Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-02-15
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ss<St zssnfSff OF r1s tsid rHs1e Church /
At Wilmington. D<isaware.
Tt most interesting feature Of VIII |
nist, ION. Is the old Swede Church. |
,;aaslng on the outskirts OF the cisy.
near the Ghristins just above the rocks /
~nezs in old days sfiDnit planted his
Tort. am OF opfni9n that We have no
church quite 80 interesting, as regards
age. origin and architecture. II ii
probably the oldest which remains ex-
actlf 40 it left the hands Of It's builders.
1893 il the date in iron letters on the
vest gable. The building stands i'm q
wide place of graves, little back from
/ Christina creek. and mile west OF the
/ Delaware. The church Is built Of gray
stone sixty feet long. thirty feet wide
I and twenty feet high. The walls ars
Z six feet thick AZ the base and three feet
st the windows There are five of the
latter, large aud arcaed In the style Of
the old Norman, a. are the three heavy
Z doors There are Inscriptions on all
four sides in iron letters set into the
walls. the main inscription being On
the west gable
Within the church Is as quaint and
old as sheH Dutch Peter. the bat1Ie-
ssearred sexton. hauled live Goals from
he old cannon store upon the brick
foor TO warm it, The old cedar root.
ir pews and quaint pulpit. with it,
i nigh sounding board. are very inter
ssting specimens indeed Of early church
furniture.
The inscriptions recall the very in
teresting circumstances under which
the church was built. After the cap
t1re By the Dutch fi655l, the S@edes
were very much scattered. and found
it extremely difficult to secure pastors.
They were Of the Lutheran faith OF the
pure Augsburg Confession and secured
Tow and then minister from the
churches al New YORK. tEleir last one
rom this source being the Rev Jaco-
,us Fshrstias. called in 1877. who be-
,ame blind and iacapaaitate5 in 1ES5.
They made frequent but vain appeals
10 the home church TO send them two
ministers, with Bibles. cateehisEns and
other gooily books 80 protect them
from the false teachers and strange
sscts, by whom they were surrounded.
At last in 1928. they appealed 10
: Charles NJ. Of Sweden. aa appeal very
interesting 20 us from statement it
contains that there we're then l85 Swe-
dish families. comprising s43 persons
living on the Delaware. Charles was
much interested BIZ tina letters. but the
Z ieath of his Queen. UIrica Eleanora,
: soon after. and pressing affairs Of state
: seIayed The American matter for some
ins- In 1896 it was revived Andrew
q Rudman. candidate. was selected as
7 missionary 70 America and he in turn
2 those two other cody men. Eric Bjora
: aad Josias Aarran. as companions and
4 ,o-workers- The King gave them for
7 heir outfit thirteen hundred dollars
d copper mint, and FIVE hundred copies
: If Luther's Cateehisrn. with Bibles
Z 9astils aud church books, each bearing
, he Kings name in gilt letters- As the
= three were about 30 depart ne granted
Z hem q personal Interview. az which
Z Ne gave them one hundred dollars .>sil-
& yer mint" additional for their voyage,
{ and informed them that he had
!. ordered the Swedish Ambassador in
: London TO procure passports and Ser
: them safely On their way Go TOW,
q he concluded. lin the name Of the
= Lord to the place TO waich | send YOU
5 God be with YOU and MAKE Won indeed
Y successful Furnished with a safe con
, duet from England, they came safely
Il to Maryland. thence they Travelled
: overland 20 Wilmington azld PailaGel
x phia. Rudman taking the parish a
K Wiescoa. near the latter place. ant
g Bjork that OF Crane Hook near VI,
1 miug1on- The people Of Wilmington
= thought that a church should b reared
in their village; those At Craze Hook
W opposed any change; 81 last, q 4 con-
i promise. il was agreed 20 place il Of
2 the banks OF the Christina. 20 that ths
le people from the outlying district.
y could come in boats IN summer ana
= sleigh in winter, and also for the pro
= lection afforded by the Fort. JOIN
= Stalcop. a church warden. gave II,
.r land. They began building on May =
l6aS. The e7liice vas couseerated a
II Trinity Church. on Trinity Sunday
d 1899. The OCCASION was made 4 day g
Il great rejoicing. Governor MARKHAM
= vas invited. but was unable TO b
I. present. The feast Was spread in n
house OF john >calcop. Al sorts Q
meat and drink, we are told, wers eol
trjbuted wheat. malt. bread, -four
:. hops. wine. butter, sugar. rss5siHs, Eggs
veal. mutton. venisou, chickens. tar
e keys. turuips. etc, The cougregatio
E ate he dinner together. rejoicing an
sd pra'sing God" For years after II
= anniversary was observed. Commau
e IONS and bap;Isrnal services were Ion
le celebrated with the cAaliee and pl,l
i sent ever ny the copper workers G
II Sw aSieu 10 Pastor Bi0rk. ana the Biol
L long used was thas given BY Q1ee
N Arne. in IVA -J'i 'hsjssgtos Cor. y.
II Pest.
: The cock in =. Louis faTnii
4, broke SIX cf a lot of eggs in val
j. search for "a fresh one. She, then. II
! known to her sisters. boiled all th
n rest, cooled them. and sent them hsc
! to the grocer to De credited back III q,
~. II