The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-23
In I'HECITY CHURCHES
TWIN CITY CENTRAL LUTHERAN
LEAGUE CONVENTION AT MEMO
RIAL CHURCH
ON TWO DAYS OF THIS WEEK
Church Club of Minnesota to Give
Dinner and Reception in MIN
nenpOlis in Honor of Bishops
EdsalI and Morrison - Supt.
Smith to Address the St. Paul
Pastors Union.

The Lutheran church is one of the
largest denominations in the United
States and is especially strong in Min
nesota. In st. Paul there are now about
10000 communicate members and in Min
neapOlis possibly more; but this large
communion has failed to make the i'm
preston upon the public of some of the
smaller bodies because it has of necessity
been compelled to use a foreign tongue
In the administration of its services. The
same faith Is now preached in the Twin
Cities in German, Swedish, Norwegian,
Danish, SiaVonic and English.
Many years ago the young people of
New York city organized union among
all the different nationalities and synods
called a Lutheran league. This move
ment has grown rapidly in the differ
ent states that finally National league
was organized. In 1897 the Twin City
Central was organized, and last year in
Minneapolis steps were taken to organ
ize the Minnesota State league. These
bodies are to hold a joint meeting in
Memorial Evangelical Lutheran church,
on West Sixth street, Alex. ]. D.
Haupt, pastor, on Tuesday and Wednes-
day. April % and %. The Tuesday ses-
sions. beginning at 8 a m. and and p.
m will he devoted to the Twin City Cen
trail league. of which the Rev. DR.. G. H.
TrabeTr, of Minneapolis, is the president.
Wednesday the state league will be
regularly organized, the sessions being
held at the same hours. Rev. Prof. E.
G.. Lund, of the United Church
Seminary Of Minneapolis is president of
the state league. The church will be
beautifully decorated for the occasion
and the evening sessions will be partic-
ularly interesting to the public. The
morning sessions will be devoted to bus
mess, but the other sessions will be open
to the public, and they are cordially in
vited to attend.
is made up of leading members of the
Episcopal church, and holds its meet
ings alternately in st. Paul and Mime
apolis, will give dinner and reception
at the West hotel on Thursday evening
of this week in honor of Rt. Rev. s. Z.
Edsall, d. D., bishop of North Dakota
and Rt Rev. L. n. Morrison, D. D.,
Bishop of Iowa, both of whom have been
recently consecrated to the episcopate
of their respective sees. Rt. Rev! w. IL.
Hare, d. D., bishop Of South Dakota,
Rt Rev. ]. D. Morton, D. D.. LII. D..
bishop of Duluth, and Rt Rev. M N
Gilbert, d. D., OF Minnesota, will also be
present The Hon. John B. Winslow.
Justice of the supreme court of Wiscon-
sin. will also attend. The Church Club
of Minnesota is steadily increasing in
numbers and influence. Among the thirty
church clubs in the country many OF
them in the great cities like New York,
Chicago Philadelphia, none take higher
rank for activity and usefulness than
that of Minnesota.
The ouartette of the First NJ. E. church,
including Miss Constance Gilman, Mrs. c.
D. Hays, J. H. Starkey and Ernest Shfld-
rick, will, at tOmorrow's services, sing
the anthem, 80, for Closer Walk With
colo n ~tatta
by Sullivan. AT the evening service the
ouartette will render God Of My Life,
by Sullivan.
st. Joseph's academy is to have a new
chapel. which will be erected at a cost
of s25 OO0 The chapel will occupy a space
in the rear of the center of the present
building, and it is said will be a very
handsome structure. The architecture
will be Italian renaissance. The building
will be four stories high, seventy-five by
q hundred feet on the ground, and will
seat 800.
An important meeting of the st. Paul
ings will be held today in the bar
tors-will be held at 10:3O a. m, Monday.
April "A, in the rooms of the Y. M. c. A.,
on Fifth street Supt. Smith, of the pub
lie schools. is to deliver an address, and
new officers will be elected.
Father Lawler will preach in the cath
edraI al the 1880 mass today.
The following Salvation Army meet
ings will be held tomorrow in the bar
racks at 266 East Seventh street: Holiness
meeting, II a. m; juniors 80 D. M;
family gathering, p. m; salvation
meeting, p m.
Rev. d. Morgan will preach at the Knox
Presbyterian church, Hamline, at 1890 to-
day.
Rev Thomas Hambly, pastor of Clinton
Avenue M. E. church, has returned from
an extended trip in the South, and will
occupy his pulpit this morning and even
ing.
Special revival meetings will be held