The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-21

to the title of the cityl of churches" as
any city ON the conti vent. 1t literally
abounds with handsom church editces
and religious Institute tlS representing
almost every shade of belief, twenty
seven in all. The Church of England
leads the number in both church ed
iiices and membership. 1t has besides
st. Johns cathedral. six churches and
several missions. Tfsa Presbyterian
is a close second with six self-support-
ing congregations and three missions.
The Mcthodists also have six. and the
Baptist have two strong churches and
several missions. The first To enter
this great lone land vas the Roman
Catholic church in 1886, a nd it has two
large congregations within the city
limits and across the Rid river is the
Roman Catholic cathedral St. Bonface,
in the French town St Bonface, to-
Gcthcr with the official residence of
Archbishop Fache the head of the
Roman Catholic church in the north
WesD and several import. INT dcnomin-
atiunal schools. Winnipeg has sue
ceedcd in attracting several thousand
lcelandcrs. and the grea ter part OF
these are Lutheran in creed. All these
forms of Christianity are f ound work
ing side by side, and on the whole in
spirit of friendlincss, for there is much
10 unite people in the common eX-
rcricnces of life in new land.
Whether from convictiop or habit,
the Winnipeggers are care Jul in their
attendance at divine servicet and in the
support of the church of their choice,
and their Sunday schools. | All their
churches Were We'll flied. Like Victoria
and Toronto there is no running of
street cars on Sunday and Ntchic!es of
any kind ar" seldom seen. ind while
the Lords day was one of ch tcrtulness
it was without dissipation. y stranger
can hut notice and be gratiti FL at the
spectacle of 50 large a number nj quiet.
comfortable homes and such an army
Of church going people. mo,c order
ly population, or a more vii one,
cannot he found. There was no drunk
cnness nor disorder and all class - were
quiet, Intelligent respectful sn Il ciNii.
The liquor law is rigidly enforced.
The saloon, the dance house the Enmb-
ling hell are conspicuous by thel n ah-
sence. 1t is surely not an unr,nson-
able inference that it is largely i'e-
cause the church is w that the
shady Institutions are down. Would
that the same might be said 1T Amer
lean cities.
PLEASURE RESORTS.
Pleasure resorts are numerous in and
around Winnipeg. Aside from the
nlln1lO Gus lakes anu lake SceHeTy w 'H-
in a radius of twenty-five miles, there
are a dozen camping grounds ard n2t-
ural parks along the banks OF the kCd
ami Assinboine rivers, where the pie
nic parties and campers can reVel VI
enjoyment. Those are reached Dy
steamboat and electric cars. y three
miles sail up the Red river brings the
seeker for rest and pleasure to ELM
Park" and five miles down the same
river brings him to Frazer Grove
beauty spots unsurpassed. A rustic |
pontCon bridge spans the Red river
hcre--a slow sluggish stream peering
it's way northward to the Hudson's
Bay and Arctic Ocean.
Winnipeg is making rapid strides af-
ter the reaction from the boom of lS9l
and no one can limit the possibilities
of growth and development even in
the near future. While today it is con-
ceded to be the leading grain market
in the dominion, Winnipeg has moral,
social and religious elements of gem
uine and generous prosperity. The
immense resources tributary to 1t, the
extraordinary railroad service, the un- |
limited water power, its advan-
tages as the capital of the Keystone
Province of the Dominion, and the buSi- |
ness push and aggressive spirit of its
citizens are a sufficient guarantee OF
pcrmanency and prosperity.
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