187137Original to City Clerk
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSION
CITY OF ST. PAUL
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
COUIICIL RESOLUTION - GENERAL FORM
.187137
COUNCIL NO.
FILE
Council File No. 187137 —By Mrs. Donald'
M. DeCourcy— Bernard T. Holland -
Severin A' Mortinson — Robert F.
Peterson — Milton Rosen — Adrian P.
Winkel— Joseph E. Dillon, mayor -
1,Vhereas, Peter MacFarlane, then a
resident of the City of Saint Paul,.and
WHEREAS, Peter MacFarlane, then a resident of the City
of Saint Paul, and the founder and Superintendent of the Union
Gospel Mission and its branches, on April 3, 1958, in his 73rd
year, was summoned from this life by Almighty God, after his
extensive, prominent and consistently meritorious career in the
field of Christian social work; and whereas for approximately
fifty years his efforts were directed toward the inculcation
of the religious and moral means of improvement of the less
fortunate citizens of this City and.the alleviation of human
stress and suffering; and
WHEREAS, His demise has occasioned incalculable loss
to the City of Saint Paul and its inhabitants, and a -great .sense
of deprivation and grief to his surviving spouse and son, John
Murdock, be it therefore
RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul,
in its own behalf and in behalf of the City of Saint Paul and
its inhabitants, hereby takes and records cognizance of his
outstanding accomplishments, in permanent attestation thereof,
and extends sympathy and condolence to his bereaved surviving
spouse and son, and authorizes and directs the City Clerk to
provide for the preparation of a copy of this Resolution and
the delivery thereof to the surviving spouse of said Peter
MacFarlane, decedent, with all convenient speed.
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays
DeCourcy
Holland
Mortinson
Peterson
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Mr. President, Dillon
SM G•SG �,2
APR 2 3 1958
Adopted by the Council 195—
APR 2 3 1958
Approver] 195 —
In Favor
Mayor
`•
Against
PUBLISIIEEI9�—
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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
COUNCIL RESOLUTION— GENERAL FORM
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COMMISSIONER DATE
WHEREAS, Peter MacFarlane, then. a resident of the City
of Saint Paul, and the founder and Superintendent of the Union
Gospel'Mission and its branches, on April 3, 1958, in his 73rd
year, was summoned from this life by Almighty Cod, after his
extensive, prominent and consistently meritorious career in the
field of Christian social work; and whereas for approximately
fifty years his efforts were directed toward the inculcation
of the religgions and moral means of improvement of the less
fortunate cititens of this City and the alleviation of human
stress and suffering; and
WHEREAS, His demise has occasioned incalculable loss
to the City of Saint Paul and its inhabitants, and a great sense
of deprivation and grief to hit surviving spouse and son, John
Murdock, be it therefore
RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul,
in its own behalf and in behalf of the City of Saint Paul and
Its inhabitants, hereby takes and records cognizance of his
outstanding accomplishments, in permanent attestation thereof,
and extends sympathy and condolence to his bereaved surviving
spouse and son# and authorizes and directs the City Clerk to
provide.for'the preparation of a copy of this Resolution and
the delivery thereof to the surviving spouse of said Peter
MacFarlane, decedent, with all convenient speed.
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays
DeCourcy
Holland
.Zb zi+P 1i
Mortinson
Peterson
-"
Mr. President, Dillon
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Adopted by the Council APR 2 3 1958
APR 2 3 9958
Approved 195 —
n Favor
Mayor
Against
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JOSEPH R. OKONESKI
Ci +y Clerk
HAROLD J. RIORDAN
Council Recorder
Mr. Marshall Hurley
Corporation Counsel
Building
Dear Sir:
The City Council requested that you draw a resolution of sympathy in
the death of Peter MacFarlane who died several weeks ago.
I Vex{y)truly y urs,
Ci�" Clerk
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Gospel_Mission
Founder Dies
Peter MacFarlane, 73, of 853
Mound, who built the Union
Gospel mission and its
branches in St.
Paul into one of
x the nation's
largest Christian
social -work in-
stitutions, died
late Thursday in
Miller h o s pital
frond the effects
of . a Jiver ail-
ment.
Mr. Born at North -
MacFarlane cote, Minn., on
April 12, 1884, Mr. MacFarlane
came to St. Paul to attend
Macalester college and remain-
ed here throughout his adult
life. He was a student at Mac -
alester in 1909 when the board
of a new organization, "The
Gospel'M,ission," asked him'to
"fill in" while a superintendent
was being sought. He was then
asked to become the superin-
tendent, and held the position
until his retirement was made
necessary by ill health in 1956.
During his moire than 40
years with the St. Paul mis-
sion, Mr. MacFarlane saw
the .growth of the Institution
from a rented store building
to an influential force in the
community, including the
mission and Bethel hotel at
Seventh and 'Wacouta; two
boys' and girls'. clubs; s
branch mission' on - the West,
Side and & large summer.
camp property on Snail lake.
He was also a founder and
past president of the Interna-
tional Union of Gospel. Mis-
sions.- His leadership in start-
ing new missions in cities
throughout the United States
and Canada, during the past
half - century gained him a
place in "Who's Who in Ameri-
ca."
He was a member. of Central
Presbyterian church, and Ma-
calesier college conferred upon
him an honorary doctor's de-
gree in 1957. -
I ` He is asurvived by his wife, 1
Nellie; a son, John Murdock, at
St. Olaf college; four sisters,
Geraldine and Mrs. B. F.
Wooley, of St.' Paul, Mrs. An-
gus Murray of Northcote and
Mrs. Dan McKenzie of Hallock,
Minn., and four brothers, Dan
A Missoula, Mont., Russell of
Newport, Mich., Ernest of
Northcote, and John of Bins
carth, Man.