The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-16

At congregational meeting Of the
| House of Hope church held last evening
| In the church parlors a formal call was
extended to Rev. James D. Paxton Of
Philadelphia DR.. Paxton Will assume the
pastorate within thirty days
The voice of the congregation was ex-
pressed by ballot, which resulted In 14O
votes being cast for DR.. Paxton and
| twenty for DR.. George w. Davis, dean Of
Manchester college.
| When the result of the balloting had
been announced by Moderator Scovel, c.
| P. Noyes moved to make the call unan-
| imous and the motion was carried with
| out dissenting voice.
On motion of Treasurer c. P Moves
| DR.. Paxton's salary was fixed at "a, 900
| per year with an allowance Of $500 for
expenses incident to his removal to St.
| Paul.
Daniel r. Noyes. in behalf Of the pulpit
| committee. submitted DR.. Paxton's name
| to the congregation, supplementing the
| report with few remarks explaining the
| progress Of the committees work, and
reviewing the different clergymen con-
| s1dered. Mr.. Noyes stated that DR.. Coyle,
| OF Sacramento, was the first name which
| the committee considered seriously, and
| he had made up his mind to visit the
| coast with view of securing DR.. Coyle' 8
| services Just before starting however
| Il.
| saying he had acceded to the wishes of
| his family and decided to remain on the
| coast.
Mr. Noyes followed with statement of
| the Investigations Of the committee as to
| DR.. Paxton's record. He asserted that
the committee had found 1t no easy mat
| ter to make up its mind on a name to
submit to the congregation, but In DR..
| Paxtons case the committee was unan-
| imous and of one mind
Joseph McK1bbon followed with a de-
tailed statement Of the progress Of the
negotiations with DR.. Paxton. The first
| suggestion in this direction came from
Dr. Robert Christie, of Allegheny, Pa,
| former pastor Of the church. From that
| an extended investigation was made Of
| Dr. PaXton's former labors, much to the
satisfaction Of the committee, with the
| result stated
At the conclusion of Mr. McKibbon's
remarks. H. J. Horn moved that the
meeting proceed to ballot for a pastor
Ihere was some difference of opinion as
| to the method in which it should be done
frederick Driscoll thought inasmuct
| as put one name was suggested the Sc
| lection could be made by a rising vote
| Quite discussion followed, being con.
| GUIDED by motion made by Gen. J. 3
| Sanborn, to the effect that a ballot be
taken and that every one vote for his
| cnolce Tor pastor. He thought there
| should De the fullest liberty in this mat
| ter.
The ballot was taken with the result
named.
| Rev. James Dunlop Paxton was born
at Pfttsburg, Pa, July 26, 1860 After
completing his primary and academic ed
ucatfon he entered the Princeton Theo-
logical seminary and graduated in 1882
| W haI1 no hno
| Presbyterian church, of Schenectady
| When he first assumed charge it was lit
! tie more than mission church in wage
earning community, and when he accept
| ed the call Of the West Spruce Presby-
terrain church, Of Philadelphia in the
| spring of 1891, he had put the church on a
| firm basis. with membership of $50
Dr. PaXton's pastorate at the West
| Spruce Street church, between the years
1891 and 1896. is spoken of in the highest
| terms by the session and trustees Of the
| church and prominent business men OF
| Philadelphia He resigned in 1897 to take
| up strictly evangelistic work He went
| to Paris and established a church in the
| Latin quarter, where he has spent the
| last two years among the neglected stu
| dents of the Partisan capital His work
there has been the subject of newspaper
| and magazine comment, both for its nov
| city and success
| DIR. PaxtonS wife is a former St Paul
! woman. She is the daughter Of J. Will
| son Paxton, who lived in St. Paul for a
| number Of years after the war. When
| Miss Paxton became Mrs Paxton the
usual rule of changing names on such
| occasions did not prevail.
! Mrs. Paxtons father purchased consid-
cradle st. Paul real estate, and later
| moved to Redwood Falls, where he be.
| came heavily interested.
| Rev. J. D. Paxton is a son of DR.. Will.
| lam Paxton, of Princeton college.