The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-12-15

found the red ear. A social at Mrs.
Tobey's was one of marked pleasure.
with it's speech from Col. Bridgman and
its $25 receipts, gift to Mr.. Cory. In
1883 at Mr. Drew's suggestion the So
ciety began to work for the church Tor
parlors and in two years all bills were
paid. So these comfortable and indis-
pensable rooms are memorial of the
untiring efforts of this society, as is also
the neat appearance of the church, after
their repairs inside and out. During the
last ten wears this ladies' society has
raised $17O9.
Mrs. Norris read an entertaining his
tory of the missionary work. Previous
to 1880 home support had occupied the
attention too exclusively. In March OF
that year an auxiliary for foreign mis-
sions was organized, eight of the then
twelve members still remain. 1t met at
the house of Mrs. A. ]. Smith and elected
Mrs. c. T. Harmon president. Nearly
$40 was collected that year for missions,
and delightful monthly meetings were
held. In 1882 home missions was taken
up and has been carried on together since
then. In the same year mission band
for children was started by Mrs. Pike
and has done good work eyer since. The
partial support of a missionary. at first
in Micronesia, later of Miss Millard in
India, has been assumed. Among mis-
sionary speakers brought here by this
society has been a native women from
Turkey and from Japan.
The "teas" held have been socially en-
joyable and the work has been broaden
ing and quickening in its influence.
"Thy Kingdom come"
A paper by Miss TAFT gave good ac-
count of the work with the young peo-
ple. Almost from the first there has
been a society for socials and prayer
meetings. Their money bought the pull
pit bible. The Trionian society IN Mr..
Drew's pastorate was the most success
full in raising money and having good
times, a part of whose good work is the
supply of church hymn books. In time
the society became a Y. P. s. {. E..
which has enrolled 1876 and has about
halt that number of resident members
| It's former members are scattered from
ocean to ocean. One hundred have beer
| members of the church.
Mr.. Norris, now for eleven years the
superintendent, gave an interesting ac
count OF the Sunday school work. The
| parent school was union one organ
lied and superintended by Mrs. Alex
Moore. There was also one out in the
district of Sidney Irish; which was kept
up by him for several years. When Mr.
| Fox came he started separate Shoe
and out of it grew the church. Mr.
Norris made evident the vital relation o
the Sunday school to the church i'll de
veloping the children in Christian prln
ciples and activity, from whom the larg
accessions of the church in its later his
tory have come. Mr.. Pike enforced TIN
same idea in his evening address. 4
roll call of the church by Rev. J. B. Drew
followed with responses of letters iron
the absent and an appropriate verse
scripture for those that sleep. Delight
full, sad and tender memories were Otter
brought up by 1t. A very social tea
was served in the parlors at $50 excel
emit fare and good cheer made it a per
feet time The quiet bui efficient servic
deserve the hearty thanks of all wh'
eEJoyeu rnrv arIous rrvars WHICH tue us'
brought.
The evening was given up to enter
tanning addresses by two OF the forme
pastors, Revs. Pike and Drew and Rev
c. S. Harrison, the pioneer. Their word
fell upon listening ears as they told Q
struggles and triumphs. OF the six pas
tors which have served this church al
are living and in active work, save two
who are compelled by i'll health 70 res
awhile although otherwise their bow
abide in strength. A pleasant feature G
the services was the music by the oil
choir which lacked only Mr.. Lancaste
of Spokane Falls to be complete. MI
Heath came up from Clearwater an
left some of his years behind as he re
turned with merry heart. OF cours
the old choir went back to old and d.
lightful times. A double quartet c
younger people in the evening did exec
lent service and honored themselves
The many expressions of heartiest er
joyment of the day, though outwar
dark and damp, shows that it was
day of rare pleasure and long to be re
membered.
The following sermon delivered b
Rev. A. ]. Pike gives COMPREHENSIVE
review Of the church and its work an
will be read with interest, as valuabl
contribution to local history:
Rev. c. S. Harrison worked some tim
on the field prior to the Indian outbrea
in 1868 but did not organize a church
After the close Of the war there were n
Congregational or Presbyterian service
attempted here till the year 1866. i
that year Rev Mr.. Rulofson, Presbytei
ian agent for the state sent student =
labor here by the name of Cutler. Blu
some of the people not. being Statistic,
with things as they were, petitioned Rev
Richard Hall who was then superintend