The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-26
In l32 City Churches

Inc second lecture in the Church club
course on great men and great periods in
English church history, will be delivered
in Christ church on tuesday evening, Feb,
Is, by Rt. Rev. George F. Seymour, D. D..
LII. D., bishop CT Springfield, upon the topic.
Cranmr and the Reformation Period" This
Is an epoch in church history of profound in
terest to all Protestant Christsndom and it is
not too much to say that there is no prelate
In the American church who is better
EQUIPPED than Bishop Seymour is to handle
II ma clear, forcbla and statesnanlike way
Bishop Seymour is a native of New York
city, where he graduated at Columbia college
as Greek salutatorian and head Of his class In
1880 and from the general theological semi
nary in 1854. From the time of his ordination
he has always recognized the importance of.
ana has been deeply interested In education
under the auspices of the church. His early
ministry was spent at Annandale, N. Y,
where he founded and the first warden
OF st. Stephens coll ge, an institution chiefly
intended for young men who expected to
study for holy orders after completing their
collegiate education. In 1865 he became pro-
sSor of ecclesiastical history in the General
theological seminary in New York and later
IN dean OF the seminary, both of which DO
sitlons he held until his conservation to the
eplscopate, June II, 1878, as bishop of SPRING
Id He brought to his new work the re-
suits or deep and thorough study and a wide
experience. He is a scholar, an ecclesiastical
historian. man of great culture. He is an
eCquent speaker, a sound and exact thsclo
gian, an accomplished canonist skillful con-
IroVerSlal.st, a ready writer, a born leader
of men.
Possessed Of a marvellous memory. great
familiarity and readiness as to the events of
knglSh church history, he is able to ad-
dreSS his audisnce freely and forcby upon
such topics without reference to notes He
ranks as one of the great orators and contro-
VerSlallSts In the American church and is in
IT quent demand as special preacher In
these days of doubt and shifting in matters
theological he has ever been a stanch and
courageous defender of the faith. and is nor
inartly called the Athanasius of the Ameri-
can church. He has strong convictions and
the courage to express them with no uncer-
tam sound. When upon the platform or in
the pulpit his presence and manner, his
soldity and force in argum mt remind one
of Daniel Webster
In addition to delivering the above lecture
on Iuesday evening at Christ church. the
bishop will also deliver the MONDAY address
at the service for business people in the as
sem5ly room of the St. Paul Fire and Marine
insurance building on Tuesday While in the
city he will be the guest of Mr. William II.
Lightner.
Bishop Gilbert will visit st. Johns church
White Bear lake, March IT, 7:3O D. m. to adj
minister the apostolic rite of confirmation.
st. Peters church. Dayton's bluff the rec-
tor, Rev. G. II. Mueller, will deliver during
Lent at the Friday evening services. a series
OF addresses upon character. Wednesday
evening next the rector of ST. Peters will ev
change with the Rev. Charles Holmes. rector
OF Ascension church on the West side
On mid-Lent Sunday at St James church
Lawson ana DE Soto street. a service espe
cially adapted for children with illustrations
on the christian Year. will be held AT m
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parlor concert was given FRIDAY evenino
at the Gustavus Adolphus church Misses No
Bile had charge of the programme
The Ladies' Guild of st. James EnisconaI
Church will meet next Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. F; C: Howe on Burr street.
The Old Ladies Society of the First Swedish
BAPTIST Church will meet next Thursday
afternoon at o'clock in the basement of the
new church on Payne avenue.
The Ladies Aid Society of Central Park NJ
E. Church will meet Thursday, March 3. with
Mrs. c. L. Grant at her home, 594 Canada
street.
called meeting of the presbytery of st.
Paul will be held in the House of Hone
church, st. Paul. on Monday, Feb. 27. at 2 Ia
p. m.
The Rectors Aid Society of st. Paurs
Church will meet at the Church home. on 0I'
i've street, corner of Grove, Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock.
At 3 p. m. the Sunday Afternoon Educa-
= tional association will be addressed by Rev.
F. Cowgirl in the Clinton Avenue NJ E.
church. The subject for this meeting is