The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-06
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, FRIDAY OCTOBER g. 1soe
FROM DISTANT LANDS
DELEG ATES FROM THREE CONTI-
NENTS ATTEND EVANGELICAL
CHURCH CONFERENCE
EPISCOPAL MESSAGE READ

Review of the Church Year by the
Bishops Followed the Usual Adj
+ dresses of Welcome by State and
City Observation-Disclosures Was IA
Pioneer In Minnesota Christian
Work
Delegates from far away Japan. from
Switzerland, Germany and nearby Can
ada were present yesterday morning at
the opening session of the twenty-second
general evangelical conference held at
Emmanuel church, corner of Pine
street and Van Slyke court. The stars
and stripes were draped conspicuously
behind the speakers chair, but every
where about the church fluttered the
flags of all nations, showing that the con-
freence is International Ninety-eight
delegates answered to the roll call, but
visitors swelled this number to 300 or
more.
Bishop J. j. fischer, of Chicago, open
ed tht meeting with an address of well
come, in which he referred to the found
ing of the church by Jacob Albright in
Pennsylvania 100 years ago. He eaid:
When the organic act establishing the
territory of Minnesota was passed by con-
gress in 1S49, there were already num-
Der of our flock IN its borders.
When in 1861 call was made for volun-
teers, the hardy children Of the Evan
gelical assoc. alton in Minnesota were
among the first to respond. The fertile
soil of Minnesota was consecrated by the
blood of Seder and Nierens and number
of our faithful ones, all massacred in the
Sioux uprising of 1862.
In Gov. Lind's absence, Secretary L. A.
Rosing welcomed the visitors in behalf Of
the state, and Mayor Ktefer in behalf Of
the city The mayor said:
To welcome you, gentlemen, is for me a
great honor, coming, as you do, from al
most every state in our Union; and many
of you from across the seas and from dis
tant lands to meet here in our beautiful
ST. Paul, in healthful Minnesota. in this
blessed by Gods own hand. where
liberty and freedom march side
by side and arm in arm with
plenty and happiness. to meet here
best mode of furthering and promoting
your teachings to which you all seem so
devoted and attached.
1 assure you that I feel highly honored
as the executive Of this great city. to be
asked to address such a body of distin-
guished men. AS an American, l feel
PROUD Oh your Wis ana OIL your SetcCLlOl
Of our capitol city as your convention
place. AS L understand it, the general
conference about to go into session now
| is the only legislature and supreme judi
cal body of your church, and therefore
! most important and most notable for
every member of your wide spread de-
nomination. I am told that believers in
your creed are found all the way from
the Hudson Bay in the far north to The
Gulf of Mexico in the south, and from the
shores Of the Atlantic ocean to the ocean
|
| among our best citizens; Honest and
earnest, well-to-do and God-fearing. peace
| loving and patriotic, they are at all times
ready to defend the Stars and Stripes of
our country-at all times true Americans:
And you gentlemen who are citizens Of
other lands, 1 especially welcome to our
ever conclude to change your present
home, if you are free to do so, come and
make your next home with US.
| The mayor supplemented this with
few remarks in German and the En-
manuel church choir sang Praise Ye
! the Father"
The afternoon session was largely
taken UP with welcoming addresses.
Bishop Horn, Of Cleveland O., spoke in
the German language on the General
Condition of the Church. and Bishop
Breyfogel, of Reading, Pa, spoke. in
English along the same general lines.
Both urged greater aggressiveness in
affected all that was vital in Christian
ity and affirmed that earnest, vigorous
| effort was needed or religion would rap
idly become dead letter.
| Bishop Fischer, the senior bishop of the
church in Chicago, read the Episcopal
| message, which Is sent out by Bishops
Bowman. Chicago; Breyfogel, Reading,
Pa; Horn, of Cleveland, O., and Fischer,
Chicago 1t is exactly of the same
Importance to the conference as the
president of the United States message
is to this county.
After the lengthy greetings the mes
sage said a moderate increase in num-
bers could be reported for the quadren-:
mum just closed.
The message reviewed the work Of the
church in foreign lands and stated that
the Germany conference, numbering
eighty or more preachers in active q rv-
ice, is to be classed with the strongest
Of the annual conferences. The mission
in Japan was also reported to be ex-
ceedingly prosperous.
At the conclusion Of the reading of the
message a resolution was passed referring
its recommendations to a committee.
The afternoon service concluded with
the singing Of the doxology by those
present.
The conference will open this morning
at 8 o'clock.
Among the foreign delegates present at
the conference are: Rev. F. N. VOICE
lein, Toxic, Japan; Revs. A. H. By k
and j. A. Schemp.- Germany; Revs. F. s.
Maurer and K. Zwingly. Switzerland.
The Canadian delegates are Rev. J. P.
Hauch, who has recently been appointed
missionary to Japan; Rev. S. r. Knech-
M