Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-17

able. "The Trustees" was the topic
of the paper by Hon. J. T. Moak. In
his own peculiar style he treated his
subject IN a masterly manner, showing
that the ''church trustee" was Just as
essential an element of church life as
they that keep the wheels in motion,
and they that, as representatives of the
congregation, bear the responsibility
His paper was voted by all as very inter-
esting Not less SO, however, was the
paper by DR.. w. F. Whyte on "Recol-
| lections of Early Church Life" He
| depicted faithfully all the characteris-
tics of early worship, even to the
forced marches of the youngsters to
church. In his paper a high tribute to
our deceased fellow-citizen, G.. B. Skin
ner, was paid. In truth it was particu-
larly noticeable that as Christian gen.
tleman, and as "man among men,"
| tributes too high could not be paid
his memory. The "reminiscences by
Deacon ]. K. Porter and James Park er,
two of the oldest members of the
church, were also highly appreciated.
The chief feature of the evening SER
vice consisted In an address by the
former pastor, Rev. j. NJ. Campbell, of
Morgan Park, I'll. Scholarly and re-
fined, it was esteemed very highly by
| all. His theme, self-propagation and
reproduction, was handled in a mas
terly manner, thereby engaging and
holding the attention of the audience
throughout his discourse. He showed
that there is no living on the past with
out degeneration as an inevitable re-
suit. That man should not only be
consumer but producer, is taught by
political economy. So, too, in spiritual
lines, man must produce, and the
power to continue in producing worthy
results is in direct ratio to the amount
of the life of Christ that he assimilates
into his character. Mr.. Campbell's
many friends were we'll pleased over
his splendid effort.
The services of Tuesday were opened
at 3 P. NJ, the main features of the pro-
gram at this meeting being the ad-
dresses by Rev. c. w. Camp, of Wau-
kesha, and Hon. E. d. Coe, of White
water. Rev. Camps address was able
and interesting, showing as he did,
how the Watertown church had be-
come Cqngregationalized, though eight
of its CHARTER members were Presby-
terians. Mr.. Goes address was post
poned until the evening service, he
being unable to be present until that
time. The impromptu talks on the
early life of the church by Revs. Bed
ford, Campbell and Hendrickson,
which completed the service, were also
entertaining. The remainder of the
afternoon was spent by the guests in
pleasant drive about the city, and upon
their return to the parlors, where the
banquet was served by the ladies, they
were regaled by a sumptuous feast.
The ladies, whose reputation is already
so well and favorably known, fairly
.outdid themselves upon this occasion.
Approximately one hundred and
eighty was the number served. Warm
and enthusiastic were the praises
heard on all sides.
The evenings service was opened by
Hon. E. D. Goes address on "The
Boys of the Church." Interesting and
amusing were the "reminiscences of the
pioneer days by this gentleman, while
with his pleasing style, the account of
the "boys" fairly captivated his audi
ence. The original program was then re-
sumed, "The Future of the Watertown
Church being discussed by Revs. w.
W. Rose, of Fort Atkinson; A O.
Wright, of Madison; G. W. Camp, R.
C. Bedford, j. M. Campbell and w. A.
Hendrickson.
The addresses were all of very in
teresting nature, and the future of the
church, under the active, energetic
pastorate of Rev. Mr.. Weiss, was de-
picted in glowing terms. Thus, the
last meeting seemed to be the crown
ing success of a most enjoya ple series.
The meetings were all successful in
every particular, and certainly Mr..
Weiss untiring efforts, contributing to
this result, should not be overlooked
by his church or congregation.
Some Of those present at the jubilee
from abroad were: Mrs. Enos and
daughter, of Waukesha; Mr.. and Mrs.
Kroscher, Milwaukee; Mr.. and Mrs. E.
D. Coe, Whitewater; Mrs. Lewellen.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. V. Piper, Mrs. F. M.
Piper, Miss Clara Piper, PipersvilIe;
Mr.. Carpenter and daughter, Mrs.
Hamilton and daughter, Elgin, ILL.,;
Mrs. c. D. Richards, Chicago; Rev.
and Mrs. McGlade, Lansing, Ia; John
Ford, Mrs. C. c. Eaton, Columbus.
The program is concluded to-day
with a picnic of the Sunday school.
church and congregation at P1persville.
Rev. Mr.. Weiss will preach next Sun