Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24
CORNER STONE IS LAID

Impressive Ceremonies Mark tho DC.
ess'on Of the Laying Of the Corner
stone Of the New Lutheran i.
Free Church.
has' Sunday was memorable day
in the history of the Lutheran Free
church congregation in this citv, "a
II was the occasion of the layinq of
the corner stone for the new church
winch Is In process of erection. The
DAY was an ideal one for outdoor SER
V'ces' and there was large attend
ance TO witness the impressive cere-
MONIES. Nearly all the members of
me coogreg alton were present, as we'll
as large number Of other citizens.
VINO have been watching the efforts of
this society to secure a more commo-
d1ous church with the greatest of in
terest.
The hour of service was announced
for 1890, and when the ceremonies be-
gan very few seats remained for late
comers. Besides the pews which had
been taken from the old building,
planks had been pressed into service
for seats, and it is estim ated tha,
about 500 people were gathered to wit
ness the ceremonies. The seating Ca
pacity of the new building is said to
be $40.
Rev. E. P Harbo, of Minneapolis,
ex'president of the Lutheran Free
church, who is pastor of the cougre-
CATION at ST. Olof's church in North
Minneapolis, preached a most power
ful sermon and also of1iciated in the
laying OF the corner stone. He chose
for his text, Eph. 2: 1922: Nov
therefore ye are no more strangers and
foreigners, but fellow citizens with the
saints, and Of the household of God;
and are built upon the foundation OF
the apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ himself being the chief corner
stone; in whom all the building 6tly
framed together groweth unto holy
temple in the Lord: in whom ye also
are bui]ded together for habitation
OF God through the Spirit.'
Besides the local pastor, Rev. E. E.
Gynild, there were present to assist in
the services Rev. B. A. Borrevik, OF
Seattle, WASH, and Rev. G. A. Peter.
son, of Manfred, N. D., and the servi,
ces throughout were Of very impress
sive character. An offering was taken
, to be contributed to fund for the
pnrph1 asing ot Yeats for the new build.
ing ,xni the collection amounte d tc
Sll5. 1t was one O'Clock when the
ceremony OF laying the corner stone
took place. Alter a brief service Of
prayer the tin receptacle containing
the articles to be placed in the corner
stone was low cred and put in place by
Rev. Harbo and the appropriate words
were said which emphasized the event.
The following is the list of articles
contained in the box: One copy o1
the constitution of the Lutheran Free
church Of Willmar, brief sketch o1
the church's history, by C. c. Birke-
land; copies of the following church
periodicals: "Folkebladet" of June
Il, 1908, "Gasseren" of May, 1903,
''Barnet's Ven" of May 81, 1903,
"VinR Raardsmanden' OF June !, 1908,
''Ungdommen's Ven" of June Is, 1903;
a copy of the Willmar Tribune for
June II, 1908, and also of the issue OF
June 8, 1901; the Wilmar Republican
Gazette of June 18, 1903; copy Of the
report of the annual meeting OF the
Lutheran Free church held in 1902, the
church calendar of 1908, the church
catechism, an explan alton of the cate.
chism, and Landstad's psalm book.
Services were also held in the after.
noon at three O'Clock, Rev. Borrevih
preaching the sermon. BE spoke on
the 126th Psalm.