The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08

your Doors.
The church clerk of the Emmanuel
church sent a letter of greeting winch
was read by Mr. Stiliwell. The church
was organized from mission chufch In
1856, although the mission work had been
carried on by the First Baptist church
| five years previous to that time. Out OF
! thirty-siX constituent members, thirty
brought letters from the First Baptist
| church Out of that number six still re-
manned as members. The church at diff
forent times had sin pastors DR.. STILL
we'll explained that the Emmanuel mis-
sion was the first mission supported by
tho churcn.
Rev w w Everts of the Woodland
Park Baptist church. spoke FOR his con-
gregatiOn, extending cordial greeting and
ccHgratulation ard telling OF the work of
hi5 church. With sixteen members from
tl.e First church and one admitted by
experience the church was organized i'll
July, 1883. The organization was SO
strong at it's birth that it mad no as
sHtance whatever from the State Mis-
sionary society. MI Everts gave it as
his opinion that the Woodland Park
church was the only Baptist church in
the city starting under such favorable
circumstances. One year after the or
81 MIA ticn the building was paid for,
through the selG-denyins efforts of the
First church Before the first pastor was
called, eighteen or twenty members each
subscribed 500 towards his salary. The
speaker then referred To the fraternal
ties existing between the two congrga
tons In the language OF the hyn1. "one
in faith and doctrine. one in charity"
The Bible. Mr. E,N erts said, spoke of
churches in a country, but never church
es In a city. it was the church Thus 1t
Will Ia Inr oit,rt L.,
st. Paul.
The Philadelphia church was repre-
scented by Rev. w II. Travis The
speaker said that the records disclosed
that the church was organized in 1883,
the first work undertaken in the east
ern part of The city, with eighteen char
ter members most of them being from
FIRST church. OF that number two still
attended the church The present mem
bership. Mr. Travis said, was fifty to
sixty. The work had prospered ana good
results had been shown, but the church
was III need OF the prayers and encour-
aecnl4nt from the p,other co greG:,tI3n.
Rev. G. Fl. Gamb.e, Of Hebron church,
said Il always caJoy coming back to
the First Baptist church and looking
into the faces of those Of the same faith
and doctrine. The Hebron congregation
came to life June II. 1855, with twenty
| members, the majority of whom were
people Of this church living in our vi
entity There are some here tonight
who remember the first years Of our
work. Many have gone ard many are
here who helped us through their pray
ers and assistance Five churches grew
cut of this church during the interval
between 1853 and 1888. We are at the
J close of this century and about to enter
| that wonderful era the twentieth CEN
| fury. How can We make the best OF that
| century? This IS occasion Of great
| Gladness, joy, Thanksgiving and graft
tude, and in 1t this church has the con-
! graduation and best wishes of the He
! hron congregation and every Baptist
! church in the state.
AS the youngest child Of the First
| church report was read from the Burr
| Street Baptist church by Ralph Squfres.
! The youngest sends its heartfelt greet
| ings to the Oldest said Mr. Squires
! You as the representative church, are
| looked up to by the small struggling
ones for advice and. encouragement To
| feel the pulse throb Of your more vigor-
| Gus life gives us renewed hope and faith.
| Figures give a shallow inception of the
work of church. Yet you have many
| visible evidences of what you have sue
| ceeded in accomplishing. May showers
| OF blessing be yours in the future, and
may you never swerve from the high
| standard of your church and you will
reap the fruit Of consecrated living.
Mrs. H. D. Gates read history Of the
| church, which included sketches of for
mer pastors and their families and many
! interesting. incidents. The history
started with the Baptist Sunday school
and day school started by Miss Harriet
| Bishop in a log hut in 1S47. Three
church buildings were occupied by the
| congregation, but at first 1t did not boast
OF building of its own. 1t was content
to share a school building on upper
Third street and later one on Jackson
street. Then Gen. H. H. Sibley gave
building lot on Third street which was
afterwards traded for one on what was
afterwards known as Baptist hill, which
was occupied from 1851 to 1863. The
first building occupied the site of the
present firm Of Nicols & Dean. on Sib-
ley street. Municipal improvements
were made around Baptist hill, and the
! gravel began to disappear, and the Bap-
! lists built a second church on Sibley
| street, between Eighth and Ninth street
| Early in January, 1875, fire DESTROYED
the interior Of the second church. but
| a third building was already in course
| OF construction a few hundred feet
away. In May, 1875, the Third church.
was dedicated.
! Today's exercises will conclude tha
! celebration. This morning Rev E. B.
Hubert, dean of the divinity school Of
| the Chicago university, will deliver an
address upon 1.-THE Man and the Message
for the New Century,"
At the afternoon service which will be-
! gin at 2:45 the following addresses viii
! be given:
The Church Of the Future" Rev. E.
| E. Chivers, of Chicago. L.
j.. The /, Work of the Future-Evangeliza-
ton" Rev. c. H: Rust. evangelist with
chapel car glad tidings.
a, The %al Forces Of the Fqture-Young Men
rotary Y. NJ. c. A, st. Paul. 0' 'e0-
The Book of the .Future-The Bible,
| ReV- j. Herman Randall, pastor Fountain
S TiH6 Baptist church, Grand Rapids,
The evening service will be occupied
with sermon by H. c. Mabie D. D.. Of
| Boston, upon THE Church and It's
| Worldwide Mission"
Humane Society Work.
At the meeting of the Humane society
| yesterday Dr. Libbey reported on SouSh
| St Paul work as follows: Horses killed