Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-31
ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY
| Of PASTOR IS OBSERVED
Services Held at Concordia
Lutheran Church in Honor
of Rev. Paul A. Mcneil.

| The twenty-ifth anniversary Of the or
dination as minister OF the German
Lutheran Church of the Rev Paul A.
| Mcneil. pastor of Concordia German
Lutheran Church, was celebrated at the
| edifice. Goth and streets northwest, last
night.
The building was filled to it's capacity
| by members of the congregation. Seven
brother pastors of Baltimore also came
mere to-Partfcipate. DR.. Mcneil was pre-
scented by the latter with Young's we'll
known treatise Analysis Of Concordia,' -
valuable acquisition for the library of
any pastor, while the congregation.
through its president. FIR. Imhoff. gave
him silver cup, suitably engraved, and
also silver-headed umbrella.
Prof. Rooster, the organist, gave an
elaborate program, and his son con-
tributed finely executed violin solo. Rev.
C. w. Locher, pastor of ST. Matthews
Church. Baltimore, was chairman OF the
meeting and made a brief address, and
each Of the visiting Baltimore pastors
made congratulatory speech, eulogizing
the pastor for the good he has accom-
plished in the twenty-five years of his
service here and elsewhere, and particu-
larly for the aid he has given mission
work of the Lutheran Church, especially
In East India.
Address by Classmate.
Rev. William Bate. vice president of
the Atlantic district Of the Lutheran
Synod. classmate OF DR.. Mcneil, spoke
feelingiy Of their struggles in early life.
Other Baltimore pastors present were
Rev. O. Spite Of the Immigrant Mission,
who said the prayer: Rev Fred Klemme
of st. Luke's, who read section of the
Scripture; Rev. W. II. Aufderhaar of ST.
Johns and Rev. William Giese Of Con-
cordia. Rev. s. Sprenger Of Annapolis,
where DR.. Mcneil also held a pastorate,
was present.
Rev. DR.. Mcneil was born in Chicago
forty-four years ago. the son of Rev.
he was four years DID, and his mother
married Rev. E. keuchen, who placed
the boy in the educational institution
Of the German Evangelical Church. in
the college at Elmhurst ILL.,, and in Eden
Seminary at ST. Louis.
DR.. Mcneil was ordained at Piqua, Ohio,
July %, 1856, and after spending year
Of study each at the universities at Ber-
lin and Tuebingen, Germany, was given
charge of ST. Martins Church at An
napolis. While there he became MEM
Der of the German Evangelical Synod.
He next served as pastor of the United
Evangelical Church in Canton. Baltimore.
He married Miss Emma Ebinger of Mari
eta. Ohio. To this union were born six
sons and four daughters, all living.
Pastor Since 1895.
DR.. Mcneil has been pastor of Con-
cordia Church in this city since October,
1885, which in 1908 celebrated its seven
ty-ffth anniversary, on which occasion
the late German ambassador, Baron
Speck Won Sternberg, in the name of the
German emperor. decorated DIR. Mcneil
with the Order of the Crown of Prussia.
DR.. Mcneil has for the past eighteen
years been an active member of the
foreign missions board of the church,
which is accomplishing gratifying work
n the central provinces of East India.
At the present time one of the men,
bers Of the Concordia Church, Miss Elise |
kettler of this city, is engaged In |
'zenana" work for women in the city of
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