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

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Impressive Ceremonies Mark thu o..
casio" Of tho Laying Of tho Corner
r, stone Of the New Lutheran 4
Free Church.
Last Sunday was a memorable dav
IN the history of the Lutheran Free
cnarch congregation in this city, as
IL was the occasion of the laying of
the corner stone for the new church
which Is In process of erection. The
day was an ideal one for outdoor SER
wees, and there was large attend
ance to witness the impressive cere-
monies. Nearly all the members of
the congregation were present, as we'll
as large number OF other citizens,
who 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 1870, and when the ceremonies be-
gan very few seats remained for late
corners. Besides the pews which had
been taken from the old building,
planks had been pressed into service
for seats, and it is estim ated that
about 500 people were gathered to wit
ness the ceremonies. The seating ca
pacity of the new building is said to
be 440.
Rev. E. P. Harbo, of Minneapolis,
ex.president of the Lutheran Free
church, who is pastor of the congrc-
CATION at St. Olot's church in North
Minneapolis, preached most power
ful sermon and also officiated in the
laying of the corner stone. He chose
for his text, Eph. 2: 1922: "Now
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 fifty
framed together groweth unto a holy
temple in the Lord: in whom We also
are builded together for a habitation
of God through the Spirits
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 q very impress
sive character. An Offering was taken
! to be contributed to q fund for the
ppr & b alsing q eats for the new build,
Ing sxnd TIN" collection amounted TO
Sll5. 1t was one o'clock when the
ceremony of laying the corner stone
took place. Alter brief service of
prayer the tin receptacle containing
the articles to be placed in the corner
stone was love 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 of
church of Willmar, brief sketch of
the church's history, by c. c. Birke-
land; copies of the following church
periodicals.: "Folkebladet" of June
II, 1908, ''Gasseren" of May, 1908,
"Barnet's Ven" of May 81, 1908,
"Vinp aardsmanden' of June /, 1903,
'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 Willmar Republican
Gazette of June Is, 1908; 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 explanation of the cate
chism, and Landstad's psalm book.
Services were also held in the after
noon at three O'Clock, Rev. Borrevik
preaching the sermon. He spoke on
the l26th Psalm.