The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-06-02


and was installed on the llth of May
1889.
The whole number of retiring elders
during this time, has been but eleven,
five of whom, A. ID. Seward, M. G.
Willard, +. j. Davis and s. l.. Osborne,
still remain in the church and active |
service.
The financial affairs of the church
have alwas been ably managed by a
board of nine trustees. The church
has been practically free from debt for
the past ten years.
THE TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN.
This is Il Norwegian organization
formed in 1869, with Nels Olson, of
Owatonna as first pastor. In 1875 the
members purchased the property on
the corner of Carroll and Van Brunt
streets, and erected thereon handsome
cdifice of veneered brick. Its dimen-
sions are 30x6O feet with an entrance
of 12xlG feet. The building has
steeple which is 80 feet in height from
the basement, and the whole structure
cost $4,000. The congregation is yearly
augmenting under the pastoral charge
of Rev. N. S. Higgerness. The church
business is managed by Il board of
three trustees, consisting of M. O..
Sundt, Ole Gunderson and o. o. Tro-
dahl.
NORWEGIAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN.
The name implies what the domino.
ton is, and the society was first organ
lied in 1872 with o. Hattrem as pastor.
In 1878 the present slightly and COM
modious structure was built. 1t is of
brick, 36x50, with a vcstibule LIKE
feet, and II steeple which pierces the
sky to IL distance of 60 feet. The pres
ent pastor is Rev. NJ. Borge. The cost
of the property was $4,000.
SWEDISH LUTHERN,
Is situated in West MankatO. 1t is
of brick 3OXGO feet, and has Il belfry
The building was erected in 1875. The
society was organized several years
} before the erection OF the building
, The first pastor was J. G. LagerstrOn
. of st. Peter. The property cost $4,000
l and is all paid for.
d GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
EMANUEL U. A. G.
Z, This is located on Third street and
:. was built in 1867. 1t is of frame
24X40 feet, and cost about 81 800. 1t,
first pastor was VIM. VOmhOf, anC
t. its present pastor, Albert Kuhn. L
h has a congregation of 100 families
$ and they anticipate building new
and more elaborate structure er,
# long.
: GERMAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
This is Il beautiful and tasty edific
# located on the corner of Third ant
l. Spring streets. The society of thi
,s church was first organized in 1876, i
h previously belonging to the Danvill
| circuit. In 1878, the elegant building
4 was built at cost of S3,lOO. 1t is O
"a brick, 3OX5O feet, with fine, wei
At proportional steeple 9S feet in height
|. Its interior is neatly finished, and ha
= seating capacity of 300. Its presen
, pastor Rev. +. f. Schuette who a.
"a sumed charge in October 1850, h
Ia having previous to that, been presto
~ ing Elder for four years. 1t has
# membership of fourteen families IL
N siding in the city. Beside the churc
is the pastors house. built in 1881
:. and is model of neatness and taste.
~ CATHOLIC CHURCH.
No building in our city occupies s
!. prominent and conspicuous a position
as the above. Situated upon the tel
, race above the city it's cOmmandin
~ situation OverlOOks the valley of tn
= Minnesota for miles up and down tn
u" river. 1t and the school building Ot
. cupies an entire block between Mai
and Mulberry street. The churc
~ building is 75X1G5 feet, of goth
~ architecture, and built in the form O
; cross, the latter being about loo fee
~ wide. The interior is very elaborate
~ ly finished, and contains three beaut
:. full affairs, all hand work. Also seve
" statues, imported from Munich, cost
~ ing about $l2O each. One is Gale
the High Altar, and represents Gu
m Savior and two others represent Pete
IN and Paul. The side affairs represen
a the Blessed Virgin Mary, st. JOSEPH
he st. Ignatius and st. Alloys. TIL
G organ is pipe one, very large an
to sweet toned. The building was erect
tn ed in 1871. Father Schnitzler is Su
le perior, with four Jesuit priests as as
p sistants. The German members nun
I'd Der about 300 families and the Eng
r. lish about 80 families. Services ar
he held every Sunday in both the Englis
Of and German language. The first mas
III is at eight o'clock in the morning wit
G. an English sermon except every 3r
ID Sunday in the month when Hig
al Mass with English sermon is given a
ID 10 o'clock. German sermon and Mas
Of every Sunday at 10 o'clock except a
above when High Mass is given. Th
l. seating capacity of the church is Loo
g. Adjoining the church building is tn
he school building, 65XlOO feet, wit
IS basement which contains the Chape
n This structure is three stories il
r height with fourteen feet between eacl
" floor. 1t contains eight school room
re 24X46 feet each, besides large hal
GOX1OO feet. 1t is seated with tn
Andrews patent seats, and contain
\ maps, globes etc. There are two nal
St and six female teachers, and an en-
rOllment of 400 scholars with IN aver
81 age attendance of 1875. The Englisl
i, and German language are both laugh
Il and all other branches usually laugh
h in public schools. The old churcl
ediiice stands Oh the corner of Fiftl
and Main streets and is now used fO
e a Sisters Convent.
d BAPTIST.
S, The Baptist society has been organ
q lied for many years and own nea
and attractive church building OF