The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-15

CHURCH SOCIAL EVENTS.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle of the Peoples
Church gave supper and handkerchief sale
last evening in the parlors OF the church
for the benefit of the music fund. In addition
to the display of dainty handkerchiefs and
fluffy articles of fancy work there was Il
handsome array Of pictures on sale. The
affair received a fattering patronage, over a
hundred taking supper and many investing in
the things of beauty arranged upon the tables,
Those in charge Of the baZar were: Fancy
work, Mesdames Virginia Brandt, and Ma
trass; candy table, Mrs. Partridge; refresh
ments Mesdames Swenson, Keith, Brown
Warner, Watrus, Sheehan, Cornish and
Hodgson.
"A Trip to Old Chris" is the subject of the
Christmas cantata to be given next Monday
evening by sixty children in the First Dap-
fist church. The junior chorus choir and the
Kinder symphony orchestra will furnish most
Of the programme, which has been arranged
under Miss Nellie Hopes direction.
There will be a Christmas tree in the chapel
of the Church of the Good Shepherd on Holy
Innocents' night, Dec. %. On Wednesday
Dec. 20, there will be another tree and gifts
for the Indian converts from Mendoza. A
sermon will be preached in the language of
the Sioux and refreshments will be served
by the ladies of the parish. On Thursday
evening, Dec. 30, Christmas festivities will
be held in the Chapel of the Resurrection,
and on New Years eve Bishop Gilbert will
hold a midnight service at the church.
The Larks'' MY Lord in Livery and
"A proposal OnQer DlInculIle6, winch Will
be given in January for for the benefit Of the
Babies home, will be presented the I'D inst,
at the Lyceum theater, Minneapolis, for the
benefit of st. Barnabas hospital, in that city,
with the same cast of characters as will
present the plays in st. Paul.
BPWoRTH LEAGUE UNION.
The City Union Of Epworth Leagues held
general conference last evening In the par
lors Of the Central Park NJ E. church The
meeting Is more properly called cabinet
meeting being made up of the cabinet MEM
bers of the several leagues of the city. The
individual cabinet is made UP of the prest-
dent first, second, third and fourth vice presi-
dents; the secretary and treasurer Of the
vice presidents Of the various leagues con-
ferred on one feature of the work, the sec
ond vice presidents on another and so forth.
All of them holding consultation over the
most effective means Of carrying on the
Christian work. At the close of the varioGs
conferences there was a general discussion OF
ways and means Of religious effort. The mem
bers received encouragement from the pres
ence of the state president of leagues, b.
N Wolever, of Hamline and the state super
intendent of Junior work, Miss Alice Brown,
of Red Wing. While the committees were
read by Carl Miller from the Christian En-
deavor union inviting the Epworth union
to join them in the New Years reception.
The place of reception had not yet been de-
cided. The attendance at the meeting be
spoke the lively interest in the city union, the
officers of which are: President, G. A.
Palmer; first vice president. o. E. Wood;
second vice president A. G. Lackey; third
vice president, Miss Mary Dallas; fourth vice
president, Miss Florence Hare; secretary
bell; junior superintendent, Miss NJ. Kim
hall