St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-03
TODAY IS ADVENT SUNDAY.
IT ETLL Be OBSERVED ~ MANY ST
PEUL tR-RcRES.
THE VARIOUS sAxcTUABrEs.

"The Mother and the Child" In
gecsolPs Topic-''Natthew Ar
noid' tho Subject of CrotIlers-
"DutT o. Men to he Their own
SAVIOR DR.. Smiths Theme
Burr Street Baptist Meeting.
Today the Holy Catholic church be-
gins her new year. The season Is OBJ
served in the English and Episcopal
churches, also in the Roman Catholic
churches. In very ancient times the
season was observed as one of special
prayer and discipline. There Is no
Advent season in the Greek church.
though 1t observes a Lent before ChrIst-
mas and Easter. faithful observance
of the season still commendS itself to
all Christians as one that Will form
lifting prefix TO he joyous Christmas,
the great festival of the Incarnation OF
Christ. 4 more BETTING time for hold
Ing special mission could not be
found.
Advent this year will bring peculiar
blessings 10 the people on Dayton's
bluff II they Will use The means OF grace
that will soon be offered to them at the
ten days mission AT st. Peters church.
In few days they will hear from the
voice OF one of ChrIst's accredited am
bassad0rS. the very same message that
st. John the Baptist announced to
the people on the banks OF the Jor-
dan, The kingdom of Heaven is at
hand" ROBBED in her penitential garb
Of royal purple, this old apostolic
church VIII lay aside for the time
being. in 4 measure, her Iiturgical form,
and utilize those weapons of extempo-
raneous prayer and preaching and the
Inspiring old hymns. that have proved
TO be SO effective by our uon-con-
forming brethren during their revival
periods - the chuTch's fieXibility ad-
mitS of such usages for special sea-
sons. The opportunity for hearing
one who is so peculiarly fitted for such
a task does hot often happen. The
effort may cause a little seIf-demial,
But what does 4 man profit if he
should gain the whole world and lose
his own soui?' ArchdeacOn Webber
comes 10 Us highly recommended by
eminent bishops and priests of the
church as an earnest, powerful and
persuasive preacher. His first advent
TO the people in ST. Paul. Don't fail to
hear him.
St.Peter's (EpiscopaD, Dayton's Bluff.
Corner Fourth and Maple Streets Seals
free. Rev. Stuart 3. Purves. rector.
Divine service for Advent Sunday"
Morning --2A and II u m o,-apiDc
7:30 p. m; Sunday school vesper serv-
ice. p. m; Mission Sunday School.
1lO4 East Seventh street, 3 p. IN. Regu-
lar monthly childrcn's service will be
gin at p. III. The children Will march
in procession into the church from the
guild, accompanied by their class ban
neTs and vested choir. and render the
following choral vesper service: Pro-
ceSsional hymn. The Advent of Our
King" GreEOrian; Lords prayer: YER
sicles Ind responses, Tails; proper
psalms and lesson: magnificent, Greg
orian; collect for the day and prayers:
hymn. From Greeniand'S ley Mount
aine;" catpchism by the rector; vespar
hymn. Thou Whose Almighty Word:'
OffertOrv: doXolOgy; benediction: hymn,
''LCrd, Keep Us Safe This Night:" re-
cessiOnal hymn, brightly Cleans Our
Banner" Children and parents on the
bluff are cordially invited.
At the Church OF St. John the Evan
geiist during Advent a special course
OF lectures on The Four Great Hymns
Of the Church. VIII be delivered at the
4 o clock service by the rector. Rev. 7.