The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-12
German Lutheran an
Church Dedication
From Mondays UaIIs

day, was the celebration of the
twenty fifth anniversary Of the or
d.nalion OF Rev. A. r. Winter, pas
tor OF the churi IL
The dedication services were held
at ten o'clock in the morning and
at 1880 D.. m, while the jubilee serv-
ice fer Rev. Winter was held al
two o'clock in the afternoon.
large number of people from out OF
the city, including several ministers.
were present and assisted in the
service. The large new church, was
fled TO its caracity by interested
people, members OF the church,
anG members OF other churches who
have been interested in its building.
A brief service was held in the
school house at $3.50 a. m. when
Rev. Winter gave short address.
The congregation then marched to
the new church and short service
was held at the entrance, when
Joachim Kroeger, president OF the
congregation, gave to Rev. Winter,
the keys of the church.
Tire Ded;ca3ory Sermon.
j Rev. F. Randi of Good Thunder
preached the dedicatory sermon
taking his text from Luke 1910.
The mixed choir sang beautiful
anthem and several hymns were
sung by the congregation. The
service was closed by Rev. Winter
Rev. NJ. w. Fleckenstein read the
scripture lesson at the afternoon
service and the choir again sang.
A jubilee sermon was preached by
Rev. W. +. Georg, president of Beth
any college, who took his text from
Hebrews 10: 1926. The school chill
dren sang hymn and the young la
dies chorus of Bethany college also
sang an anthem
The second sermon of the after
noon was preached by Rev. A. J.
Dysterheft of Sanborn. At the
close of the sermon short addresses
of congratulaticn and greeting to
Rev. Winter were delivered. Carl
Dethlcff and Joachim Kroeger,
members of the congregation, gave
short talks and presented to Rev.
Winter q purse OF fifty dollars.
Rev. J. +. Schul2e of Saltwater
brought congratulations from the
congregation at Saltwater, Mimi
and Somerset, Wis, of which Rev
Winter was a former pastor, ANA
Rev. A. Alderman CT New Ulnl
p o.
there and from d st. Paul congresa
ticn to which Rev. Winter minis
tered
Rev. n. Nordgaard, pastor of the
, Norwegian Lutheran church, extend
ed congratulations and greetings from
his congregation and from the I'm
manuel hospital board. Of which
Mr.. Winter is president.
: Rev. W. F. Georg presented the
honcred minister with gift from
the FACULTY and student body O
= Bethany college. Rev. Randi an(
Rev. Dysterheft, also spoke briefly.
= Rev. Winter responded with mucf
feeling to these words Of affection
and congratulation, and in his tall
g sketched his twenty-five years o
ministry, including the twelve year
5 which he has spent in Mankato.
! The afternoon service was brough
). to close by the singing of dox
ology which seemed particularly ap
+ propriate for the occasion.
Address in the Evening.
e Professor A. Alderman, who is 4
the head of the Lutheran college a
), New Ulm. delivered the address Q
the evening. He chose as his tex
q the words: "Thy Kingdom Come.
and developed that theme This i
+ a day of rejoicing in this church,
/, he said I'VE are dedicating thi
r church is credit to the congrega
S God This joy is justified and tn
e ton and to the city of Mankatc
!, But the chief object of the churcl
is to preach the gospel to ever
g creature" Professor Ackerman the
:. spoke of the growth and develor
ment of the church of Christ and O
the Lutheran branch of the church.
He skatched the historical deve
opment of the church and shove
how those people who are SINGER
Christians are rewarded for thef
. faithfulness to their belief. Hi
sermon was strong one and wa
. listened to intently by the yer
ID large congregation.
T., Special music was given by til
G. mems choir at the evening service.
le The ladies of the church serve
dinner and supper in the dinin
e room, and the music was under tn
s. direction Of Professor Hugo Ere,
d. The Harmonic band, the nike
choir Of the church, the children
lie choir and the Bethany college choi
h assisted in the music. The mornin
~ and afternoon services were in til
German language and the evenin
a service in English. Nearly Lao
s. people attended the afternoon ser
OF ice and 1850 were present in tn
evening.
to Country Church Oedirated.
Nv Dedication services were held
ty the new Evangelical Lutheran Fri
'dens rhuruh in Lanesburgh, nea
81 New Prague yesterday The churC