Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-16
DOINGS MONDAY
Interesting Ceremonies

The corner stone of the new Con-
gregational church, corner Fourth
and Wisconsin streets, was laid Sun
day afternoon. The ceremonies were
witnessed by a large concourse of
people, many of whom had labored
hard to see the initiative taken to
rear another handsome structure
to Gods worship in WatertoWn. The
day was in keeping with the object,
the skies being pleasant and reflect
ing the pleasant cheer which is a
part of the religious customs of the
the ages. Although the building is
but partially constructed there was
enough to show the beauty of the
edifice to be reared. Seats were pro-
vided under the pleasant shade of the
trees and all awaited anXiously the
beginning of the program arranged
for the occasion. The various church
societies were present as well as the
members of the church, who were
almost pioneers in its scope of work
in Watertown. Many out of town
people interested in the welfare of
the church mingled with the local
members of the congregation while
people of all creeds were represented
at the services.
The credit for the initiative in
building the new church belongs to
the Rev. H. C. Rehm, the present
pastor. He has worked hard with
that end in view and was supported
in nffn re hyv hn finr,
and the societies, especially the
Glover club, which worked indefatig-
ably for its success. And it was
through the persistent work of the
pastor that now an edifice dedicated
to the service Of God and one which
vies with churches in this city, is
assured.
The Corner Stone.
The corner stone which was laid on
the southeast corner of the building
| is of Bedford sandstone and bears the
simple inscription 1909" 1t was fur
nished by Archie Bros In the stone
were placed a brief history of the
church, copies of the local newspa-
pers and the other documents usual
in such cases. The stone was laid
by the Rev. H. w. Carter, D. D. of
Beloit, superintendent OF the mission
airy department, Congregational So
cieties of Wisconsin.
Rev. Charles Parker Connolly, pas
tor of Plymouth church, Milwaukee,
delivered the main address. He ans
wered the criticisms made against the
church. first admitting that the
| church was by no means performing
in any adequate way the task as
! signed to it. He declared, however,
that many who found fault with or
ganized christianity did so on the
basis of ideals which the church it
self taught them, either directly or
| indirectly. He pointed out that if it
was true that man was better than
the church it was his duty to join it
and reform the institution. 1t was
plain to him that no organization or
movement was animated by as high
ideals as the church, nor was any
more practical. The rest of mis- ad-
dress was devoted to an exposition of
the following suggested creed, pub
lished recently by Mr.. Rehm, in a
little folder: The Fatherhood of
God, the Brotherhood of Man, the
Lordship of Jesus, the Coming of the
Perfect Kingdom and the Life Ever
lasting.
The Program.
The following program was rem
dered, beginning at 4 p. M:
Sentences from Scripture. ...
Rev. Il. c. Rehm
DoXology ..................
Congregation and Choir
Invocation ...................
Rev. H. c. Rehm
Vocal Quartette NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sproesser, Ed
ward L. Schempf, Mrs. c. R. Field
Reading of report Observation-Disclosures.
C. A. Skinner
Rev. C. P. Connolly, Milwaukee
Song OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Choir
Reading of contents of stone. $50.
Rev. H. c. Rehm
Laying of corner stone. ..
Rev. H. w. Carter, Beloit
Hymn, Blest Be the Tie That Binds.
Congregation and Choir
Benediction NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Movement for New Church.
The initial step in the movement |
leading to the building of the new |