The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-06

Yesterday marked the fifteenth ami
yersary of the First English Lutheran
church founded in st. Paul. The oc-
casion was fttingly observed by Rev.
Alex ]. D. Haupt, pastor of the Me-
mortal English Evangelical Lutheran.
with a special sermon and exercises at
the regular morning services.
For fifteen years the unpretentiouS
edifice on Sixth street has stood,
modest tribute to its self sacriflclng
pastor. who has for as many years la
bored untiringly among the English
speaking Lutherans, with the result or
establishing a well organized and earn
est congregation.
After a special musical programme
bv the choir Mr. Haupt took his text
fror II Cor. XII, Is He said.
1--WE are today celebrating the ami
versary of Lutheran congregations; 1t
is befitting that we consider briefly our
parentage and our right to live. why
should there be Lutheran congregations
established? 1t is natural for child
to love his own parents best but as
Paul says we should all be ready TO
give reason for the hope that is within
up with meekness and with fear.
I'VE love the Lutheran church be-
cause she has a definite confession,
one of the pureSt and grandest that mas
ever been written, the confession OF
Augsburg, June %, 1880. She is the
first church that protested against the
evil practices of those early days, and,
In truth. the only church really entitled
TO the name Protestant, though the
term was afterwards applied TO all
churches who dared to bring the mother
church back to the true teachings or
the Lord Jesus Christ. and away from
mere tradition of the fathers.
THE Lutheran church has always
been a teaching church; it believes III
the educa ton of the masses; 1t believes
that all true faith must rest upon
knowledge. and that reason properly
cultivated leads to a strong and add
ing faith In no church are the chill
dren more carefully instructed in the
word of God, the law and the Gospei.
Its teachings are pure and evangelical;
il is admitted that the greatest theo-
logians of the world, in Europe and
America, have been found in the Lu-
theran church Her doctrine OF the
sweet communion of our dear Lords
b06v and blood is the most comforting
and helpful.
THE denominations around US make
proud mention of the fame or Carey
as the first missionary to the heathen
world. AS early as 1850 Gustavus Vasa
sent missionaries to the Lapps; In lozo
the king of Denmark began work
among the Hindus on the Coromandel
coast of India: in 164S Pastor John
Campanius translated Luther's small
catechism into the language of the
Delaware Indians, the first Indian
book In 1850, Pastor Schwartz sent
out Pastors Ziegenbalg and Pluetchau
to labor in East India.
I'VE can look with pride on the record
90 f111 O.
former Luther, and we should make
it cur business 10 know more Of our
noble ancestry"
Mr.. Haupt then spoke of the work
of the Lutheran church in the United
States and abroad during the last few
decades. particularly of the progress
made in building hospitals, churches,
bethels, missions and seamen's re-
treats.
Continuing, he said: 81 had expected
fully by this time to have the means
fully in hand to begin the building of
new house of worship. In a little
over ten days in early February l had
secured the promise of a little over
81 GOO In this canvass, it appeared as
if it would be better to raise the part of
the funds we expected from the East
first; so we began to write for them,
but from that time to this the many
demands upon our time from the sick
and dying and in visiting our catechu-
mems and working up our membership
for Palm Sunday has made it abso-
lutely impossible for us to canvass a
single dollar. We feel, however. that,
while it is possible for devout Chris
tian to worship in any place, be 1t ever
SO humble, yet the first and representa-
tive English Lutheran church in ST.
Paul is located upon one of the most
prominent thoroughfares, and should
have a more representative building.
with a combined effort on the part
of the members of the congregation,
I know that we could have a new and
beautiful little church home before an
other season begins.
We have been looking backward
fifteen years; can any one of us look
forward that length of time? Oh, what
a vision we might see, provided we
will all do our duty in this present
hour. Truly did the Psalmist sing
Except the Lord Build the House,
They Labor in Vain Who Build it.
Are you not then interested in this
work for yourselves, your children and
your children's children"