The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-16

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and for the general information of the
| people we have at considerable trouble
obtained from various sources the follow
ing statistics
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
If we mistake not this is the Oldest So
ciety in the place. In 1913, as we learn
from Mr.. ?. P. Smith, Rev. David Lewis
was stationed at Sheboygan and Mantle
| voc, preaching at those places alternate
weeks, sometimes being obliged to swim
his horse across the Manitowoc river at
the Rapids, two miles above here. Ser
vices were held in the neighbors' houses
until 1858, when Rev. Mr.. Barnes came
here Seeing the need of church
building he went East and returned with
some funds. A church some 35x40 was
commenced on Seventh street between
State and Chicago streets, was soon COM
pleted, and from then till now the church
has known steady growth. Rev. A. G.
Huntley is pastor at the present time
The Society own a parsonage on Park
street.
ST. JAMES CHURCH, EPISCOPAL.
Was organized in the year 1915 The
first officiating clergyman was the Rev.
G. Unonius. The Rev. George P.
Schetky was pastor when the present
church building was erected but left the
place about the time it was completed
Mr.. NJ. Fellows had the contract for the
erection of the church which was compile
ted on time, which was in June 1852. 1t
stands on the corner of North and Chica-
go Streets, and with chancel, is about 30
x7O The church has also put up par
sonage within the past year Of good di-
mansions and appears to be in prosper
ing condition under the care of Rev. T.
B. Dooley. Connected with the church
is the parochial school which has large
attendance and is in hourishing condi-
ton.
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Was organized June 26, 1851, at the
house of Mr.. Fred Rorcherdt, in the
town Of Manitowoc Rapids, which was
then the county seat. Rev VIM Her
rit, whose death We chronicled a year
ago, was the first pastor In 1852 the
church was brought to this place and
May 10, 1855, call was extended to
Rev. Mead Holmes. During the same
year church was built 22x4O on the cor
ner of Ninth and Chicago streets, which
building has since been enlarged about
one half At present there is no pastor,
but the Sabbath School, of which Mr.. O.
Il. Bacon is Superintendent, has about
200 scholars The church contemplates
putting up new building as soon as
possible-probably next summer-w hich
it is expected will cost FIVE or six thousand
dollars and be an ornament to the place.
The Society own parsonage on Chicago
street.
THE CHURCH OF ST. BoNIFACE, CATHOLIC.
Society was organized, as we are in
formed, in 1851 and church built in 1852
Father Bremen was the first pastor, and
is represented as very good man he
is now in the Island of Java, East In
dies. The church is 4Ox7O and will seat
about 700 They also have parsonage
30x50, two stories. Their lot is on the
corner of Main and Marshall streets, and
is 40x150 They also have five acres OF
land used for burying ground one and
half miles south of town. Rev. James
Stehle is now the pastor The members
are principally Germans, Irish Poles
and French.
FIRST GERMAN LUTHERAN SOCIETY.
This society was organized in 1853. In
1855 neat, comfortable church, 35x50,
capable of seating about 400, YVES erected
The church has Hourished amazingly and
now has large membership. Rev. 0.
f. Ebert is the pastor. Beside their
church the society owns brick parson-
age 30X30. two stories, with a wing SIX
20; school house 25x4O, two stories,
and the whole of the block fronting on
Eighth street between Hancock and
Marshall streets; valuable piece of
property. About 200 scholars are in
regular attendance at the school.
GERMAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Was organized in 1856 and church
building, 2Sx36 capable of seating be-
tween two and three hundred, erected
the same year. Underneath the church
is a school house of the same size as the
church above it where a day school is
held and German and English taught.
There are now about fifty scholars in at
tendance. Connected with the church is
parsonage l9x26, all situated on Ninth
stree. between Marshall and Hancock
streets. The first minister called to pre-
side over this church was Rev. Fred
Kopp, and the last Rev. Chas. Steiner,
who we understand is building up his
congregation.
Society organized in 1855 The first
stated minister was Rev. j. A. Otteson.
The congregation for many years wor-
shipped in the First District School
House, but about two years ago they
commenced the erection of church on
the corner of Eighth and State streets
This building, as near as we can learn, is
about 50xS0, and owing to its position is
an ornament to the place 1t cost about
81 900 SeruiceS 1uarn fret hold Il, Il