New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-08
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF CHURCH
Congregational Church at Cambria
Celebrates
Services Concentrating Event
Will Begin Today.
Many Noted Clergymen OF State
Take Part in Service.

day that is of interest to many people1
of this city as we'll as all in the vicini-I
ty of Cambria, it is the golden jubileei
or the fiftieth anniversary of the found
ing of the church.
Fifty years is long time in this
western country. 1t goes back to the
beginning Of things, when it meant T
something to be in the land of savages
and barren wilderness. The church
was organized IN October, 1855 by Rev.
Jenkin Jenkins. This was about the
time that the first people came to this
city to make permanent improvements
and lay out their homes.
Church people in this city have al
ways held warm place in their hearts
for the Welch congregation at Cam-
bria and have often affiliated with them
in social ways and the meetings that
| are being held there this week have a
peculiar interest. The pastor of the
Congregational church in this city will
be on the program and will take part
in the proceedings of the occasion and
large number of people from the city
will be present at most of the exercises.
Rev. Thos. L. Griffith, the present
pastor of the church is a we'll known
figure here and man who is loved and
held in the highest esteem by all, of
kindly disposition and purity of.
thought, worthy in all respects to be at
the head of the church to which he has
been called.
The ordinary services that are held,
from Sunday to Sunday are conducted
in the Welch language but at the jubi-
lee most of the services will be in
English to accommodate a large num-
Der of those who will be present as
visitors. The progrom for the event is
as follows:
The services will be opened today
Rev.. Griffith presi ding. The music Will
be in charge of Prof. William j..
Roberts of Lake Crystal. Rev. Fran
els Wrigley of Garvin, MIMI, will
conduct devotional exercises.
This will be followed by welcome
to visiting ministers and laymen by the
pastor and church officers. The sermon
will be delivered by Rev. Maurice B,
Morris of Minneapolis.
, The dedication services will be held
! in the evening. Rev. William B. Hub.
bard, secretary of the Mankato confer
ence, will preside. The sermon will be
+ delivered by DR.. George r. Merrill
: superintendent of the Congregations
, Home Missionary society. John l.
Evans, the builder, will present the
a keys of the church and they will be &C
! copied be Evan S. Harris, trustee. DR.
Lloyd Roberts of Elwood, Indiana, viii
deliver a prayer.
Tomorrow will be held the colder
:, jubilee and fellowship meeting. Davit
S Pugh will preside. An organ recita
8 will be given by Prof. William j. Rob
= erts. Greetings will be as follows
:, From state churches, DR.. George r
Merrill: from Mankato conference
Rev. William B. Hubbard: from tn
Welsh Congregational churches, DR.
j. r. Lloyd Roberts: from Mankato
|, Deacon Thomas Hughes: Belgrade
Rev. George E. Brown; New Ulm
Rey. Edwin F. Wheeler; Garvin, Rev
Francis Wrigley: Welsh Calvinisti
church. Rev. John Roberts LAX
Crystal
The historical meeting will be he'll
at two O'Clock in the afternoon. Davi
E. Bowen will preside. The history o
Salem church will be related by Henri
Hughes of Mankato: "reminiscences b.
pastor and friends. Evan Hughes vii
render a solo. DR.. r. Lloyd Robert
will deliver an address,. This will b
followed by the jubilee offering. Rev
Edgar L. Heermance of Mankato vii
speak on the future ofthe Salem church
At seven O'Clock the consecratio
service will be held. Rev. George I
Brown of Belgrade will preside. Prais
service will be conducted by Rev
Francis Wrigley. DR.. Roberts vii
speak in Welsh and the consecratio
exercises will be conducted by Rev
Edwin F. Wheeler of New Ulm.
Salem church was organized Oct. Il
1855, by Rev. Jenkin Jenkins. The frs
deacons were John E. Davies an
David T. Evans. The present officer
are: Deacons, David Pugh and Davi
E. Bowen: trustees, David Pugh, Eva
Harris and William D. Harris; treas
urer, William D. Harris, clerk, Henri
J. Hughes; organist, Miss Naomi Ha
ris. The pastor is Rev. Thomas
Griffith.
Aside from the golden jubilee ann