The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18
IS A FINE El|F|CE
St. PauI's Lutheran Church
Building
FIRST SERVICES SUNDAY
several Handsome Gifts Presented
As Memorials

STRUCTURE Greatly Enlarged and Madc
More Beautiful-ODe OF Finest
Church Properties i'm the City-Ap-
propriate Services With Special Ser
mons OH Sunday-Formal Ded1ca-
ton VIII Take Place ON May 3Ist-
The first services in the enlarged,
remodelled and beautiful st. Paul's
Lutheran church, ON Sixth and Mar
net streets, will be held on Sunday,
and the entrance into the old building
made new will be marked with beau
tiful and appropriate exercises, includ-
ing special sermons by the pastor,
Rev. w A. Snyder, his subject in the
morning being Gods House. and the
evening The Position of the Luth-
eran Church in the Community" Un-
der the direction of Mrs. E. Schulken,
| the organist, beautiful program Of
music will be rendered at both SER
! vices by choir of 80 voices. For this
interesting occasion the pastor and
| members of st. Paul's cordially invite
all their friends to be present and
join with them. The formal dedication
of the partly reconstructed church edi-
fee will be held with elaborate and
beautiful services on May 31st. that
being the 50th anniversary of the or
ganiZation of the congregation in this
city.
st. Paul's occupies one of the most
desirable locations in the city and the
church edifice, both on the interior
and exterior, is one of the prettiest
and most churchly-looking temples of
worship in Wilmington. The recent
addition of an east and west trans
cept and chancel gives the church the
: form of a cross, the whole arrange
ment being that of the Luthern church
everywhere. The building has been
enlarged to almost double it's size and
the Gothics architecture has been car
ried out in every detail, giving the
appearance Of impressive dignity and
| simplicity.
| The greatest changes which will be
noted are the addition of the chan
eel, with the altar, and baptristry, all
surrounded with heavy brass railing;
the changed location Of the rebuilt
organ, with it's brass pipes; the i'm
proved lighting arrangement, an en-
tirely new and modern sytem having
been installed, and new heating sys-
tenn.
| Many of the members of the church
and several of it's organizations took
the opportunity while the changes
we're being made to preesnt memorials
| in the shape of windows and other
splendid gifts. The altar and altar
Lannelling, a handsome piece of oak
work. was presented by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Heyer 1t was manufactured
by special order by prominent church
supply house in Milwaukee. The brass
ornamental railing around the altar
and chancel was given by the Luther
! League and a heavy brass Bible rest
for the pulpit was presented ty MI.
and Mrs. Martin Rathjen as a me-
mortal to their son, Mr.. M. Rathjen,
Jr., who passed away only q few weeks
ago. A handsome altar rest, of brass.
was given by Mrs. J. T. Runge.
| Three very beautiful memorial win
dows have also been placed in the
church. The largest and handsomest
| is the windows over the altar it being
one of the finest pieces of stained
glass in the city, DETECTING Hoffman's
Christ in Gethsemane" and it was
manufactured by Weeder of Philadel-
| phla. The window was donated by Mrs.
Fl. L. Vollers as a memorial to her
mother and father. Over the baptistry
| is handsome memorial window
showing the Good Shepherd, given by
several of those who had lost children,
! it being in memory of deceased in
fants, An ornamental window, of at
tractive design, over the choir stalls
was given by the Mengert Circle.
| The church interior is decidedly at
tractive and the Lutherans have just
cause for pride on the handsome ap-
pearance of their house of worship.
| Connected with the church is the re-
tiring room for the pastor and in the
basement is the chamber for the church
council meetings, the electric motar for
the organ, 1avatories, and other con-
veniences
The work at St Paul's has been in
progress for nearly seven months and
| the splendid manner in which every
thing has been accomplished in har-
monizing the new with the old and in
adding dignity to the structure is due
TO the painstaking efforts and 1abors
of the architect, Mr. n e. Bonitz; the
contractor, Mr.. Joe Schadd, and the
members OF the building committee
which was composed of the pastor,
1 the architect and Messrs. L Hansen,
Ell. L. Vollers, c.. w. Polvogt, ]. H.
Rehder, M. G.. Tiencken and J. G. L
GreSchen