The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-15
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CHURCH REMOVA AL
!, UP Al ST MARKS
FUTURE OF PRo-cAT + !. De ';l'-s
PENDs ON MEMBERS. " I,
Question Of Building New st. Marks
In Residence Section Or. Remaining at
q Sixth streetsLocation Will Be Tested
sson July 2 Much Depends On Maori
ty's Will.

The prospective sale Of St. Mark =
Between RicoIet and yHennepin avenues
is to be brought before special meet
ing of that parish July 2. First pub
LEGATION of the intended change OF loca-
(fclal notice of the meeting was read
Isfrom the chancel steps over signatures
|Sof the rector, who is Bishop Edsall VIZ
cars, wardensSand vestrymen, who have.
authority to call the parishlonefs to-
rea a9f s 81 cs W Be- had at
regular services and then occurs the test
| supporters of the; parish church. i, r.
Sentiment among che parishloners IS
,diyiaed, many Promin ent mem bers 8 hold d,
ing that the church can accomplish more
good by remaining where it is, taking
care of the downtown people and the
transients, who might not. seek a church
tial,. believing that the, best interests Of.
the parish can be served by building on
! property less valuable as a business To-
cation and nearer the homes of q ma
jority OF the worshipers- : (. -
Gist Of the Situation. - {:
F. A member of the parish who is famil-
lar with the situation today outlined the
I SITUATION as fOllOWS: IS, 81 80 g..
: For a long time past many of, the old
| time ST. Marks congregation have felt
that their church was situated too far
from homes economically belonging to it.
They feel that parochial interest and
activity will be strongly increased If
there was less distance for children Of
the Sunday school as well as active com
municants to traverse between their
homes and the common place Of worship.
worship. q. & = IN ~ IL
On the other hand there Is feeling
that St Marks is peculiarly designated
\ for mission work in a district which Is
not over-supplied with places for church
worship. 1t has many devout churchmen
Of means who can well afford ito con
tribute, Ito the support ..of their parish
while periodically absent from the city
to escape both winter rigor and summer
heat. Their generous aid, enables the
staff of clergy to. minister to, the spirit
ual needs Of many travellers at neighbour
ing hotels and the populous apartments
and tenements OF Minneapolis business
idistricts y. r.. A.s$8 .Es
! Down Town Church Needed.
A down town church of the Episcopal
4 denomination is needed In every city of
the union, and in numerous Instances is
the strongest financially i fof. the local
Episcopal churches. ~ =.
Those oppesingS the; REMOVAL of st.
Marks from its present location in the
center of Minneapolis commercial activ-
ity recognize the heavy expense Of main
tanning their church : nthe ga site now.
! OCCUPIED by it, but feel that there is a.
most definite obligation, OF spiritual
sort, to maintain church services where
they are now held for the benefit of the
wayfarer. the poor and the homeless.
Undoubtedly, however, the sentiment Of
texpes 81 must prevail and probably St.
7 Mars yin be moved several blocks
4 nearer ney residence district ofAthe city.
territorial limits of city and urban
parishes have definite recognition in the
1 canon 5,andt Constitution. of the Ist3fsconal
church. e and in moving St. Marks church
careful attention will be given to the
4 legal meets and bounds of parishes. al
ready established and defined. -,
~ ;,vyy,s Limits Definitely Fixed.
/ An interesting case Of this sort occurred
IN Denver some twenty years ago., when
) the cathedral Of ST. John in the Wilder
4 ness moved from a down town site a nd
accidentally located one block too far
inside the territorial limits of a neigh
boring parish, and the error came LID for
adjudication In ecclesiastical. and civil
y courts some ten years later =. : .
It y; considered Of vital Importance in
tiio otFtS1Oll VI idiSe Clues into parishes
TOE Episcopal congregations that limits
be legally defined and that organizations
! Of prior establishment be thoroly acqui-
escent when newer churches locate near
:. them. Density Of population Of course,
governs great deal In this matter Lof
! grouping various Episcopal parishes
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