The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-11-23
GERMAN
BAPTIST
CONVENTION
Has Been Holding Some
Grand Meetings at Salem.
Dedication of a Fine New
Church at Tacoma by Rev.
KlieWer.

The German Baptist church on North
Cottage street las been the scene of
some very happy and successful conven-
tion gatherings the past week, under the
hospitable welcome extended by Rev.
Maurer and his loyal flock. There have
been daily services, and the church has
been feast Of tabernacles, as all the
guests mingled in social conference and
lunches ard dinner were served to the
delegates from various parts of the state.
New Church at Tacoma.
The Tacoma papers of the 10th Of Nov.
have the following account Of the dedi-
cation OF the new German Baptist church
at that city under the ministration of G.
+ Kliewer, formerly of this city.
The German Baptists of Tacoma have
finished a weeks dedication services at
their new church home, 1929 South Ia
coma avenue, and now have the distinc.
tion Of being the first duly organized
church Of that denomination in the state
This fact is largely the result Of the en-
ergetic work Of the pastor, Rev, G, f..
Kliewer, who came to Tacoma three
years ago and found here no church or
ganizaton at all, and, in fact, but three
German Baptists in the city.
The dedication services on Sunday,
November 10, were conducted in a most
impressive manner. At $3.50 a. m. a
la ge congregation gathered in the newly
furnished house of worship and the
meeting was opened by the superintend-
ent Of the Sunday school, NJ Bertuleit
At II a. m. Rev. X. J. Kraft Of Port
land, secretary Of the Pacific conference
Of the German Baptists, delivered an
able and impressive dedication sermon
Rev. Q. f.. Kliewer offered the dedica-
tion prayer and the audience was deeply
moved by the power OF God. Before
closing the meeting the pastor gave a
brief history of the church. A little
over three years ago he was sent to
Tacoma as a missionary by the mic
lionary board and found here but three
ierman BSptists, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Frei-
iart and Mr.. II. Holz. With their aid
le organized a church, which has in
reased TO a membership Of II, eleven
Il them being in Seattle as mission
tation, which will soon be organized in.
o a church.
At the close OF the morning service
he ladies served dinner to over a hmm.
ired guests in the Sunday school class
'oom, thus giving the visitors an op-
'ortunity to got acquainted and have |
pleasant social time. Besides this Sun.
lay school room the building is so ar
anged as to seat 800 persons. The
parsonage is located in the lower part of
he chnrch and is now occupied by the
pastor and his family. Taken as a
whole, the building is very tastefully
md neatly furnished both outside and
n.
Rev. kliewer, who had the work in
barge, gave a very clear and specific re.
,ort OF receipts and disbursements, by
which IL was shown that the cost of the
property and improvements amounted
o $2730.8S, having debt Of about 500,
he payment of hall of which the church
las provided for. leaving balance of
about $3.50 to be collected. Before the
meeting was dismissed collection was
aiken, amounting 10 $3.50.
The Baptist ecclesiastical council,
which was called to formally accept the
ierman Baptist church as an organiza.
ion.
Successful meetings were held every
'yening last week, closing on Sunday,
lnder the direction of Rev. A. Graner.
Rev, and Mrs. Kleiwer have done hard
work in Tacoma and the results have
been most admirable. Three years ago
when they took up the work in this CITY
he German Baytists had no church or.
no meetings or Sundayschool.
10 house of worship, TO location TO build
lpon ana no money with which TO buy.
They found but three members TO begin
With.
Today Rev. Kliewer has church
With 80 members in this city, a Sunday
ohool and a beautiful church edifce.
I is worth while to pay our German
riends visit in their new church home
here is a genuine and heartfelt Chris
ian feeling among them. Mrs. Kliewer
ives most valuable aid to the services
y her music and singing.