. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . htyears there have been or-ganized each year an averageof ten new churches, and thebuilding records have shownan annual expenditure forchurch improvements of from$150,000 to $300,000. Thedouble duty has been imper-ative of planting youngchurches in newly-developedcenters of population, andreplacing small and oM-fash-ioned buildings in the oldcenters with large and finehouses of worship. Chief among the first con-cerns of a large class of peo-ple in a city, and those seek-ing ne
. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . htyears there have been or-ganized each year an averageof ten new churches, and thebuilding records have shownan annual expenditure forchurch improvements of from$150,000 to $300,000. Thedouble duty has been imper-ative of planting youngchurches in newly-developedcenters of population, andreplacing small and oM-fash-ioned buildings in the oldcenters with large and finehouses of worship. Chief among the first con-cerns of a large class of peo-ple in a city, and those seek-ing new homes, is the churchfacilities of the point to which they contemplate removmg. Every man of family wishes hischildren to be educated under Christian influences, and desires the best church advantages for himselfand family. In its churches Minneapolis is far in advance of most cities of even larger church membership is growing at the rate of 30 per cent, a year, more rapidly in proportion thanpopulation, which is accounted for in the fact that as a city grows older, the increment of population is. >TREEr Scenes.—from _-RDAV SrECTATOR. 36 RESOURCES OF MINNESOTA. more largely composed of men of families, who are church-goers to a greater extent than those whocomprise the advance stages of a citys population. The church organizations of MinneapoHs doubtless contribute more money to works of benevolencein proportion to the membership than those of any other city west of New York. As an index to theamount contributed, the Plymouth Congregational may be cited. The philanthropic work of the churchis very extensive. The Bethel day nursery, where mothers leave their children while they go out towork, is an institution of the church. The church supports two kindergarten schools, with two teachersand loo pupils, at a cost of $2,500. Three evening schools, a reading room and coffee room are amongthe philanthropic institutions of the church. The church alone supports fi
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