The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-16
Services Held At Episco-
palian Edifice
ALL-DAY PROGRAM
Handsome Structure In Man.
kato Is Given Over To
Work of God

something over a year ago. arose a
handsome new ediflce. which was
dedicated with imposing cere-
monies yesterday.
The church was filled to capaity
many visitors from nearby cities
and towns came for the services.
The history of the church is an in
teresting one. In the beginning.
there were eight Christians. Be-
cause these eight Christians had
simple and abiding faith in their
Creator which neither floods, fire
nor sword could shake, the faith of
these fathers were handed down to
their children yesterday, in the
dedication Of the beautiful new
church. And what rich inherit
ance it is. The eight names of the
faithful found in the old rusted boa
in the cornerstone when the first
church was laid, have all but one
passed on to their fathers. What
visions, far reaching, what faith,
these eight pioneers OF religion
must have had and their faith was
strong enough to believe that their
children, too, would carry on"
They have. Yesterday they gather
ed together and laid their offerings
at the altar. They were offerings
OF love and sacrifice; The beautiful
the little side chapel, the baptismal
front and windows. were all express
sions of love to the memory OF fam
flies and ancestors.
/ Notwithstanding il was q joyful
day. for those who had labored so
faithfully and earnestly for the past
wear to see the fruits OF their la
bors fulfilled, yet 1t was IN all a
sacred and most impressive one
and probably no dedication services
anywhere has ever been more COM
rplete, more solemn and more
beautiful.
The beginning of the day. when
nineteen people. sixteen OF whom
were grandchildren OF the early
members of the church were con-
tfirmed with Bishop McElwain rend..
Eering the blessings, was a most
/ BETTING one.
y II was an unusual Sermon which
the Reverend Edward Cross, rector
OF the Church Of st. John. the Evan
gelist of st. Paul preached at the
morning hour. It made a strong i'm
preston upon the congregation and
gave each one food for thought,
terly mind. 1--WE are entering upon
a new day. a new vision has come"
said the rector. 1--WE are not going
to live alone. Modern science and
inventinn has made problems, but
rot solved them. Due to improved
means OF TRANSPORTATION and com
merce the world has become in
creasingly smaller in effect. The
problem of the mast are the prob
lens of the whole. I The Hottentot
is our next door neighbor whether
we win or not.
'eBut modern invention and
have not furnished a character and
intellect DEVELOPMENT capable OF
solving the problems thus created.
Science and invention have not
added Significance to life but on the
other hand have been responsible
for a undertaking and secularizing
tendency in life. Consequently the
STANDARD of measurement of mod
ern life Is success and possession
while the spiritual essentials OF
wholesome and truly progressive
life have been ignored.
"Roger Babson has recently de-
clared that our educational stand
ards must be changed. That we
cess. That an education which ig-
nores spiritual values and factors
win lead eventually to anarchy.
The tendency in modern life Is be-
ing recognized and deplored by
modern leaders in every branch OF
human activity. The pressing, COM
polling and challenging task Of the
church Is to win the world from II
materialistic fool-hardiness. All that
is truly worth while the church
has. In every community 1t is set to
the responsibility of upholding the
Gross and insisting upon spiritual
values. The process OF disillusion-
ment with respect to the specious-
pressed. Church people themselves
must wrench free the fallacies OF
success and possessions. and valu-
atoms that the world would fasten
upon them, for the world will de-
ceive the church itself II It can.
A living Christian has everythire
that Is worth while and 1t should
exalt its gifts. graces and sanity. At
tie same time the wnrld-all IN
consciously perhaps is huneering
for what the church has. This In
evidenced bv the discomfort, the
bitterness and the madness of much
III T06 general IlTP.
is directelv attributable to sense OF
inneY failure on the world in part.
" the gvroscoDe OF religion is neg
Iacted. moral and economic anarchy
ere the irevitah'e result"
Reports Were Heard
During the noon hour the visitors
and members OF the church met in
the Guild hall where luncheon was
served. which was followed with a
social hour. The women's auxiliary
and deanery held their meetings in
the afternoon, which was largely at
tended. Mrs. Charles s. Lincoln OF
Saltwater presiding.
Reports were given from the var
ions deaneries in the state and
other, business was attended to.
Mrs Frank Paw gave a very inter.
esting report from the deanery OF
Mankato and OF the various gifts
sent out ard work done at home.
also Of bright prospects for the flu
ture.
Miss Katherine King Of Rochester
submitted an instructive and in-
teresting talk on her work among
the girls of Rochester and or the
work done bv the "Girls' Friendly"
club. which Is an International or
Panization She also told of the
home now In erection for colored
Pirls In the south and OF the won
derful, institutional work being
done among that race. and OF the
Emery Fund" which is to be used