The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-06-30
Sank Centre House of Worship is Pub
lcly Consecrated to the Worship of
God, Services Lasting Two Days

Rev. Elmer Freeman, the new pas
tor of the Baptist church, spoke brief
| ly, but earnestly and. conveyed ths
good wishes of the denomination to
| which he belongs. In introducing
! Mr.. Freeman, Mr.. Oehler referred to
the fact that the Baptists worship
ped with the Congregationalists in
the same building here and that when
they finally secured church of their
own they presented the Congregations
alists with a fine pulpit bible which
was used every Sunday by the latter
for years.
Rev. S. l.. Mitchell, rector OF the
church of the Good Samaritan, spoke
for the Episcopal church. Mr.. Nit
chell. always entaining and instruc-
tive, was a very welcome speaker.
He emphasized the fact that the long
er he lived, the less stress he placed
on dogma and the more on right llv-
ing. The important thing, he said,
is whether We have the spirit of the
Master; whether we exercise that spir
it in the effort to help mankind. Mr..
Mitchell believed that it is well
for the different denominations each
to work along their own peculiar
lines, but that all are engaged in the
glorious work of the betterment CT
mankind and the advancement OF the
cause Of Christ.
During the vesp5r service, Mrs. o.
H. Schleus 3ner rendered a beautiful
solo, Jesus Only" singing in fino
voice. The seating capacity of th3
church was taxed at, this service.
The third service was held at B
o'clock Monday afternoon. There
were four distinct features of this
s rvice. the sermon by Rev. Robt
P Herrick, d. d. of Minneapolis, a
history of the church read by Dea-
con Jas. A. Norris, who for over
thirty years has been member OF
the church, and for some years past,
it's efficient clerk; and the burning
of the mortgage.
DR.. Herrick's sermon was power
full one, delivered in his mastery stvl
and replete with eloquent and SOUND
gospel truth. Dr. Herrick's topic
was Our Heritage as Sons of the
Pilgrims. He gave a vivid descrlp-
ton of the departure of the PHI
grims from the old country, of their
stormy voyage across the Atlantic,
Of the trials, privations and suffer-
ings in the new land of their cholce'
The Pilgrims record was characteriz-
ed by the fact that they lived In
Gods World. They humbly acknoW-
lodged God in all things. They were
courageous. DR.. Herrick told of the
courage they displayed in repelllng Tn
savages; Of how their descendants
fought in the Revolution; and how
later. the sons of the same men crap
pled in the terrible Civil War They
had faith; had it not been for this,
they could not have succeeded in thell
efforts. 1t was a great thing, said
| the speaker, to be descendants OF sucf
men. Congregationalism was found
ed by the Pilgrim fathers and he was
proud to belong to church that hao
such an origin. DR.. Herrick was lis
tened to with the closest attention
throughout.
The history of the church, read by
Mr.. Norris, appears in another col
| umn in full. The burning of the
mortgage was an interesting event
Mr.. Oehler took the document
| crumpled it in his hands, laid it on
tray and then called Master Pau
Allison, a grandson of Jas. A. Caugh
| rem to come forward and light q
match and apply it to the paper. Thf
large congregation then rose to theil
feet and sang Praise God iron
whom all blessings flow with
will.
Mrs. Julia B. Tubbs, one OF TIT
two survivors of the charter member
of the church, was then called up
on to give some "reminiscences. Mrs
Tubbs, eighty years old, had come
ali the way from her home In 70
mona, California, to attend the ded
ication. She is sweet old lady Wh'
bears the weight of the years well