The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-28
Long to be Remembered Occasion
Was Held at Donnellson on
Last Sunday, octo-
Der 10th.
CHURCH TOO SMALL
Attendance at These Services Was SO
Large That All of the People
Could Not Get
Inside.

Could NOT Get
Inside.
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DONNELLSON, Ia, Oct. 2S,-Sun-
day, October 18th will long be remem-
bered by the members and friends of
st. Paups German Evangelical Church
of our city, for whom it was a day OF
gladness and rejoicing, a day never
to be forgotten by any one attending
any of the services. 1t marked the
celebration of the sixtieth anniversary
of the congregation, the dedication of
the newly built, splendidly modern pa
Sonage and the annual mission festi-
val. The occasion was favored by de-
llghtful autumn weather, and as a
result the three services were attend
ed so largely that the church proved
far too small to receive all the people,
and great numbers had to sit on the
outside, the weather being warm, max
ing it nice to so even hear the SER
mons.
The services in the morning were
for the celebration of the anniversary
and dedication. the afternoon and eve
ming were for the annual mission fes-
tival 1t was most impressive view
to witness the great concourse of peo-
pie, some of whom had come many
miles to help in the celebration.
Among others the Mennionites, Meth
odists and Presbyterians were repre-
snted in goodly numbers. At the
morning service Rev. G. D. Reichle,
Phi. D.. Kahoka Mo-, preached very
interesting dedication sermon, one
well adapted to the occasion I'm
mediately following this service the
formal dedication of the parsonage
took place, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev s. D. Press Of the
Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis.
The impressiveness of the exercises
were greatly enhanced by the songs OF
the choir and the beautiful decora-
tons of the church in honor of the oc-
casion. The newly dedicated
parsonage is a beautiful place, equip
ped with all modern conveniences, and
makes a home that all members OF
the church can feel proud of. In the
afternoon Rev Perl of Primrose,
preached an enthusiastic sermon on
Home Mission work, and Rev. Tref-
ger of Franklin delivered an animated
address on Foreign Mission work. The
English sermon in the evening was de-
livered by Prof. Press, a scholar and
thinker with heart burning for
Christ and his work; he delivering an
inspiring sermon on Mission in Gen
eral, and the choir singing beautiful
songs, both in English and German
The close of this day of festivities
was reached by an earnest, interest
ing German sermon preached by Rev.
The festival day with its impressive
exercises and great attendance OF
people, argues well for the future OF
ST. Pauls Church of Donnellson. Let
all of it's members, and especially
the younger ones come forward to the
support and aid of their church at all
times, with that zeal and enthusiasm
which characterized this festival day
that marks an epoch in the church's
history, then all will be well. The
success of this day in the church life
is due to the energetic work OF the
pastor, trustees and other earnest
workers of our church. who, with the
grace of Cod are faithfully seeking
the welfare of their charge, feeling
the great responsibility that the po-
sition they have involves. May God
bless our further efforts in the noble
work of our Savior and King. and
prompt every member of our church,
then ST. Paul will not only become
the source of greater blessings still
in the future, but win be factor
which makes for righteousness and
good in the whole community.
History of ST. Paul's Church.
The first steps to organize our
church were taken in the year 1850,
when Rev. M Kroenlein began preach
ing to the German farmers in the
vicinity Of Franklin and Sugar Creek.
Twenty-Five men organized congre-
cation and erected small stone
church about " miles north or our
city. A parsonage was built in 1877,
and 16 years later new and larger
church could be erected in the city
Of Donnellson to accommodate the