The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-01-03
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Four new members were Welcomed
into tie Congre1a tional Church. at IT.
communion service on last sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Franzen. Pastor OF the
Swedish Lutheran Church. spent last
Sunday ct Slayt on. lows.
The Young Peoples Christian Asso-
citation watched the oil Year out, end
began the new with appropriate reli-
gious services.
Rev. Fl. j. Harrington, ct the NJ. E.
last Sunday morning, preached
to the children of his congregation.
Tho discourse was skillfully adapted to
and instruct the little people,
while presenting thoughts which the.
most mature and philosophic may hear
with profit. -;
BY way Of preparation for the Union
Meetings, general service OF song,
prayer. and christian conference will be
held on Thursday evening at the Con-
gregational Church, which will he led
by Rev. Mr.. Harrington. There will
be . similar meeting, at the same place
on Friday evening, which will be con.
Quoted by Revs. Hartzell and Ware. .
The Sunday School Of the Episcopal
Church had q Christmas service of
song and tree loaded with gifts for
the little people. Miss Nellie Plots
won credit a. . juvenile elocutionist
by reciting q poem, entitled IAN old
Legend" Two CONTESTANTS for the prize
given for learning the golden texts for
year, were both judged worthy, and
double prize awarded to Miss Ef1ie
Coon and Miss Eunice Firth. There
was fine musical program, Miss Do.
ra Barber presiding at the organ. The
house was crowded to its utmost capa-
city, and the whole affair was pleasant
and satisfactory.
Rev. W. X. Prick, Professor in the
Gustavus Adolphus College in st..
Peter, MIMI. spent part of last week
in Worthington, and was tbs guest of
Rev. MIR. Franzen, Pastor of abe Luth.
eran Church. On Friday evening Prof.
F. gave an excellent lecture on Eng.
lish as She is Spoke" The lecturer
himself spoke elegant English, with
splendid voice, modest manner, and
very perfect elocution A striking fact
stated was that the English language
is better pronounced here than it is
in England. Canada. or Australia. 1t
is also notable that in our own New
England, whose people were mostly OF
pure English stock, English is more
marred by provinci*lisms than it is in
the States originally settled by people
Of other tongues. On Sunday the Pro
lessor conducted fine services at the
Swedish Church, it being the second
time that English services have been
been held in the building. In the even
ing the Professors discourse was or
the history, present condition and
prospects of the Lutheran Church ir
the United States. That church nov
ranks as the fourth, numerically, o.
the Protestant denominations in this
country, and ia rapidly growing in al
the elements of power and influence
Special attention is given to the reli'
gious instruction of youth. by meanI
of p;.rochial schools and catechetica
instruction in the churches. For tn
higher learning the Lutheran church i
we'll equipped with colleges. academies
and theological seminaries. This bod
embraces many languages and nation
alities, Germans, Swedes, Norwegians
Danes, Fins, Bohemians, and Iceland
ers. AS the speaker said, it is a poly
glott church, teaching the same gospe
in many tongues. Prof Frick left yer
pleasant impression upon the minds @
his new acquaintances here. who vii
be glad to welcome him here again
He left on Monday for Sioux City.
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