The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-06-26
Celebration of 18th Anniver-
sary of Congregational
Church on Sunday.
MANY FORMER MEMBERS HERE
Growing Event of Anniversary Cele-
bration Will Take Place Wednesday
Evening When Many Members and
Former Members of Church will Meet.

The seventy fifth anniversary serv-
ices at the First Congregational Church
Sunday brought together many OF the
former members Of the church, besides
large gatherings of its present fellow
ship. Special exercises were held at
all the meetings Of the day. One OF
the features of the Sunday school
gathering at $50 was~a paper on the
history of the school by Miss Belle
Robertson. Herbert Curtis, one of the
members Of the school having a very
high attendance record, sang a solo.
Many of the former attendants of the
school We're present, notably large
class of young women formerly led by
G.. H. Curtis, now the superintendent.
At both the morning and evening
services Of worship Of the church a
chorus choir gathered especially for
the occasion rendered appropriate
anthems. The minister, Rev. T. R.
Faville, spoke in the morning on the
theme, Why be Congregationalistg'
He gave a sketch Of the growth of the
Congregational movement from the
time Of the separation from the Estab-
lished Church in England under Queen
Elizabeth, to the present, picturing
the martyrdoms attendant upon it's
rise, the courage and conviction of the
Pilgrim fathers, and the final spread Of
the movement in America. He men
toned the fact that the Kenosha
church was the second one to be es-
tablished in Wisconsin, that at Wau-
kesha being organized but few
months earlier He then took up the
principles Of Congregationalism for
which men had been willing to die;
it's democratic simplicity, so in har-
mony with American ideals, its free
dom, as to government, doctrine, and
mode Of worship, it's missionary zeal,
its emphasis upon education, both for
pulpit and pews, its strong, broad
fellowship with sister churches and
with all Christians, it's purely Chris
tian test for membership.
In the evening Mr.. Faville answered
the question, "Why be More Than a
Congregationalistg" by showing that
man could not be a true Congrega-
tionalist unless he were more. He
must be the salt of the earth. He
must come to his church for inspira-
ton and then carry it out into all the
lines of activity in life. The church s
real test is not, how many members,
but how many members in the activi-
ties for lettering the world associ-
ated charities, school boards, recrea-
ton movements, parents associations
all forms Of civic and individual bet
terment. Not, how many members
have we, but how many members have
we in the church. Are the members
applying Christian tests to the move
ments in the world and the ideals of
life? Members are being judged by
daily tests-the test of the individual
life-the attitude of the hearts that
Christian? Far better not be Congre-
gationalists if We are not first
Christians.
Many old members of the Christian
Endeavor Society attended their meet
ing of Renaissance and reunion previ-
Gus to the evening service. Talks
were given by various members on the
meaning and ideals of the movement.
and Miss Petrie gave an interesting
paper on its history in this church.
were present. The leader, Miss Mar
garet Telfar, told how one time when
the society had only seven members it
entertained the state convention, and
did it successfully. The courage of
the society in the past should promise
great things for the future.
The browning feature Of the ami
versary will be the fellowship meeting
and banquet on Wednesday evening,
to which a large number of tickets
has been sold to members Of the con-
gregation. All those who attend the
church are invited to this meeting.
Dr. Charles H. Beale, of the Grand
Ave. Cong. Church of Milwaukee, will
be the principal speaker of the even
ing. In appreciation of his services
there his church have just presented
him with $1,000 and three month S
vacation for an European trip. OF es-
pecial interest at this gathering will
be a photograph gallry arranged by
Frank Lyman Of large number of
pictures Of former members of the
church, some of them secured with
great difficulty; there will also be
fra1iac of +Ia G,.e4 church buiIdin0