The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-19
GROWTH OF A CHURCH,
Me-. EPOCH MARKED IN CONsE-
GRAFTON OF MEMORIAL CONGRE-
CATIONS NEW EDIFICE
BESIDES BEING cdMMoDIoUs

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1t Is Pronounced One OK the Prettiest
Temples of Worship In a City
of Handsome and Well Appointed
Church instrumentation
That Started With rive Now Num-
bersf 800. Il -
The new edifice of, the Memorial English
Evangelical Lutheran church, on West
Sixth street, near Exchange, was formal
ly dedicated yesterday afternoon, in the
presence Of a congregation that occupied
every available seat in the large church
auditorium. The service was lengthy
one and very impressive.
Following the introit, 81 was glad when
they said unto me, ~ came the consecra-
ton service, in which Rev. A. j. u.
Haupt, the pastor, was assisted by Rev.
A. Ramsey and DR.. George H. Trabert,
of Minneapolis, and Rev. F. e. Jensen
and Rev. C. l.. Warstler, Of Minneapo-
lis. Then, after the lesson and Gounod
"send Out Thy Light by the church
quartette, came the dedicatory sermon
by Prof. R. F. Weidner,e president OF the
Chicago Lutheran Theological seminary.
DR.. Weidner took his text from Romans
l., 16: For l am not ashamed OF the
gospel, for it is the power of God unto
salvation to every one that believeth- :
He said:
1--WE have met to dedicate and to conse-
crate to the worship Of God house OF
the English Evangelical Lutheran
church. said DR.. Weidner. st is fitting
that I should speak of the church and
it's principles. If any motto were to be
chosen to show the distinctive character
of the church, it would be the words OF
gospel The Evangelical Lutheran
church was born of the study of the
gospel. -
cit is well to ask, What Is meant by
the Evangelical Lutheran, church?' Evan
gelical means gospel Lutheran is a his
torical name and signifies that the
church remains faithful to the princi-
pies and that type of doctrine promul-
gated at the time OF the Reformation.
It does not mean followers Of Luther as
personality.
..The great fundamental principle OF
doctrine upon which the church lays
great stress is first of all the doctrine of
incarnation There. is. prevalent today a
spirit of doubt as, to the divinity OF
Christ. Some claim that He was man
like us all, but endowed with special
gifts. We believe that Christ became a
man to conquer sin.and the devil and to
redeem u.s. The Lutheran church stands
upon the word of God, that it is reye-
ton We believe that Christ, at the same
time, was a true man and a true God
the Godlike man, the incarnate.
s'The Evangelical Lutheran church be-
lieves and teaches the doctrine of inspi-
ration If there Is truth in the doctrine
of the Incarnation of the Son of God.
how would we knowsit to be a truth I'M
less God poured out. the Inspiration in
the word of God, The word is clear. on
these points. The learned theologian and
the learned critic may tell YOU the mean
ing of the word, but you. can tell as
well as he The very text dispeses OF
| the question. l. ,6
''The central doctrine of the whole Bible
and of the Evangelical Lutheran church
| is the vicarious atonement, The church
| saws Christ died for u.s. He took upon
himself my sin and my guilt"
Other points upon which. the speaker
| touched were the doctrines Of justification
| by faith and of the means of grace
The offertory was Marston's 1.-THE Lord
| Is King"
| At the morning service the pastor, Rev.
| A J. D. Haupt, preached on the theme,
| 81 Was Glad When They Said Unto Me-
He spoke of the Importance of the House
Of God in bringing to man true joy and
happiness, and of eits influence in the
spread Of Gods word. FITS place where
| there is no exclusion and no distinction.
A letter was read from w. K. Prick,
president of the Evangelical Lutheran
| Synod Of the Northwest, expressing re-
| greet at his inability to be present and
Joining in a congratulatory message from
the synod. which was also read. The pas
tor read poem writteni by Mrs. Jacob
| Peterson. so
At the evening service Prof. E. G. Lund,
of the Lutheran Theological seminary at
| Minneapolis, preached on the theme, On
ward" recounting the struggles and
trials Of the church, pointing out the
great need for active WerkerS anu pre-
dieting church universally.
The present church organization is the
| outcome of a meeting of Evangelical
Lutherans, held bys DR.. George H. Ira
bert at Sherman hall, at Sixth and
Wabasha streets, June 8, 1888. Fifteen
persons were present and resolved to
found a church. The pastor, Rev. A. j.
D Haupt. who was at that time theo-
logical student, was called to the field,
and in the latter part of July, in the
same year, held his first service in an
old building, at Fifth and Franklin
streets. At first there were. only five
communicates. Several months later the
ground occupied by the present edifice
on West Sixth street was secured, and
the new church was dedicated by Or.
Haupt, who personally built the pulpit.
altar and railing.
In 1885 a brick edi1ce was built, winch,
for the past two years, had proved IN
adequate to furnish accommodations LOT
the congregation, which now has nearly
| 200 members. Last October the work OF
remodeling and rebuilding at an expense
of 5000, all of which has been pledged,
was begun While the work was going
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