The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
YEAR SUCCESSFUL IN
MINNESOTA DIOCESE
BISHOP EDSALL REVIEWS THE
WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
Year Has Been Marked by Liberal Ben
efactions to Churches and Other
Benevolent Institutions, and There
Has Been Much Activity in Church
Building-Church Extension Fur
thered.

The past year has been a successful
one for the Episcopal church in the do
cese of Minnesota. Bishop S. G. Edsall
of Minneapolis, in charge of this do
cese, has given T h e j u rna the fol-
lowing statement of what has been &C
complished.
In the past calendar year the statistics
o. the church membership over the do
as for the year previous This is largely
owing to the fact that in number of
the smaller towns there has been de-
points west, and in some instances to
the twin cities, this being part Of the
general movement Of population in
southern Minnesota, as shown by the
recent state census. But in several Of
the larger places, particularly in some OF
the Minneapolis parishes, there has been
considerable numerical growth in the
memberships.
During the past year among Mime
apolis parishes the number confirmed
was larger than during any preceding
year in the history of the diocese. For
sake of comparison, it may be said that
for the fiscal year ending June last,
the combinations in the diocese were
9O7, compared with $40 the year before.
Liberal Benefactions.
Financially, the year has been marked
by liberal benefactions to Seabury Di-
vinity school at Faribault, these includ-
| ing a bequest from the late Reuben
Warner of st. Paul. The aged and in
firm clergy fund received donation of
$500 from Charles Horton of Winona
and $500 from the late Reuben Warner
of st. Paul. The Episcopal endowment
fund has received $4,000 from the estate
of the late Melinda E. Emerson thru
her brother, w. E. Perkins Of Lake City
D. C. Shepard and son of st. Paul, by
a gift of $50 900, paid the entire out
standing debt of St. Luke s hospital, St
Paul. During the year there has also
been a considerable reduction made IL
the debt of st. Barnabas hospital, Min
neapolis,
There has been much activity IL
church building. A new church at New
Ulm is nearing completion. The church
at Austin has 50 improved as tt
amount practically to a new church. 4
new chapel has been built for the In
dians at Prairie Island. St. Andrew
church, Minneapolis, has been moved
: to new site and materially improved
st. Johns chapel, Linden Hills, ha
been completed. Debts have beer
largely reduced on the followin,
churches: Gethsemane, Minneapolis
! st. Ansgarius, Minneapolis; St. John s
St. Paul, and st. James, st. Paul
Church debts have been completed,
paid at Redwood Falls and St. Peter
St. Peters church, St. Paul, has mad
an enlargement to it's church of such
| nature as to practically amount to
| new church.
Rectories Improved.
The rectories in a number Of pal
: ishes have been greatly improved b
l enlargement and installation of ne1
> heating plants and modern plumbing
These rectories are located in the 70
, lowing towns: Benson, Austin, Albe1
: Lea, Litchfeld, Willmar, Lake Cit
: and Appleton. The debt remaining o
the rectory at Albert Lea, $1,000, Wa
n paid as a gift to the parish by Re,
8 G. H. Miller, the rector, and his wifi
j The Church of the Messiah, St. Pau
y has been improved by marble alta
bishops chair and pipe organ. A
f Saints church, Minneapolis, has bee
i enlarged to accommodate the organ
t an organ chamber, has new Letter
Q and other improvements.
n st. John s church, ST.. Paul, has bee
a adorned with beautiful carved alta
l. with a bishops chair, clergy stalls an
g new pulpit-all memorials.
At the Faribault cathedral a new la
n for society and Sunday school purpos