nj. Newport said: ~ want to
bear my testimony to the value of the
Bethel work. 1t would seem that our
loss could not have come at a more i'll
opportune time. at a time when it would
have been more difficult to raise means
TO carry it ON. But disasters are often
test of strength, and bring out unsus-
nected resources. 1t seems that there
Is TO other way but to go Oil with the
work. and the people of ST. Paul will
come to our help. Out of this catastro-
phe the Bethel will emerge with greater
possibilities and strength. This work
supplements the work Of churches. 1t
takes the stranger and gives him food
and shelter first, then aids him to help
himself. l can see that you all take an
interest i'll the work. We sympathiZe
with those who have lost friends in the
calamity, and pray that all these may
widen the scope of the work they loved
and deepen its Importance"
The Quartette sang Showers of
Blessing" the audience singing the
chorus, and then d. r. Noyes spoke ::
Il had no idea of speaking when lcame
here this afternoon. but am perfectly
willing tO ~ nv factlmnpv N tho
value OF the Dethel work. AT one time
Robert Smith began Bethel work here.
IL was not organized; III fact, he carried
the work about with him, and if any
one wished TO know anything about it
we sent him to Robert Smith. Mr.. Nor
gan has organized and superintendent
the work. No work for the poor has
such a hopeful outlook as this. We can
not let it stop. l cannot tell what good
may come out OF the calamity of
Wednesday night, but 1t may bring out
unsupported friends"
Effect Of Disaster.
Col. J. NJ. Mason said: "There is
nothing that touches the feeling of
humanity like sudden disaster. When
the iron PROV of the Camperdown tore
into the hull of the hapless Victoria,
the telegraph told it and the whole
world was awake with sympathy
| When cyclone in a neighboring state
sent hundreds to their death all the
world was shocked again. The work
that this boat has done cannot be esti-
mated. 1t took the friendless stranger
and kept him from the influences that
would have ruined him; made him a
good citizen instead of a charge on the
public bounty. May God increase its
means of usefulness"
Mr.. Martin, pastor of Central NJ. E.
church, said he was glad and willing to
speak of the good work of the Bethel.
The pastors in the central part of the
city know, perhaps, more of the work
of the Bethel, as we'll as the need of
such work." said he, than those on the
outer edges Of the town. Going home
from church one night last week | met
man who asked if L could direct him
where to find the pastor of that church.
l told him l was that person. He said ::
L will be frank with you. l am just
out of prison. | lived in another state,
ana was sentenced to prison for eight
cen months. When l came out felt
the disgrace of my position there and
want to lead a good life, so L left
and came here; but l am broke.
do hot know where to co. Well 1
thought1 can't take him into my family
then; he may be fraud Ministers are
often imposed upon, you know. Then
thought Of the Bethal and that Mr.
Morgan would know just what to do
with him, SO l sent him there. That is
only one instance; but we want the boat
work TO 90 on. Like Col. Newport, | do
not know that there could have been a
worse time TO have the boat burn, but l
do know that there was never time
when its work was better appreciated. J"
1.-The great problem of the country is
how to deal with the Cities" said Rev.
j. W. COnley, land the great problem
of the cities is how to deal with the
poor. The churches of Jesus Christ
are not meeting this problem as they
should. The Lord is calling on US and
on our churches to do our part. The
churches alone cannot grasp this great
work; it must be done by union of
is. The Bethel is sadly in need of
funds. and the Sunday school is in need
of Bibles and song books. You can see
by those in the seats that they are
ruined. The collection that we propose
to take up today will go to replemsh
this library. God will surely tranSmute
these offerings into blessings on the
giver.''
Mr.. Hoyt offered two resolutions of
respect in behalf OF the Sunday school,
which were ordered spread on the rec
ordS of the school, and c0pi, S sent 10 tie
relatives of the dead.
After an interval of silent prayer the
meeting was closed by benediction
from Kew. Mitchell.