The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-04
The Rev. c. Huber Has Con-
cIuded Fourteen Years Ser
vices as Pastor of This
FIourishing Congregation.
FINANCIAL SHOWING A
VERY REMARKABLE ONE.
In the Fourteen Years Nearly
100000 Has Been Raised
For the Various Causes
Last Year se,7s2.o5.

At st. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran
church Sunday morning, the services
We're of special interest owing to the
fact that it was the fourteenth ami
versary Of the pastOrate of the Rev
Conrad Huber and reports dealing
with the work of the past year and of
the fourteen years were given. The
sermon at that time was in English
and was heard by a large audience. In
part, the Rev. Huber said:
There is a river, the streams where
Of shall make glad the city Of God, the
holy place of the tabernacle of the
most high. God is in the midst of her.
sheshall not bemoved. God shall help
her, and that right early. We have
been together now fourteen years.
Great have been the changes, both in
us and among us. 1t has been time
Of conflict, of joys and sorrows; of bat
ties fought and victories won. To be
in the church of God, and enjoy the
blessings of the church, is most pre-
tlOuS bICSoIIS Ct1i pa w dll
to call your attention to this briefly
This psalm is called the Luther psalm
Why? We have here a description
of the church and of God in the
church.
!. God is the founder of it,
>, God dwells in the midst of her.
.. He gives all the privileges
T. He is the chief ruler.
;. He owns the church. 1t is His
property. e~~-
6. He has the right to draw the
rent.
But there is a river, Who is this
river and what does it accomplish:
|. God is the river. He speaks Of
Himself. For my people have com
mitted two evils: they have forsak en-
me. the fountain of living waters. and
have hewed them out cisterns, broken
cisterns that hold no water.
What refreshing there is found in
Him.
>. Christ the son of Cod is the riv-
er. In that day there shall be Il foun
tain. What a life giving cleans
ing stream has been flowing from Cal
vary,
,. God, the Holy Ghost is that riv
er. Jesus spoke Of this when he said
Whosoeyer drinketh. He that be
lieveth on me. as the Scripture hath
said. This is the stream that Ezra
saw coming from under the altar
This is the river John saw. And he
Showed - From this stream we
to know that there are many among
us who delight TO drink of this stream
Would there were many more.
To what should this move us? What
ought we to do: We dare not stoT
this river with us. When Jordan
ceases to flow it becomes the Dead sea
The church must die when she con
sumes all upon herself.
There is yet so much desert land al
home and abroad. The streams
whereof shall make glad the city OF
God. 1t is our privilege in Gods
name and by Gods help and blessing
to send out streams of blessing to the
ends OF the arth.
l am glad to he able to render this
report 1t is the best that was rem
dered at the synod.
In this report l give first what was
done during the past year. and then {
summary of the fourteen years
The church has educated two younG
men for the gospel ministry.
We lost members by death, II; jr
the Ia years. 136. We dismissed II
other congregations last year. >: il
the II years. 90 Baptized children
last year. Is; in the II years. 2S:}. Bap
tized adults last year, 1 in the i
years. L. Confirmed last yead. -: il
the II years. PSI, Received by Ger
tificatt, .: in the II years. 40. The
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