St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-14
NEW PARISH HOUSE.
Important Departure for the
Peoples Church.

Important Departure for the
Peoples Church.
After June l, Rev. j. II. Chandler,
who for seven years has been pastor Of
the church of St. Anthony Park, will be-
come associate pastor of the Peoples
church and superintendent of the par
lSh house proposed to be established by
that church. This is an important
new departure by the church, with
respect to the organization OF Its work
and the development of its life. Pastor
Smith. in the current number Of his
church paper, says;
After prolonged discussion and inquiry,
the advisory board recommended and the
congregation at the church meeting voted
unanimously to establish parish house on
the first of next September: The plan pro-
poses the unificauon of all the missionary
work that is now being conducted by the
church and its rapid extension in the near
future. A clergyman and his wife Will have
charge of the parish house, which will be
established in building to be rented near
the church. The parish house will be the
home of two or three women missionaries
and q young man. in addition to the superin-
tendent, who will form the staff of workers
to be associated with the pastor OF the
church. The superintendent of the parish
house will be the associate pastor, and will
parish lie.
1t is believed that by this large augmenta-
tion of the direct forces OF the church, It's
power will be very largely enhanced. The
fact that all the workers live together in q
common center will enable all persons who
desire to participate i'll any of the benefits of
the church to find out just what they want.
AS a missionary organization, the parish
house will appeal especially to the sympathy
and support of the general public, which has
Peoples church.
While we have not accomplished all that
we would have been glad to have seen, our
record has been such as to give the public Of
St. Paul large and increasing respect and
confidence. 1t is not the intention to make
the work Of the Peoples church professional
and by means of the parish house to relieve
members of duty and responsibility, but 1t is
to enable every member of the church to find
some work that he shall have the ability and
Willingness to perform that this concentra-
tiOn of our forces has taken place. The only
doubt that has been expressed on the part of
any of the officers of the church in regard to
this new undertaking has been a financial
one The question has frequently been
raised: Can the church, in view of its
other burdens, assume the additional finan-
cial esponsibility?'' On this head it may be
said that the new enterprise is wholly work
OF faith. 1t is not commenced on ordinary
business principles, although it is believed to
have underlying it that kind of business
sagacity that belonged to Jesus and his
apostles and that has made Christian con-
quests possible in every generation.
If this be true, it will not fail to succeed.
The pastor of the church has assumed the
management and direction Of the finances of
this new department of work. He expects
that not only the church but his friends in
the CITY who have confidence in the kind of
missionary work for which this great move
ment stands will respond generously to meet
the new demands There are thousands of
men, women and children in st. Paul who
are out of relation with all the churches, be-
cause they have not had an outstretched
hand and sympathetic word.
The Peoples church has a large plant.
The purpose OF the additional force is to use
the plant to its full capacity. This at least is
good business sense.
With quiet faith in that Providence who
has guided us thus far, we announce the
plan. and believe that the results will vindi-
cate the wisdom of the new movement.