The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04
In A CITY'S CHURCHES
NEWS OF THE RELIGIOUS DE-
NOMINATIONS OF ST.
PAUL
METH0DIsTs' WEEK OF PRAYER

Special DeVOtiOns VIII Distinguish
the Week of March 20 - TOday's
SermOns-PrOgrnmme of Lenten
Services In the st. Paul Churches
Archbishop Ireland Issues an Adj
dress to Clergy and Laity.
Bishops c. HI. Fowler, W. x. Ninde and
Isaac w. Joyce, In an address to the
Methodist people, say:
Dear brothers and sisters in the
church, we ask you to set apart the days
from March rs to April 1, inclusive. as a
season of fasting or abstinence and pray
er. We ask you to assemble yourselves
In your accustomed places of worship at
least once each day, humble yourselves
before God, worship Him, personally lay
aside every weight and the easily beset-
ting sin, and make earnest suppIicaton
to Him. We ask, also, that in your pri-
vate and family prayers you will daily
implore Gods mercy for the revival of
His work Of grace in each heart and
throughout all our borders. Let us i'm
plore God for help that a family altar
may be established in each Methodist
home, where the Scriptures may be daily
read and His blessing secured in rearing
our children on His word for Him, and
also that i'll the time of our thank-offer-
ing we may bring in His affairs at least
100000 penitent seekers who shall find
peace and security In his church"
Tonight Rev Thomas Hambly will in
augurate a special course of lectures at
the Clinton Avenue M. E. church on the
general subject, est. Paul and the Wom-
en-" The first lecture will be upon this
title. The second will be on the sub
ject, ''Woman's Influence" The third will
be on the subject, Woman and the Ma
ton" The last will consider Heroic
Women" Special music will be rem
dered at all of these evening lectures.
Mr.. Cam, of Minneapolis, will conduct
the song service this evening and will
render several solos. All seats are free.
Charles HawIey Fem will close his Sc
ries of five Sundays at the Peoples
church with a sermon at 1880 a. m. on
Prophecy" At p. m. there will be a
special musical service by the choir and
an address upon the subject, The Com
ing Man"
Archbishop Ireland writes:
To the Clergy and Laity of the Archdio-
ceSe of st. Paul:
Beloved Brethren: In obedience to
the DEGREES Of the third plenary council
of Baltimore, we order that on the Sec
Ond SUNDAY OF Lent d COl6CllOn NC ldhSiI
up at all the masses in the several
churches of the diocese In aid of the
home and foreign missionary work OF
the church. The proceeds of such collec-
ton will be divided between the commits
sion In Baltimore, whose special charge
Is to aid all missions among Indian and
negro populations of the United States
and the Society of the Propagation of the
Faith, in Paris, whose charity covers
missions among heathens In the whole
world.
Calendar for the week
Sunday, March 4-St. Cassimir. c.
Monday. March 5-St. John Joseph or
the Cross.
Tuesday, March est. Colette. V.
Wednesday, March 7-St. Thomas Aqui-
mas, d. c.
Thursday, March S-St. John of God, G.
Friday, March 9-The Crown Of Thorns
Saturday, March 10-The Forty Mar yrs
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During Lent services will be held in 81
Luke's church Wednesday, Friday and
Sunday evenings at 7:30. course or ser
mons on Sac anents and Devottors VIII
be given ON Wednesday evenings by heV.
Thomas Refill. Sunday evenings Father
McNuity will deal with Popular Op1ec-
lions Against the Church. During tne
week the masses are at anu o.
Paw NJ Alcatt. OF the UniVer- alist
Church of the Messiah, will exchange
nu1ntts this afternoon with Rev. II. M
simmons, of the First Unitarian chulch'
Minneapolis.
The Twin City Pastoral Association of
the English Evangelical Lutheran enarch
h1ve arranged a series OF pu PIT OK
changes covering the six Sundays In Lent
The preachers assignments today are as
follows. St. Johns, Rev L. f. jensen;
Memorial. DR.. George H Trabert; I III
Ity, Mr.. Warstler; Salem, Rev a. J. u
Haunt: ST. James, Rev. Alfred Ramsey
The revival meetings at st. James a.
M. Il. church, Jay and Fuller streets'
will be continued throughout TINS wees.
Mrs. w B. Myers, of Chicago, Is assisting
the pastor, Rev. j. Z. ANDERSON
The Junior chapters Of the Brotherhood
of St. Andrew are planning TO holu d
service for boys at St John chu,ch On
Palm Sunday afternoon, ana nope TO So
cure the Rev. Father j. .. 3 huntlnS-
ton as one of the speakers, who Is al ,eauy
hooked as special preacher at st. Paui
church on that day
During the Friday evenings or Lent
Rev. G. H. Mueller, of st. Peters church,
Dayton's bluff, will deliver series Oh
lectures upon the apostolic rte Oh con-
firruation.
At Holy Faith mission, Post Siding ev-
ery Wednesday during Lent, the con
firnatfon class will meet at 1880 p. nl.' fol-
lowed nv a short devotional service anu
installations upon the subject. Apart
With God"
Raw William A. Gerrie, the new pastor
of Bethany Congregational church, VIII
assume his duties tomorrow. His morn
ing subject will be breaking Bread 10
gether.' A communion service VIII Iol-
low the sermon. The Christian Endeev-
orers will have charge in the evening.
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An ecclesiastical council has been called
by the Pacific Congregational ehurh to
meet at the church. Acker street, and to
pass upon the qualifications of Rev. Will
lam J. Gray to the pastorate. Twelve