Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
4 PROFITABLE TIME
At MORAv|AN CHURCH
\. P. S. c. f. CELEBRATE FIF-
TENTH ANNIVERSARY.
Feature Of the Evening was an
Excellent Address BY Rev. Sam
uGl Ruegg-Fine Program Rend-
ered-FOllOWed BY Reception
and Serving of Refreshments.

The Christian Endeavor society of
the Moravian church, located on Co,e
street, celebrated its fifteenth ami
versary last evening with special
services to commemorate the organi-
zation of the society, which took place
on Nov. 1st, 1891.
1t has been customary for the society
to plant mile stone every year in
the form of festival to show the
progress made and to conserve the in
terests that make up a good aggres-
sive society.
The pastor, Rev. D. G. Minert,
led the services which opened with
song. The choir sang an impressive
anthem, which was listened to by
good sized audience. The special
feature of the evening was an address
by Rev. Samuel Ruegg, pastor of the
StockbriGge Congregational church,
who is president of the Winnebago
district of the Y. p. 5. G. E. in
Wisconsin and has visited Endeavor
societies in Europe, in five different
countries and he certainly displayed
variety of experience IN the course
of his remarks, not only in Endeav-
or lines, but in the lines of news
paper correspondence and as pastor
in different denominations. He gave
an excellent address on "The Vision
and Victory of Christian Endeavorer.
He spoke of his acquaintance with
the sIoravian church in his introduc-
tiOn; the need of an anniversary of
enhancing the memory with the best
things to increase the the power for
usefulness in contrast to evil things
and wicked memories that eliminate
the strength of Christian womanhood
and manhood.
The speaker referred the audience
to five points that they could carry
home at their fingers ends, namely,
vision, Variety, Vitality, Victory
and Virtue. These various points
were elucidated from experience,
showing that visions were necessary
to grasp the problems that confronted
young people. There the Endeavor
society on account of its variety of
committees made many points of con-
tact to reach the hearts of those
not in profound fellowship with
the gospel. That the point, thought
that was salvation, could be applied
through various committees to the in
dividual needs. Besides vision and
variety, vitality was necessary and
in the essence constituted the pledge
which had the hold in it's bosom, the
Willingness of the individual to do and
act. The great American weakness
was lack of reverence to old age and
superlors and a lack of obedience to
law which manifested itself in the
societies. Yet man might be
dWarfed unless he had virtue behind it
all, the virtue or power of Christ and
that was the strength of the G. E.
movement as the pledge says, "Trust-
ing in the Lord Jesus Christ for
Strength. -
The victory came, however, through
the Individual submitting himself to
God in conservation. The speaker
gave number Of illustrations to show
the discourse and made an appeal to
his hearers to 4 large hearted service.
At the close of the service, a recep-
tion was held in the parIors of the
church, to which large number re-
manned. in the center Of the parlor
was large birthday cake on which
there were fifteen candles, to tell the
years in which the society had receiv-
ed the sight from above and sought to
let It's light shine for God and hu-
manity, nnnifested IN the church.
The ladies served coco and cake and
those present exchanged thoughts and
notes of the work and things that
added TO the fellowship.
The society was organized under
Bishop G. S. Reinke with seven char
ter members, there being present
The society now has membership of
sixty, with Miss Mamie Weise as
president and Miss Lydia Stempel
IS secretary. The weekly meetings
take place Sunday evenings at 80 p.
m.
Mrs. Ernst Friedemann of Milwau-
kee, one of the charter members of
the society, was present at the ami
versary gathering last evening.
A YOUNG MOTHER AT 70.