The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-02

Will Not he Any More joyful Than
Were the Exercises of Yester-i
day-It Has Its own Field of
Christian Labor.
The annual meeting of the St. An
thony Park Congregational church
was held in it's new church home, Ray
mond and Wheeler avenues. The new
church was turned over to the contrac-
tors but fortnight ago, and the dedi-
catory exercises will be held in the edi-
flee some time late in the month
William M. Liggett read the report
of the building committee appointed
last spring to accept a design and
call-for bids for the new building.
The committee had met with most
flattering success in it's work of raising
the amount necessary to pay for the
new building, as the amount now in
sight in the way of pledges would be
sufficient to enable the congregation to
discharge it's whole liability incurred in
the construction of the new: building.
Including the furnishings, pulpit and
glass, the edifice cost $4,008.99. The
work had been speedily and satisfac-
torily executed by the contractors, and
Mr.. Liggett. added that the circum-
stances attending the committees Ia
bors had been none other than crafty
ling.
The new building met all the require
ments of the church work, as the old
building gave ample room for the Sun
day school work, and the auditorium
of the new building would seat a large
audience. The church debt was Sc
cured, Mr.. Liggett explained, by notes
of $500 each. payable in one, two and
| three years. the balance having been
| already paid on the obligation, leaving
!, the debt about $4,000
Rev. E. S. Pressy, pastor, supple
| mented the remarks Of Col. Liggett,
ard stated that he would on the fol-
lowing Sunday deliver his annual SER
mon and review, and give history OF
1 the church since it's organization, pay
1Eg particular attention to the events
| of the past year, which had brought
| them a new church home
E. c. Hall spoke briefly on the re-
Port. He thought in the completion
/ OF the new building the church had
| paid good debt to the park, but he
| asserted that the church as an institu-
| ton OF God owed much greater debt
to. the people who were not Christians.
He therefore urged that the week of
prayer be observed and that the be-.
ginning of the new year signalize a
/ renewal of activity in-church work;
/ and a deeper sense of conservation on
the part of all who had espoused the
| cause of Christianity
w. s. HARDWOOD spoke briefly of the
| new church and what it should mean
to every member working in the field
/ Of Gods vineyard. AS an influence
/ for good in the community 1t. had TAX
/ should ever be symbolic of all that
was good and pure and should be al
ways kept as such by it's members
A. j. Reeves spoke on Church Bust
ness" He advocated straightforward,
businesslike methods in transacting
| all of. the business Of the church,.
/ Prof. s. B.. Green discussed. In agfif~
teen minute talk, The Obligations,euf
a Community to a Church, making
a practical application Of his subject
/ to the conditions existing at the park
and the relations of the church tofaits
nefghborss and Communicates. Z: sThe
field of every church. wass ITS innIfedf-
ate. location and the Cons nagatienaa
church of the park would do it's best
to make this field q fertile one. - :
. Frank Tisdalet spoke briefly on the
! duties Of an usher. He asserted THAT
many were attracted to the church
by the reception which was accorded
them at the entrance to the sanctuary,
and it was the duty of the usher to
1 welcome all cordially and look to their
comfort during the service. =
! The election of officers occurred, re-
| sulting as follows: Deacon for three
years, Isaac Cheney; deaconess, Mrs.
Burghart; clerk. H. Hunter; Sunday
school superintendent, e. c. Hall. Re-
! ports were given by the church treas
urer, clerk, superintendent and dea-
coness upon the progress of the pas
torate during the year. Twenty five
! were received into the church during
| the year, all on confession of faith.
| The net gain in membership for the
year was eighteen. The Sunday school
superintendent reported that $50 in
excess Of the collections of the year
previous was raised by the school.
| The treasurer's report showed that the
current expenses had been less than
! the preceding year, and, taken alto
| gether, the treasury was in a much