The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

became a Swedish church, and the
present Thirteenth Avenue church be-
came the legitimate successor.
| The great influx of Scandinavians
In the eighties had a similar effect on
other English-sp speaking congregations.
The Vine Street egationalists
moved to Thirteenth avenue and
Eighth street, building a commodious
house of worship under the pastorate
OF Rev. e. Sidney Williams, but be-
fore the end of a decade had to aban-
don it to the incoming Swedes and
Norwegians.
During this period the Reformed
Episcopal church had it's rise and fall
Rev. E. D. Nell, who was a PreSby-
terrain with Episcopal tendencies. or
ganized a church Of the new order
and built chapel on Hennepin ave-
nue., near Twelfth street. The new
movement failing to make Roadway
finally served as the nucleus of the
present st. Paul's church.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
clation. twenty-five years ago, was To-
Gated in rooms in the old city mar
ket, on the corner of Bridge square
and First street NJ George B. Brad
bury was the general secretary. The
character of the work done by the
society was not varied as at present.
While there were reading-roomS for
en- to evangelistic meetings at frequent
intervals.
THE Reform club was at that day
semireligious society which was held
in high esteem by church people for
It's good work in the reformation of
po:lers of the club 1 remember ex-
Alderman Calvin w. Clark and Albert
Lawrence. Meetings were held in Har-
rison's hall on Sunday afternoon, at
tended by church people, and, like our
present downtown missions, the non
church-goers made free to attend the
meetings of the club. 1t is said that
! live issue in the councils Of the club
and served to end it's career of USE
fulness by dividing it's supporters into
two hostile camps.
Minneapolis has always been re-
garded as conservative in the matter
of evangelistic movements of the old
fashioned kind and of the emotional
order. There have been in the past
twenty-five years but two efforts OF
any magnitude in that direction. Rev
George F. Pentecost conducted a series
of meetings in Plymouth church, par
! tiCipated in by all the Protestant
churches, and they were considered
quite fruitful in accessions to the
churches. But the most thoroly or.
I ment of the kind was the B. Fay
Mills meetings in 1898, held in the
Exposition building. The results OF
tEis meeting were generally regarded
a disappoint ment, considering the
magnitude of the plans and the ma.
chinery put in motion.
p. The pastors of the prominent
churches of twenty-five years ago have
mostly retired from active services
and some are deceased. I recall some
Rev. DR.. Cobb, Rev. r. F. Sample
Rev G. M. Heard, Rev. Daniel Stewart
Rev. J. Fl. Tuttle, Rev. e. D. Neill
Rev. D. B. Knickerbacker, Rev. Ed
win Sidney Williams, Rev. Henry
Simpson, Rev, H. C. Woods and Rev
James McGolrick.
There has always existed a com
mendable spirit of fellowship between
the several denominations and theil
pastors. This has been "a marked
characteristic of the city which in the
last few years has been manifested
In such practical ways as the organiza
ton of the Union City Mission, prac.
teal kind of Christian union that i:
workable"