The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-02-22
Lie Ray.

do not live in Eagle Lake and am
not Il member of the NJ. +. church in
that place, SO Lta,nnot be charged with
writing Il partial report of the services
of last Sunday in defeating the NJ. +.
church. After, years of struggles the
faithful class ut Eagle Lake, assisted by
kind friends outside of the church,
achieved a grand victory the 18th day
of February, 4. ID. 1884. 1t is not for
me here TO recount the tears, prayers
and days of toll that laid the founda-
ton, cut the trees in the woods, framed
the sills, erected the walls, drove the
shingle nails that put on the roof, and
put the last letter in triumph, of "Glory
to God in the highest" over the pulpit.
The Rev. J. A. Powell commenced
getting material, Rev. c. d. Cook had
the church p, up, Rev. r.. d. Price
had it plastereJ and temporary seats
pm. in, Isev.J. =. Bean put in some
chandeliers, ana Rev. n. b. Foot put
on the finishing touch. Of course do
not mean that the above named preach
ers did the wHrk-what could they
have done without Bros. Simons, Press
mel, Miner, Selleck. Phelps, Allyn,
Cummins, Stearns, Haggard, and others
living at Tvoli and the White School
House. And what could they have
done without the Ladies Aid Society,
led by sisters Simons, Reeves, Wooden,
Braden, Cummins, Redner, Stevens,
and sisters Il. d, Price and Foot? In
fact the Ladies Aid Society has held
up the hands of the preachers and
brothers throughout all this struggle,
till victory came. The dedicatory SER
vices were conducted by Rev. Liscomb,
Presiding Elder, Mankato District, as
sisted by Rev. Showers, Presiding Elder
of Winona District, Rev. r. d. Price,
Rev. J. n. Powell of Marshal, Rev. c..
ID. Cook. and Rev. n. B. Foot, pastor.
The sermon by Rev. Liscomb was grand,
his subject was "Does it pay?" and all
felt when he was through that it does
pay. The amount to be raised to pay
for the seats, painting, carpet, ETC., was
1925. In short time $40 was paid in
cash and subscribed. Sister Foot an
nounced $50 from a lady in Philadel-
'phia; the Ladies' Aid Society paid $50.
There We're so many that put in their
mites | have no space to record. them.
The reunion of old pastors and people
i'm the afternoon proved grand sue
cess. Bros. Powell, Price, Cook and
Foot, pastors and members of the cir
cult, from White School House, Mvoli
and Eagle Lake took part in the meet
ing and had very profitable, pleasant
J time reviewing the work of the circuit
for the last sixteen year.
The church is very neat, commo-
dious building, 30x5O feet. 1t is nicely
seated with seats procured by II. Cum
Minis of Laird, Norton & Co. of Winona.
The seats are trimmed with butternut,
and finely painted and grained in ash.
The aisles are carpeted and the alcOve
back of the pulpit is beautifully finish
ed. In fact, Bro. Foot has shown good
taste in finishing the church. The
painting and granting was done by I.
H. Williams of Mankato, and all pro-
nounce the work well done.
Bro. Foot and wife have won the love
and good will of all at the Lake by
their earnest, christian work. They
show their faith by their works, and
the people have faith in them.
The singing by the Eagle Lake choir
and the music by Miss Barron of Man.
kato and Mrs. Chase of Eagle Lake was
splendid. L. Is. h.