The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-20
ladies' Seminary Given Place
Among Our Educational
Institutions
From Mondays Daily.

Bethany college, situated on Nc
Mahon Hill and overlooking Mankato,
was dedicated yesterday with appro-
pirate ceremonies The services
were attended by 5000 or more peo-
Die. The first exercises were heid
at eleven o'clock yesterday morning.
when Rev. Phi Wambsganss OF Fort
Wayne, Ind, preached the sermon.
He spoke particularly OF the WORK
of such schools as this young Ia
dies college and urged the loyal sup
port of the people to the school,
Giving credit to the public school
system of the state, especially In |
the wealthy state of Minnesota, Rev.
Wambsanns said: But there is one |
very important feature lacking and
which they are unable to give be-
cause of the constitution OF our
land, it is religious education. To
educate and train its children in the
teachings of the Lord is the para
mount duty of every Christian de-
nomination. Primarily among these
the Evangelical church has realized
and executed its duty and has main
tanned since its beginning an excei-
lent parochial school system.
This for our Lutheran children
we have as church and as Chris
tians taken pains and spared neither
money. nor talent to give the chill
dren a thorough Christian training
and at the same time equip them
with every useful knowledge that
they may be- intelligent citizens In
this world.
For our young men we nave nu-
merous colleges and seminaries at
which they may prepare themselves
for the holy ministry or become pro-
ficient as parochial school teachers,
or else secure an excellent general
education for the various occupa-
tons and professions in life.
Doing For the Girls.
"But what have we done for our
girls after their confirmation? Sew
eral high schools and educational in
situations are found in many states.
In Redwing our Norwegian Lutheran
brethren have for many years main
tanned a Ladies' Seminary which has
been attnded also by German Luth-
eran ladies. But our German Luther
an synod has had no exclusive Ia
dies college until our brethren here
in Minnesota have taken up the
matter. 1t was not because they
lacked conviction but only because
they lacked funds which were need
ed in the very extensive mission
fields. =
~ LAS realization of their long
cherished hopes and well laid plans
we see before us the splendid mas
siye and most practical building of
Bethany Ladies' college. Here our
Lutheran girls and others who wish
to secure Christian education, have
every facility and modern conven
fence that is found in educational In
situations.
:, Oh that all Christian parents who
wish to give their girls thorough
training might avail themselves Of
this opportunity, where they viii
learn, like Martha of Bible fame, tt
serve and be useful in the home ane
at the same time the one thing
needful, since The fear of the Lore
is the beginning of wisdom.
Building Is Dedicated.
Rev. A. F. Winter, president OF tn
Educational association, dedicated
the building at the close of the serV
ice and this exercise marked tn
accomplishment of the hardest stel
in the erection and maintenance
the college.
The services were held on tn
hillside just below the college buil6
ing, The Harmonic band, Whlc
furnished music during the day, wa
located on a terrace above the speal
ers' stand and the seats for the al
dience were arranged on the hillside
The grounds about the college bull'
ings were dotted here and there wit
refreshment stands where ice cream
lemonade and other cooling beve
ages were on sale. The warmth
the day made these stands imper
tive and they did a f1ourishing bus
ness
-t Many People Were Served.
Eighteen hundred people ate di
ner in the college dining room, whel
the Lutheran Educational associate
had charge of the serving. TT
young ladies of the college waited
the tables and the meals were ser
ed with dispatch, the entire numb
being handled in remarkably sho
time. -Four hundred people we
seated at time in the large dinil
room. There was also lunch stal
in the basement where other hu
dreds of people secured light luncht
Supper was served in the dinil
room to about 1900 people.
The morning service was entire
in German and the sermon preach
by Rev Wambsganss was also
German A poem written for the I
casion by Mrs. sFreda Monich, o
of the college instructors. was rei
In the afternoon the service CO
menced at three o'clock. Rev.
Sedan of st. Paul, who was expe
ed to give the address of the aft
noon, was detained, and several sh,
addresses were given.
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