St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-23
TWO ARLINGTON HILLS CONGRE-
CATIONS CONSIDERING ANAL
GAMATION.
NEWS in LOCAL CHURCHES.
REV. s. b. PURyEs, OF MINNEAPO-
LIS, TO PREACH AT ST. Pc
TER,S TONIGHT.
LENT IN THE VARIOUS CHURCHES
Bishop Gilbert to Deliver the First
OF Series of Lectures in
Christ Church.

The Arlington Hills Presbyterian
church and the Pacific Congregational
church are considering the question
or joining hands. The question has
been talked over by individual men,
pers OF the two churches for some
tlme past, and last week a meeting
was held at the home of one of the
| members, when the whole question
was gone over. Another meeting will
take place and the matter will be fur
ther canvasSed, and at that time
oennlte plan of amalgamation may be
nxed upon. Both churches are pros
porous, but the Arlington Hills church
mas no adequate church building 1t
mas pledges for 1000 for new church,
and the amount required is about
s|ooo. There are about 125 people COM
municants of the church, which is
about the same number as is contained
on the roll of the Pacific church. The
Presbyterian church must take some
speedy action to accommodate its peo-
pie and congregation, for the small
mission building erected eight years
since is much too small for the So
clety, and falls far short of accommo-
dating the Sunday school.
The church society was founded as
mission by Rev. Mr.. Dysart, AMI was
ministered to by him and by Rev Mr..
freeman and now has a clergyman of
It's own, Rev. w. W. Lewis. While the
people are willing and enthusiastic
they feel that the amount of money to
be raised will exhaust hem, FOR the
church is not located in wealthy ,Iart
of the city.
AS to the Pacific Congregational
church, it owns good church building
worth, perhaps, $1,000, and is in a pros
porous condition, considering the hard
times. 1t has of late been casting about
Tor clergyman to take the place of
DR.. Steiner, who has accepted a call to
Springfield, o.
Rev. Stuart B. Purves, formerly rec
tor of st. Peters Episcopal church.
Daytons Bluff, but now rector of Holy
TRINITY church, Minneapolis, will be the
first of the special preachers during
Lent to be heard in st. Peters church
this evening at 7:30 D. m.
At Christ church Tuesday evening.
Feb. %, under the auspices of the
Church Club of Minnesota. ~Rt. Rev.
M. N. Gilbert. coadjuter bishop of
Minnesota, will deliver the first of
series of lectures on Church Univ"
tuesday evenings during Lent the
bishops lecture will be christian
Unity" Bishop Gilbert, upon invita-
ton, last year delivered before the
religious congress that i.let in Toronto
lecture upon. the same subject. The
Canadian papers spoke of it at the
time as being one of the best-deH,rered
themes on the programme AS the
bishop has always something interest
ing to say upon any subject that he is
called to speak on, it can safely be said
beforehand that he will not disap-
point his audience. Church Unity is
subject that is engaging the thoughts
OF the best minds of the leading men
in the various Christian communities
today. These Tuesday evening lectures
are thrown open to the public and are
entirely free A special and very cor
dial invitation is therefore extended
to all ministers of the Gospel and
those most interested in this subject.
A matter of so vital Importance to the
whole Christian community should
draw out large audience. Other Iect-
ures will follow the bishops, of which
due notice will be given of time and
place.
The revival services at Mackubin
Street chapel have been very inter-
est1ng and profitable. The severe
weather has somewhat interfered with
the congregations, but the interest
dooDonS at every Saryico Cow -
pairs have been made during the past
week, and the services will be held
during the coming week in the audi
ence room. The public is cordially in
Vlted. Services begin promptly at 745
p. m. Mrs. c. D. Hayes and other
excellent vocalists will sing solos in
connection with the meetings
At the Sunday services at the Wa
couta Street chapel, the themes to be
considered are Jesus Christ, first. last
and alweys; His infinite love, His hu-
initiation and sacrifice His obedience to
the will of God His life as our ex-
ample, His exhaltation, His ministry
in heaven and His messages to the
churches, Gods eternal purpose in
creation and redemption, as revealed
in Christ. Questions that will be an
swered: Is there a devil, and who
made him such? Why was he not de-
stroyed at the beginning of his ca
reer? Why was sin permitted. or WHY
does it exist? What will be the final
result of all this contest between good
and evil?
The Dominican fathers will open a
fifteen days mission at ST. Joseph's
church Sunday evening, March 1. The
first week of the mission will be de-
voted to the women and the second to
the men. There will be the usual Sun
day services, and on week days there
Will be two mission masses. one at &
o'clock and one at 9. The early mass
will be followed by short instruction
and the second by a sermon. Each
evening at 1880 there will be prayers.
instruction and sermon
Inc Lenten programme at st. Pauls
church provides for number of Fri
day evening services with prayers. to
be conducted by the laymen. These
services will be held on the following
eveninss: Friday evening, Feb. %. J.
c. Russell, "The Word Catholic:" Fri
day evening, March 8, G. M. P. Prid-
ham. Jesus Christ and the Man of
Business" Friday evening, March 10,
w. III. Pridham, Symbolism in Gothic
Architecture" Friday evening, March
20, T. w. Michelmore, 1.-THE Greatest
Thing in the World" Friday evening,
March u, ]. C.fRussell, Ritual and
Vestments."