The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-22
SAYS ST. PAUL WILL
FALL LIKE NINEV[H
City Is Sadly Lacking in Phiian.
thropy and Must Have Re-
Ilgious Awakening.

"St. Paul is a city of great wealth.
Her citizens have amasSed immense
fortunes. But what are they doing with
their boarded wealth? We see avarice
and indulgence on every side, but
where are the marks Of philanthropy
asked Rev. r. M West last evening, at
the Emmanuel Baptist church on West
Seventh street, in an address before the
closing session of the annual meeting
of the Eastern Minnesota Baptist asSo-
citation. The closing session was at
tended by an audience that packed the
auditorium and lecture room of the
church.
''The city is sadly lacking in marks
of philanthropy" continued Rev. West
you have some splendid hospitals
which cities twice the size Of st. Paul
would be proud to have. But are hos
pitfalls all a city should have? / find
here struggling Y. M. c. A, an enter
prise which is working for the best the
city has-her young men. They are try
ing to get along in cramped rented
quarters with little funds, because peo-
pie of wealth have not yet been touch
ed in such manner as to induce them
to apply their wealth toward philan-
throric objects. The association is
sadly in need of a permanent building
and should receive all the aid it asks
for
Again, I enter the public library.
You have splendid library, but where
is it located? In a makeshift building,
where the quarters are crowded and
unsatisfactory. Whoever walks through
that library sees the need of philan-
thropy in this city. Such a need ought
to have moved the wealthy people of
the city to philanthropy long ago.
Again, find that the city has no
public art gallery. Not even the nu-
n nTln h i
man may go and rest his eyes by gaz-
ing upon and enjoying at least copies
or the famous masters. The citizens
nave not yet received that final awe
inspiring light, that great influence
which causes people to move along
philanthropic lines.
Like Nfneveh, Rome and the other
great cities, which now lie in ruins, while
once they reveled in wealth, indulgence
and avarice, this city is doomed unless
there. is a religious quickening which
Will give 1T balance. Every Baptist in
the city should use all his energies to
save US from the same path that these
cities followed. Rome's DEVELOPMENT
was along the lines of avarice and in
dulgence, not brotherly and philan-
thropic lines, and consequently she fell
80 1t must ultimately be with ST Paul
and other cities where the marks of
philanthropy are so sadly lacking"
kew. West closed his address by scor-
Ing the city government for doing
everything, he declared, possible to re-
tard the work of the churches by per-
hitting saloons and other dens of vice
10 remain open all day Sunday and al
lowing baseball, football and other
games to be played on Sunday
Yesterdays Business Session.
AT the business session yesterday
morning the members decided to hold
the next meeting in ST. Paul. The
meeting will probably be held in May.
A resolution to change the date of the
annual sessions was submitted yester-
DAY, although favored quite largely,
was referred to committee for rec
ommendation.
Since its organization the Eastern
association has been exerting its best
e1orts toward securing the liquidation
OF debts on all the churches of the dis
tr1ct. 1t has been SuccessftL as the re-
ports received yesterday showed that
not one of the churches is now encun1
bered by debt. syLls S-g
The members decided that during
the next year the churches should de-
vote more energy to evangelistic work
The state association will soon appoint
a state evangelist, and with his aid an
eHort TO secure large increase in
-NSAAANSAOAAP NC IIldQG DIV all the
churches. Resolutions condemning the
saloons were passed.
Rev. M. B. Crichet, of Hastings. de-
llvered the annual sermon. DR.. j. w.
Ford, of Pillsbury academy, spoke in
the interests of the school.
DR.. o. A. Williams, Northwestern
secretary Of the American Baptist
Home Missionary society, spoke of the
missionary work in the Northwest.
The work being accomplished by the
American Baptist Foreign Missionary
union was spoken of by DR.. Frank Pc
terson, of Minneapolis. DR.. Peterson
stated that the Baptist missionaries
were meeting. with success wherever
they went, whether in Europe, the
Philippines, Asia or Africa.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
Young Peoples union of the district
was held late yesterday afternoon. The
reports of the old officers were received
and all were encouraging. New off,
GERS were chosen as follows: President
Rev. Z. M. Reid, Lake City; vice presi
dent, Robert Kelly, Saltwater; secre-
tary, Miss Mary E. Randall, st. Paul.
treasurer, Miss Minnie Sheire, st. Paul
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