New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-03

Silver Wedding Of Rev. and Mrs.
Geo. Mayer.

Last Sunday evening Rev. and Mrs.
Mayer Of the Friedens Church cele-
brated the silver wedding anniverssry
of their marriage by renewing their
vows st the altar before. the same
pastor who Joined them in holy we'd
lock twenty-five years ago. This
pastor was Rev. Otto Of 81. Louis who
Was Rev. Mayors College Professor
and with whom Rev. Mayer was assoc
ciated in his first ministerial work. A
large number of friends filed the
Friedens Church to OVERLOOKING for
the ceremony and partook Of the hos.
pitality OF the parsonage after the
marriage blessing had been pro-
for the worthy couple.
Rev. Mayer was born near Mil
waukee on the 18th of October 1857.
After completing the school course
there in September, 1875 he went to
Elmhurst, Ill. where he took four
years collegiate work and followed
that by three years at Eden THEOLOGY
cal Seminary in st. Louis, Mo. It
was there he became friends with Rev.
Otto who saw him ordained in August
of 1882. Rev. Mayer became Rev.
Otto's assistant in the parish of Lenz-
burg, Ill. where he remained until
the end of 1883. During first four
months of the new year Rey. Mayer
was located at Pana, III. where he
met Miss Louisa Schlierbach who
later became Mrs. Mayer. From Pana
the young pastor went to Summerfeld,
ILL.,, where he remained nine years and
during the term of this pastorate he
and Miss Schlierbach were married on
the Goth of June, 1887. In 1898 the
family removed to Minneapolis and in
December OF 1905 Rev. Mayer was
called to assist Rev. Dallmann of
New Ulm and shortly thereafter the
Friedens Church chose him as their
pastor. The family came in the spring
of 1906 and have remained here con-
tinuously since that time.
Five daughters, Alma, Olga, Leons,
Laura and Dorothy and two sons,
Roland and George came to make life
fuller and richer for Rev. and Mrs.
Mayer and the charming home life at
the Friedens Parsonage is known to
all friends of both parents ard
children and is plainly manifest in
the happy smiling faces of all the
family.
The celebration of the anniversary
was begun by q serenade by the
Second Regiment Band and after they
had played three selections the church
bells were rung to announce the we'd
ding. Prof. Otto, Mr.. Herman Kies-
ling and Mr.. Frank Wandersee,
Trustees of the Church, escorted the
jubilarians- to the church where .
choir was singing as they entered and
passed to the altar. The church was
decorated with flowers and members
of the Essig and Nicollet congrega-
lions joined with those Of the home
parish to do their leader honor.
The Scripture lesson and . song by
the male choir followed the invocation
and led to the ceremonial address by
Prof. Otto who again bestowed the
benediction upon the 70.
newed VOWS. The entire congregation
then Joined in that most appropriate
hymn, IBIS hierher hat uns Gott
gebrscht.". After . few remarks Of
hanks from Rev. Msyer the church
closed with another song,
prayer and benediction.
The grounds Of ths0parsonsge were
rally, lighted and the members of the
congregation gathered there and spent
'eversl happy hours with their host
Ind hostess. The storm which came
Up drove those from Essig and
Nicollst home early but they and the
sanborn Conerega alton, mono Of whom
we're able to DO present, were repre-
tented In the gifts made to their pastor
md his wife. The President of the
ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. Fred Rollo9,
them With q beautiful silver
AXE basket and the various congre-
cations had numbered the years of
heir PASTORS married life by silver
'ieces, each wrapped separately in
liver paper. Many other handsome
Irtic)es of silverware came to them
md letters and kilograms of congratu-
alton galore from friends far and
ear.
The guests we're entertained with
,usic and q wedding supper was
erved. They went away leaving their
earty good wishes and planning to