St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-17
NoBLENEss OF sELF-sACRIFICE.
UnseIfishness the Theme at tn
Hennepfn Avenue Church.

HennoD1n Avenue ShuAShs
There was a well-attended deaconess
mass meeting at Hennepin Avenue M.
E. church last evening. Rev. n. Il.
Watson, pastor Of the church, PRESIDED,
and in opening the meeting spoke Few
words of praise for the deaconess
movement. which he predicted was des-
tined to become a still more important
factor than at present in furtnerlng
the identical interests OF the church
and Of God. -, ,.,,-.,s
an interesting address on the great import
ance and need of selfsacriflce In lifting men
and women to the high plane OF Chrlstanity.
Selfshness, he said, kills and biackens me
Life was only worth the living when con-
trolled by that genuine sympathy OF man 10
man that swells in the life Of Christ AS
supreme instance of sef-sacrifice he called
to mind the wonderful self-denial OF SIT
Phillip Sidney, who, when fatally wounded
and dying for drink OF water, passed the
cup to wounded enemy. counter IN
stance of selfishness was shown in the case
lowing the hounds one day, and in the course
of the hunt met a peasant carrying ruoe
coffin, in which was the body of his dead
brother. How did he die?,. asked the ENG.
with tears in his eyes. The king regarded
the coffin for a moment, and then cried
gayly: ION with the hunt showing no
regard for the rights or sufferings OF others.
tine behead the man who thought OF no one
but self. In concluding, he said that the
service was small which sought for one;
that great which sought for all. Inc work OF
deaconesses was an eXemplification of self
sacrifice in the highest noblest form.
Mrs. Lucy Rider Meyer expressed surprise
that there were but three evangelical dea-
conesseS doing work in Minneapolis city
of 600 inhabitants, she said, might well
ask if there was not need for more deaconess
workers. She called attention to the. fact
that the deaconesses had no permanent home
in the city, but had their quarters in
rented building. Adjoining Asbury hospital
was a vacant lot which just such home
as was needed might be erected. The cost
would be $4,000, and she asked that the
matter be considered. 1t had been the divine
intention. she said, that all charities should
be distributed through the church 1t was
hardly possible under modern conditions that
this should be the case, but the church could
do great deal more charitable work than
it was doing The relief for the sick and
needy could be distributed by deaconesses
carefully and inteligently, so that only de-
serving cases received attention. She re,
viewed the work in general and expressed
the wish that the movement, which was
fraught with so much good, might receive
more financial support from the church.
Bishop Fowler emphasized the point that,
while it might be wise to increase the num-
Der of deaconesses in the field in Minneapo-
lis, too much attention could not be given to
their qualifications with regard to brain,
heart and conservation to the work. He be-
lieved that the deaconesses had given the
church a new start in the powerful move
ment which they had started. All great gov
ernments had been made with the hardest
sacrifices, and the church could not depend
upon the deaconesses exclusively. They must
have help if the work is to be done intelli-
gently and successfully, and this help must
come from the members of the church. He
advised that as many additional deaconesses
possible be added to the Minneapolis
branch.