The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-27
CITY MISSION CAUSE
1T is THE TOPIC OF DEVOTED IN
TEREST IN THE EPISCOPAL
CHURCHES
RALLY AT CHRIST CHURCH
1t Was Held Last Night to Receive
Reports From the Local Field,
and Especially From the Mission
Meetings Held I'm the Morning Mt
the Various Churches i'm Behalf
of the Cause.

meetings Held I'm the Morning Mt
the Various Churches i'm Behalf
of the Cause.
The annual rally of the City Mission So
ciety of the Episcopal churches of the city
was held at Christ church last evening"
large audience being present, while at
the morning services of the various
churches special collections were taken up
to further the work of the organization.
1t was the wish of the board of direct
ors that a fund of $1,000 be collected to
carry on the work during the next year,
but the amount .nealized fell considerably
short of that 1as indicated by the reports
made by the rectors at the evening meet
ing.
large number of the clergy were pres
ent as well as lay members of the board
or directors. Among them were Rev. G.
u. Andrews, Rev d. w. Rhodes, Rev. w.
Z. Pope, Rev. Charles Holmes, Rev G. H.
Ten Brock, Rev. Harvey officer, Rev. E.
II. Schlueter and Rev. Earnest Dray The
lay committee that has aided the work
or the pastors so materially is as follows:
Christ church, S. M. Hayes, J. D. Arm
strong, R. B. Whitacre, DR.. John Nc
Lean, c. j. Ingles; St Paul's church, W.
j. Sloppy, j. l. Jellett, S. F. Forbes; ST.
Johns church, w. F. Myers, F. W. Stur-
tevant and A. M Eddy; st Peters church,
W. L. Cullen, ]. r. Kearney; St. Glenn
ents, F. o. Osborne; ST. Mary's, w c.
Evans; st. James, George F. Bryan;
Church Of the Good Shepherd, E. H.
Hale; Church of the Messiah, H. c. Con-
yers; st. Philips, w J. Utley; Ascension,
Mueller; Mission Of the Nativity, Joseph
r. Langdon
Bishop Gilbert's report of the society's
work reviewed what had been accom-
plished during the@year closed The noon
day Lenten service. for business people
was continued last year and was we'll
attended. The departure was more and
more popular as the people became better
acquainted with it. The society supported
the work at st. Stephens, in the West
Seventh street. district, South St. Paul,
H1ghwood and st. Paul Park; at Holy
Faith mission, on East Seventh street,
and at North St. Paul: The work among
the Germans had been very successful
at st. Bonifacius' parish, which was also
supported by the union, and that at ST.
Philips devoted to colored people. Among
other things, the society, in addition to
paying its current expenses had wiped
Rev. G. H. Ten Brock, rector of ST
Marys, spoke for forty minutes of the
mission work in ST. Paul. He told how
tive small congregations that had been
nurtured by the mother church as mis-
sions for number of years had risen to
all the dignity of churches, and, in some
| cases. self-sustaining and Independent
of the mission society. Speaking from a
moral standpoint, the speaker said that
every large city needed the influence of
/ the church in, its lowest places. He urged
purity in politics, not as clergyman,
but as citizen and a voter, and argued
that every man should vote, and in so
doing make, the highest and best use
of his right to elective franchise Large
cities weree going backward except in
numbers, he1thOught, and the only thing
that would prove. effective in reforming
city or community was the churches
| He pointed out the, excellent work the
small missions had done in their limited
field. 80 ~
Mr.. Ten Brock specially commended
the missions and those who supported
them, both by their time and through
their substance! There are no more de-
voted and noble congregations in our
city, said he, than these young
churches They are infused with all the
life OF youth, and in every community
where they have been established the in
fuence, of Christ's precepts has worked
a great change with the people, To those
who give their Hives up to greed and get
ting, life turns out to be an empty bub-
BILE. But those whose faith is founded in
Christ's teachings, and who take pleasure
In making others happy, are the ones
who are themselves happy and con-
tented -
Rev. Charles Holmes, rector of Ascen-
sion church, spoke briefly of the material
side of the question. The morning COL
lections netted $631, contributed by the
following churches: st. Bonifacius' $15
St Johns. $3.50; st. Paul's, $132; Christ
church, SIS; ST. Clements, $18O5O; Assem-
sion, $780,; st. Mary's, $19; Highwood,
$40; Messiah, $2S; st. Paul Park, S4
Church of the Good Shepherd, $19 Several
churches had not made returns, and when
all the collections had been accounted for
the total would be close to s.. 0oO
The congregation heard a ten-minute
talk from Rev E. H. Schlueter, In charge
Of st. Philips mission for colored people
The speaker reported that nearly S11OO
was in sight for a church building. 1t
was very probable, he thought, that a
new building would be started In the
spring. Just at present services were be-.
ing held In an old saloon. When meetings
were first held there the odOr of strong
drink was so strong that it was very
offensive to the worshipers, but later this
| died away, but all were looking forward
to haff