The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-20
THEY WED WITHOUT
ANY CEREMONY
Startling Accusation Made
Against Certain Mime
sofa Communities.

Within the past month I have been
| IN places-places within $50 miles of
81. Paul-Where fathers are marrying
their sons to young women without the
| semblance of a ceremony; where peo-
pie are buried without the presence of
minister, without even the thought
of a prayer!"
With these words Rev. John Or
chard, of Fargo, N. D., field worker Of
the Minnesota Sunday School associa-
uon, who has just completed an timer
airy through Crow Wing county.
startled his hearers last night at a.
meeting of those interested in Sunday
scnool work, representing all denomi-
nations In the Twin Cities The meet.
Ing was held in Christ church, Rev. A.
u. j. Haupt, pastor Memorial Evangel-
lcal Lutheran church, presiding. Mr.,
Orchard said:
This movement of ours is for the
purpose of trying to cement together
the d1fferent denominations of the
state In their Sunday school work. 1t
is not good that men should live unto
themselves; and no denomination, no
matter now strong, can get along bet
ter alone than 1t can with the Coop
Grafton of the other churches. God
mas given unto us families, villages,
towns ana corporate bodies that we
might have the help of others.
In Sunday school work we have to
nrst thank Robert Rake as being the
FOUNDER Of the movement We have to
thank the Episcopal church as being
the founder Of a real school with def
mite aims; the Methodists for giving
us an organized Sunday school; the
Baptlsts Tor International work; the
Presbyterians for house to house visi-
tation,' and / could go on endlessly, al
most, and tell you for what we can
thank each one Of them. But have a
more important matter to tell you
about.
I'VE must break down the steely
barriers that exist between each and
all OF the Protestant churches, and get
them together in the Sunday school
work. There Is feeling of what I
might term 'aloofness' existing among
them. 1t is only by cooperation that
we can accomplish anything Of mo-
ment
81 have been told in my itinerary
that 1T is SO hard to get workers. I
say that If the thing is gone about in
the right way, it is easy. God has
SKINNED the church and poured the
cream into the Sunday school. The
fact that too much of indifference ex-
ISIS in Minnesota was brought out very
clearly at the last convention. There
II was seen that our state was 33 per
cent behind Oklahoma, a state upon
which we all are wont to look as being
filled with naught but train robbers
and outlaws
Other speakers were there to ex-
press their views upon the matter:
ana during the course of the evening
Rev. Haupt made the statement that
the treasury of the association was
empty.
Others then arose, and all were
unanimous in declaring themselves in
favor of working together to secure a
monster crowd for the next convention.
to be held soon at Mankato.
After the speeches the annual cleo
tion took place and the following were
the choice of the meeting:
President Rev. A. J. D. Haupt; vice
president, B. ]. Schneider; secretary
and treasurer, J. M. Lewis. These
were also made a committee on con-
st1tution to look after the organiza-
ton of the central district.