The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-04

Three years Of untiring work on the
part of the members Of Trinity Baptist
Church society came to happy climax
yesterday in the dedication of the hand
some new edifce at Lincoln and Bry-
ant avenues. 49,. ~
At the morning service dedicatory
sermon was delivered by Rev. E. E.
American Baptist: Home Missionary So
ciety. His participation in the service,
aside from his high position in Baptist
ecclesiastical circles, was particularly
pleasing to Rev. L.. A. sCrandall, DID,.
the pastor. as the two ministers have
long been intimate friends. A dedica-
tion hymn by DIR. Crandall was sung.
DR.. Chivers' sermon dealt with the
three great essentials Of Christianity,
Love, he declared, was the factor
most essential in the Christian re-
igion and the one which diHerentiates
it from paganism. f7@ : ...
"But Christianity he said, g ad-
dresses itself to- the whole man. It is
the phosphorescent fire of the brain as
we'll as the passion" of the6heart and
they make shipwreck Of their faith if
it is not guided by the Judgment of the
intellect. With love and doctrine must
also be included righteousness. There
is something radically wrong with that
being which displays difference be-
tween the exposition Of: it's faith and
the works Of it's dailyalife.
Glove is that which unites in one
brotherhood all Christianity. It sweeps
have that word embIazoned on the. walls
Of Trinity church. But with it I would
also have the words light and right
eousness, the trinity. of virtues for
which ,e l.: Trinity II j. Baptist church should
ever stand. y ...l&T aHGsTog 35.s>5srs :,
-s.sess Money Quickly Raised: .*sa..
Following the sermon, after a few
subscriptions st to aid in lifting the the debt
on the church. The collection was then
taken and. following it pledge cards
which had been circulated in the con
| gregation, were sent up. The amounts
were small at first. Then came an Of
fering Of $1,000 from "a friend, The
friends increased in number till finally
an offering totaling 81, 500 was. re
ported. This leaves but $4,000 indebt
edne nao on new building which cost
At the service last evening, Rev
Cornelius Woelfkin, ID, superintend
ent of Baptist evangelical work
preached, and after the sermon bap
tized ten persons: .i,stt, ~, i, -
Meetings will be held by the con
gregation every. evening till Friday
This noon the ladies Of the church gave
a luncheon at Donaldson's in honor Of
DR.. Woelfkin. This evening there vii
be an interdenominational meeting a
| the church at which. Rev. Henry
Holmes, pastor Of Lowry Hill church
will speak on 1.-The Church Of thu
Neighborhood.' Rev. George III. Bridg
man, DID,, president Of .Hamline uni
versity, will speak on 5''The Essentia
Unity of the Church, Rev. John E
Bushnell, pastor Of Westminster, will
discuss the subject HThe Local Churcl
and the Church Universal" Cyrn
Northrop, LID, president of the Min
nesota university, will deliver an ad
dress on t'The Church and Education
i Tuesday evening there will be al
organ recital, conducted by Professo
H. s. Woodruff, assisted by other tai
ent. Wednesday evening will be give,
over to "Baptist Greetings" addresse
by the various Baptist ministers. Thurs
day evening will be service O
Thanksgiving and conservation wit
addresses by several laymen.